JK sets up CM's flood relief fund
Sep 19, 2014, at 03:33 pm
Srinagar, Sept 19 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a Chief Minister's Flood Relief Fund to receive donations from the individuals, business groups and non-government organizations intending to donate for the people affected by the devastating natural calamity that killed more than 400 people and left countless homeless.
Kolkata to witness transport strike tomorrow
Sep 19, 2014, at 04:54 am
Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS): The transport system of Kolkata will be immobilized on Friday due to the transport strike called by Left Front labour units.
ISIS posts new video of British hostage
Sep 19, 2014, at 04:42 am
Baghdad, Sept 18 (IBNS): Days after beheading a British aid worker, the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday released a new video where a British freelance photographer, held hostage, is shown.
JU protesters refuse SFI's addition into their movement
Sep 19, 2014, at 04:41 am
Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS): Four Left student unions, including the Students Federation of India (SFI), marched in Kolkata on Thursday to protest against the police assault on students of Jadavpur University on Tuesday night.
IAF hands over Dakota aircraft to Bangladesh Air Force
Sep 19, 2014, at 03:36 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): On a formal request from the Bangladesh Air Force and reviewing the historic ties, the Indian Air Force on Thursday handed over one Dakota aircraft from the IAF museum to the Bangladesh Air Force.
UP: Ajit Singh and his supporters clash with police
Sep 19, 2014, at 01:36 am
Ghaziabad, Sept 18 (IBNS): Tension escalated in Gang Nahar in Ghaziabad on Thursday after a protest led by former Union Minister Ajit Singh and his supporters turned violent here with the police being forced to use water cannons.
Assam CM urges PM to take up dam issue on Brahmaputra with Xi
Sep 19, 2014, at 01:09 am
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of construction of dams on the Brahmaputra river by China with the visiting of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Two NDFB (S) militants nabbed in Assam
Sep 19, 2014, at 01:08 am
Guwahati, Sept 18 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended two militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) with arms from Goreswar area in Baksa district on Thursday, police said.
SC raps Centre over CVC appointments
Sep 19, 2014, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has rapped the Centre over the appointment procedure of the Chief Vigilance and Vigilance Commissioners (CVC) that was proposed by the government.
No breakthrough yet, BJP blames Sena for impasse
Sep 18, 2014, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): BJP national President Amit Shah on Thursday dismissed reports that the party has made breakthrough in the seat sharing deal with Shiv Sena, for which the two parties were at logger-heads for the past few weeks. On the contrary, BJP has blamed its “Mahyuti†partner for coalition impasse.
Can,t reveal 'whistle-blower': Prashant Bhushan tells SC
Sep 18, 2014, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he cannot reveal the name of the 'whistle-blower' in the CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's visitor diary case, as the person fears for his life.
World will notice if China-India speaks in one voice: Xi Jinping
Sep 18, 2014, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Advocating stronger Indo-China ties, Chinese Presedent Xi Jinping on Thursday said that if India & China speak in one voice, the whole world will notice.
Police did not break law in JU student crackdown: CP
Sep 18, 2014, at 09:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS): Amid a raging protest over the alleged assault on Jadavpur University students by police while breaking an agitation against the vice-chancellor of the varsity on Tuesday night, Kolkata police claimed they had dealt with the situation extremely patiently and following rules and no one was assaulted or molested during the crackdown.
Need to resolve border dispute quickly: Modi
Sep 18, 2014, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said clearly to China that border issue must be resolved quickly.
Chinese President Xi Jinping "open-minded" person: Dalai Lama
Sep 18, 2014, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Tibetan leader in exile Dalai Lama on Thursday praised visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping by calling him an “open-minded†person and asserted that China should learn from India.
India, China must carry forward bilateral ties: Xi Jinping
Sep 18, 2014, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Despite border stand-off between two nations which has escalated in last couple of days, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said that India and China must carry forward bilateral ties.
Khurshid's wife accuses Modi of political vendetta
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of "political vendetta", reports said.
Worst Chinese incursion in Ladakh's Chumur sector
Sep 18, 2014, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IBNS): About 1,000 armed Chinese troops crossed about five km into Indian territory in Ladakh's Chumur sector on Wednesday, reports said.
No need for widows from other states to come to Vrindavan: Hema
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:29 am
Mathura, Sept 17 (IBNS) Actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has triggered a controversy by saying that widows from other Indians states should not crowd Vrindavan town in Uttar Pradesh.
Gadkari calls on Union Home Minister
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) A delegation of Sindhi and Bengali communities accompanied by the Union Minister of Surface Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.
Unified Naga Council delegation calls on Union Home Minister
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:09 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) A delegation of the Naga people from Manipur representing the Unified Naga Council on Wednesday called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here.
India to be partner country in Hannover Messe Fair
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:09 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) The Centre on Wednesday said India has conveyed its consent to be the 'Partner Country' at the Hannover Fair in Germany to be held from April next year.
Modi hosts grand Gujarati fiesta for Chinese President
Sep 18, 2014, at 02:35 am
Ahmedabad, Sept 17 (IBNS): It seems that Gujarat witnessed a grand fiesta on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrating his 64th birthday in his home state besides giving a high-profile welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his first visit to India.
Bangladesh court commutes Delawar Hossain Sayedee's death sentence
Sep 18, 2014, at 02:17 am
Medical relief ops stepped up in J&K
Sep 18, 2014, at 01:23 am
Srinagar, Sept 17 (IBNS): With Jammu and Kashmir witnessing the worst flood in six decades and losing about 400 lives in the state, relief operations have been stepped up and measures are being taken to prevent any communicable disease outbreak.
Indo-US military training exercise commences in Uttarakhand
Sep 18, 2014, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): The combined Indo-US Military Training Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2014 commenced at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand on Wednesday with an opening ceremony.
Amid border stand-off, India-China signs 3 MoU's
Sep 17, 2014, at 11:49 pm
Ahmedabad, Sept 17 (IBNS): Amid border dispute, India and China inked 3 pacts during Chinese President Xi Jinping's first day of his three-day India visit which started from Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Saradha: Ex-Assam DGP commits suicide
Sep 17, 2014, at 11:44 pm
Guwahati, Sept 17 (IBNS): Former Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Baruah, who was under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner in connection with the Saradha scam, committed suicide at his residence in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Only "Sena-wave" in Maharashtra: Shiv Sena
Sep 17, 2014, at 10:38 pm
Mumbai, Sept 17 (IBNS): Hours before meeting BJP “emissary†Amit Shah who has arrived in Mumbai to consult seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena on Wednesday once again warned its ally by saying, Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections are a different ball game altogether and that there is only one wave in the state -- Sena wave.
Grilled in Saradha scam by CBI, former Assam DGP commits suicide
Sep 17, 2014, at 08:10 pm
Guwahati, Sept 17 (IBNS): Former Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Baruah found dead in his home on Wednesday morning. Police suspect he committed suicide, media reported.