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BRICS Day 2: Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan Prez, Bhutan PM | President writes to UP Guv condoling loss of lives in Varanasi stampede | PM Modi remembers noble ideals, thoughts of Maharshi Valmiki on Valmiki Jayanti | Pakistan: Six suspected militants killed | Mamata Banerjee condoles loss of lives in UP stampede | DRDO pays tributes to Dr Kalam on his 85th birth anniversary | Modi calls meeting with Jacob Zuma 'comprehensive' | Meeting with President Xi Jinping was fruitful: Modi | Varanasi stampede kills 24 | BRICS summit will strengthen cooperation : PM Modi

Over 97 lakh voters to decide fate of 43,515 candidates in first phase panchayat polls in Assam

Dec 04, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Guwahati, Dec 4 (IBNS): The ruling BJP, Ason Gana Parishad, Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) are locked in a keen battle as the stage is set for the first phase panchayat poll in Assam will be held amidst tight security on Wednesday.

India Water Impact Summit-2018 to be held from tomorrow

Dec 04, 2018, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate India Water Impact Summit 2018, being jointly organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) from Dec 5-7, 2018 in New Delhi.

Hassle free Visa regime aimed at making travel of foreigners into country pleasant, says Union Home Secretary

Dec 04, 2018, at 05:07 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba has said that creating a simple and hassle free Visa regime is the government’s objective to facilitate arrival and stay of foreign travelers into the country.

Nirmala Sitharaman commences her US visit

Dec 04, 2018, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to the United States of America from Dec 2-7, 2018, at the invitation of Secretary of Defence James N Mattis. 

Navy Day: Prime Minister greets personnel, families

Dec 04, 2018, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted Indian Navy personnel and their families on Navy Day.

Head of missionary run Tamil Nadu orphanage arrested on charges of sexually abusing minors

Dec 04, 2018, at 04:02 pm

Tiruvannamalai, Dec 4 (IBNS): The head of a private children's home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, run by missionary, was arrested on Sunday over accusation of sexual abuse of minor orphan girls, media reports said.

India, Sudan review bilateral ties

Dec 04, 2018, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): The 8th Session of the Foreign Office Consultations between India and Sudan was held on Dec 3, 2018, in New Delhi, officials said on Tuesday.

President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Myanmar

Dec 04, 2018, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS):  President of India Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to Myanmar from Dec 10-14, officials said on Tuesday. 

National Herald case: SC allows I-T to continue tax reassessment of Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

Dec 04, 2018, at 02:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Income Tax department to re-open the tax assessments of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for  2011-2012 in connection with the National Herald case, media reports said.

President pays floral tributes to R. Venkataraman on birth anniversary

Dec 04, 2018, at 02:33 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) :  President  Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to R. Venkataraman, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. 

PM extends greetings on Navy Day

Dec 04, 2018, at 02:30 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted Indian Navy personnel and their families on Navy Day.

Bulandshahr violence: Five including main accused arrested

Dec 04, 2018, at 12:41 pm

Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS): Five people, including the main accused in the Bulandshahr violence incident, in which a police officer was shot dead, have been arrested, media reports said.

Fire in Mumbai forest; doused before reaching residential areas

Dec 04, 2018, at 11:44 am

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IBNS): A massive fire at a forest area at Mumbai's Aarey colony in Goregaon broke out on Monday evening, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan to campaign in the poll-bound state today

Dec 04, 2018, at 09:59 am

Jaipur, Dec  4 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Rajasthan on Tuesday to campaign in the poll-bound state.

Telangana: Congress leader detained ahead of KCR rally

Dec 04, 2018, at 09:45 am

Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IBNS): Ahead of the caretaker Telangana Chief Minister  K Chandrasekhar Rao’s election rally in Kodangal, Telangana Congress leader Revanth Reddy was detained on Tuesday.

Bulandshahr violence: Police lodge two FIRs, 27 people named

Dec 04, 2018, at 09:24 am

Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS); The police on Tuesday filed two FIRs in connection with the Bulandshahr violence incident which claimed two lives.

Cop, villager killed in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr after cow slaughter sparks violence

Dec 03, 2018, at 11:23 pm

Bulandshahr, UP, Dec 3 (IBNS):  A mob outrage over reports of cow slaughter claimed the life of a police officer and a villager as Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh witnessed spiralling violence on Tuesday.

Slain UP cop was investigating officer in Dadri lynch case

Dec 03, 2018, at 10:11 pm

Lucknow, Dec 3 (IBNS): Police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was shot dead in a mob attack in Bulandshahr on Monday, was the investigating officer in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case of Dadri, India Today said.

Kejriwal, 6 others acquitted in 2012 rioting case in front of PM house

Dec 03, 2018, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): A Delhi High Court on Monday provided relief to Delhi Chief Minister and six others in connection with a case that accused him of allegedly creating riot in front of the house of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2012.

Three suspected militants killed in gun fight with security forces in Nagaland's Mon district

Dec 03, 2018, at 08:35 pm

Guwahati, Dec 3 (IBNS): At least three suspected ULFA-I militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Nagaland's Mon district on Monday. 

NGT fines Delhi govt Rs 25 crore for air pollution

Dec 03, 2018, at 07:50 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal on Monday slapped a Rs 25-crore fine on the Delhi government for failing to check air pollution, reports said.

Logistics Databank Service starts at Kolkata Port Trust

Dec 03, 2018, at 07:07 pm

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): A Logistics Databank Service has been launched by Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) at Kolkata on Saturday. 

Cow slaughter: Mob targets police in Uttar Pradesh; cop, villager die

Dec 03, 2018, at 06:41 pm

Lucknow, Dec 3 (IBNS): A police officer and a villager were killed when a mob angry over cow slaughter reports attacked Syana police station in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr area on Monday, media reports said.

Indian Navy to set up Naval Aircraft and submarine museum on the lines of the Vizag Naval museum in Kolkata

Dec 03, 2018, at 06:38 pm

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS):  To motivate young school children to join Indian Navy, Indian Navy will set up a permanent Naval museum and a submarine museum in Kolkata on the lines of the Vizag Naval museum, said Naval Officer-in-Charge, West Bengal, Commodore Suprobho De.

A Chinese delegation of 94 youths were on a visit in Kolkata

Dec 03, 2018, at 06:28 pm

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): As a part of international youth exchange programme, a group of 94 Chinese youths were on a visit to Kolkata till Monday.

Narendra Modi is creating two India: Rahul Gandhi attacks

Dec 03, 2018, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he is creating 'two India' where one belongs to the rich while the other one has been created for the poor.

Jammu and Kashmir: Student who joined 'Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir' returns home

Dec 03, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Srinagar, Dec 3 (IBNS): A Kashmiri student, who went missing on Oct 28 and later purportedly joined the Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), returned home on Sunday, media reports said.

Medical fraternity should launch nationwide awareness campaign on health hazards posed by modern lifestyle: Vice President Naidu

Dec 03, 2018, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS):  Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon the medical fraternity to launch nationwide awareness campaign on the health hazards posed by modern lifestyle in view of the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases.

Mahinda Rajapaksa cannot take actions as Sri Lankan PM : Court of Appeal rules

Dec 03, 2018, at 05:14 pm

Colombo, Dec 3 (IBNS): In a significant development,  the Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka on Monday issued an interim order where it restrained Mahinda Rajapaksa, Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and state ministers from functioning.

Will Rajasthan vote on the basis of my knowledge of Hinduism: Narendra Modi

Dec 03, 2018, at 05:05 pm

Jodhpur, Dec 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit back at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his 'Hindu religion' jibe and said even rishis (priests) could not have complete knowledge on the religion due to its vastness.