After Pratyusha's suicide, Hema Malini receives flak for her tweets
Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): Actor-turned- politician Hema Malini on Tuesday received flack for her tweets on the suicide case of TV series 'Ballika Vadhu' famed actress Pratyusha Banerjee.
Indian Foreign Service Officer trainees call on Modi
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Sixty-four officer trainees of the 2014 and 2015 Batches of the Indian Foreign Service called on the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Coas meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff along with Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, Permanent Representative of India to UN met Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations on Monday.
Delegation from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace calls PM
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) A delegation led by William Burns, President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, called on the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi launches Stand Up India initiative
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the Stand Up India initiative which aims to boost entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women.
My name has been misused: Bachchan on Panama papers leak
Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS) Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday negated suggestions of him having any kind of links with offshore companies listed in the Panama papers leak.
Students demonstrate in Kolkata college over form fill up
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Demanding permission to fill up forms for final examination, few students of Kolkata's Vivekananda College for Women held massive demonstration in the college campus at Behala area on Tuesday, reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 'Stand up India' scheme
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Launching the 'Stand up India' scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the job seekers of the nation have to become job creators.
J&K: Militants fire on security forces
Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) The Indian Army cordoned off the forest area near Jindyal village of frontier district Kupwara after militants fired on a patrol party of the local army unit on Tuesday.
Dalit boys thrashing: 6 arrested
Jaipur, Apr 5 (IBNS) The police on Tuesday have arrested six people for allegedly thrashing, stripping and parading naked three Dalit teenagers in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets Iceland's Foreign Affairs Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met Iceland's Foreign Affairs Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson.
Cricket: Supreme Court slams BCCI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday criticised on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the issue of allocation of funds to state cricket associations.
Khaleda Zia gets bail in 5 cases
Dhaka, Apr 5 (IBNS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was granted bail in five cases including a sedition case on Tuesday.
Kashmir : Security forces exchange fire with militants
Srinagar, Apr 5 (IBNS) Security forces launched a search operation in a village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday following a brief exchange of fire with militants, reports said.
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will book the first Ola E-rickshaw on their mobile app, at the launch of ‘Stand-Up India’ initiative aimed at promoting entrepreneurship.