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

Karnataka minister courts controversy over medical bill

Karnataka minister courts controversy over medical bill

Bangalore, July 17 (IBNS) A Karnataka minister has been accused of being treated at the cost of Rs 1.16 crore at the expense of tax payers, according to media reports on Thursday.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

Terrorists attack Kabul airport, killed

Terrorists attack Kabul airport, killed

Kabul, July 17 (IBNS) Taliban terrorists launched an attack on an international airport in Afghanistan capital Kabul early Thursday morning, with Afghanistan authorities claiming the offensive has ended with the killing of all the militants.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

AAP sparks row with horse trading slur on BJP over Delhi govt.

AAP sparks row with horse trading slur on BJP over Delhi govt.

New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS) A war of words broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Admi Party since Thursday morning with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleging horse trading and tweeting quoting unnamed sources that Delhi Lieutenant Governor might call BJP for formation of government in Delhi.

by IBNS July 17, 2014

Moscow Metro crash: 2detained

Moscow Metro crash: 2detained

Mosow, July 16 (IBNS) At least two people have been detained in connection with the metro train derailment in Moscow which left at 20 people killed on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Israel urges people in Gaza to leave homes

Israel urges people in Gaza to leave homes

Gaza City, July 16 (IBNS) Amid air strikes, Israel has asked Palestinians living in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes, media reports said on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

BJP trying to buy Congress MLAs: Kejriwal

BJP trying to buy Congress MLAs: Kejriwal

New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to buy Congress MLAs to form the government in Delhi.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Vaidik-Hafiz Saeed meeting

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Vaidik-Hafiz Saeed meeting

Mumbai, July 16 (IBNS):The Shiv Sena, an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the NDA government, has attacked their big partner over the issue of journalist and Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik meeting India's most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan during a trip of journalists to that country.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Jayalalithaa warns Chennai club over dress code

Jayalalithaa warns Chennai club over dress code

Chennai, July 16 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday threatened to cancel the licence of a cricket club in Chennai if it continued with its dress code stipulations after reports that a judge was denied entry because he was dhoti clad.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Train to Vaishno Devi base camp stuck in tunnel

Train to Vaishno Devi base camp stuck in tunnel

Katra, July 16 (IBNS) A train inaugurated with much fanfare by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month connecting the base camp of Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was stuck in a tunnel near Katra for nearly two hours on Wednesday morning, said reports.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

BRICS Bank to be set up in Shanghai, first president from India

BRICS Bank to be set up in Shanghai, first president from India

Fortaleaza, Brazil, Feb 16 (IBNS) Leaders of the BRICS nations meeting in Brazil has declared to set up a $100 billion development bank to be headquarterd in Shanghai and a currency reserve pool on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

BRICS: PM Modi meets  Russian President Vladimir Putin in Fortaleza

BRICS: PM Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Fortaleza

New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit at Fortaleza on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Whistleblower Ashok Khemka's deputation to Centre cleared

Whistleblower Ashok Khemka's deputation to Centre cleared

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): In a relief to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ashok Khemka, who had taken on political forces by challenging a land deal by Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in Haryana, the Cabinet Secretary has cleared his appointment at the Centre, amid reports that he had sought central posting in a letter forwarded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns

UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns

London, July 15 (IBNS): British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced his resignation on Monday.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With Parliament witnessing uproar over the meeting of journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it was a "diplomatice misadventure of a private individual."

by IBNS July 15, 2014