Bangalore school child rape: CM snaps back at reporters

Bangalore school child rape: CM snaps back at reporters

Bangalore, July 22 (IBNS) Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Tuesday snapped back at journalists on the question of rape of a child inside an international school saying if it "is the only news we have" here.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Maneka sends Juvenile Act amendments to Law Minister

Maneka sends Juvenile Act amendments to Law Minister

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has sent the proposed amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, to include minors indulging in crimes like rape to be treated as adults, to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Justice Katju has questions for ex-Chief Justice Lahoti

Justice Katju has questions for ex-Chief Justice Lahoti

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS) Justice Markandey Katju, who created a ripple with his allegations that former chief justices of India overlooked the elevation of a corrupt judge because of the political compulsions of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, he again blogged, this time throwing questions at former chief justice RC Lahoti in particular.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Kabul suicide attack kills 4

Kabul suicide attack kills 4

Kabul, July 22 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in suicide bombing in fifteen police district at Kabul city in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Prince George celebrates his first birthday

Prince George celebrates his first birthday

London, July 22 (IBNS): Prince George is celebrating his first birthday on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Minor  fire breaks out in Delhi Police headquarters, no casualty

Minor fire breaks out in Delhi Police headquarters, no casualty

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS) A minor fire broke out at the Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, officials said.

by IBNS July 22, 2014

Were expecting new govt in Delhi shortly: Sisodia

Were expecting new govt in Delhi shortly: Sisodia

New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): Senior Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Monday said they were expecting to have a new government in Delhi shortly.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Rajya Sabha adjourned over Justice Katju allegations

Rajya Sabha adjourned over Justice Katju allegations

News Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): Both houses of Parliament witnessed noisy scenes over the allegation of former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju about involvement of top judiciary in compromising corruption. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for ten minutes over it.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Rajya Sabha to discuss Gaza violence today

Rajya Sabha to discuss Gaza violence today

News Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha, upper house of parliament in India, will have a short discussion on the issue of Gaza violence on Monday in which over 430 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured in the Israeli offensive.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Justice Katju alleges judicial corruption in blog

Justice Katju alleges judicial corruption in blog

New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS) Press Council of India chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju has sparked a fresh row over judicial corruption alleging that an additional judge of the Madras High Court was favoured by an acting chief justice for his elevation while several Chief Justices of India also allowed him to continue despite probes against him establishing the graft charges.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Kejwal demands dissolution of Delhi Assembly

Kejwal demands dissolution of Delhi Assembly

New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday meet Lt Governor Najeeb Jung demanding dissolution of Delhi Assembly and sought fresh elections in the national capital.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Bangalore school rape: Child pornography found in accused's laptop

Bangalore school rape: Child pornography found in accused's laptop

Bangalore, July 21 (IBNS): Child pornography videos, especially on school children rape, was found in the laptop and mobile of the skating instructor of the upscale Bangalore school who was arrested in the case of the rape of a six-year-old girl, said reports on Monday.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

Trinamool to observe 21st anniversary of Martyrs Day today

Trinamool to observe 21st anniversary of Martyrs Day today

Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS) West Bengals ruling Trinamool Congress will observe its 21st anniversary of the Martyrs Day Monday in memory of 13 youth Congress activists who died in a police firing in 1993.

by IBNS July 21, 2014

MH17 crash: Evidence must not be tampered with, says Obama

MH17 crash: Evidence must not be tampered with, says Obama

Washington, July 19 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama on Friday said evidence indicates that the Malaysian Airlines plane with 298 people on board was shot down by Russian-backed separatists inside Ukraine and evidence must not be tampered with.

by IBNS July 19, 2014

Mulayam courts controversy over UP rape percentage remark

Mulayam courts controversy over UP rape percentage remark

Lucknow, July 19 (IBNS): Uttar Pradeshs ruling Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh triggered fresh controversy with his remark that the percentage of rape in the state is much less as compared to its population.

by IBNS July 19, 2014

Jayalalithaa against Sanskrit week celebrations, writes to PM

Jayalalithaa against Sanskrit week celebrations, writes to PM

Chennai, July 19 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the direction by the centre's Ministry of Human Resource Development urging Chief Secretaries of all States to celebrate Sanskrit week August 7 to 13 and instead organize a Classical Language Week in keeping with each state's linguistic heritage.

by IBNS July 19, 2014

Angry parents protest Bangalore minor girl rape

Angry parents protest Bangalore minor girl rape

Bangalore, July 19 (IBNS) Hundreds of parents in Bangalore hit the streets on Saturday protesting the alleged rape of a six-year old girl in an international school.

by IBNS July 19, 2014

Fire fighter dies in Mumbai high-rise blaze

Fire fighter dies in Mumbai high-rise blaze

Mumbai, July 18 (IBNS) Navy choppers were pressed into service to rescue firemen while one fire personnel died as a major blaze swept through the top floors of a 22--storey Mumbai high-rise building, which also houses offices of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and other showbiz people, in the Andheri suburb on Friday.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Israel begins Ground Operation in Gaza

Israel begins Ground Operation in Gaza

Tel Aviv, July 18 (IBNS) Israel said it has started ground operations in Gaza in what it called following ten days of continuous Hamas attacks against Israel by land, air, sea and after repeated rejections of offers to deescalate the situation.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Jaitley to present Delhi budget today

Jaitley to present Delhi budget today

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley will present the much-awaited Delhi budget in parliament on Friday, amid expectation of power subsidy to consumers.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

MH17: Modi condoles death of 298 people on board

MH17: Modi condoles death of 298 people on board

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the death of 298 people on board a Malaysian Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was downed by suspected Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Australian PM blames Russia-backed rebels for MH17 crash

Australian PM blames Russia-backed rebels for MH17 crash

Melbourne, July 18 (IBNS) Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday said Russian backed rebels shot down the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 killing 298 people on board, including many Australians.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Russia rebel military chief claims shooting down MH17

Russia rebel military chief claims shooting down MH17

Kiev, July 18 (IBNS) Russia backed anti-Ukraine rebel military chief Igor Strelkov has posted in social media that they have shot down the Malaysian Airlines plane with 295 people on board in eastern Ukraine.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

MH17: Malaysian PM assures full effort to ascertain cause of crash

MH17: Malaysian PM assures full effort to ascertain cause of crash

Kuala Lumpur, July 18 (IBNS) Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday said his government would find out the reason behind downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

MH17 was downed by missile, international probe demanded

MH17 was downed by missile, international probe demanded

Kiev/Washington, July 18 (IBNS) The Malaysian plane MH17 with 295 people on board which crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday was shot down with a a surface-to-air missile, reports emerging out from the global community said now, amid a clamour for a full international investigation by various countries.

by IBNS July 18, 2014

Kashmir shut over Gaza air strikes by Israel

Kashmir shut over Gaza air strikes by Israel

Srinagar, July 17 (IBNS) The Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown Thursday against the continuing killing of civilians in Gaza by the Israeli offensive.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

Delhiites have to pay more for power now

Delhiites have to pay more for power now

New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS) The residents of Delhi, who often reel under power cuts, will now have to shell out more for their power connection with the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission announcing a hike by 8.32 per cent for all three distribution companies.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

Delhi metro train runs with doors open

Delhi metro train runs with doors open

New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS) There was a scare inside the Delhi Metro coaches Thursday morning when a Yellow Line train left a station with doors open on the left side for nearly two minutes, said reports.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

More landslides in Uttarakhand, Char Dham remains cut off

More landslides in Uttarakhand, Char Dham remains cut off

Dehradun, July 17 (IBNS) Heavy downpour continued in Uttarakhand triggering more landslides and halting the Char Dham yatra, said reports on Thursday.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

6-yr-old raped in Bangalore school, parents protest

6-yr-old raped in Bangalore school, parents protest

Bangalore, July 17 (IBNS) A six-year-old girl has been raped inside a well known international school of Bangalore on July 2 last, sending shock waves and triggering a protest by the parents, said reports on Thursday.

by IBNS July 17, 2014