Mumbai top cop Rakesh Maria promoted amid Sheena murder investigation

Mumbai top cop Rakesh Maria promoted amid Sheena murder investigation

Mumbai, Sept 8 (IBNS) Amid the ongoing investigation into the sensational Sheena Bora murder case Mumbai Police chief Rakesh Maria has been replaced, though with a promotion as Director General of Home Guards, Maharashtra, reports said.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Kumarmangalam Birla purchases iconic bungalow for record Rs. 425 crore

Kumarmangalam Birla purchases iconic bungalow for record Rs. 425 crore

Mumbai, Sept 8 (IBNS) Industrialist Kumarmangalam Birla is the proud owner of the country's costliest house as he has purchased the iconic Jatia House in Malabar Hill for a record Rs. 425 crore.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Bhopal gas victims urge PM to grant brief meeting during his visit to city

Bhopal gas victims urge PM to grant brief meeting during his visit to city

Bhopal, Sept 8 (IBNS): Leaders of the five organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Tuesday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the disaster site and surrounding contaminated area and meet with the representatives of survivors' organisations during his maiden visit to the city.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Seven Indians make it to Forbes Asias Heroes of Philanthropy List

Seven Indians make it to Forbes Asias Heroes of Philanthropy List

Houston/Singapore, Sept 8 (IBNS) A list published by Forbes Asia on August 27 featured seven Indians in its annual philanthropy list from the worlds biggest continent.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

PM Modi's flip-flops create confusion on what he stands for : Sonia Gandhi

PM Modi's flip-flops create confusion on what he stands for : Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Launching a scathing attack on Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Prime Minister "has been reduced to unedifying flip-flops creating confusion on what he really stands for".

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Sheena Bora murder :Sanjiv Khanna's lawyers likely to seek his release

Sheena Bora murder :Sanjiv Khanna's lawyers likely to seek his release

Mumbai, Sept 8 (IBNS) A day after he was taken to Kolkata in connection with the probe in the Sheena Bora murder case, Sanjiv Khanna's lawyers are likely to move application saying his detention over the last 24 hours was illegal.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Bihar poll announcement this week, likely in five to seven phases

Bihar poll announcement this week, likely in five to seven phases

New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) The Election Commission of India is likely to announce Bihar poll dates this week.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

PM Modi to meet India Inc today

PM Modi to meet India Inc today

New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will captains of industry and leading economists on Tuesday to discuss the global economic scenario and the opportunities India can take out of it, reports said.

by IBNS September 08, 2015

Meat ban in Mira Bhayander area of Maharashtra during Jain fasting period

Meat ban in Mira Bhayander area of Maharashtra during Jain fasting period

Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-controlled Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has imposed an eight-day ban on meat sales in Mira Road and Bhayander areas in the northern suburbs of Mumbai during the Jain fasting period, reports said.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

Supreme Court refuses to intervene in FTII stalemate

Supreme Court refuses to intervene in FTII stalemate

New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) In a major jolt to the protesting students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the standoff between them and the Centre over the appointment of the Chairman of the institute.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

EC likely to announce Bihar poll dates today

EC likely to announce Bihar poll dates today

New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Election Commission of India is likely to announce Bihar poll dates on Monday.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

Cops take Indrani Mukerjea to residence for reconstruction of Sheena Bora murder tale

Cops take Indrani Mukerjea to residence for reconstruction of Sheena Bora murder tale

Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) Indrani Mukherjea, the prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, was taken by Mumbai police to her residence on Sunday for reconstruction of the crime, reports said.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

Shutdown in Kashmir valley demanding flood compensation

Shutdown in Kashmir valley demanding flood compensation

Srinagar, Sept 7 (IBNS) shops and business establishments remained closed throughout the Kashmir valley on Monday following a shutdown call by he Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) in protest against the state government's alleged apathy towards the plight of 2014 flood victims.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

Maharashtra woman farmer commits suicide in drought-hit Marathawada

Maharashtra woman farmer commits suicide in drought-hit Marathawada

Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) Adding to the series of tragedies involving the peasantry in the drought-hit regions of Maharashtra, a 40-year-old woman in Marathawada has committed suicide after being left with nothing to feed her five children, media reports said.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

PM Modi clarifies on OROP, army veterans' hunger strike called off but stir still on

PM Modi clarifies on OROP, army veterans' hunger strike called off but stir still on

New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has clarified that servicemen who have taken early retirement will be eligible to receive the benefits of the One Rank One Pension scheme, but the protesting army veterans have said they will call off stir only after all there demands are met.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

Assam flood : Five more killed, death toll touches 40

Assam flood : Five more killed, death toll touches 40

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Floods in Assam claimed five more lives on Sunday as death toll touched 40 and affected more than 1.7 million people in 20 districts of the state.

by IBNS September 07, 2015

HDFC Bank to add 36 more branches in Kolkata

HDFC Bank to add 36 more branches in Kolkata

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): HDFC bank is planning to add 36 more branches in West Bengal, making it to 200 branches in West Bengal by the end of this financial year.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

National nutrition week underway in West Bengal

National nutrition week underway in West Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): Like every year, National Nutrition week will be celebrated from 1st-7th September by the Dept of Child Development and Women Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal in association with UNICEF Kolkata.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

Bollywood composer-singer Aadesh Shrivastava dies from cancer

Bollywood composer-singer Aadesh Shrivastava dies from cancer

Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS) Succumbing to his battle against cancer, Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava died at a Mumbai hospital on Saturday. He was 51.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

Bollywood singer-composer Aadsh Shrivastava dies at 51

Bollywood singer-composer Aadsh Shrivastava dies at 51

Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS) Noted Bollywood Singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava died in a Mumbai hospital in the small hours of Saturday ending his battle with cancer. He was 51.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

India remembers S Radhakrishnan on his birthday, celebrates 49th Teachers Day

India remembers S Radhakrishnan on his birthday, celebrates 49th Teachers Day

Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): India on Saturday celebrated Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's 137th birth anniversary, also celebrated as, National Teachers Day in the country.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

Bomb threat in six international flights a hoax, caller identified

Bomb threat in six international flights a hoax, caller identified

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) The aviation authorities late on Friday night received bomb threat calls for six international flights in Delhi and Bengaluru, all of which turned out to be hoax ones.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

Government likely to declare implementation of OROP today

Government likely to declare implementation of OROP today

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) The government is likely to announce implementation of One Rank One Pension on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

Bollywood composer-singer Aadesh Shrivastava dies

Bollywood composer-singer Aadesh Shrivastava dies

Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS) Singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava died at a Mumbai hospital on Saturday. He was 51.

by IBNS September 05, 2015

PM Modi to participate in RSS meeting on concluding day

PM Modi to participate in RSS meeting on concluding day

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on Friday expected to attend the concluding day meeting of the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, being held in the national capital.

by IBNS September 04, 2015

IIT Graduate caught for Harley Davidson heist in Andhra Pradesh

IIT Graduate caught for Harley Davidson heist in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Police have arrested a IIT graduate allegedly for driving off with a Harley Davidson from a showroom in Hyderabad, reports said.

by IBNS September 04, 2015

Sensex slumps more than 500 points, Indian market continues to wobble

Sensex slumps more than 500 points, Indian market continues to wobble

Mumbai, Sept 4 (IBNS) Amid continued selloff from foreign investors, the Sensex fell over 570 points to 25,193 while Nifty fell to 7,639 in the first half of Friday- their lowest level in 13 months.

by IBNS September 04, 2015

Mother gives birth, teacher gives life : PM Narendra Modi

Mother gives birth, teacher gives life : PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the roles of mother and teacher are something which remain forever in one's life.

by IBNS September 04, 2015

No one person influenced me but Vivekananda inspired me: Modi

No one person influenced me but Vivekananda inspired me: Modi

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said not any one person has influenced him as a student but he was greatly moved by the words of Swami Vivekananda.

by IBNS September 04, 2015

Punjab's missing schoolgirl gang-raped and murdered

Punjab's missing schoolgirl gang-raped and murdered

Ludhiana, Sept 4 (IBNS) The Punjab schoolgirl whose body was retrieved from a canal on Thursday after she went missing for a day has allegedly been gang-raped and murdered, reports say.

by IBNS September 04, 2015