Akash missile system inducted into the army
May 05, 2015, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) After 32 years of wait, the Akash missile system was inducted into the Indian Army on Tuesday adding a formidable power to its armour.
Moga bus molestation and girl's death force multiple adjournments in Parliament
May 05, 2015, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Both houses of Parliament were adjourned repeatedly on Tuesday as an uproarious opposition kept demanding a discussion on the death of a 14-year-old girl who was molested and pushed off a bus in Punjab's Moga last week.
MP Government bans sale of Ramdev's 'Putrajeevak'
May 05, 2015, at 08:03 pm
Bhopal, May 5 (IBNS) Acting against yoga guru Ramdev's controversial drug 'Putrajeevak', the Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a ban on the drug till its name is changed.
Fresh tremor of low magnitude shakes Nepal
May 05, 2015, at 08:01 pm
Kathmandu, May 5 (IBNS) A fresh tremor of 4.0 magnitude on Tuesday shook the earthquake-ravaged Nepal, where the death toll from the April 25 disaster climbed to more than 7,500.
Congress workers stage protest in Srinagar against BJP PDP government
May 05, 2015, at 07:59 pm
Srinagar, May 5 (IBNS) : Congress workers on Tuesday protested on the streets of Srinagar and observed a black Day against the ruling of BJP-PDP government in Jammu and Kashmir.
AAP MLA Jarnail Singh declared absconder by police
May 05, 2015, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh has officially been declared an absconder by the Delhi Police on the charge of assaulting a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) engineer.
Hafiz Saedd's clean chit to Lakhvi in 26/11 attacks evokes strong Indian rebuttal
May 05, 2015, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) India on Tuesday dismissed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's clean chit to Lashkar-e-Toiba leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the y 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Moga girl's death triggers uproar by opposition in Lok Sabha
May 05, 2015, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) The death of a teenager who was molested and thrown off a bus last week in Punjab's Moga on Tuesday triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha as the opposition took up the issue to raise a storm of protests.
Air India cabin crew member sacked for delaying flights
May 05, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) National carrier Air India has sacked a cabin crew member for habitually delaying its flights from Jeddah for several months.
Modi to visit China, Mongolia and South Korea from May 14 to 19
May 05, 2015, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-nation visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea from May 14-19.
7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea triggers fears of Tsunami
May 05, 2015, at 04:52 pm
Sydney, May 5 (IBNS) A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday sounding off a tsunami warning.
I water garden plants with my urine : Gadkari
May 05, 2015, at 04:49 pm
Nagpur, May 5 (IBNS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that he waters his plants in his Delhi bungalow with urine.
Akash missile system to be inducted into the army today
May 05, 2015, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) After 32 years of wait, the Akash missile system will be inducted into the Indian Army on Tuesday.
Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill likely to generate heat in Rajya Sabha
May 05, 2015, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) The Rajya Sabha is likely to witness fireworks of debates between the opposition and the treasury bench members over the Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill that is listed for consideration on Tuesday.
Indian engineer, who turned IS activist dies in Syria
May 05, 2015, at 04:36 pm
Hyderabad, May 5 (IBNS) An engineering student from Hyderabad, who had gone to join the Islamic State, has died in the fighting in Syria.
Modi to visit China, Mongolia, South Korea next week
May 05, 2015, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tour China, Mongolia, Republic of Korea in another spell of three-nation visit from May 14-19.
Top Maoist leader Roopesh arrested with wife in Tamil Nadu
May 05, 2015, at 04:33 pm
Hyderabad, May 5 (IBNS) Roopesh, one of the top Maoists in the country, has been arrested with his wife Shyna in Tamil Nadu in what is being described as a major breakthrough for the police of four southern states.
Assam CM expresses concern over insurgency problem in NE
May 05, 2015, at 02:32 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday expressed his concern about the insurgency problem in the North Eastern region of the country.
May 05, 2015, at 02:28 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of practicing narrow politics by proposing to exclude Assam from the purview of the Land Boundary Agreement ( LBA), popularly known as Land Swap Deal with Bangladesh.
May 05, 2015, at 01:00 am
Srinagar, May 4 (IBNS) Unidentified armed men with automatic weapons killed a person in Hazratbal area on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city, a police official said on Monday.
Kumar Vishwas denies having 'illicit' affair with any AAP female member
May 05, 2015, at 12:59 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Monday denied allegations of having an illicit relationship with his party's female member.
Nagaland: Rudderless Process, Aimless Violence
May 04, 2015, at 10:05 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management As the violent incidents of last few months suggest, NSCN-K's decision to unilaterally call off the ceasefire, the split within its ranks, and the Union Government's failure to make any progress with regard to talks with NSCN-IM, could lead to greater violence in Nagaland and neighboring northeastern states. SFs, who had enjoyed clear respite from terror, will, in particular, face the brunt of escalating violence, if these developments continue. Intelligence inputs predict a spike in hit-and-run attacks on SFs over the coming days, particularly by NSCN-K militants operating from across the Indo-Myanmar border. SAIR Volume 13, No. 41, April 13, 2015
Balochistan: Shooting the Messenger
May 04, 2015, at 10:01 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management One more messenger of peace fell prey to Pakistan's Mullah-military nexus in the night of April 24, 2015, when unidentified assailants shot dead Sabeen Mahmud, a prominent Pakistani women's rights activist, in the Phase-II area of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. According to reports, Sabeen, accompanied by her mother, was just returning home after organizing a discussion on 'Unsilencing Balochistan' at 'The Second Floor' (T2F), a café that had been developed as a forum for open debates, of which she was Director. The event, "Un-Silencing Balochistan (Take 2)" was organized after the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) cancelled the talk due to security threats allegedly from Pakistan's intelligence agencies. The panelists in the discussion included 'Mama' Abdul Qadeer Baloch, the President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), who had led a 'long march' to protest forcible disappearances in Balochistan; Baloch activists Farzana Baloch and Mir Muhammad Ali Talpur; and journalists Malik Siraj Akbar and Wusut Ullah Khan.
President condoles Amitabha Chowdhury's death
May 04, 2015, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of i Amitabha Chowdhury, eminent journalist, writer and scholar.
Maoists kill two tribals in Andhra Pradesh
May 04, 2015, at 09:24 pm
Hyederabad, May 4 (IBNS) Maoists have shot dead two more tribals in Andhra Pradesh suspecting them to be police informers.
Newly formed UNLFW take responsibility of Nagaland attack
May 04, 2015, at 09:19 pm
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): The newly formed United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) has taken responsibility for the attacked on Assam Rifles troopers in Mon district of Nagaland, along with Myanmar border, on Sunday.
Mamata accepts protocol to receive Modi in Bengal on May 9
May 04, 2015, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS) In a change from her 'daggers drawn' stance against Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will cut short her visit to districts to receive the Prime Minister when he arrives Kolkata on May 9 on a two-day visit.
PM joins Chinese social media platform Weibo
May 04, 2015, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/ Beijing, May 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined Chinese social media platform Weibo.
Grand celebrations to mark Modi govt's one year
May 04, 2015, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) A grand celebration awaits the completion of Narendra Modi government's one year in power through a series of meetings and programmes.
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas summoned by women's commission
May 04, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas got embroiled in another controversy after Delhi Commission for Women(DCW) summoned him over a complaint of a woman member of the party.