Four militants killed in Pakistan drone attack

Four militants killed in Pakistan drone attack

Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Jan 19(IBNS) Four suspected militants were killed in drone strike in northwest Pakistan on Monday.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

Chennai baby gets mysterious burns, docs say rare syndrome

Chennai baby gets mysterious burns, docs say rare syndrome

Chennai, Jan 19 (IBNS) In a rare medical condition which causes mysterious burns on body, a baby is being treated by a special team of doctors in a hospital here for 'Spontaneous Human Combustion Syndrome.'

by IBNS January 19, 2015

Ex-Congress minister Krishna Tirath joins BJP

Ex-Congress minister Krishna Tirath joins BJP

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Former Union minister and Congress leader Krishna Tirath on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).

by IBNS January 19, 2015

Tharoor to be quizzed in a day or two: Delhi Police chief

Tharoor to be quizzed in a day or two: Delhi Police chief

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, 58, is likely to be questioned about his wifes alleged murder in a day or two, Delhi Police top cop BS Bassi said on Monday.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

BJP to finalise candidate list for Delhi polls today

BJP to finalise candidate list for Delhi polls today

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday will finalise its list of candidates for the crucial Delhi elections scheduled next month, media reports said.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

At least 14 people arrested in Muzaffarpur violence

At least 14 people arrested in Muzaffarpur violence

Muzaffarpur, Jan 19 (IBNS): As many as 14 people were arrested in connection with an incident in which three persons were burnt alive in the clashes that acquired communal undertones, media reports said.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

Wipros profit jumps to 8 percent in Q3

Wipros profit jumps to 8 percent in Q3

Mumbai, Jan 19 (IBNS): Indias third largest outsourcer Wipro reported a consolidated profit of Rs 2,193 crore on consolidated sales of Rs 12,085 crore for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

Flights, rail services hit due to dense fog in Delhi

Flights, rail services hit due to dense fog in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): As many as 70 flights were affected, out of which 46 flights were delayed and 24 cancelled, at the Delhi airport on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS January 19, 2015

CBI raids on Bengal chit fund company

CBI raids on Bengal chit fund company

Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS) The CBI on Saturday conducted raids in nine locations in West Bengal, including the office and residences of directors of Win Realcon chit fund company.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

Street child thrown out of McDonalds in Pune

Street child thrown out of McDonalds in Pune

Pune, Jan 17 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, a street boy was thrown out of a McDonalds restaurants here on Saturday when he entered the outlet to buy food.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

AI pilot allegedly assaults flight engineer, locks himself in cockpit

AI pilot allegedly assaults flight engineer, locks himself in cockpit

Chennai, Jan 17 (IBNS): An Air India (AI) pilot allegedly assaulted a flight engineer inside the cockpit of Chennai-Paris flight AI 143 on Saturday morning, media reports said.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

MSG row: Nine censor board members resign

MSG row: Nine censor board members resign

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): A day after Censor board chairman Leela Samson quit amid controversy over the film MSG: The Messenger of God, altogether nine Censor Board members resigned on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

Shiv Sena mulling to contest Delhi polls

Shiv Sena mulling to contest Delhi polls

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Shiv Sena is likely to contest the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled to be held next month, media reports said.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

68 flights delayed, six cancelled due to fog in Delhi

68 flights delayed, six cancelled due to fog in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): At least 68 flights were delayed of which six cancelled as Delhi woke up to another foggy morning on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

Petrol, diesel price gone down

Petrol, diesel price gone down

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): Petrol and diesel prices were reduced by Rs 2.42 per litre and Rs 2.25 per litre respectively on Friday as international oil prices slumped to nearly six-year lows.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

Man tries to bury alive daughter in Tripura, arrested

Man tries to bury alive daughter in Tripura, arrested

Tripura, Jan 17 (IBNS): A man, identified as Abul Hussein, was arrested in Tripura for allegedly trying to bury his 10-year-old daughter alive in the backyard of his residence, media reports said.

by IBNS January 17, 2015

Indian market forcast

Indian market forcast

Nifty Future opened on a positive note and saw some intraday correction in earlier part of the week but mid week Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) surprise announcement of a cut in its main lending rate viz. the repo rate by 25 basis points helped it to attain its highest closing level in more than six weeks getting help from factors like RBIs surprise announcement of a rate cut which led to rally in rate sensitive sectors like realty, auto and bank stocks which helped Maruti, Yes bank, Axis bank scaled fresh new highs and good third quarter numbers declared from Yes bank and TCS.

by By Vivek Gupta, CMT , Director Research, CapitalVia Global Research Limited January 17, 2015

Shazia Ilmi joins BJP

Shazia Ilmi joins BJP

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) Former Aam Admi Party leader and Shazia Ilmi on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party a day after former IPS officer Kira Bedi was inducted into the party.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Over 20, including Indian, missing in China boat capsize

Over 20, including Indian, missing in China boat capsize

Nanjing, Jan 16 (IBNS) A boat sank in the river Yangtze in China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday with many feared killed as 20 people went missing. Reports said there was an Indian on the boat along with people from other nations, state media in China said.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

SC gives 3 weeks to Tejpal to collect evidence for defence

SC gives 3 weeks to Tejpal to collect evidence for defence

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday directed a trial court to adjourn the case of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who is accused of raping a junior colleague, for three weeks and the Goa police to hand over documents to him so that he can argue his case.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Ready to fight Kejriwal directly in his constituency: Kiran Bedi

Ready to fight Kejriwal directly in his constituency: Kiran Bedi

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Former top cop Kiran Bedi, who is set to contest the next months election in Delhi, said she is ready to take on Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief Kejriwal no matter if she wins or lose.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Gas pipeline explodes in south Delhi area, catches fire

Gas pipeline explodes in south Delhi area, catches fire

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): A gas pipeline went off and caught fire in a south Delhi neighbourhood on Friday morning during digging work for the metro, reports said.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Censor Board chief Leela Samson quits

Censor Board chief Leela Samson quits

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) India Censor Board chief Leela Samson has stepped down over the controversy over the film "MSG: the Messenger of God" starring Dera Sachcha Sauda group chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim, the clearance of which was objected by the Board.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Two suspected terrorists killed in police raids, third arrested

Two suspected terrorists killed in police raids, third arrested

Brussels, Jan 16 (IBNS): Two suspected terrorists were killed in a gun battle near the German border on Thursday as Belgium stepped up its efforts against subversive modules with police raids, arrests and a heightened alert-level across the country, media reports said.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Bodies of gunmen in Paris lie unburied

Bodies of gunmen in Paris lie unburied

Paris, Jan 16 (IBNS): The authorities in Paris were facing a question of what to do with the bodies of the three gunmen - Amedy Coulibaly, Cherif Kouachi and his brother Said Kouachi - who were killed in two separate standoffs last Friday, media reports said.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

RBI's decision on repo rate  was a very strong trigger for the market: Gadia

RBI's decision on repo rate was a very strong trigger for the market: Gadia

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS) : CapitalVia Global Research Limited founder and CEO Rohit Gadia on Thursday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s move to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent was a very strong trigger for the market.

by IBNS January 16, 2015

AVJ Group welcomes RBI's move to cut repo rate by 25 basic points

AVJ Group welcomes RBI's move to cut repo rate by 25 basic points

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): AVJ Group CMD Vinay Jain on Thursday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s move to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent

by IBNS January 16, 2015

Parents join hunger strike in Jadavpur Varsity

Parents join hunger strike in Jadavpur Varsity

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS) The stalemate in Jadavpur University entered a new phase on Monday with parents of the agitating students sitting on a 12-hour hunger strike at the campus gate demanding resignation of Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty.

by IBNS January 12, 2015

Six killed in China police firing

Six killed in China police firing

Beijing, Jan 12 (IBNS) Police have shot dead six 'mobsters' in the troubled Xinjiang province of China, where a 'separatist' movement by Muslims was going on, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.

by IBNS January 12, 2015

Trinamool heavyweight Mukul Roy summoned by CBI

Trinamool heavyweight Mukul Roy summoned by CBI

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS) In a major development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday summoned All India Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy for questioning in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

by IBNS January 12, 2015