Kalam's body taken out from Delhi for hometown Rameswaram for last rites
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam was flown out from Delhi to Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning, it will be taken by helicopter to Rameswaram, his hometown.
Three-Judge SC bench likely to decide today whether Yakub Memon is to be hanged
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) With less than 24 hours left for the scheduled hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, a three-member bench of Supreme Court will take up on Wednesday his plea against the death warrant.
Top leaders and common people mingle in paying last respect to Abdul Kalam
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Top political leaders were among a stream of people who paid their last respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam whose body was kept for few hours at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in Delhi on Tuesday.
Anushka misspells APJ Abdul Kalam's name, receives flak
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): Netizens criticised Bollywood star Anushka Sharma after she misspelled the name of late Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam while posting her condolence message on micro-blogging site Twitter.
7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta, July 28 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian province of Papua on Tuesday, the USGS said.
Thank you buddy...I am sorry to keep you standing : Kalam told his guard moments before he collapsed
Shillong, Jul 28 (IBNS) A while before he collapsed at an event in Shillong, former President APJ Abdul Kalam greeted a policeman who was on duty for his security, saying, "Thank you, buddy."
Kalam's body arrives in Delhi to the highest honour
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The President and the Prime Minister skipped protocol as they received the body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam after it arrived in Delhi's Palam airport from Guwahati on Tuesday by a special aircraft.
Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon against his execution, scheduled to be carried out on July 30.
APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrives in Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrived in Delhi from Guwahati by a special aircraft shortly after noon on Tuesday.
Luminaries pay rich tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Politicial luminaries and celebrities joined the nation in paying rich tributes to former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday.
Primarc bags two trophies at ICC Retail Awards 2015
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) : Another feather was added in the cap for Primarc Group as the companys retail ventures 'Story' and 'Junction Mall', recently bagged awards at the ICC Retail Awards 2015 in the categories of Best Marketing Concept of the Year and Best Real Estate Retailer of the Year respectively.
Two of the four terrorists killed in Gurdaspur: Nine dead so far
Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) Two suspected Pakistani terrorists and four policemen were among nine killed in hours long gun battle in Punjab's Gurdaspur district as intermittent exchange of firing was going on between gunmen, holed up in Dinanagar police station.
Gunmen kill six in police station attack in India's Punjab
Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) Suspected Pakistani terrorists dressed in Indian army fatigues on Monday attacked a police station in Gurdaspur district of Punjab killing at least six, including a senior cop, as security forces continued to battle the gunmen who also hijacked a car and sprayed bullets in a bus station, officials said.
Parliament: Congress attacks PM Narnedra Modi on Gurdaspur terror attack
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) The opposition Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Gurdaspur terror attacks, demanding to know "what happened after Modi-Nawaz Sharif meeting" in Russia's Ufa.
President greets Peru on its national day
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the government and people of Peru on the country's National Day on July 28.
Punjab denies prior warnings on terror attack
New Delhi/Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jul 27 (IBNS) As intelligence inputs reportedly suggested a revival of Khalistan movement media reports on Modnay claimed that there were prior warnings of attacks on police stations and gurdwaras, which the Punjab government may have ignored.
Punjab terror attack eerily similar to that in Jammu: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the attack in Punjab is eerily similar to attacks in the border belt of Jammu.
Punjab terror attack: At least seven killed, fight goes on with army and police
Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jul 27 (IBNS) At least seven people, including two policemen and one terrorist were killed as heavy exchange of firing is going on in Punjab's Gurdaspur district where Pak terrorist who sneaked into India through Jammu border early on Monday morning, are now holed up in a police station after gunning down four bus passengers.
Terror attack : PM Modi holds emergency meeting to review Punjab situation
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his minters in an urgent meeting to take stock of situation in Punjab's Gurdaspur, where 6 people have been killed in a terror attack.
Rahul Gandhi must apologise for comment on Sushma Swaraj: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) The ruling BJP on Friday demanded that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi apologise for saying that Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had committed a "criminal act".
Twin grenade attacks on Srinagar telecom office
Srinagar, Jul 24 (IBNS) In a fresh attack on telecom operators in the state militants lobbed two grenade on telecom offices in Srinagar on Friday, officials said.
Modi's campaign makes more than one million people to give up LPG subsidy
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) Motivated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Give it up" campaign more than a million Indians have given up their LPG subsidy in just three months, reports said.
Take away everything from MPs,let them be with underwears : Sharad Yadav
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) Angry over the demand for end to subsidies for parliamentarians, Janata Dal (United) MP Sharad Yadav has called for taking away all facilities and leave them only with underwear and the footpath to sleep on.
Monsoon session of Parliament jinxed: heading for washout for four days straight
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) Parliament remained jinxed for the fourth consecutive day after it began for the monsoon session as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday after unruly scenes continued to prevail with the opposition demanding discussions on the Vyapam scam.
Yakub Memon being hanged because he is a Muslim : Owaisi
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has triggered a controversy, saying 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon is being executed because he is a Muslim.
NASAs Kepler Mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
California, July 24 (IBNS) NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another Earth.
Champion fencer allegedly thrown off train by railway police in UP
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) A national fencing champion died on Thursday after he was allegedly thrown off a train by the railway police in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi on corruption, BJP leaders
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of corruption and said there has to be resignations of tainted BJP leaders first before they allow any discussion.
Virat to lead the 15-man squad to Sri Lanka for Test series
Mumbai, July 23 (IBNS) The All-India Senior Selection Committee met earlier Thursday, to pick the Indian team for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Ruckus continues in Parliament: Both Houses adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Jul 23 (IBNS) The all out war between the ruling BJP and the opposition led to adjournment of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha till noon on Thursday in a repeat action of the previous two days of the monsoon session of Parliament.
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