Left calls protest march against Saradha scam
Sep 13, 2014, at 06:48 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Left Front has called for a procession on Sept 15 in Kolkata to protest against the Saradha ponzi scheme scam that sucked into its vortex the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.
Indo-US military training exercise from Sept 17
Sep 13, 2014, at 05:54 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) A combined military training exercise between India and the US will commence in Uttarakhand from Sept 17, officials said on Friday.
PM reviews progress of infrastructure sectors
Sep 13, 2014, at 05:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the progress of eight major infrastructure sectors across the country.
PM invites ideas for the Mission Swacch Bharat
Sep 13, 2014, at 05:51 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited ideas from people on the design of Mission Swachh Bharat.
2G: Kamal Nath says Manmohan Singh may have committed a mistake
Sep 13, 2014, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Amid war-of-words between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai's remarks on Manmohan Singh, former Union Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said ex-Indian prime minister might have committed a “mistake†by not acting despite his letter to him expressing concern on the 2G spectrum allocations.
Sep 13, 2014, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday negated knowing 'love jihad', which is a term currently in wide circulation in the ruling BJP and its allied groups in the country.
All charges against Pinki Pramanik dropped
Sep 13, 2014, at 02:24 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS) Giving relief to the athlete Pinki Pramanik, the Calcutta High Court on Friday dropped all charges against her.
Visva-Bharati molestation: Victim quits varsity
Sep 13, 2014, at 02:03 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The first-year Kala Bhavan (arts faculty) student of West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, who was allegedly molested by three senior students last month, officially quit the iconic institution on Friday.
Saradha scam: CBI arrests Assamese filmmaker Sadananda Gogoi
Sep 13, 2014, at 01:28 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Assamese filmmaker and singer Sadananda Gogoi in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.
Uma Bharti launches website on 'Clean Ganga'
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): As a major step towards people's involvement in Ganga rejuvenation, Union Minister of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti launched a website on Ganga here on Friday.
J&K Flood: PM asks all citizens to donate, SC asks Centre to create unified agency
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:47 am
New Delhi/Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday told the Centre to form a unified agency for ease and better co-ordination in carrying rescue and relief operations in the flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to every citizen to come forward and donate generously in the aid of flood victims.
Visva-Bharati: Victim decides to quit university
Sep 13, 2014, at 12:14 am
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS): The first year-student, who was allegedly molested in the West Bengal's iconic Visva Bharati University by three senior students, has decided to quit the university, media reports said.
Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly polls on October 15: EC
Sep 12, 2014, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Maharashtra and Haryana will go into Assembly polls in mid-October.
Sep 12, 2014, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli, 42, who had asked the Apex Court to review its decision that sentenced him to death.
SC allows ailing Italian marine fly home for 4 months
Sep 12, 2014, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed one of the two detained Italian marines to go back home for treatment for 4 months.
EC to announce poll dates for Maharshtra, Haryana Assembly polls
Sep 12, 2014, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce poll dates for Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly election on Friday, sources said.
SC to hear Italian marines' plea to head back home
Sep 12, 2014, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition submitted by an Italian marine, detained for the killing of two fishermen in 2012, to fly back home on medical grounds, reports said.
SC to hear Koli's death review plea today
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli, 42, on Friday who had asked the Apex Court to review its decision that sentenced him to death, reports said.
Left unions threaten non-stop taxi strike in Kolkata
Sep 12, 2014, at 05:39 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS): Eight left trade unions, including the CPI-M affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) , have threatened that if the West Bengal government did not fulfill their demands, they will start a non-stop taxi strike in the city from Sept 18.
Make Swacch Bharat a mass movement: PM
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Mission Swacch Bharat on Thursday.
Singh inaugurates integration of BSF with BISAG in Gujarat
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of Border Security Force (BSF) with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo informatics (BISAG) project of Gujarat Government at BSF Camp in Bhuj on Thursday.
Pranab accepts Vinod Kumar Duggal's resignation
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:54 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Vinod Kumar Duggal as Governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
Ex-CAG Vinod Rai criticises Manmohan Singh
Sep 12, 2014, at 04:31 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has criticised Manmohan Singh and alleged that the former Prime Minister was aware of the controversial decisions made around the allocation of coal blocks and 2G spectrums.
EC orders FIR against Yogi Adityanath
Sep 12, 2014, at 03:59 am
Lucknow, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Thursday directed Uttar Pradesh chief election officer to file an FIR against BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, who held a rally at Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday defying the state government.
UP court refuses to take cognizance of Amit Shah chargesheet
Sep 12, 2014, at 03:42 am
Muzaffarnagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah was chargesheeted by the Muzaffarnagar police for making an alleged hate speech during campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, a court here refused to take cognizance of the chargesheet.
Sheila Dikshit backs BJP's bid to form govt in Delhi
Sep 12, 2014, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, who has served as the Chief Minister of Delhi for three terms, on Thursday backed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the party should be given a chance to form the government in Delhi.
J&K floods: Over 1,10,000 rescued
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:57 am
Srinagar, Sept 11 (IBNS): As thousands of stranded residents of Jammu and Kashmir struggle to save their lives from the flood fury that has hit the north Indian state and claimed about 200 lives, besides creating ravage here, the Armed Forces and the National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) have rescued over 1,10,000 persons different parts in the ongoing relief operations.
Assam bypolls: 25 candidates in fray in 3 assembly constituencies
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): A total of 25 candidates are in the fray for the bypolls, scheduled to be held on Sept 13, in Assam's three legislative assembly constituencies Silchar, Lakhipur, Jamunamukh.
Assam encounter: 3 UPLF militants killed, arms recovered
Sep 12, 2014, at 01:33 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : Three hardcore militants of United People's Liberation Front (UPLF) were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam's Dima Hasao district in the wee hours of Thursday, police said.
Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case: DG Vanzara gets bail
Sep 12, 2014, at 12:18 am
Ahmedabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Former Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara, accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter cases, was on Thursday granted bail by the Bombay High Court after being in jail for seven years.