Indian PM Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Lion Air flight crash

Oct 29, 2018, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a crash of a Lion Air flight after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia.

Salute the valour, commitment and contribution of Sikhs to the humanity: Vice President Naidu

Oct 29, 2018, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that he salute the valour, commitment and contribution of Sikhs to the humanity especially in the contemporary tempestuous times of mistrust, prejudice and intolerance.

Justice A S Bopanna sworn-in as Gauhati High Court Chief Justice

Oct 29, 2018, at 06:07 pm

Guwahati, Oct 29 (IBNS): Justice A S Bopanna was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in Guwahati on Monday.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind visits Himachal Pradesh

Oct 29, 2018, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the first convocation of the Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh on Monday.  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wishes Sister Nivedita on birth anniversary

Oct 29, 2018, at 03:48 pm

Kolkata, Oct 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished  Sister Nivedita on her birth anniversary.

Man who accused CBI special director Rakesh Asthana of bribery seeks protection from SC

Oct 29, 2018, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Hyderabad-based businessman Satish Sana, who has accused Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special director Rakesh Asthana of bribery, sought interim protection from the Supreme Court, media reports said.

BJP's religion is corruption: Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh

Oct 29, 2018, at 02:18 pm

Ujjain, Oct 29 (IBNS): Attacking the ruling party in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s religion is corruption.

PM interacts with Indian Community in Tokyo

Oct 29, 2018, at 01:24 pm

Tokyo, Oct 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Indian Community in Tokyo, highlighting several aspects of India – Japan partnership.

#MeToo allegations: Tata Sons ends contract with Suhel Seth

Oct 29, 2018, at 12:38 pm

Mumbai, Oct 29 (IBNS): Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Groups, said it has ended its contract with brand consultant Suhel Seth over the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against the latter, media reports said.

SC adjourns Ayodhya case, will announce hearing dates in January

Oct 29, 2018, at 12:24 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the case, which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, till January, when it will announce the hearing dates, media reports said.

India's software and Japan's hardware can do wonders: PM Modi

Oct 29, 2018, at 12:15 pm

Tokyo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Stressing on cementing ties between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's software and Japan's hardware, if combined, can do wonders.

Supreme Court adjourns Ayodhya case till January

Oct 29, 2018, at 12:04 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has adjourned the Ayodhya case till January, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi to begin two-day MP visit today

Oct 29, 2018, at 10:26 am

Bhopal, Oct 29 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will begin his two-day visit to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Monday.

Ayodhya High Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi: SC may hear petitions today

Oct 29, 2018, at 09:06 am

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court  might hear a batch of petitions which challenged the  Ram Janmabhoomi verdict given by the Allahabad High Court in 2010.

Shashi Tharoor's comment on Narendra Modi triggers controversy

Oct 28, 2018, at 09:39 pm

Bangalore, Oct 28 (IBNS): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has triggered a controversy after he quoted an RSS member who had purportedly described PM Narendra Modi as a "scorpion sitting on a Shivling".

Terrorists kill Jammu and Kashmir sub-inspector Imtiyaz Mir

Oct 28, 2018, at 06:30 pm

Srinagar, Oct 28 (IBNS): Terrorists have abducted and killed a sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Pulwama district in South Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.

President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Himachal Pradesh tomorrow

Oct 28, 2018, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Himachal Pradesh on Oct 29 and 30, 2018.

Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair joins BJP

Oct 28, 2018, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS):  Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party media reports said.

Extremely grateful to PM Shinzo Abe for the warm reception at his home: Modi

Oct 28, 2018, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi/Tokyo, Oct 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for offering 'warm reception' at his residence.

Mamata Banerjee, Naveen Patnaik condole passing away of Madan Lal Khurana

Oct 28, 2018, at 04:27 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IBNS): Several politicians, including Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, have condoled the passing away of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana.  

PM Modi remembers Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 49th Mann Ki Baat

Oct 28, 2018, at 03:23 pm

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated his 'Mann Ki Baat' to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and urged the youths of the country to participate in the 'Run For Unity'.

Security forces destroy cultivated hemp in Meghalaya along Indo-Bangladesh border

Oct 28, 2018, at 01:24 pm

Tura (Meghalaya), Oct 28 (IBNS): Security forces have destroyed huge quantity of cultivated hemp in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district.

PM Modi condoles demise of ex-Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana

Oct 28, 2018, at 10:56 am

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana.

PM Modi to address 49th Mann Ki Baat today

Oct 28, 2018, at 10:41 am

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation via 'Mann Ki Baat', his monthly radio broadcast on Sunday.

PM Modi meets Shinzo Abe at Yamanashi, to hold talks on India-Japan ties

Oct 28, 2018, at 10:23 am

Tokyo, Oct 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at Yamanashi on Sunday morning.

Government treating us like criminal enterprises: Amnesty International on ED raid

Oct 27, 2018, at 10:52 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raid at Amnesty International's Bengaluru office in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case, the human rights organisation has alleged that the government is treating them as criminal enterprises, media reports said.

Bhima-Koregaon case: SC rejects Romila Thapar's review plea seeking release of activists

Oct 27, 2018, at 09:14 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has rejected historian Romila Thapar's review plea seeking the release of five activists who were held in August in connection with the violence which broke out in Koregaon-Bhima in Maharashtra early this year, media reports said.

Rape laws can't be gender-neutral: Centre informs Delhi High Court

Oct 27, 2018, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Responding to a petition, the Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that rape laws can't be gender-neutral, media reports said.

Narendra Modi arrives in Japan

Oct 27, 2018, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Tokyo city of Japan.

Amit Shah's remarks on Sabarimala are an attack on the apex court and the Constitution: Pinarayi Vijayan

Oct 27, 2018, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Hours after he made a comment on the Sabarimala protesters, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said his remarks were an attack on the apex court and the Constitution.