CM reviews security situation ahead of PM's visit to J&K

CM reviews security situation ahead of PM's visit to J&K

Jammu, July 3 (IBNS) Ahead of Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took stock of the security situation and arrangements put in place on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit on Friday.

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Govt introduces 4 vaccines to be provided to children

Govt introduces 4 vaccines to be provided to children

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the decision of his government to introduce four new vaccines as part of India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Narendra Modi-the third most followed world leader on Twitter

Narendra Modi-the third most followed world leader on Twitter

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the third most followed world leader on micro-blogging site Twitter after overtaking Indonesian President S B Yudhoyono on Thursday.

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Sunanda death row: Subramanium Swamy seeks CBI

Sunanda death row: Subramanium Swamy seeks CBI

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Adding another twist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaniun Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Chennai building collapse toll touches 55

Chennai building collapse toll touches 55

Chennai, July 3 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 55 on Thursday as rescue operations still continued, said reports.

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Mumbai: School principal, teacher arrested for molesting girl

Mumbai: School principal, teacher arrested for molesting girl

Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): The Dadar Police on Wednesday arrested the principal and teacher of a school for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl in the school premises, reports said.

by IBNS July 03, 2014

Shashi Tharoor speaks out on Sunanda Pushkar death row

Shashi Tharoor speaks out on Sunanda Pushkar death row

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) Former union minister and Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday issued a statement demanding a protracted probe into her wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, after a fresh controversy was triggered by the forensic head of AIIMS hospital over the cause of the demise in January this year.

by IBNS July 02, 2014

Goa minister asked to explain sexist remark by CM

Goa minister asked to explain sexist remark by CM

Panaji, July 2 (IBNS) A Goa Minister who has made some sexist comments on women's dress code and warning them against wearing short attires or going to pubs has been asked to explain his remarks by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, according to media reports on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 02, 2014

Chennai building collapse toll touches 43

Chennai building collapse toll touches 43

Chennai, July 2 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 43 on Wednesday as rescue operations still continued, said reports.

by IBNS July 02, 2014

Second provocative video of Tapas Paul emerges

Second provocative video of Tapas Paul emerges

Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): A second video of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul asking his men to kill opposition has emerged after he was caught on camera threatening his boys to rape women of the rival CPI-M.

by IBNS July 02, 2014

AIIMS doctor sparks row over Sunanda Pushkar death report

AIIMS doctor sparks row over Sunanda Pushkar death report

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) There is a fresh twist to the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader and former union minister Shashi Tharoor, with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) forensic head in a report alleging that he had been pressurised to submit a doctored report on the cause of Sunanda's mysterious demise in January this year.

by IBNS July 02, 2014

Army chief to visit China with military delegation

Army chief to visit China with military delegation

New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, will proceed on a high level military delegation visit to China from Jul 2 to 5.

by IBNS July 01, 2014

MHA seeks report on Tapas Paul's rape remark; nation outraged

MHA seeks report on Tapas Paul's rape remark; nation outraged

Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): While a nationwide outcry has followed demanding punishment of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul who in a public meeting in a village in West Bengal has been caught on camera threatening women of the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with rape by his boys, the Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the state on the action taken.

by IBNS July 01, 2014

Tarun Tejpal gets regular bail from Supreme Court

Tarun Tejpal gets regular bail from Supreme Court

New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, who was on interim bail earlier and had been in jail for months over the charges of rape and harassment of a young woman employee of his media house during a conclave in Goa.

by IBNS July 01, 2014

Goa minister asks women not to dress skimpily, or go to pub

Goa minister asks women not to dress skimpily, or go to pub

New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) While the nation watched stunned a Trinamool Congress MP threatening rape of women from the opposition, a Goa Minister is facing flak for sexist comments.

by IBNS July 01, 2014

3 more rescued in Chennai building collapse, toll rises

3 more rescued in Chennai building collapse, toll rises

Chennai, July 1 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 26 on Tuesday even as three more were rescued alive from the rubble.

by IBNS July 01, 2014

Delhi University cut off list on Monday

Delhi University cut off list on Monday

New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): The first cut-off list of the Delhi University, which was embroiled in a standoff with the UGC for days over the undergraduate course duration, will be out on Monday.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

 WB governor M K Narayanan resigns

WB governor M K Narayanan resigns

Kolkata/New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS) West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan has resigned from his post, according to media reports on Monday.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

Chennai building collapse toll rises to 17

Chennai building collapse toll rises to 17

Chennai, June 30 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai touched 17 on Monday as more bodies were pulled out from the rubble and some are still feared trapped under the debris.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

BJP activists, police clash in Lucknow

BJP activists, police clash in Lucknow

Lucknow, June 30 (IBNS) A pitched battle was fought between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and police in the Uttar Pradesh capital when the party resorted to protest over the law and order situation in the state.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

Mumbai watchman convicted in killing of lawyer Pallavi

Mumbai watchman convicted in killing of lawyer Pallavi

Mumbai, June 30 (IBNS) A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday convicted the security guard of a building in the metropolis for killing a young woman lawyer, Pallavi Purkayastha, in August 2012, after trying to rape her.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

We must keep enchancing our space capabilities: Modi

We must keep enchancing our space capabilities: Modi

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, June 30 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PolarSatellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C23 was successfully launched from the Mission Control Centre at Sriharikota on Monday morning as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watched the moment and urged the Indian space scientists to keep enhancing the nation's space capabilities and even develop a SAARC Satellite for the benefit of the South Asian region.

by IBNS June 30, 2014

7 killed in Delhi building collapse

7 killed in Delhi building collapse

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed and several others are still feared trapped as a three-storey building collapsed in North Delhi's Inderlok area on Saturday, reports said.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

Gujarat: Gas leak blast in at ship breaking yard claims 5 lives

Gujarat: Gas leak blast in at ship breaking yard claims 5 lives

Bhavnagar, June 28 (IBNS): At least five persons were killed and ten others were injured in an explosion that occurred at the Alang ship breaking yard in Bhavnagar district in Gujarat on Saturday, reports said.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

DU Academic Council passes resolution to roll back FYUP

DU Academic Council passes resolution to roll back FYUP

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Delhi University (DU) Academic Council on Saturday ratified the rollback of its Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FUYP), going back to the three-year course.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

Antony slams Congress leadership in Kerala for appeasing minorities

Antony slams Congress leadership in Kerala for appeasing minorities

Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader AK Antony has slammed the party leadership in Kerala for appeasing minorities for political gains.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

Modi addresses rookie MPs in Surajkund

Modi addresses rookie MPs in Surajkund

Surajkund, June 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is conducting an orientation programme for its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs on how to behave in the Parliament in Surajkhund on Saturday.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

Bihar: 2 Gates students jailed on sexual assault charge

Bihar: 2 Gates students jailed on sexual assault charge

Patna, June 28 (IBNS): Two students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, who are interning with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, have been charged with sexual assault while conducting a survey at a hospital in Bihar, reports said.

by IBNS June 28, 2014

AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes WB governor

AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes WB governor

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has quizzed West Bengal governor M K Narayanan in connection with the AugustaWestland chopper deal, said reports on Friday.

by IBNS June 27, 2014

Forces will retaliate to Maoists: Rajnath Singh

Forces will retaliate to Maoists: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the security personnel will retaliate to any attack by the Maoists and take a balanced approach on the menace.

by IBNS June 27, 2014