Delhi polls: AAP cancels candidate's ticket

Jan 04, 2015, at 01:33 am

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it has cancelled one of its candidates who was standing from the Wazipur assembly seat.

Establish banks which rank among top banks of the world: Modi to banking sector

Jan 04, 2015, at 01:15 am

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon India`s banking sector to establish banks which rank among the top banks of the world.

Mayawati slams BJP govt over Bharat Ratna

Jan 04, 2015, at 01:07 am

Lucknow, Jan 3 (IBNS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Centre and said it ignored Dalit icons like Kanshi Ram by not giving them Bharat Ratna.

We want good relationship with Pakistan: Rajnath

Jan 04, 2015, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Amid ceasefire violations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India wants to have good relationship with Pakistan.

Pranab Mukherjee greets the nation ahead of Milad-un-Nabi

Jan 03, 2015, at 11:28 pm

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday greeted the nation on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi, which is being observed on Sunday.

Three more bodies of AirAsia crash victims identified

Jan 03, 2015, at 09:13 pm

Jakarta, Jan 3(IBNS) – The Disaster Victim Identification Police Department of Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) confirmed on Saturday that the remains of three more passengers on board the crashed Indonesia AirAsia aircraft were identified.

Indian woman killed in Pakistan firing along LoC

Jan 03, 2015, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS) A woman was killed and nine others were injured in the cross-border firing by Pakistani troops since last night in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, even as Pakistan launched a counter campaign alleging that their soldiers were killed in firing from the Indian side.

Vigil heightened in Gujarat coast and border after Pak boat incident

Jan 03, 2015, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS) Surveillance has been mounted along the Gujarat coast and its border with Pakistan after a fishing boat from the neighbouring country blew up itself in the Arabain sea near Porbandar on new year's eve to evade arrest by Indian Navy, even as Pakistan has rubbished the bomb boat theory.

Woman gang-raped in Meerut village at gunpoint

Jan 03, 2015, at 06:13 pm

Meerut, Jan 3 (IBNS) Four men allegedly abducted and gang-raped a 22-year-old woman in Meerut's Daurala in Uttar Pradesh when she had gone out to relieve herself in a forest area, said delayed reports on Saturday.

Digital connectivity should be basic right: Modi at Science Congress

Jan 03, 2015, at 05:25 pm

Mumbai, Jan 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday said digital connectivity should become as much a basic right as access to school as he called for efforts to ensure that science, technology and innovation reach the poorest, the remotest and the most vulnerable person.

Pakistani troops continue firing along border

Jan 03, 2015, at 05:12 pm

Jammu, Jan 3 (IBNS) Firing by Pakistani troops continued along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as several civilians in border villages sustained injures in Kathua and Samba districts, said media reports on Saturday.

Head of Dawoodi Bohra community calls on PM Modi

Jan 03, 2015, at 05:07 am

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IBNS) Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the religious head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Friday.

J&K: Heavy firing in Samba, Hiranagar sectors

Jan 03, 2015, at 04:45 am

Jammu, Jan 2 (IBNS) Heavy firing has been reported from Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Hiranagar sectors, media reports said on Friday.

Japan tourist gangrape: Police arrest 5

Jan 03, 2015, at 04:40 am

Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police have arrested five people for allegedly gangraping a Japanese tourist last month.

Parrikar visits Air Force Station Hindan

Jan 03, 2015, at 03:50 am

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Defence minister Manohar Parrikar, familiarised himself on Friday at Air Force Station Hindan, with the operations being carried out by the C-17 'Globemaster III' and the C-130 J 'Super Hercules'-the two most modern transport aircraft in the inventory of the Indian Air Force.

Security cover: Jashodaben files fresh RTI plea

Jan 03, 2015, at 03:40 am

Ahmedabad, Jan 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed an appeal under RTI act to know the details of the security cover provided to her after the Mehsana District police had earlier denied answers to all her questions in connection to the matter, media reports said.

Suspicious 'Pak' boat kept sending signals of non-compliance: Coast Guard

Jan 03, 2015, at 03:09 am

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Indian Coast Guard on Friday said the suspicious Pakistani boat, that blew itself up near the Gujarat coast on the new year's eve, continued sending signals of non-compliance despite being cornered by it.

Top police, army officials review security situation in Assam

Jan 03, 2015, at 01:55 am

Guwahati, Jan 2 (IBNS): A special operation group meeting of the Unified Command was held at HQ Red Horn Division, Rongia outskirts of Guwahati on Friday, defence officials said.

Powerful IED recovered in Upper Assam

Jan 03, 2015, at 01:47 am

Guwahati, Jan 2 (IBNS): Security forces on Friday evening recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Assam's Sivsagar district, officials said.

Akhilesh Yadav in controversy over PK slip

Jan 03, 2015, at 01:36 am

Lucknow, Jan 2 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has landed himself in a controversy of 'piracy' while declaring the Bollywood film 'PK' tax free in his state.

Saradha scam: Court extends Madan Mitra's jail custody

Jan 03, 2015, at 12:32 am

Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): Accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal and rejecting his bail plea, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of Alipore Court Haradhan Mukherjee on Friday sent Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal sports and transport minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody for another 14 days.

J&K: Indian army denies unusual Pak troop movement along border

Jan 03, 2015, at 12:18 am

Jammu, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Indian army has refuted reports of any 'unusual' troop movement from the neighbouring Pakistan along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said on Friday.

Mumbai Central line train services resume after commuters' protest

Jan 02, 2015, at 11:44 pm

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IBNS): Hours after severe disruptions by commuters in the Central line of Mumbai, local train services resumed in Mumbai on Friday.

Uma Bharti calls for involvement of various agencies in river development

Jan 02, 2015, at 11:25 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has called upon agencies like Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) to come forward and actively associate itself with the gigantic task of river development in the country.

Bezbaruah committee recommendations will be implemented: Rajnath

Jan 02, 2015, at 11:05 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government has accepted the recommendations made by the M.P. Bezbaruah Committee and they will be implemented in the next 6 months.

Suspected Pak boat blows itself up near Gujarat coast

Jan 02, 2015, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) A 'suspect fishing boat', reportedly from Pakistan, blew itself up near the Gujarat coast after Indian coast guards chased and fired at it on New Year's eve.

Ten bodies recovered in AirAsia wreckage hunt

Jan 02, 2015, at 08:06 pm

Jakarta, Jan 2 (IBNS) Hampered by bad weather the search for the black box and the bodies of victims of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia continued in the northern Java sea off Borneo on Friday as international experts joined the hunt and ten bodies were fished out.

The city has failed me, writes Uber rape victim

Jan 02, 2015, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) The victim of rape in an Uber cab in New Delhi last month finally spoke out in a newspaper article saying the national capital has failed her and she cannot sleep properly since the incident while being scared of going out.

New U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma arrives

Jan 02, 2015, at 07:10 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) The U.S. Mission to India announced the arrival of its new Ambassador to India, Richard Verma on Jan 2 in New Delhi. He will continue the U.S. Mission’s work in advancing the U.S.-India strategic partnership.

Govt. report on Northeast people problem made public

Jan 02, 2015, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) The government has come out with a committee report on the problems of the people of Northeast living across India in various metropolitan cities with recommendations to better their lot and protect them from any bias or violence.