Powerful IED found in Assam

Powerful IED found in Assam

Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Assam's Sonitpur district, police said.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

Terror alert for Israelis in India

Terror alert for Israelis in India

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) Aheaid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel later this year Intelligence agencies have sounded alert against possible attacks on Israeli tourists in India.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

Body of Madhya Pradesh journalist who fought against illegal mining found

Body of Madhya Pradesh journalist who fought against illegal mining found

Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, June 22 (IBNS) A day after he was abducted by three miscreants, police found on Saturday the burnt body of Madhya Pradesh journalist Sandeep Kothari, who was fighting a battle against illegal mining.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

India sets two Guinness records on the International Yoga Day

India sets two Guinness records on the International Yoga Day

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) As the first International Day of Yoga was celebrated across the world on Sunday amid a fanfare India set up two Guinness World Records with 35,985 people participating in performing asanas at a single venue in Rajpath and 84 nationalities joining in the official observation of the day.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

Indian Navy rescues crew members of distressed ship off Mumbai coast

Indian Navy rescues crew members of distressed ship off Mumbai coast

Mumbai, June 22 (IBNS) Amid an extremely bad weather on a rough sea 19 crew members of a drifting vessel were rescued by a Sea King chopper of the Indian Navy off the Mumbai coast in the late night on Sunday.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

Ansari was not invited for Yoga Day show: TV report

Ansari was not invited for Yoga Day show: TV report

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Vice President Hamid Ansari was not invited for the World Yoga Day demonstrations in New Delhi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers led the show, according an NDTV report on Monday.

by IBNS June 22, 2015

UN agency urges Dominican Republic to refrain deporting stateless people

UN agency urges Dominican Republic to refrain deporting stateless people

New York, June 20 (IBNS) The Dominican Republic must ensure that people whose citizenship was thrown into question by a 2013 ruling of the Constitutional Court will not be deported, the UN refugee agency said today.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Blast in Kolkata school, one injured

Blast in Kolkata school, one injured

Kolkata, Jun 20 (IBNS) One person was injured in a minor explosion in the playground of a school in Kolkata's Dum Dum cantonment area on Saturday morning.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Militant killed as Indian forces foil infiltration bid in Kashmir

Militant killed as Indian forces foil infiltration bid in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 20 (IBNS) One militants was killed as Indian security forces on Saturday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid at Machil sector in North Kashmirs Kupwara district.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

India, Tanzania to fight terrorism,boost gas exploration

India, Tanzania to fight terrorism,boost gas exploration

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) India and Tanzania will set up a joint working group to fight terrorism and increase gas exploration cooperation in the east African nation.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Tamil Nadu government recalls 3 lakh text books which mentions Karunanidhi as CM

Tamil Nadu government recalls 3 lakh text books which mentions Karunanidhi as CM

Chennai, June 20 (IBNS) The Tamil Nadu government has ordered to recall more than 3 lakh text books of class XI after the name of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi was listed as the state Chief Minister in its preface instead of J Jayalaithaa.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Sexual harassment complaint against St.Stephen's Asst.Professor

Sexual harassment complaint against St.Stephen's Asst.Professor

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) A case of sexual harassment has been registered against an assistant professor of Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's college after a student filed a complaint with the police.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Andhra Police notice to Telengana CM's family-owned channel over alleged Chadrababu tapes

Andhra Police notice to Telengana CM's family-owned channel over alleged Chadrababu tapes

Hyderabad, June 20 (IBNS) The Andhra Pradesh police has issued notice to T News, a channel part owned by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's family, for airing audio tapes alleged to be of a telephone conversation suggesting that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had approved offering bribe to an independent lawmaker before the Telengana Legislative Council elections.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

More rains predicted in Mumbai, people asked to stay indoors

More rains predicted in Mumbai, people asked to stay indoors

Mumbai, June 20 (IBNS) The people of Mumbai have been asked to stay indoors on Saturday as more rains are on cards for the city which is yet to recover from Friday's crippling downpour, though train services have resumed.

by IBNS June 20, 2015

Protest march: Restrictions imposed in Srinagar

Protest march: Restrictions imposed in Srinagar

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) Restrictions were imposed by the state administration to prevent a protest march called by separatists against the killings of former militants in north Kashmir Sopore town here on Friday, on the first day of Ramdhan.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Air India's hospitality to minister forces children to sleep on floor at Paris airport

Air India's hospitality to minister forces children to sleep on floor at Paris airport

Paris, June 19 (IBNS) Indian national carrier Air India has been caught into a controversy as its sole attention to the hospitality of the country's Civil Aviation Minister has left 40 Indian school students ignored, forcing them to spend night sleeping on floor at the Paris airport.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee greets Muslims on Ramadan

President Pranab Mukherjee greets Muslims on Ramadan

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted Muslims on the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Heavy rain cripples Mumbai, disrupts train services

Heavy rain cripples Mumbai, disrupts train services

Mumbai, June 19 (IBNS) Torrential rains pounding Mumbai since Thursday night has virtually crippled life as train services, the lifeline of the country's financial capital were badly hit, streets submerged and road traffic went haywire leaving thousands of people stranded across the city on Friday.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Heavy rain logs out Mumbai, train services worst hit

Heavy rain logs out Mumbai, train services worst hit

Mumbai, June 19 (IBNS) Torrential rains crippled life in India's financial capital Mumbai as train services were suspended and water logged streets stranded vehicles and buses since last night.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Fire in Uttar Pradesh hotel kills 10

Fire in Uttar Pradesh hotel kills 10

Allahabad, June 19 (IBNS): At least ten people reportedly died in a major fire that broke out at a hotel in Pratapgarh, near Allahabad, in Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Lalit Modi row: Vasundhara Raje cancels Punjab trip

Lalit Modi row: Vasundhara Raje cancels Punjab trip

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Amid reports that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is distancing itself from backing Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raj on the issue of former IPL chief Lalit Modi till she comes clean on it, reports said Raje has cancelled a trip to Punjab to share a public platform with BJP president Amit Shah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday.

by IBNS June 19, 2015

Bengal nun rape case: Main accused arrested in Kolkata

Bengal nun rape case: Main accused arrested in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): One of the main accused in the sensational gang-rape of case an elderly nun in West Bengal's Nadia district has been arrested from Sealdah railway station in Kolkata.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

SC agrees to hear CBSE plea seeking more time to re-conduct AIPMT exam

SC agrees to hear CBSE plea seeking more time to re-conduct AIPMT exam

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s plea seeking more time to re-conduct the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) examination.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

Don't have confidence that emergency cannot happen again: LK Advani

Don't have confidence that emergency cannot happen again: LK Advani

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment for the NDA government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani has said "forces that can crush democracy have become stronger."

by IBNS June 18, 2015

Rahul Gandhi visits family of Punjab farmer who committed suicide

Rahul Gandhi visits family of Punjab farmer who committed suicide

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 18 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the family of a farmer in Punjab who committed suicide last week.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, holds off on support to Raje

Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, holds off on support to Raje

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Being cornered by the Oppositions over the Lalit Modi visa row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is at power in the Centre is backing its External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and said she has done nothing wrong by helping the former Indian Premier League commissioner procure travel documents.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

PM launches 'Narendra Modi Mobile App'

PM launches 'Narendra Modi Mobile App'

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a Narendra Modi Mobile App, which is an application that will provide updates on the day-to-day activities of him.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

PM Modi welcomes Tanzania President to India

PM Modi welcomes Tanzania President to India

New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete and Mama Salma Kikwete to India.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

Lalit Modi evades questions but admits to having relations with Sushma, Raje

Lalit Modi evades questions but admits to having relations with Sushma, Raje

Motenegro, June 18 (IBNS): Amid raging controversy over his procurement of travel documents to the UK, former Indian Premier League commission Lalit Modi averted questions that required him to make any statements but accepted that that he indeed has relations with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje among many other politicians.

by IBNS June 18, 2015

Pakistan forces kill 25 militants

Pakistan forces kill 25 militants

Rawalpindi, June 17 (IBNS): Security forces have killed 25 militants during clashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan area on Wednesday, media reports said.

by IBNS June 17, 2015