Indian among 20 foreign tourists detained in China for suspected terror links

Indian among 20 foreign tourists detained in China for suspected terror links

Beijing, Jul 15 (IBNS) An Indian is reported among a group of foreign tourists who have been arrested in northern China for suspected links to "a terror group", media reports said on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 15, 2015

Nitish, Kejriwal to attend PM's meet today

Nitish, Kejriwal to attend PM's meet today

New Delhi, Jul 15 (IBNS) Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NITI Ayog meeting on Wednesday, though most of the chief ministers from opposition parties will skip the programme.

by IBNS July 15, 2015

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

Mumbai, Jul 15 (IBNS) Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon is likely to be hanged on July 30 if his petition for mercy is rejected by the Supreme Court, media reports said.

by IBNS July 15, 2015

Four cops kidnapped by Maoists found murdered

Four cops kidnapped by Maoists found murdered

Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, Jul 15 (IBNS) The bodies of four policemen kidnapped by Maoists on Monday were found in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 15, 2015

Iran, major world powers reach historic nuclear deal

Iran, major world powers reach historic nuclear deal

Vienna, Jul 14 (IBNS) In a historic nuclear deal that Iran reached with six major world powers Tehran has been granted sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programmes.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

IPL betting: Raj Kundra, Meiyappan banned for life, CSK, RR suspended for 2 yrs

IPL betting: Raj Kundra, Meiyappan banned for life, CSK, RR suspended for 2 yrs

New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS) Delivering the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting verdict, the Justice Lodha panel appointed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday banned Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of N. Srinivasan, and Rajasthan Royal owner Raj Kundra for life from attending all matches for indulging in betting and bringing disrepute to the game.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

Besides Mamata, Cong CMs too not to attend Modi's meeting on Land bill

Besides Mamata, Cong CMs too not to attend Modi's meeting on Land bill

New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS) All Congress Chief Ministers have decided to skip the Niti Aayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

22 pilgrims killed in Maha Pushkaralu stampeded in Andhra Pradesh

22 pilgrims killed in Maha Pushkaralu stampeded in Andhra Pradesh

Rajahmundry, Jul 14 (IBNS) At least 22 pilgrims, all of them women, were killed in a stampede during Godavari Pushkaralu festival in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

12 school kids injured as bus overturns in Delhi

12 school kids injured as bus overturns in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS) At least 12 children were seriously injured when a school bus overturned in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

CBI raids activst Teesta Shitalvad's residence, office

CBI raids activst Teesta Shitalvad's residence, office

Mumbai, Jul 14 (IBNS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation raided on Tuesday morning the home and office of activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been accused of illegally receiving funds from abroad.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

Six pilgrims killed in stampeded during Maha Pushkaralu in Andhra Pradesh

Six pilgrims killed in stampeded during Maha Pushkaralu in Andhra Pradesh

Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Jul 14 (IBNS) At least six pilgrims have been killed and several injured in a stampeded during a religious festival on the banks of a river in the Rajahmundry district of Andhra Pradesh, reports said.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

Sonia holds Iftar party for opposition leaders, but Mulayam stays away

Sonia holds Iftar party for opposition leaders, but Mulayam stays away

New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS) Samajwadi chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was conspicuous by his absence as Congress President Sonia Gandhi's Iftar party in the capital on Monday evening witnessed assembly of several opposition leaders making the occasion a platform for mastering unity of the non-NDA forces.

by IBNS July 14, 2015

Euro zone reaches agreement on Greece, offers third bailout

Euro zone reaches agreement on Greece, offers third bailout

Brussels, July 13 (IBNS) Leaders of Eurozone have unanimously decided to go ahead with a third bailout loan for near bankrupt Greece, said European Council President Donald Tusk after a crucial meeting here to keep Greece in the Euro zone.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

Lalu Prasad marches to Raj Bhavan demanding release of caste census

Lalu Prasad marches to Raj Bhavan demanding release of caste census

Patna, Jul 13 (IBNS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief lalu on Monday led his partymen to march to Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi's residence demanding Centre to release caste census.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

SC to hear plea against commutation of Nithari serial killer's death sentence

SC to hear plea against commutation of Nithari serial killer's death sentence

New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear UP government's plea against commutation of death sentence of Surender Koli, convicted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

CBI team arrives Bhopal to probe Vyapam scam and deaths

CBI team arrives Bhopal to probe Vyapam scam and deaths

Bhopal, Jul 13 (IBNS) A 40-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation arrives in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Monday to start probing the in the massive Vyapam recruitment scam, reports said.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

J & K : One terrorist killed as army foils infiltration attempt

J & K : One terrorist killed as army foils infiltration attempt

Jammu, Jul 13 (IBNS) One terrorist was killed following a gun battle with the Indian army during a foiled infiltration bid along the Line of Controlt in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

Accused of practising witchcraft family of six hacked to death in Odisha

Accused of practising witchcraft family of six hacked to death in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jul 13 (IBNS) In a horrific incident, six members, including children and women, of a family have been hacked to death by villagers in Odisha after they suspected them of practising witchcraft.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

Criminal defamation should be retained as a penal offence: Centre to SC

Criminal defamation should be retained as a penal offence: Centre to SC

New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) Denying that defamation has any effect on free speech, the government has told the Supreme Court that the provision for defamation should be retained in the Indian Penal Code as a deterrent against defamatory actions.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

Sonia's Iftar party to muster opposition unity

Sonia's Iftar party to muster opposition unity

New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, Congress President Sonia Gandhi holds an Iftar party on Monday night in an attempt to stitch up opposition unity.

by IBNS July 13, 2015

Uttar Pradesh IPS officer complains threat call from Mulayam

Uttar Pradesh IPS officer complains threat call from Mulayam

Lucknow, Jul 11 (IBNS) A senior IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh has lodged a complaint against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening him a threat on phone.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Mamata not to attend PM Modi's meeting on land bill

Mamata not to attend PM Modi's meeting on land bill

Kolkata, Jul 11 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will skip a meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on land bill on July 15.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Former Tamil Nadu Minister P Chendur Pandian dead

Former Tamil Nadu Minister P Chendur Pandian dead

Chennai, Jul 11 (IBNS) Ruling AIADMK legislator and former minister P Chendur Pandian died in Chennai on Saturday following a protracted illness, the party said. He was 65.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Madras High Court recalls order on mediation between rapist and victimi

Madras High Court recalls order on mediation between rapist and victimi

Chennai, Jul 11 (IBNS) The Madras High Court has recalled a controversial order directing mediation between a rapist and his victim.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Congress attacks PM Modi for accepting Pak visit offer

Congress attacks PM Modi for accepting Pak visit offer

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS) The opposition Congress on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif's invitation to visit Islamabad describing it as a "regrettable" act on his part at a time when two Indian security personnel were killed in cross-border Pak attack.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Govt seeks SC permission to confiscate properties of Dawood's relatives

Govt seeks SC permission to confiscate properties of Dawood's relatives

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS) The government has requested the Supreme Court to allow it to confiscate properties of the relatives of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Four killed in Uttarakhand landslides as heavy rain lashes North India

Four killed in Uttarakhand landslides as heavy rain lashes North India

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS) Four people were killed in landslides in Uttarakhand as heavy rain pounded a major part of North India for the last two days causing alarming rise in the water levels of most of the rivers in the region.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

Ninth witness attacked in Asaram Bapu rape case

Ninth witness attacked in Asaram Bapu rape case

Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Jul 11 (IBNS) A key witness in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Friday.

by IBNS July 11, 2015

India-Pakistan joint statement at Ufa shows signs of positive movement: Rajnath Singh

India-Pakistan joint statement at Ufa shows signs of positive movement: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India-Pakistan joint statement at Ufa, Russia showed signs of positive movement and both the countries engaging at different levels will hopefully open new possibilities.

by IBNS July 10, 2015

23 killed in Bangladesh stampede

23 killed in Bangladesh stampede

Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): At least 23 people were killed in a stampede during the distribution of zakat (donation for the poor ahead of Eid) in Mymensingh town in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.

by IBNS July 10, 2015