Sushma Swaraj would have helped Lalit Modi's wife without breaking law: Sonia Gandhi

Sushma Swaraj would have helped Lalit Modi's wife without breaking law: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Dismissing as "theatrics" Sushma Swaraj's defence on the Lalit Modi controversy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the External Affairs Minister would have helped tainted cricket boss Lalit Modi's wife without breaking law.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Tiger Memon threatens to avenge brother Yakub's execution

Tiger Memon threatens to avenge brother Yakub's execution

Mumbai, August 7 (IBNS) Hours before Yakub Memon was hanged on July 30, his older brother and underworld operative Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the execution, media reports claimed on Friday.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Heavy firing by Pakistan in Poonch

Heavy firing by Pakistan in Poonch

Jammu, Aug 7 (IBNS) In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and mortar shelling at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday morning, reports said.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Judge who led the Supreme Court bench that heard Yakub Memon's last appeal receives threatening letter

Judge who led the Supreme Court bench that heard Yakub Memon's last appeal receives threatening letter

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Justice Dipak Misra, who headed the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon's eleventh hour appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter, reports said.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

BSF DG dismisses CRPF claim, says his soldier killed Udhampur terrorist

BSF DG dismisses CRPF claim, says his soldier killed Udhampur terrorist

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Amid the ongoing claims and counter claims over who killed one of the terrorists in the Udhampur attack, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General DK Pathak on Thursday asserted that it was his soldier Rocky who neutralised the attacker.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

I did no favours to Lalit Modi, give a single proof : Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha

I did no favours to Lalit Modi, give a single proof : Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told Parliament that she extended no favours to former cricket boss Lalit Modi, challenging the opposition to present a single proof in support of their allegation.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Police search for the man who claims on social media network he is a Yakub Memon Sympathiser

Police search for the man who claims on social media network he is a Yakub Memon Sympathiser

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IBNS) The Mumbai Crime Branch is on the lookout for a man, who has declared on social media that he is a sympathiser of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, executed last week, and pledges to give up Indian citizenship to become an official spokesperson of terror group Islamic State.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

BJP leader Avinash Singh shot dead in Patna

BJP leader Avinash Singh shot dead in Patna

Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Avinash was shot dead in Patna on Wednesday after three unidentified men fired at him, reports said.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

NSCN deal bypassed Nagland CM, Modi Government arrogant: Sonia Gandhi

NSCN deal bypassed Nagland CM, Modi Government arrogant: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendr Modi government of being "arrogant" as it signed a peace accord with h the Nagaland nationalist group - Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) without consulting the Chief Minister of the state.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Rajnath Singh praises Jammu villagers for help to capture Pak terrorist

Rajnath Singh praises Jammu villagers for help to capture Pak terrorist

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday made a statement on Wednesday's terrorist attack on a BSF convoy in Jammu's Udhampur district, saying the captured terrorists is being interrogated.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Pakistani terrorist, captured in Jammu questioned all night

Pakistani terrorist, captured in Jammu questioned all night

Jammu, Aug 6 (IBNS) The Pakistani terrorist captured on Wednesday after an attack on a BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district was interrogated through the night, reports said.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Former Goa Minister Churchill Alemao arrested in graft case

Former Goa Minister Churchill Alemao arrested in graft case

Panaji, Aug 6 (IBNS) Former Goa Mnister Churchill Alemao has been arrested in connection with a bribery case involving US firm Louis Berger, reports said.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Real estate, now all for 'green buildings and living'

Real estate, now all for 'green buildings and living'

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): The concept of construction of 'green buildings' is the flag-bearer of sustainable development movement in the real estate sector.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Story hosts interactive session with author Amish

Story hosts interactive session with author Amish

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata hosted an interactive session with author Amish Tripathi on Saturday at its flagship store.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Story launches S Hariharan's debut book 'Runaway Children'

Story launches S Hariharan's debut book 'Runaway Children'

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): S Hariharan unveiled his debut book 'Runaway Children' in the flagship store of Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Madhya Pradesh twin train derailment : 27 killed

Madhya Pradesh twin train derailment : 27 killed

Harda, Madhya Pradesh, Aug 5 (IBNS) At least 27 people, including ten women and five children, have died and 40 are injured as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

PM  Modi condoles Madhya Pradesh twin train accident

PM Modi condoles Madhya Pradesh twin train accident

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed pain over the loss of lives due to derailment of Kamayani Express and Janta Express, near Harda in Madhya Pradesh.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Bomb threat at Ambala Cant Railway station, search operation on

Bomb threat at Ambala Cant Railway station, search operation on

Ambala, Aug 5 (IBNS) Search operations are underway at Ambala Cantonment railway station following the threat of a bomb at the premises.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

BSF soldier killed as terrorists attack convoy in J & K

BSF soldier killed as terrorists attack convoy in J & K

Jammu, June 5 (IBNS) A Border Security Force soldier was killed and five were injured when terrorists attacked their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Bollywood star Kajol turns 41

Bollywood star Kajol turns 41

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IBNS) Bollywood actress Kajol turned a year older as she celebrated her 41st birthday on Wednesday.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Madhya Pradesh: Two trains derail, 24 killed

Madhya Pradesh: Two trains derail, 24 killed

Harda, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, reports said.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender

Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender

New York, Aug 5 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights office have strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian human rights defender who was shot and wounded by unknown assailants in the capital on Monday.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery hosts Art Adda

Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery hosts Art Adda

Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS)5: Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery, in association with Smita Art, hosted Art Adda, an informal discussion on The Future of Installation Art as a part of Prayas 2015, a unique art initiative aimed at providing a platform to upcoming and senior contemporary artists of West Bengal to interact closely and share their views and ideas during a 60-day period.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Civilian killed in LoC firing

Civilian killed in LoC firing

Jammu, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a string of ceasefire violations along the international border in Jammu region, Pakistani rangers fired several mortar shells and targeted BSF posts in Kanachack and Pargwal on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Leh, Aug 4 (IBNS): A cloudburst hit Wanla village of Khalsi town in Leh district causing extensive damage to residential houses and sparking flash floods in the area, official said on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IBNS) A three-year-old girl in Bengaluru has been allegedly assaulted by a security guard of her school in the city's Indira Nagar neighbourhood.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IBNS) In what appeared to be a rapprochement with the government Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said retaining the veto power of the central bank chief is not something sacrosanct that he must insist on.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) As Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi lead the party's protest against suspension of their MPs launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi govdrnment, BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday accused the opposition party of being destructive and passed a resolution against its obstructionist and anti-development policies.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are leading a party protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House a day after 25 lawmakers of the party were suspended.

by IBNS August 04, 2015