Delhi court to decide on Raja, Kanimozhi today

Delhi court to decide on Raja, Kanimozhi today

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi could be arrested on Wednesday afternoon if their bail plea is rejected in a Delhi court, reports said. The duo is attending the hearing.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Ceasefire violation by PAK troops at Poonch

Ceasefire violation by PAK troops at Poonch

Poonch, Aug 20 (IBNS): In another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops opened fire at India posts at Hamirpur sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Yoga guru Iyengar passes away

Yoga guru Iyengar passes away

Pune, Aug 20 (IBNS) Legendary yoga guru BKS Iyengar died at a hospital here early on Wednesday morning. He was 95.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Reports of fresh firing at Golaghat along Assam-Nagaland border

Reports of fresh firing at Golaghat along Assam-Nagaland border

Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Unknown miscreants from Nagaland side reportedly opened fire at the border villages of Golaghat in the wee hours on Wednesday, sources said. No one has sustained any injury in the incident.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Pakistan: Imran Khan, Qadri lead protesters march into Red Zone

Pakistan: Imran Khan, Qadri lead protesters march into Red Zone

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IBNS): Demanding Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation, protesters led by Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri re demonstrating in Islamabad's Red Zone.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Five NDFB-S ultras gunned down in lower Assam

Five NDFB-S ultras gunned down in lower Assam

Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): At least five National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit (NDFB-S) militants were gunned down during a joint operation by the police and an army team in Chirang district of lower Assam in the wee hours on Wednesday.

by IBNS August 20, 2014

Reports say China violates LAC again, Indian Army denies

Reports say China violates LAC again, Indian Army denies

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Chinese troops are reported to have intruded inside Indian territory again, media reported on Tuesday, a claim refuted by Indian Army.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Meeting with Singapore PM  constructive: Mamata

Meeting with Singapore PM constructive: Mamata

Singapore, Aug 19 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday held a meeting with the Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong at Shangri La hotel in Singapore, at the end of which she called the interaction as positive, constructive and fruitful.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

No question of removing Dhoni as captain: BCCI

No question of removing Dhoni as captain: BCCI

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): The Indian cricket board has ruled out removing MS Dhoni as the captain of the Indian team after the team's poor performance in the England series and the poor overseas records, said reports on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Modi invites nation's suggestion for replacement commission

Modi invites nation's suggestion for replacement commission

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): After scrapping the decades-old Planning Commission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday has invited people to share their ideas about what should be the replacement would look like.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Ravi Shastri appointed Indian team director for England ODI series

Ravi Shastri appointed Indian team director for England ODI series

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS) In culmination of the discussions among all the office-bearers of the BCCI over the last couple of weeks, the the Indian cricket board has decided to avail the services of former India captain, Ravi Shastri, to oversee and guide the Indian cricket team for the forthcoming one-day international matches against England.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Amar Singh meets SP chief at his residence

Amar Singh meets SP chief at his residence

Lucknow, Aug 19 (IBNS): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Amar Singh on Tuesday met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence here amid speculations of rejoining the party.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Toll touches at least 48 in flood-hit UP

Toll touches at least 48 in flood-hit UP

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): The death toll climbed to at least 48 so far with fresh reports of 20 people who died in different flood-related incidents on Monday in a large part of Uttar Pradesh owing to heavy monsoonal rain.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Telengana to undergo mega-survey today

Telengana to undergo mega-survey today

Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): Indias newly-born state Telengana is all set to take part in a mega-survey, priced at Rs.20 crore, on Tuesday. The survey was ordered by Telengana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao which would cover as many as 10 districts.

by IBNS August 19, 2014

Assam: Security forces nab NDFB(S) militant

Assam: Security forces nab NDFB(S) militant

Guwahati, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehanded a hardcore militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) and recovered four hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district on Monday, police said.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

Indonesia boat capsize: 18 foreign tourists rescued

Indonesia boat capsize: 18 foreign tourists rescued

Mataram, Aug 18 (IBNS) The rescue team and local fishermen have rescued at least 18 of 20 foreign tourists who went missing in the sea off Bima following the sinking of the boat in which they were traveling on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

Saradha: Filmmaker Aparna Sen quizzed by ED

Saradha: Filmmaker Aparna Sen quizzed by ED

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday quizzed filmmaker Aparna Sen in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, reports said.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

Congress slams RSS chiefs Hindutva theory

Congress slams RSS chiefs Hindutva theory

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): As Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat urged the Hindus to unite by breaking caste barriers, Congress condemned the move of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s ideological mentor body for making concerted attempts to polarise the nation.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

Flood fury continues in northern India

Flood fury continues in northern India

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Heavy monsoonal rain triggered flood situation hitting a large part of four north Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, reports said.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

RSS chief calls for Hindu unity breaking caste

RSS chief calls for Hindu unity breaking caste

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has urged the Hindus to unite by breaking caste barriers in matters of practicing their faith and water as he once again harped on a Hindutva identity for the nation.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

Pakistan fires at 20 BSF posts in Jammu, India retaliates

Pakistan fires at 20 BSF posts in Jammu, India retaliates

Jammu, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least 20 Border Security Force (BSF) posts were fired upon by Pakistan troopers in Arania and RS Pura sectors in Jammu since the wee hours of Sunday, prompting the BSF to retaliate and trigger a gunbattle, said officials on Monday.

by IBNS August 18, 2014

BJP President Amit Shah announces new team

BJP President Amit Shah announces new team

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday announced his new team naming former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa as one of the 11 vice-presidents of the party.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

PM condoles Uttarakhand calamity deaths

PM condoles Uttarakhand calamity deaths

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

PM dedicates to nation indigenously built warship INS Kolkata

PM dedicates to nation indigenously built warship INS Kolkata

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dedicated to the nation the indigenously designed warship INS Kolkata.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

Assam-Nagaland border dispute toll touches 11

Assam-Nagaland border dispute toll touches 11

Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS): The death toll in Assam-Nagaland border violence rose to at least 11 on Saturday with recovery of nine fresh bodies from the violence-torn Uriamghat area of Assam, reports said.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

PM Modi commissions INS Kolkata

PM Modi commissions INS Kolkata

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inducted Indias largest indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Kolkata at the naval base in Mumbai.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

Toll climbs to 19 in heavy Uttarakhand rain

Toll climbs to 19 in heavy Uttarakhand rain

Dehradun, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed so far due to the incessant rain that began since Thursday night in Uttarakhand with incidents of cloudburst, house collapse and landslides causing havoc in Pauri, Dehradun and Pithoragarh districts of the hill state.

by IBNS August 16, 2014

Authorities jam mobile, suspend Internet in Kashmir for I-Day security

Authorities jam mobile, suspend Internet in Kashmir for I-Day security

Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Friday morning jammed mobile phone and internet services in the valley for a period for an incident free Independence Day celebrations.

by IBNS August 15, 2014

Congress praises Modi speech, but questions delivery

Congress praises Modi speech, but questions delivery

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Opposition Congress has hailed the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the ramparts of Red Fort on the Independence Day but also sharpened their attack saying his good words are not followed by his colleagues and it remains to be seen how he delivers.

by IBNS August 15, 2014

I-Day: PM urges investors to "Make in India"

I-Day: PM urges investors to "Make in India"

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) In a departure from the past, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first Independence Day speech on Friday spoke extempore and dwelt on building a strong India industrially by welcoming the world to make products here while giving a clarion call to make a Clean India with toilets in villages and schools.

by IBNS August 15, 2014