Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti meets Dalai Lama

Leh, July 31 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti welcomed Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama who is currently on a visit to Leh in connection with an annual Buddhist function.

Modi urges people to suggest ideas for I-Day speech

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to suggest their ideas for his Independence Day Speech.

Kolkata: Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) part ways with Left Front

Kolkata, Jul 30 (IBNS): West Bengal-based social democratic political party- Democratic Social Party (DSP)- on Sunday announced to leave the Left Front.

Kolkata metro service partly hit as woman commits suicide

Kolkata, Jul 30 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was partly disrupted on Sunday evening after a young woman committed suicide at Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road station, reports said.

NIA raids house of businessman in Jammu

Srinagar, July 30 (IBNS): In continues crackdown on terror funding accused persons, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday raided the house of a businessman of Jammu city.

Gorkhas organize global unity march today across five continents to protest atrocities in Darjeeling

Raleigh, New Carolina, USA, July 30 (IBNS) Non-partisan Gorkha citizens across the globe are participating in a Global Unity March in over 100 towns and cities across six continents on Sunday, organizers said.

Indian Navy Band participates in Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2017 at United Kingdom

Edinburgh, July 30 (IBNS): The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an international event of military music performance undertaken by the Armed Forces.

Jitendra Singh briefed about GST implementation in Meghalaya

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh was briefed here about the progress in GST implementation in Meghalaya by a delegation of public representatives and civil society activists led by Member of Parliament, Conrad Sangma.

Full text of PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio

My dear countrymen, Namaskar. We human beings have a natural inclination to be enchanted by the delights of the rainy season. Animals, birds, flora – nature in its entirety, is filled with the joys of the season. But sometimes, when the rain unleashes full force of its fury, we come to realise the extent of the destructive might of water. Mother Nature gives us life and nurtures us, but at times natural catastrophes such as floods and earthquakes wreak havoc on a massive scale. Climate change, altered weather cycles, and transformations in the environment, are also having a big negative impact.

GST not just tax reform but new economic order: PM Modi

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation via his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' where he called the Goods and Services Tax (GST) a 'historic achievement.'

PM Modi to address 34th Mann Ki Baat shortly

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.

Kerala: BJP calls state-wide bandh after RSS worker dies following brutal attack

Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday called for a state-wide bandh in Kerala following the death of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Rajesh Edavakode after his palm was chopped off, reports said.

Two militants killed in South Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, July 30 (IBNS): At least two local militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Tahab area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Sunday morning.

Mehbooba bats for talks with Hurriyat, Pakistan

Srinagar, July 29 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought “freedom” for Kashmiris who she said “have been caged” by blocking of various routes.

Sonowal inaugurates Judicial Courts at Jatinga

Guwahati, July 29 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated Dima Hasao’s District Judicial Courts at Jatinga (Boro Haflong) thereby paving the way for separation of the Judiciary from the Executive.