Shashi Tharoor's tweets on Memon's execution embarrasses Congress
Jul 30, 2015, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is once again in news to put his party in embarrassment, saying he is saddened by the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
Overwhelming evidence to suggest Pak hand behind Gurdaspur attack: Arun Jaitley
Jul 30, 2015, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said there was overwhelming evidence to suggest that Gurdaspur attack was masterminded from across the border.
Kashmir MLA protesting Yakub hanging detained
Jul 30, 2015, at 09:59 pm
Srinagar, July 30 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Police detained on Thursday Independent MLA and engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid, after he took out a rally here to protest the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon and prevalence of capital punishment in the country.
Gurdaspur terrorists came from Pakistan : Rajnath Singh
Jul 30, 2015, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the terrorists who attacked Gurdaspur came from Pakistan.
Yakub Memon's body reaches Mumbai for burial
Jul 30, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Mumbai, Jul 30 (IBNS) The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday morning in Nagpur Central Jail reached Mumbai where he will be buried.
I am going to die, only a miracle can save me: Yakub Memon told a jail guard
Jul 30, 2015, at 07:42 pm
Nagpur, Jul 28 (IBNS) As Yakub Memon was probably being torn between hopes and despair waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on his petition against execution, he reportedly told a prison guard that only miracle can save him.
The last hearing on Yakub Memon : Unprecedented 90 minutes in the early hours
Jul 30, 2015, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) For the first time in India's legal history the Supreme Court was opened for judges at 3 am on Thursday to hear the final plea against the execution of Yakub Memon for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
PM Modi, thousands others bid adieu to Kalam at his funeral in Rameswaram
Jul 30, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Jul30 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among tens of thousands of people who bid adieu to the People's President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as he was laid to rest on Thursday morning with full military honours at a public ground in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram, his hometown.
PM Modi pays tribute to Kalam at his funeral in Rameswaram
Jul 30, 2015, at 05:08 pm
Rameswaram, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his last tributes to former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam at his funeral in his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu where several other dignitaries from across India also poured in.
Jawan killed in Pak ceasefire violation in Kashmir
Jul 30, 2015, at 04:41 pm
rinagar, Jul 30 (IBNS) An army jawan was killed as Pakistani rangers resorted to firing from across the LoC on Thursday in a fresh incident of ceasefire violation, reports said.
Birthday cake for Memon hours before hanging
Jul 30, 2015, at 04:23 pm
Nagpur, Jul 30 (IBNS) Hours before his hanging a birthday cake was sent to Yakub Memon inside Nagpur Centra Jail at midnight as the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict turned 53 on Thursday.
Google pays tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam with a 'black ribbon' on its homepage
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, July 30 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Thursday paid homage to former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away on Monday, by displaying a black ribbon on its homepage.
Hope govt, judiciary will show similar commitment in all cases of terror: Digvijaya Singh
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) Hours after 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged in Nagpur, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said he hopes that the Centre and the judiciary will also show 'similar commitment' in all cases of terror.
UN projects world population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, India to be most populous nation soon
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:07 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): The world’s population is projected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050 and exceed 11 billion in 2100, with India expected to surpass China as the most populous around seven years from now and Nigeria overtaking the United States to become the world’s third largest country around 35 years from now, according to a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.
APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral to be held in Rameswaram today
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:04 pm
Chennai, July 30 (IBNS): Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral will be held at his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur prison
Jul 30, 2015, at 01:45 pm
Nagpur, July 30 (IBNS): Putting an end to all legal battle and nearly two hours after the Supreme Court rejected his final plea, 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged at Nagpur Central Prison in Nagpur on Thursday.
1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon hanged
Jul 30, 2015, at 12:32 pm
Nagpur, July 30 (IBNS) Ending all speculations, 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has been hanged in the Nagpur Central Jail here on Thursday .
WB: Police arrest suspected Maoists
Jul 30, 2015, at 05:14 am
Kolkata/Purulia, July 29 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday night arrested two suspected Maoists from Purulia district of West Bengal for putting up posters in favour of the Communist Party of India-Maoist.
President Mukherjee rejects mercy plea, Yakub Memon to hang tomorrow
Jul 30, 2015, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Closing all roads of clemency for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday rejected his mercy petition, clearing the decks for his hanging on Thursday morning at 7 AM.
Bengal is ready for investment: Mamata tells business leaders in UK
Jul 30, 2015, at 03:10 am
London, July 29 (IBNS) Addressing business leaders in the UK, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said West Bengal is ready for accepting investments and the 'perception' of the state is changing.
Suresh Prabhu approves award for railway employee for saving lives of passengers
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has approved an award of Rs. 50000 to railway employee Ashwani Kumar for his alertness and courage in detecting the bomb and saving the lives of hundreds of passengers in Punjab.
Rajnath Singh meets President over Yakub Memon's mercy plea
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is meeting President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday evening over 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's mercy petition after the Supreme Court bench on Wednesday dismissed his plea against the death warrant.
Rajnath Singh to meet President over Yakub Memon's mercy plea decision
Jul 30, 2015, at 01:43 am
Three Karbi militants killed in Assam encounter
Jul 30, 2015, at 12:32 am
Guwahati, July 29 (IBNS): Three hardcore militants belonging to Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) were killed in a fierce gun fight with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday, officials said.
Yakub Memon should be hanged: MHA to President
Jul 30, 2015, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): After the Supreme Court bench on Wednesday dismissed the plea against death warrant of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, who is to hang on Thursday, President Pranab Mukherjee, who has the last authority of providing mercy, sought the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs, reports said.
Bangladesh PSC Chairman calls on Jitendra Singh
Jul 29, 2015, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) The Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Ekram Ahmed, who is currently on a visit to India, on Wednesday called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh and discussed a wide range of issues related to the functioning of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India and that of Government of India’s Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), both of which are dealt with by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Gujarat flood: Union Home Minister assures full support to CM
Jul 29, 2015, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to assess the flood situation in the state, officials said on Wednesday.
Security forces recover huge cache of arms, ammunition from J&K
Jul 29, 2015, at 10:19 pm
Srinagar, July 29 (IBNS) Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition from a forested area in north Kashmir on Wednesday, said an Army official.
Heavy rains warning issued for parts of India
Jul 29, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) The Indian government on Wednesday said the deep depression over southwest Rajasthan and adjoining Gujarat state moved north-northeastwards during the past 12 hours and lay centered over south Rajasthan about 180 km south-southwest of Bikaner at 530 hours IST.
Supreme Court dismisses Yakub Memon plea on curative petition, Governor rejects mercy plea
Jul 29, 2015, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday dismissed the plea by the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, who is to hang tomorrow, that procedure was not correctly followed in his case.