Minor girl commits suicide in Noida after alleged sexual harassment by teachers
Mar 21, 2018, at 07:26 pm
Noida, Mar 21 (IBNS) : A 15-year-old student of a Delhi private school committed suicide at her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Tuesday evening after she was allegedly sexually harassed by two of her teachers, The Hindustan Times reported.
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon, Rajya Sabha for day over ruckus by opposition
Mar 21, 2018, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Within minutes of the start of the proceedings, the ruckus created by the opposition parties has forced the Lok Sabha to adjourn till noon and the Rajya Sabha for the day.
Rahul Gandhi to participate on second day of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in Karnataka
Mar 21, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 21 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will participate on the second day of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in Karnataka on Wednesday.
Jayalalithaa was reluctant to go to hospital, Sasikala tells inquiry panel
Mar 21, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Chennai, Mar 21 (IBNS): Former acting AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala has said Tamil Nadu's ex-Chief Minister, late J Jayalalithaa, was reluctant to go to hospital after she collapsed in the washroom in her Chennai residence in Sept. 2016, media reports said.
Congress leader Raj Babbar resigns as UP party chief?
Mar 21, 2018, at 03:16 pm
Lucknow, Mar 21 (IBNS): Congress leader Raj Babbar has resigned as the Uttar Pradesh Congress party president, media reports said.
Trump's campaign data consultant Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO after UK's Channel 4 sting
Mar 21, 2018, at 10:46 am
London, Mar 20 (IBNS): Stories about US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign doesn't seem to die down. The latest to have emerged from that controversial election is the role of Trump campaign’s data consultant, Cambridge Analytica, accused of using Facebook data wrongfully to influence the polls, even as the company Tuesday suspended its CEO Alexander Nix after a sting operation caught him discussing potential bribery and entrapment.
JNU professor arrested over sexual harassment case
Mar 21, 2018, at 04:23 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Delhi police has detained a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Professor in connection with a sexual harassment case, media reports said on Tuesday.
IAF Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashes, pilot safe
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashed on Tuesday after getting airborne from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, for a routine training mission, officials said on Tuesday.
Government approves Plastic Park to be set up in Deoghar District, Jharkhand
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar announced that the Government of India has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Deoghar District, Jharkhand, here on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi congratulates Xi Jinping over re-election as Chinese President
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:00 am
New Delhi,Mar 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephone call on Tuesday to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, to congratulate him on his re-election as the President of the People’s Republic of China.
Ministers, denior dignitaries attending Informal WTO Ministerial meeting call on PM Modi
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Ministers and Senior Dignitaries attending the Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, on Saturday called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It is important for officers to learn local languages: Vice President Naidu
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:55 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that it is important for the Officers to learn local languages as it helps in improving efficiency and communicate better with locals.
President Kovind expresses sadness over killing of 39 Indians in Mosul
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday expressed his sadness over the killing of 39 Indians in Mosul.
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi is a great inspiration to the people who wanted to do something to society.
Probationers of Indian Postal Service and Indian Corporate Law Service call on the President
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Separate groups of probationers of the Indian Postal Service and the Indian Corporate Law Servicetogether called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on Tuesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
IAF Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashes, no casualty
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashed around 12:20 PM on Tuesday.
Four terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounter
Mar 21, 2018, at 12:29 am
Srinagar, Mar 20 (IBNS): At least four terrorists have been shot dead by security forces during an encounter in Halmatpura village of north Kashmir on Tuesday, reports said.
Mar 21, 2018, at 12:01 am
Thirvananthapuram, Mar 20 (IBNS): Several Kerala women have started protesting against a professor's comment who alleged students of a particular college to expose their bare chest despite wearing a hijab, media reports said.
Narendra Modi expresses grief over death of 39 Indians in Mosul
Mar 20, 2018, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of 39 abducted Indians in Mosul.
Modi government played politics over death of Indians in Iraq: Congress
Mar 20, 2018, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of playing politics over the death of 39 Indians killed by terrorist group ISIS in Mosul, Iraq.
Mar 20, 2018, at 11:28 pm
Srinagar, Mar 20 (IBNS): A gun battle is currently going on between militants and security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Capt. Amarinder Singh 'shattered' to hear the news of killing of 39 Indians in Iraq
Mar 20, 2018, at 11:19 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 20 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has said he is shattered to hear the news of killing of 39 Indians in Mosul, Iraq.
Congress played politics over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq : Sushma Swaraj
Mar 20, 2018, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS) : Slamming the Congress for playing "politics" over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said members of the opposition party stooped too low to deny her make a statement on the subject in the Lok Sabha.
Maharashtra: Unrelenting Reverses
Mar 20, 2018, at 10:42 pm
On February 22, 2018, cadres belonging to the Kasansur Local Organizational Squad (LOS) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in South Gadchiroli, killed Police Warden (patil) Katiya Peka Pungati (Kumoti) (55), branding him to be a ‘Police Informer’, outside Lanji village in Etapalli Taluka (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District. Pungati was abducted on February 21 and his body was found with his throat slit, and the face and head smashed with a stone, outside Lanji village. The Kasansur Dalam (armed squad), led by ‘commander’ Mahesh Gota, claimed that they held Pungati responsible for the information of their presence in Tadapalli Forest in Etapalli on January 10, 2018.
Mar 20, 2018, at 10:40 pm
Tripura once again remained as the most peaceful among the seven troubled States of India’s Northeastern region, in terms of insurgency-related violence, as the State Government continued the stabilization process through 2017. In 2017, the entire Northeastern region registered its lowest insurgency-linked fatalities since 1992 (103 – including 34 civilians, 13 Security Force (SF) personnel and 56 militants; SATP data available since 1992). Tripura and Mizoram did not account for a single such fatality in 2017.
Rahul Gandhi shocked, expresses grief at the murder of 39 Indians in Iraq
Mar 20, 2018, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed his shock at the murder of 39 Indians, who were in captivity of ISIS terrorists in Iraq.
Train services in Mumbai resume after students call off rail roko agitation
Mar 20, 2018, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai, Mar 20 (IBNS) : Train services in Mumbai resumed after students called off their rail roko agitation demanding jobs in the railways, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee expresses sadness over killing of 39 Indians in Mosul
Mar 20, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the killing of 39 Indians in Mosul.
IAF trainer jet crashes in Odisha, pilot ejects, but recieves injured
Mar 20, 2018, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS) : An Indian Air Force (IAF) advanced trainer jet crashed on Tuesday in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district near the Jharkhand border, media reports said.
Governor of Bihar Satya Pal Malik gets additional charge of Odisha
Mar 20, 2018, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (IBNS): Governor of Bihar Satya Pak Malik, on Tuesday, got additional charge as Governor of Odisha, according to a press release from the President's Secretariat.