DMK demands CBI probe into Chennai building collapse
Jul 12, 2014, at 10:20 pm
Chennai, July 12 (IBNS) The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent collapse of an 11-storey building that left more than 60 people dead.
House collapses in Mumbai, 1 dead
Jul 12, 2014, at 09:29 pm
Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) In yet another house cave-in, one person died and several were injured when an under construction shanty building collapsed in south Mumbai on Saturday.
Jul 12, 2014, at 07:50 pm
Imphal, July 12 (IBNS) At least six people were injured in a blast in Manipur's Imphal near the university campus on Saturday morning, said reports.
Court summons Rahul Gandhi over RSS remark
Jul 12, 2014, at 06:18 pm
Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) A local court in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi has issued summons to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks during an election rally on the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Journalist Jehangir Pocha passes away
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Senior TV journalist and Editor-in-Chief of NewsX news channel Jehangir Pocha died on Saturday morning from a cardiac arrest.
Yahoo female executive sued for sexual harassment
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:13 pm
San Francisco, July 12 (IBNS) A top female official of Yahoo has been accused in a lawsuit on Friday of sexually harassing another junior colleague of hers promising her a "bright future at Yahoo" for sexual favours, a charge that has been denied by the company.
Kins kill 6-year-old in Bangalore after kidnapping for ransom
Jul 12, 2014, at 03:48 pm
Bangalore, July 12 (IBNS) A six-year-old girl was abducted and then strangled to death on Wednesday by her own unlce and aunt in Bangalore after the kidnapping for ransom went awry, said media reports on Saturday.
Mahatma killing remark: Bhiwandi court summons Rahul
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:24 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): A Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra on Friday summoned Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remark that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) killed Mahatma Gandhi.
Agriculture, allied sector grew at the rate 4.7 pct in 2013-14
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:21 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Friday informed Rajya Sabha that agriculture and allied sector grew at the rate 4.1 percent as against the targeted growth rate of 4.0 per cent during the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012).
Bill to amend TRAI Act introduced in Lok Sabha
Jul 12, 2014, at 04:52 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Amid ruckus and objections, the government on Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to clear hurdles in the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra, who joined as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than a month back.
NIESBU's 'Naukri' portal launched
Jul 12, 2014, at 04:09 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra on Friday launched the Naukri (Job) Portal (www.niesbudnaukri.com) developed by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) here.
Lt General Kamal Jit Singh promoted as Western Army Commander
Jul 12, 2014, at 03:56 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Kamal Jit Singh has been promoted as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command and will assume appointment on Aug 1.
Lt General Philip Campose to take over as VCOAS
Jul 12, 2014, at 03:46 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Philip Campose, the Western Army Commander will take over as Vice Chief Of Army Staff (VCOAS) on Aug 1, as Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, the current incumbent takes over the reins of the Indian Army.
Pune blast: Terror angle not ruled out
Jul 12, 2014, at 03:20 am
Pune, July 11 (IBNS): Not ruling out terror angle, ten teams of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad were formed on Friday to investigate all leads in the Pune blast.
No files on Mahatma Gandhi destroyed: Rajnath
Jul 12, 2014, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that no files on assassination of Mahatma Gandhi were destroyed by his ministry during a recent 'cleaning drive'.
Indian govt asks UN Military Observer Group to vacant Delhi bungalow
Jul 12, 2014, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government on Friday asked United Nations Military Observers Group, which oversees military activity in Jammu & Kashmir, to vacate a government bungalow in the national capital.
Mumbai waterlogged after heavy rains
Jul 12, 2014, at 12:25 am
Mumbai, July 11 (IBNS): With Mumbai facing incessant rains since the last two days, certain areas in the city like Hindmata, Mahim junction, Kurla west and Chembur have been waterlogged.
Supreme Court rejects petition to repeal Article 370 in Kashmir
Jul 11, 2014, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding quashing of Article 370 that grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports on Friday.
Sri Lankan foreign minister meets Sushma Swaraj
Jul 11, 2014, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Sri Lankan foreign minister G. L. Peiris, who is on a three day India visit that concludes on Friday, met India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the last day of his stay and the two leaders understood to have discussed the issue of Indian fishermen who are often taken captive by the Lankan authorities for alleged fishing in their waters.
President Obama invites PM to Washington in Sept
Jul 11, 2014, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Friday and invited the latter to USA through a letter sent by US president Barack Obama.
Mizoram governor resigns, refuses Nagaland posting
Jul 11, 2014, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Mizoram governor Vakkom B Purushothaman, who was being transferred to Nagaland, resigned on Friday as a mark of protest, said media reports.
10-yr-old raped on order of Jharkhand village headman
Jul 11, 2014, at 04:04 pm
Bokaro, July 11 (IBNS): A 10-year-old girl has been raped by some men in a Jharkhand village near Bokaro on the order of a headman who tried to adjudicate a complaint of harassment of another girl by the victim's brother, said media reports on Friday.
Amit Shah lawyer Uday U Lalit likely to be SC judge
Jul 11, 2014, at 03:51 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Uday U Lalit, a senior lawyer who represented Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide and new BJP president Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin encounter case, is likely to be elevated as a Supreme Court judge, according to a TV channel report on Friday.
L&T Public Charitable Trust, SAP partners to empower youth, children in India
Jul 11, 2014, at 04:45 am
Mumbai, July 10 (IBNS): Aiming to positively impact the lives of people in India, SAP has joined hands with L&T Public Charitable Trust (LTPCT) to spread computer literacy amongst youth and children belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society.
Authorities ban Mirdu Rai's lecture in Srinagar
Jul 11, 2014, at 04:21 am
Srinagar, July 10 (IBNS): Well known historian and professor at Trinity College Mridu Rai was prevented from delivering a lecture by the police in Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Jul 11, 2014, at 02:32 am
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Meghalaya Governor K.K. Paul on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Kejriwal slams Modi govt's maiden budget
Jul 11, 2014, at 01:45 am
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed Narendra Modi government's maiden Union Budget calling it a directionless one with no steps taken to bring down inflation in the country.
Gadkari calls Union Budget "forward looking"
Jul 11, 2014, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Transport and Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari welcomed the Union budget as "forward looking" and expressed his satisfaction in the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping as well as the Ministry of Rural Development.
Explosion outside Pune police station injures 3
Jul 11, 2014, at 12:48 am
Pune, July 10 (IBNS): At least three people were injured in a minor explosion that occurred outside the Faraskhana Police Station in central Pune on Thursday.
UK India Business Council opens Business Centre in Bangalore
Jul 10, 2014, at 10:51 pm
Bangalore July 10 (IBNS): UK India Business Council has opened its second business centre in Bangalore, within a year of the launch of its first centre in Gurgaon.