PM Modi begins his four-day trip to NE today

PM Modi begins his four-day trip to NE today

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day visit to the northeast on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

Alleged IS recruit Arif Majeed arrested

Alleged IS recruit Arif Majeed arrested

Mumbai, Nov 29 (IBNS): Arif Majeed, 23, who had left his home in Kalyan near Mumbai, allegedly to fight with the Islamic State, was arrested after being extensively interrogated by intelligence officials, media reports said.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

AI flights delayed at Delhi airport due to system crash

AI flights delayed at Delhi airport due to system crash

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Delhi airport on Saturday owing to the delay of some flights of national carrier Air India (AI) on Saturday morning, media reports said.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

PM addresses Jharkhand rally, assures development

PM addresses Jharkhand rally, assures development

Jamshedpur, Nov 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing an election rally in assembly-poll bound Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Saturday urged voters to elect a majority government of BJP in the state so that the dreams of the state can be realised.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

Robbers loot 1.5 crore from ATM cash van, kill security guard

Robbers loot 1.5 crore from ATM cash van, kill security guard

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): In a daring heist, two armed robbers shot dead a security guard and looted nearly Rs. 1.5 crore from an ATM cash van in north Delhi on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

Hosni Mubarak freed of murder charges

Hosni Mubarak freed of murder charges

Cairo, Nov 29 (IBNS): An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign, media reported.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

Army Chief reviews passing out parade of NDA

Army Chief reviews passing out parade of NDA

Pune, Nov 29 (IBNS): Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff, reviewed the passing out parade of 127th National Defence Academy (NDA) Course on Saturday.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

7 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

7 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS): Showing presence after long gap suspects militants hurled a grenade on CRPF bunker in which seven including six civilians and one CRPF Personnel got injured on Saturday sources said.

by IBNS November 29, 2014

Coal Gate: CBI files case diary in sealed cover

Coal Gate: CBI files case diary in sealed cover

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed the case diary and crime files in a sealed cover in a coal blocks allocation case related to Hindalco before a special court.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Modi, Sharif shake hands at SAARC retreat

Modi, Sharif shake hands at SAARC retreat

Kathmandu, Nov 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at an informal retreat for SAARC leaders at a resort outside Kathmandu, media reported.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Chennai Super Kings should be terminated: Supreme Court

Chennai Super Kings should be terminated: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS) IPL team Chennai Super Kings should be "terminated without further inquiry" with its official Gurunath Meiyappan being indicted in betting scam by a probe panel, observed the Supreme Court on Thursday.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies

Sydney, Nov 27 (IBNS): Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes died in a hospital after he was in coma for three days following a head injury sustained while playing in a Sheffield Shield game in Sydney, media reports said. He was 25.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

CBI says Badaun teenage cousins committed suicide, not gang-raped and murdered

CBI says Badaun teenage cousins committed suicide, not gang-raped and murdered

Badaun, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that the Badaun teenage cousins, who were found hanging from a tree in May this year, had committed suicide and were not gang-raped and murdered as was thought all this time, media reports said.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Green Tribunal bans over 15-year-old vehicles to ply on Delhi roads

Green Tribunal bans over 15-year-old vehicles to ply on Delhi roads

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday held that all vehicles which were more than 15 years old would not be permitted to ply on the city roads in the capital, media reports said.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Army finds its soldier guilty of firing at teenagers in J&K

Army finds its soldier guilty of firing at teenagers in J&K

Budgam, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Army found nine of its soldiers, including a junior officer, guilty of killing two teenagers as they had opened fire on a car in Jammu and Kashmirs Budgam earlier this month, media reports said.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

6.8 earthquake rocks Indonesia

6.8 earthquake rocks Indonesia

Jakarta, Nov 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, reports said.

by IBNS November 27, 2014

Can never forget Nepal's love: Modi

Can never forget Nepal's love: Modi

Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IBNS): Describing Nepalese people as India's own, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will never forget the love which Nepal conferred on him.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi dies in Mumbai hospital

Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi dies in Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, Nov 25 (IBNS) Kathak Queen Sitara Devi, who was in a critical condition in a hospital in Mumbai, died on Tuesday morning, her family confirmed.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

Six arrested in Bangalore road harassment of women

Six arrested in Bangalore road harassment of women

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IBNS): At least six men were arrested in the case of harassing of a group of five women in a car in Bangalore who were on a night out, police said on Tuesday.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

Delhi Court asks why former PM wasnt questioned in Coal-gate

Delhi Court asks why former PM wasnt questioned in Coal-gate

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IBNS): A court in Delhi on Tuesday asked the nations premier investigation agency why it had not quizzed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the illegal allocation of a coal block to a firm owned by industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla in 2005, media reports said.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

News channels go off air in Bengaluru

News channels go off air in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov 25 (IBNS): Two news channels, TV9 and NEWS9, in Karnataka alleged that they were taken off air in Bengaluru for several hours on the state governments orders, media reports said.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

US Defense secretary Chuck Hagel resigns under pressure

US Defense secretary Chuck Hagel resigns under pressure

Washington, Nov 25 (IBNS): US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tendered his resignation under pressure on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

Will PM Modi, Sharif talk at SAARC summit?

Will PM Modi, Sharif talk at SAARC summit?

New Delhi/Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he looked forward to bilateral discussions with other South Asian heads of state on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Nepal, media reports said.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

Brother revamps its laser printers and multi-function centre lineup with 10 new models

Brother revamps its laser printers and multi-function centre lineup with 10 new models

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS) : Brother International India, a leader in home and business IT peripherals, on Friday launched a series of 4 new mono laser printers and 6 multi-function centres.

by IBNS November 25, 2014

BJP, Trinamool tussle over Amit Shah's rally location

BJP, Trinamool tussle over Amit Shah's rally location

Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appealed to a Calcutta High Court over controversy surrounding the location of the rally to be addressed in the city by its National president Amit Shah on November 30, media reported.

by nil November 20, 2014

Rampal sent to Judicial custody till Nov 28

Rampal sent to Judicial custody till Nov 28

Hisar/Panchkula, Nov 20 (IBNS): Controversial self-styled godman Sant Rampal Maharaj was sent to seven-day judicial custody by Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday.

by IBNS November 20, 2014

Major fire breaks out in 240 MW URI-II project in Kashmir

Major fire breaks out in 240 MW URI-II project in Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 20 (IBNS): A major fire engulfed the 240 MW power project, URI-II, early on Thursday morning and reportedly gutted one side of the facility, sources told IBNS.

by IBNS November 20, 2014

SC to CBI: Go to work, dont waste time in court

SC to CBI: Go to work, dont waste time in court

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to head to work straight away instead of attending a hearing about their top boss, federal investigation agency director Ranjit Sinha.

by IBNS November 20, 2014

Manipuri student injured while saving woman from harassment

Manipuri student injured while saving woman from harassment

Bengaluru, Nov 20 (IBNS): A student from Manipur was allegedly attacked by three drunken men on Wednesday night while trying to stop them from harassing a young woman, media reports said

by IBNS November 20, 2014

Govt announces draft rules for e-auction of coal blocks

Govt announces draft rules for e-auction of coal blocks

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): The government announced draft rules for the e-auction of coal blocks whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court, a top Coal Ministry official said.

by IBNS November 20, 2014