No one is corrupt in TMC, says Mamata
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is facing a tough challenge in campaign fending off questions on the Narada tapes showing her party Trinamool Congress's top ranking leaders accepting money assuring favours, said no one in her outfit is corrupt.
Augusta chopper deal : Swamy's controversial comment in RS creates furore
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) As turmoil continued to prevail in Parliament over the AugustaWestland chopper deal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday had a face-off with Congress members after he made a controversial comment in the Rajya Sabha throwing the house in an uproar.
Augusta scam : SC agrees to hear petition for FIR against Sonia, Manmohan
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a request for police cases against Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Ahmad Patel in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, reports said.
Fire rages for more than 16 hours at Bengaluru dumpyard
Bengaluru, Apr 28 (IBNS) A major fire broke out at one of the garbage dumpyards at Doddaballapur under Bengaluru rural district on Wednesday, reports said.
Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar and other JNU students on hunger strike against punishment
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, along with other students started their hunger strike on Wednesday night demanding withdrawal of punitive action against them by the university authorities, reports said.
Parambrata's Mondobashar Golpo goes on floor
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): Upcoming Tollywood movie "Mondobashar Golpo", featuring actors Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Indrashish Roy, Saayani Ghosh, Anindya (Andy) Chatterjee, Deepankar De and newcomer Dipanwita Bhattacharjee, has gone on floor.
Online selection of UK performers for music festival is unique: Rupankar
Kolkata, April 27 (IBNS): National Award winning Bengali singer, Rupankar Bagchi, who is selecting online performers from UK for the Harrow Music Festival, said that the concept of such selection for giving them the chance to perform with him at the upcoming music festival in London, is extremely unique and different.
Pratyush Kumar of Boeing India elected Chairman of AmCham India
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): At the 24th Annual General Meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in India (AmCham India) held in New Delhi on Apr 22, Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India, was elected as the Chairman of AmCham India.
Indian Navy and others fight to douse Vizag bio-diesel tank fire
Visakhapatnam, Apr 27 (IBNS) To control the huge fire that is raging in the Biomax Company located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Visakhapatnam, 12 fire tenders of the Indian Navy have been pressed into service, announced the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
AugustaWestland Chopper bribe : Takers must be identified, says Government
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Implicating Sonia Gandhi and other top Congress leaders, the government on Wednesday said that the "identity of the bribe takers" in the AgustaWestland chopper scam must be established.
AugustaWestland deal : Congress dares BJP in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) The AugustaWestland chopper deal controversy led to disruptions in Parliament on Wednesday as an aggressive Congress took up the challenge posed by the BJP, countering the ruling party's notices with one of its own.
Uttarakhand Prez rule: Supreme Court to hear centre's appeal today
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday the central government's plea against the April 21 verdict of the Uttarakhand High Court that revoked revoked President's rule in the state and ordered a floor test on April 29.
Rahul to address rallies in Bengal today
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be addressing rallies in three districts of West Bengal on Wednesday.
Modi urges people to take part in Simhasth
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged citizens to take part in Simhasth photography contest.
Bullets fired near TMC party office in North 24 Parganas
Kolkata, Apr 27 (IBNS): Bullets were reportedly fired near a TMC local party office at Duttapara area under Halisahar Municipality Ward 7 in North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday night.
Bengal polls: ECI removes four police officials in Kolkata South , South 24 Parganas
Kolkata, Apr 27 (IBNS): Ahead of the 5th phase of West Bengal assembly polls, the ECI removed Officer-in-Charge (OC) of 3 police stations and one Sub-Divisional Police Officer on Tuesday, officials said.
Delhi Museum fire: Javadekar orders fire audit of all museums across the country
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) As fire devoured the National Museum of Natural History in the capital on Tuesday morning, Prakash Javadekar, MOS Environment, Forests and Climate Change, ordered a fire audit of all museum across the nation, reports said.
Declare computer language anti-national : AAP mocks Smriti Irani on Sanskrit in IIT
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Reacting sharply to Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs to teach Sanskrit, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has mockingly said now computer language should be declared "anti-national".
Foetal sex determination: Delhi HC rejects plea, woman decides to move apex court
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS/Just Earth News) In a drive to get justice against abuse from her ex-spouse and his family members, Delhi based pediatrician, Mitu Khurana is all set to move to Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court rejected her plea on Monday citing technicalities, according to reports.
India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks today
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Delhi on Tuesday for bilateral talks on the sidelines of a multilateral conclave.
Telecom Minister makes panic button on cellphones mandatory
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that no cell phones in India will be sold without a dedicated panic button on them, according to reports.
Bangladesh: Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death
Dhaka, Apr 26 (IBNS): The Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed the Bangladesh government as it failed to curb the brutal killing spree in the country and a LGBTI editor was hacked to death by miscreants on Monday.
Massive fire destroys natural history museum in Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) A massive fire on Tuesday morning completely gutted the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, according to media reports.
BAKU: youth stress vision of inclusive society at UN forum
New York, Apr 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Gathering from around the world for a United Nations conference in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, young people of all walks of life, from an Internet technology intern to a dentist, are working to define future narratives to counter potentially compelling discourse of those who seek to divide society.
Launch of Sourabh Mukherjees In the Shadows of Death at Starmark
Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS): Lifestyle Starmark, in association with Ahava Communications, will host the launch of Sourabh Mukherjees 'In the Shadows of Death', a detective Agni Mitra thriller, at Quest Mall outlet on Apr 28.
Better to dance than beg: Supreme Court on Mumbai dance bars
Mumbai, Apr 25 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it is better to dance than beg in the streets as it heard the plea on the dance bars of Mumbai which had their licences suspended by the Maharashtra government in 2005.
Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Uttarakhand as Parliament resumes
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS) Parliament on Monday witnessed ruckus over the Uttarakhand imbroglio as the opposition broke into loud sloganeering over the demand for immediate discussion on imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was hopeful about getting opposition support to take good decisions.
Maneka praises Sonia for move against corruption
Pilbhit, Apr 25 (IBNS) Coming out of years of frosty relationship with Sonia Gandhi, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has some words of praise for the Congress president, while asking officials to emulate the way her estranged sister-in-law fought corruption.
Bengal Polls: 21 percent voter turnout recorded till 9 a.m.
Howrah, Apr 25 (IBNS) With the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly Election underway, 21 percent voter turnout was recorded in the two districts till 9 a.m on Monday.
In a dramatic backtrack India withdraws visa to Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa
New Delhi, Apr 35 (IBNS) In a virtual U-turn, India has withdrawn the visa issued to Germany-based Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa,media reports said.
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