We will allow Parliament to function if our questions are answered : Rahul Gandhi

We will allow Parliament to function if our questions are answered : Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) In the first sign of a softening stand, the Congress on Monday told Parliament that the party will allow the House if their questions are answered.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

Stop disruption strategy, else we are not with you : Mulayam Singh tells Congress

Stop disruption strategy, else we are not with you : Mulayam Singh tells Congress

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) Disapproving of the unabated opposition protests that virtually kept Parliamentary proceedings suspended for about three weeks, Samajwadi Party supremo Mualayam Singh Yadav on Monday warned the Congress not to continue further if it wants his party to stand by it in needs.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

50 lakh people of Bihar to send their DNA for test to PM Modi : Nitish Kumar

50 lakh people of Bihar to send their DNA for test to PM Modi : Nitish Kumar

Patna, Aug 10 (IBNS) Escalating the "DNA" issue to the level of afull-blown campaign war before the state Assembly elections, BiharChief Minister Nitish Kumar has said 50 lakh people of the state willsend their samples for testing lineage to Prime Minister NarendraModi.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj issue again forces adjournments in both Houses of Parliament

Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj issue again forces adjournments in both Houses of Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned twice on Monday as the opposition, in keeping with their strategy to stall proceedings on the Lalit Modi issue continued uncontrollable uproar demanding resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

Wreckage of the missing Pawan Hans helicopter found

Wreckage of the missing Pawan Hans helicopter found

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) The wreckage of Pawan Hans helicopter which went missing with three on board last week, has been found in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

Jharkhand: Stampede at temple kills 11

Jharkhand: Stampede at temple kills 11

Deoghar, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed in a stampede at a temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar town on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS August 10, 2015

Three killed in Himachal Pradesh landslide caused by cloud burst

Three killed in Himachal Pradesh landslide caused by cloud burst

Shimla, Aug 8 (IBNS) Three members of a family have died after a cloudburst in Mandhi in Himachal Pradesh as monsoon continues to play havoc in the state.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Uttar Pradesh couple claims Indian girl in Pakistan as their missing daughter

Uttar Pradesh couple claims Indian girl in Pakistan as their missing daughter

Lucknow, Aug 8 (IBNS) A couple from Uttar Pradesh has claimed that the deaf and mute Indian girl stuck in Pakistan for about 14 years is their daughter.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Joint interrogation of terrorist Usman begins

Joint interrogation of terrorist Usman begins

Jammu, Aug 8 (IBNS) The Nsational Interrogation Agency, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Intelligence Bureau started a joint interrogation of Mohammad Naved alias Usman Khan, the surviving terrorist who was caught following an attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur early this week.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Shutdown in West Bengal district protesting killing of college student

Shutdown in West Bengal district protesting killing of college student

Kolkata, Aug 8(IBNS) A 12-hour shutdown called by the Congress is being observed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday to protest the killing of a college student allegedly by members of the Trinamool Congress' youth wing.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Odisha's self-styled godman Sarathi Baba arrested

Odisha's self-styled godman Sarathi Baba arrested

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IBNS) The Odisha police on Saturday arrested Sarathi Baba, the controversial self-styled godman from his ashram in Kendrapara, reports said.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Justice Dipak Misra provided heavy security following threat letter

Justice Dipak Misra provided heavy security following threat letter

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Heavy security arrangements have been made at the residence of Justice Dipak Misra after he received an anonymous threat letter.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

Five women killed in Jharkhand village in witch hunt

Five women killed in Jharkhand village in witch hunt

Ranchi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Five women have been killed in a Jharkhand village reportedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft, reports said.

by IBNS August 07, 2015

India to boycott Speakers' meet in Pakistan unless J&K is invited

India to boycott Speakers' meet in Pakistan unless J&K is invited

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) India will boycott the meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Pakistan if the speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is not invited.

by India Blooms News Service August 07, 2015

It is not Narendra Modi's Government: Rahul Bajaj

It is not Narendra Modi's Government: Rahul Bajaj

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Eminent industrialist and Rajya Sabha member Rahul Bajaj, known to be an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned a critic of the BJP-led NDA government, saying it is losing the shine.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Pakistan man identifies himself as the father of Naved, the captured terrorist

Pakistan man identifies himself as the father of Naved, the captured terrorist

New Delhi, Aug 7(IBNS) In a development which may leave Islamabad embarrassed, a Pakistan-based man has identified himself as the father of Mohammad Naved, the terrorist captured alive after the Udhampur terror attack.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

PM Modi expresses grief over Myanmar floods

PM Modi expresses grief over Myanmar floods

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief and solidarity with Myanmar in the face of the Flood Emergency the nation is facing.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

Major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IBNS) A major landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday night, reports said.

by IBNS August 06, 2015

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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 2015