Hurriyat Conference asks Chief Minister Mehbooba Muft to join freedom struggle
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Hurriyat Conference Sunday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to join the Kashmir Freedom struggle, a day after the ruling PDP appealed to its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to give her a chance to address the grievances of the people.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a call to children and youth to use natural soil to carve out idols of Ganesh and Durga.
3.2 earthquake hits Assam, no casualty
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit Karbi Anglong area of Assam on Sunday.
Kashmir violence: Mehbooba Mufti visits AIIMS to meet Insha
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): After 51 days violence in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is in New Delhi since Saturday, visited Safdarjung Eye Centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to enquire about the welfare of Insha, a young Kashmiri girl undergoing treatment for pellet injuries, on Sunday.
Mob clash with police over electricity demands in West Bengal
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Aug 28 (IBNS): A large number of local people on Sunday reportedly clashed with police force in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, when police tried to lift a road blockade.
Be in the vanguard of battle for rights and welfare of our people, says President to law students
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday addressed the 24th Annual Convocation of National Law School of India University (NLSIU).
Baloch leaders protest in Germany against Pakistan, raise Indian flag
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Baloch leaders living in Germany staged a protest in Leipzig City on Saturday accusing the Nawaz Sharif Government of committing atrocities on people of Balochistan.
Sachin Tendulkar presents BMW cars to PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar, Pullela Gopichand
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IBNS): Cricketing legend and Goodwill Ambassador for India at Rio Olympics Sachin Tendulkar has presented BMW cars on behalf of Hyderabad District Badminton Association to Olympic medal winners PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik along with Dipa Karmakar and Pullela Gopichand for their outstanding achievement.
Our daughters proved themselves once again: Modi on Olympics performance
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Addressing the nation through his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "our daughters" have made the country proud with their victories at the Rio Olympics.
Any death in Kashmir is a loss for us as a nation: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed citizens on Sunday through his 23rd radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', he said any death in Kashmir is a loss for the nation.
I went for my treatment, not to meet Sri Sri: Burhan Wani's father
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): Muzaffar Wani, father of the slain Hizb militant commander Burhan Wani said on Saturday he had gone to Bangalore for treatment and stayed in the ashram run by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for one day to seek care for some 'ailment'.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets Burhan Wani's father on humanitarian grounds
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IBNS): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Saturday met the father of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, who was killed on July 8 and which sparked off tension in the Kashmir Valley since then.
PM Modi to address Mann Ki Baat today
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Prime Minister will address his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.
West Bengal hospital fire claims infant, 2 others; CID probe ordered
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): At least three, including an infant, were killed and many injured when a fire broke out in a government hospital in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday, triggering panic reaction among patients and relatives as they jostled and stampeded to get out.
India must free itself from hunger, illiteracy, disease and destitution, says President
Bangaluru, Aug 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee graced a function of Akshaya Patra Foundation commemorating the serving of two billion meals on Saturday in Bangaluru.