NASA's New Horizons Phones Home Safe after Pluto Flyby
California, July 15 (IBNS) : The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASAs New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic first-ever flyby of Pluto.
PM Narendra Modi chairs second meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the second meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
Woman killed, three others, including BSF jawan injured in Pak violation of ceasefire
Jammu, Jul 15 (IBNS) In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday morning resorted to firing in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district killing a woman and injuring three others, including a BSF jawan.
Firing on SUV in Gurgaon, nobody killed
Gurgaon, Jul 15 (IBNS) Miscreants opened fire on an SUV near a big mall in Gurgaon on Wednesday morning sending the car toppling over onto an auto-rickshaw.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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