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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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

Shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley

Shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, June 17 (IBNS) Normal life was disrupted due to a shutdown being observed across the Kashmir valley on Wednesday against a spree of targeted killings in north Kashmirs Sopore town.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

Architect Charles Correa passes away, PM condoles death

Architect Charles Correa passes away, PM condoles death

Mumbai, June 17 (IBNS) Charles Correa, one of India's most celebrated architects of contemporary times whose works were defined by the sensitivity for the lower income housing and urban planning, died here Tuesday night. He was 84.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

PM greets the people of Iceland on Iceland's National Day

PM greets the people of Iceland on Iceland's National Day

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Iceland on Iceland's National Day.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

Congress demands Sushma, Raje resignations

Congress demands Sushma, Raje resignations

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Shobha Oza on Wednesday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje should resign for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi, who is now in UK, to travel in Europe despite he being wanted in India to face the law over IPL irregularities.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav accused of misbehaving with airhostess

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav accused of misbehaving with airhostess

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS) Bihar MP Pappu Yadav on Monday was accused of misbehaving with an air hostess on a Patna to Delhi bound Jet Airways flight.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

No individual meeting between Lalit Modi and Swaraj: Reports

No individual meeting between Lalit Modi and Swaraj: Reports

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): There was no individual meeting between former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, said the office of Swaraj, according to NDTV on Wednesday, even as the controversy over helping Modi travel in Europe at the recommendation of Indian politicians raged.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

Lalit Modi says UPA hounded him, claims Raje took his sick wife to Portugal

Lalit Modi says UPA hounded him, claims Raje took his sick wife to Portugal

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): At the centre of a raging controversy involving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bigwigs who reportedly helped him travel in Europe, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi said he was taken to task by the former UPA government for no reason though even some ministers of that government had helped him, a claim that was denied by the leaders he named.

by IBNS June 17, 2015

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, June 16 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has not fulfilled the promises he had made to the people of the country before the Lok Sabha polls.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

Saradha scam: Mithun Chakraborty returns Rs. 1.19 Crore to ED

Saradha scam: Mithun Chakraborty returns Rs. 1.19 Crore to ED

Kolkata, June 16 (IBNS): Trinamool congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday returned an amount of Rs. 1.19 crore which he received from the Saradha Group to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), reports said.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, Congress derides her

Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, Congress derides her

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is backing Sushma Swaraj, the Congress party on Tuesday mocked the Foreign Minister's defence of her action of helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on humanitarian ground as a "tearjerker."

by IBNS June 16, 2015

Inspired by film, nephew fakes I-T raid at uncle's house in Mumbai

Inspired by film, nephew fakes I-T raid at uncle's house in Mumbai

Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): Inspired by Bollywood film 'Special 26', a gang of eight people deceived one of their uncles by posing as Income Tax (I-T) officials.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi seeks graft probe against Kejriwal's secretary

Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi seeks graft probe against Kejriwal's secretary

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Adding more troubles to the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, senior bureaucrat Ashish Joshi has written to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief MK Meena against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's secretary Rajender Kumar accusing him of allegedly indulging in corruption.

by IBNS June 16, 2015