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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
India celebrates Swami Vivekananda's 153rd birth anniversary
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): India on Monday paid homage to Hindu monk and seer, Swami Vivekananda, who took Hinduism to the world arena, on his 153rd birth anniversary.
Violence-hit school reopened in Peshawar, students return to classrooms
Peshawar, Jan 12 (IBNS): Attired in green school blazers, Pakistani children on Monday returned to the violence-hit school where Taliban gunmen had killed 150 of their classmates and teachers during a terrorist attack in Peshawar, media reports said.
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