Prime Minister Modi to attend Dusshera celebrations in Lucknow
Lucknow/New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the Aishbagh Ramlila of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday for Dussehra celebrations, according to media reports.
Pakistan goverment bars Dawn journalist from leaving country
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Pakistan government has barred Cyril Almeida, a leading journalist of Dawn, the country's oldest and popular English daily, from leaving the country, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Police in Nasik suspends mobile internet and bulk sms
Nasik, Oct 11 (IBNS): In Maharashtra, Nasik police has suspended all mobile internet and bulk sms services after violent protests over alleged rape of minor girl, the media reported on Tuesday.
RSS adopts new dress code from Dussehra
Patna, Oct 11 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological fountainhead of the BJP, on Tuesday, adopted trousers as part of its dress code, replacing its iconic Khaki shorts, its trademark uniform for the past 90 years.
Pampore attack enters second day, police resumes operation
Pampore, Oct 11 (IBNS): The security forces on Tuesday morning resumed operation to flush out hiding militants inside a government building near Pampore town of Kashmir's Pulwama district.
PM Modi pays homage to Nanaji Deshmukh, JP Narayan on birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to late social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and politician Jayprakash Narayan on their respective birth anniversaries.
PM Modi greets RSS on foundation day
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right wing outfit and the BJP's ideological mentor, on their foundation day.
PM Modi greets nation on Vijaya Dashmi
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi.
Suicide car bombing rocks Afghan city, Taliban shoulders responsibility
Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): A suicide car bombing on Monday rocked the Afghan city of Lashkargarh, reports said.
New Delhi: Girls take over traffic signals to mark International Day of the Girl
New Delhi, Oct 10 (JEN): To commemorate International Day of the Girl on Oct 11, a UN-declared international observance day to support greater opportunities for girls and end gender discrimination, teenage girls from marginalised communities stepped into the roles of traffic policemen and manned traffic in New Delhi.
INA to conduct annual Dilli Seminar
Ezhimala, Oct 10 (IBNS): Indian Naval Academy (INA) will conduct the third edition of the prestigious annual Dilli seminar on October 14 and 15, 2016, an official release stated.
Kashmir: State govt orders closure of WiMAX services
Srinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): As Kashmir continues to remain on the edge with no let up in the protests, injuries and killings, government seems to be stuck with experimenting of mobile phone and internet connectivity believing that it may end the stalemate in the valley.
Cop gets death threat for recital of ‘Kashmir to hoga lekin Pakistan…’ poem
Patna, Oct 10 (IBNS): Manoj Thakur, head constable from Himachal Pradesh, whose recital of a patriotic poem went viral in the social media after the Uri attack, has reportedly been receiving death threats from Pakistani people.
Pampore attack: Omar Abdullah slams militants, centre and state govt
Srinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah slammed the suspected militants for targeting Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building for the second time this year, saying the ultras don't want young Kashmiri boys and girls to stand on their feet.
Akhilesh Yadav backs Rahul Gandhi's Khoon ki dalali remark
Lucknow, Oct 10 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday backed Rahul Gandhi’s ‘khoon ki dalali’ comment aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Congress Vice-President must have had his reasons.