Mumbai: Woman locks herself inside car during drink driving check

Mumbai: Woman locks herself inside car during drink driving check

Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): A woman locked herself in her car during a drink driving check late on Monday night in Mumbai, forcing the on duty police officers to take drastic measures.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

India dare not treat Pakistan like Myanmar: Pervez Musharraf

India dare not treat Pakistan like Myanmar: Pervez Musharraf

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Days after Indian Army's operation along the Indo-Myanmar border to kill Northeast militants, former Pakistan President Parvez Sharif has slammed the same and said India should not attempt the same with his country.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes 13 Kms away from Allahabad

IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes 13 Kms away from Allahabad

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF)'s Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed 13 Kms South- East of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

by IBNS June 16, 2015

Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi because of her family ties: Congress

Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi because of her family ties: Congress

New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Amid rising demand over Sushma Swaraj's resignation for aiding former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the Congress party has alleged that the External Affairs Minister helped him because of her family ties.

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Can't fight against course of nature: UP Minister on journalist's killing

Can't fight against course of nature: UP Minister on journalist's killing

Lucknow, June 15 (IBNS): Amid outrage over the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh in UP's Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh Horticulture Minister Parasnath Yadav said "You can't fight against the course of nature."

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Piyush Goyal reviews Jammu and Kashmir's power sector in Srinagar

Piyush Goyal reviews Jammu and Kashmir's power sector in Srinagar

Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS):,Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal took a review meeting of the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in the presence of Dy. Chief Minister, J&K, Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister, J&K, Haseeb A. Drabu, Sajjad Gani Lone, Minister for S&T & Animal Husbandry , J&K and MoS (Power), Mohammad Ashraf Mir at Sher-E-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), at Srinagar on Monday .

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Sakshi Maharaj calls himself true Muslim, Prophet Mohammed great 'yogi'

Sakshi Maharaj calls himself true Muslim, Prophet Mohammed great 'yogi'

New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Sparking a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has claimed that he is a "true Muslim" and Prophet Mohammed is the biggest practitioner of yoga.

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Mysterious killings continue in Kashmir, another former militant shot in Sopore

Mysterious killings continue in Kashmir, another former militant shot in Sopore

Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS): Guerrillas on Monday killed a former militant in Sopore town of North Kashmir , which is the latest in the spate of recent attacks in the state.

by IBNS June 15, 2015

SC scraps AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within 4 weeks

SC scraps AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within 4 weeks

New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) for admission to the MBBS course and directed the CBSE to conduct a fresh entrance examination within four weeks time.

by IBNS June 15, 2015

OROP: Manohar Parrikar asks ex-servicemen to be patient

OROP: Manohar Parrikar asks ex-servicemen to be patient

Jaipur, June 15 (IBNS): Even as ex-servicemen are holding protest rallies across the country over delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday asked the retired personnel to be 'patient.'

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Hyderabad student shot dead in Florida in alleged mugging attempt

Hyderabad student shot dead in Florida in alleged mugging attempt

Hyderabad, June 15 (IBNS): A 23-year-old student from Hyderabad has been shot dead in Florida after an apparent mugging went wrong.

by IBNS June 15, 2015

Lizard spotted in London-bound Air India flight meal tray

Lizard spotted in London-bound Air India flight meal tray

New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) A lizard was found in the meal served by national carrier Air India in a London-bound flight of Thursday, said media reports on Saturday.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

Five killed in Ludhiana tanker leak

Five killed in Ludhiana tanker leak

Ludhiana, Punjab, June 13 (IBNS) At least five people died and many were taken to hospitals from an ammonia gas leak from a tanker on Saturday, said reports.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

21 die in Andhra Pradesh as van falls into barrage

21 die in Andhra Pradesh as van falls into barrage

Hyderabad, June 13 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including children and women, died after a van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, said officials.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

SC reserves order on plea seeking cancellation of CBSE medical entrance test till June 15

SC reserves order on plea seeking cancellation of CBSE medical entrance test till June 15

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on the CBSE All India Pre-Medical Test for admission to the MBBS course till June 15 after the entrance examination has been marred in controversy over leak of paper.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

Search for missing coast Guard Dornier continues

Search for missing coast Guard Dornier continues

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): The search for missing Dornier aircraft continues by Coast Guard and Naval ships and aircraft for the third consecutive day.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

Rahul Gandhi meets protesting sanitation workers as garbage mounts up in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi meets protesting sanitation workers as garbage mounts up in Delhi

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined the protest by sanitation workers in East Delhi.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

Creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden Nek Chand dies at 90

Creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden Nek Chand dies at 90

Chandigarh, June 12 (IBNS): Creator of Chandigarh's famous Rock Garden, Nek Chand, died here on Friday at a hospital where he had been admitted following complaint of chest pain.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

Amid war of words, Pakistan violates ceasefire

Amid war of words, Pakistan violates ceasefire

Srinagar, June 12 (IBNS): Amid war of words between Indian and Pakistani leadership over Army's recent operation in Myanmar, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire again along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pargwal sector of Jammu and Kashmir late on Thursday, targeting several BSF border outposts.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

AAP May expel Jitender Singh Tomar?

AAP May expel Jitender Singh Tomar?

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may expel former Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar after he was arrested over charges of possessing a fake law degree, media reports said.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

IGBC pre-certifies Primarc's 'Southwinds' as Silver-rated green home

IGBC pre-certifies Primarc's 'Southwinds' as Silver-rated green home

Kolkata, Jun 12 (IBNS): Another feather in the cap for east India's leading real estate group in, Primarc, as its 'Southwinds' residential project in Kolkata has been awarded with a pre-certified 'Silver' rating for its construction by Indian Green Building Council.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

WFUNA Foundation takes off in India, reaches out to Nepal quake victims

WFUNA Foundation takes off in India, reaches out to Nepal quake victims

Kolkata, June 12 (IBNS) When in a humanitarian gesture, a talented young girl from an upscale city school from Kolkata sold off her paintings to raise funds to reach out to Nepal earthquake victims, the support in her initiative came from the global non-profit organization that is WFUNA Foundation.

by IBNS June 12, 2015

President of India  greets Putin on the eve of Day of Russia

President of India greets Putin on the eve of Day of Russia

New Delhi, Jun 11 (IBNS): The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitation to the Government and people of the Russian Federation on the eve of Day of Russia.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Nestle moves court in India over ban by food safety regulators

Nestle moves court in India over ban by food safety regulators

New Delhi/Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS) Reeling under the ban on Maggi noodles over health concerns by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), multinational food giant Nestle decided to fight back legally as it moved the Bombay High Court challenging the Indian food safety regulators.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

AstraZeneca India launches FORXIGA for type 2 diabetes

AstraZeneca India launches FORXIGA for type 2 diabetes

Kolkata, June 11 (IBNS):AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (AstraZeneca India) on Thursday announced the launch of FORXIGA (dapaglifozin), a modernised treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Somnath faces women protesters over wife complaint, meets Kejriwal

Somnath faces women protesters over wife complaint, meets Kejriwal

New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, whose wife has approached the Delhi Commission for Women, accusing him of assault and domestic violence, faced several women protesters on Thursday when he was going to the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Modi hands over Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to Vajpayee kins

Modi hands over Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to Vajpayee kins

Kolkata June 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to the family members of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Myanmar op changed mindset, those who fear India are reacting: Parrikar

Myanmar op changed mindset, those who fear India are reacting: Parrikar

New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that Indian Army's operation in Myanmar to kill Northeast militants, responsible for Manipur ambush, "shows a change in mindset."

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Kozhikode Airport in Kerala reopens after clashes, one CISF personnel killed

Kozhikode Airport in Kerala reopens after clashes, one CISF personnel killed

Kozhikode, June 11 (IBNS): The Karipur International Airport in Kerala has been reopened hours after it was shut down as a result of firing incident inside it premises which left a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official killed.

by IBNS June 11, 2015

Myanmar denies India's attack on militants inside its territory

Myanmar denies India's attack on militants inside its territory

Yangon, June 11 (IBNS): With media reports claiming that India killed Northeast militants, responsible for the Manipur ambush, inside Myanmar, the neighbouring country has now denied reports that Indian forces had attacked militants inside its territory.

by IBNS June 11, 2015