Jaideep Sarkar appointed as next Ambassador of India to Bhutan

Dec 21, 2015, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Jaideep Sarkar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bhutan, officials said on Monday.

National Conference leader shot dead in J&K

Dec 21, 2015, at 10:10 pm

Srinagar, Dec 21 (IBNS) A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member allegedly shot dead a National Conference (NC) leader in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday.

DDCA: Arun Jaitley files defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal

Dec 21, 2015, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Igniting a political battle, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a Rs 10 crore civil defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal and several other AAP leaders for implicating him in the irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

Ram Vilas Paswan to inaugurate National Consumer Day celebrations tomorrow

Dec 21, 2015, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan will inaugurate the National Consumer Day celebrations tomorrow, according to a government release.

After deportation row, Orlando Bloom visits the Taj Mahal

Dec 21, 2015, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Actor Orlando Bloom, who was deported on Sunday by Delhi Airport authorities, came back to the country after his visa was re-issued and visited the Taj Mahal with former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, according to reports.

Can't take away one's right in absence of law : SC on release of youngest convict in Delhi gang-rape case

Dec 21, 2015, at 06:55 pm

New Delhi, Dec. 21 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the release of the youngest of six men found guilty of raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, saying it shares the concern of petitioners but can't allow his detention to be extended.

Singer Remo Fernandes booked for abusing minor

Dec 21, 2015, at 06:03 pm

Panaji, Dec 21 (IBNS) Singer Remo Fernandes have been summoned by the Goa Police for abusing a minor, according to media reports.

91 people go missing following landslide in south China's industrial Park

Dec 21, 2015, at 05:42 pm

Beijing, Dec 21 (IBNS) As many as 91 people went missing after a landslide in south China's Guangdong Province took place on Sunday, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Arun Jaitley sues Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders over DDCA row

Dec 21, 2015, at 05:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a civil defamation suit in Delhi High Court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and several other AAP leaders for implicating him in the irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), reports said.

Delhi gang-rape: SC rejects petition against release of youngest convict

Dec 21, 2015, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi, Dec. 21 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the release of the youngest of six men found guilty of raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, reports said.

Dharmendra Pradhan takes swipe at Odisha CM

Dec 21, 2015, at 04:58 pm

Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IBNS) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday took a swipe at Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for failing to acknowledge crop loss, resulting in the rise of suicide rate among farmers, according to media reports.

Nitish Kumar for selling milk from liquor shops after prohibition

Dec 21, 2015, at 04:52 pm

Patna, Dec 21 (IBNS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has declared to enforce prohibition in Bihar, plans to put to use the liquor shops as milk selling outlets, reports said.

Delhi gang-rape: SC to hear petition against release of youngest convict

Dec 21, 2015, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition challenging the release of the youngest of six men found guilty of raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012.

Kirti Azad dares Arun Jaitley to sue him on DDCA row

Dec 21, 2015, at 04:23 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) A day after alleging corruption in DDCA, BJP lawmaker and former cricketer Kirti Azad on Monday openly dared his party senior Arun Jaitley in tweets.

AAP to file police complaint, Arun Jaitley defmation suit as war over DDCA scam heightens

Dec 21, 2015, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS) Taking its war against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to a new height Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to lodge a police complaint in connection with alleged corruption in the DDCA, media reports said.

2012 gang rape: Supreme Court to hear plea against release of young convict today

Dec 21, 2015, at 02:58 pm

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Plea over the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday.

2012 Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict released, protesters detained at India Gate

Dec 21, 2015, at 02:37 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Triggering fresh debates, the juvenile, who was an offender in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, was released from a special home on Sunday.

Gogoi asks MoS Sarbananda Sonowal to issue White Paper on Modi govt performance in Assam

Dec 21, 2015, at 02:11 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday demanded Union Minister of State Sarbananda Sonowal to come out with a White Paper as to what the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre had done for Assam during its one- and- half years of tenure.

Congress eyes to form Bihar-like grand alliance in Assam

Dec 21, 2015, at 01:58 am

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IBNS) : After Bihar's success, the Congress is now eyeing to form a Bihar-like grand alliance in Assam.

Kolkata: CPI-M hosts campaign march for Brigade rally

Dec 21, 2015, at 01:56 am

Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): Ahead of its organizational plenum, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday hosted several campaign marches in Kolkata for the upcoming Brigade rally which will be held on Dec 27.

DDCA scam: Delhi government to constitute enquiry commission

Dec 21, 2015, at 01:35 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) The Delhi government on Sunday announced it will constitute commission of enquiry to investigate the alleged corruption cases associated with the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA).

PM addresses conference of Directors General of Police

Dec 21, 2015, at 12:04 am

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday delivered his address on the third and concluding day of the Conference of Directors-General of Police at Dhordo in Kutch.

Azad alleges corruption in DDCA

Dec 20, 2015, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) Former cricketer and BJP lawmaker Kirti Azad exposed an alleged corruption in the Delhi District Cricket Association and urged the Enforcement Directorate to investigate the matter.

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict released

Dec 20, 2015, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) The juvenile, who was an offender in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, has been released from a special home on Sunday.

President to visit Karnataka on Dec 22-23

Dec 20, 2015, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Karnataka on December 22 and 23 from Secunderabad where he is on his Southern sojourn.

Made Gandhis stand in court like common people: Subramanian Swamy

Dec 20, 2015, at 06:09 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, who lodged a private criminal complaint against the Congress leadership in connection with the National Herald row, has said he gained victory by making Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul stand in the court like ordinary citizens.

As Winter session enters final lap, Rajya Sabha to take up pending bills

Dec 20, 2015, at 05:46 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): With only three sittings left next week for the current Winter session of Parliament and hardly any legislative business transacted in Rajya Sabha so far, the All Party meeting convened by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha on Friday this week raised the prospects of passage of some of the pending Bills in the Upper House during the remainder of this session, a government statement claimed on Sunday.

Seven coaches of Amrapali Express derails near Bihar's Khagaria

Dec 20, 2015, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Seven coaches of Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express derailed in Bihar's Khagaria district on Sunday morning, media reports said.

Youngest Delhi gang-rape convict to be set free from reform home today

Dec 20, 2015, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The juvenile offender in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case is set to be released from a special home on Sunday after the Delhi high court on Friday refused to stay his release stating that there is lack of any legal provision to intervene.

Kutch DGP conference: PM attends various theme-based sessions

Dec 20, 2015, at 04:16 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended theme-based sessions on the second day of the conference of DGPs in Kutch on Saturday.