Fire destroys 250 slum dwellings in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IBNS) At least 250 slum dwellings were destroyed in a devastating fire in Delhi's Mongolpuri area in the early hours of Monday, reports said.
Another Vyapam death : Body of retired IFS officer found on railway tracks
Jharsuguda, Odisha, Oct 17 (IBNS) A retired Indian Forest Services officer, who had served as an observer for two recruitment tests conducted by the Vyapam, has been found dead on railway tracks in Odisha's Jharsuguda reviving the memory of the parade of mystery deaths in the recent past.
13 killed in mini bus-truck collission in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) At least 13 members of a marriage party, including three children, were killed and 15 were injured when a minibus and a truck collided on Saturday in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Attack on minor girls goes on in Delhi: Two more minors gang-raped
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS) A week after the rape and torture of a four-year-old girl in the national capital, two more girl children have been gang-raped in two different parts of Delhi on the same day, reports said.
Will return award if Sahitya Akademi remains silent : Vikram Seth
New Delhi, Oct 17(IBNS) Acclaimed novelist and poet Vikram Seth has said he will return the Sahitya Akademi award if the literary body remains "mealy mouthed" on free speech and the protection of writers.
Attack on minor girls goes on in Delhi: Two more minors gang-raped
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS) A week after the rape and torture of a four-year-old girl in the national capital, to more girl children have been gang-raped have been gang-raped in two different parts of Delhi on the same day, reports said.
CBI busts fake bottled water racket operating in trains
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation have busted a counterfeit packaged drinking water racket involving Railway officials and contractors that used to operate on board trains to supply drinking water other than the Indian Railway's Rail Neer brand.
Ending violence in Middle East focus of emergency Security Council session
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of escalating violence in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tay-Brook Zerihoun briefed an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, reporting on the latest violent incident in which a large group of Palestinians set fire to the compound containing the holy site of Josephs Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus.
People Analytics conjures solutions to complex issues of HR
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IBNS) Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research in collaboration with NHRDN recently organized an HR Confluence on People Analytics.
Spectrum allocation scam: Jaitley accuses Kapil Sibal of fabricating charges
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) As a court discharged all the accused, including former bureaucrat Shyamal Ghosh, in the spectrum allocation scam case and indicted the CBI for framing false charges, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alleged that the whole thing was done at the behest of Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was the Telecom Minister in the UPA Government.
About 11 per cent voting in first two hours of Bihar polls
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS) Nearly 11 per cent votes were cast in the first two hours of second phase polling in 32 Assembly constituencies of Bihar on Friday, reports said.
Supreme Court rejects Government role in selecting judges
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected a new law that gives the government more say in appointing judges and reinstated the age-old collegium system of judges, reports said.
Supreme Court verdict today on Government's role in selecting judges
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will give its verdict on Friday on whether a new system of appointing judges, which gives the government more say, is valid.
Muslims can stay in India but must give up eating beef : Haryana CM KL Khattar
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IBNS) In what is set to trigger another wave of controversy, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar has said Muslims can stay in India but they must stop eating beef.
Narendra Modi is losing the Bihar polls: Arvind Kejriwal claims
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that PM Narendra Modi and his BJP is 'badly losing' the Bihar Assembly polls.
PM Narendra Modi wishes Naveen Patnaik on his birthday
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Odisha Chief Minister Navenn Patnaik on his birthday.
Bihar Assembly polls: Second phase of voting begins
Patna, Oct 16 (IBNS): Polling is currently underway in the second phase of Bihar Assembly polls on Friday.
Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj returns Sahitya Akademi award
Jaipur, Oct 15 (IBNS) As the political storm continues over Sahitya Akademi award winners returning their prizes protesting rising intolerance in the country, eminent Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj has joined the band of protesters and returned his award.
CBI moves SC for arrest of Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a high court order restraining the agency from arresting and interrogating Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh in a corruption case.
Abdul Kalam was 'Rashtra-Ratna' before a 'Rashtrapati: PM Modi
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as one who was a 'Rashtra-Ratna' before a 'Rashtrapati.'
Ideologically intolerant writers manufacturing controversy and protest : Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) Slamming the writers who have returned their Sahitya Akademi awards to protest against the alleged intolerance in the Narendra Modi regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said there is an attempt to manufacture a protest by those who are ideologically intolerant.
Stuck in Pakistan for 11 years, Geeta recognises family, to return soon
Karachi/New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) Geeta, a deaf and mute Indian woman, who has been stranded in Pakistan for 11 years after accidentally crossing the border, is likely to be flown home soon, media reports said.
Two terrorists killed in J & K encounter
Jammu, Oct 15 (IBNS) Two former police officers, who turned into terrorists, were on Thursday shot dead by the Army in an encounter in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
PM Narendra Modi pays homage to APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary.
Gurgaon: Minor rescued from house
Gurgaon, Oct 15 (IBNS) A minor girl, who was working as a domestic help, has been rescued from Gurgaon on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.
Naaptol launches shopping festival for customers
Mumbai, October 14 (IBNS): Shopping website Naaptol has announced its month-long shopping extravaganza NSF (Naaptol Shopping Festival) 2015 to mark the festive celebrations.
Manipal ProLearn offers ITIL Foundation Certification
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn offers a certification program in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation, the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world.
Supreme Court rejects plea for transfer of beef ban case to Jammu
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking the hearing on the Jammu and Kashmir beef ban to be heard by a three-judge bench of the high court at Jammu.
Dutch Safety Boards final report on flight MH17 crash in Ukraine welcomed by UN
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Tuesday welcomed the Dutch Safety Boards final report on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed on 17 July 2014 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Bengali poet Mandrakranta Sen returns Sahitya Akademi award
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS) Noted Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen has returned her Sahitya Akademi Young Writers Special Award in protest against communal attacks in the country.
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