80 elite commandos stationed in Kashmir with no assignment

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS):  About 80 elite commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG), stationed at Jammu and Kashmir have moved to the Home Ministry seeking clarification on their role in the terror-hit state.

Omar, Mehbooba praise Malik for not 'looking towards Delhi'

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:14 pm

Srinagar, Nov 27 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah had words of praise for the state's governor Satya Pal Malik after he said he would have had to install BJP-backed Sajad Lone as the chief minister had he "looked towards Delhi".

KCR hits back at Modi, asks PM not to lie

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): After Narendra Modi's attack, Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday hit back at the PM and asked him not to lie for the sake of votes.

KCR slams Amit Shah for opposing quota to Muslims

Nov 27, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IBNS):  Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has attacked BJP president Amit Shah for opposing his government's proposal to increase reservation for Muslims in the state, reports said.

Kamal Hasaan appeals to Kerala CM for cyclone help

Nov 27, 2018, at 08:51 pm

Chennai, Nov 27 (IBNS): Actor-politician Kamal Haasan appealed to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to "rise above politics" and help the people of Tamil Nadu affected by the cyclone Gaja, said reports.

Sabarimala activist held for 'hurting religious sentiments'

Nov 27, 2018, at 08:43 pm

Kochi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Police arrested model-activist Rehana Fathima on Tuesday for hurting religious sentiments with her social media posts, said reports.

Romanian Foreign Minister visits India

Nov 27, 2018, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Teodor Melescanu, Foreign Minister of Romania visited India from Nov 24-27.

Ex-IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP

Nov 27, 2018, at 06:53 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Ex-IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 14thFormation Day of NDMA

Nov 27, 2018, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here on Tuesday.

Pakistan to invite Narendra Modi for SAARC summit: Pakistan FO

Nov 27, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): Pakistan will invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming  South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, local media reports said quoting Foreign Office official.

Global cooperation needed to extradite economic fugitives: Vice President

Nov 27, 2018, at 04:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for United Nations and other Multilateral Organisations to chalk out strategy to extradite economic fugitives.

While Punjab CM flays Pakistan, Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Lahore for Kartarpur groundbreaking

Nov 27, 2018, at 04:53 pm

Lahore/Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IBNS): At a time when Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh targeted Pakistan over the 'terrorist attacks' and even declined to visit the country, state Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu played the goodwill ambassador when he arrived in the neighbouring nation to attend the Katarpur corridor ground-breaking ceremony in Nankana Sahib.

Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid calls on the President Ram Nath Kovind

Nov 27, 2018, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Pakistan for Kartarpur ceremony

Nov 27, 2018, at 03:46 pm

Lahore, Nov 27 (IBNS): While Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said no to attending the Katarpur Corridor groundbreaking ceremony in the Pakistan side, Congress leader and former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of his own party on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan for the ceremony in Nankana Sahib.  

Congress and TRS are both sides of same coin: PM Modi in Telangana

Nov 27, 2018, at 02:37 pm

Nizamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): At a time the ruling Telegu Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) and Congress are having a face-to-face fight in poll-bound Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at both saying their political actions are identical.

Three militants, one soldier killed in two encounters in Kashmir

Nov 27, 2018, at 01:42 pm

Srinagar, Nov 27 (IBNS) : A soldier was killed and two terrorists were shot dead in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam and Tral on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi is 'Dattatreya gotra', says Pushkar priest as BJP questions his clan

Nov 27, 2018, at 01:20 pm

Jaipur, Nov 27 (IBNS): A year after he claimed himself a Shiv Bhakt (devotee of Lord Shiva) to counter the BJP, a temple priest in Pushkar in Rajasthan on Tuesday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was a Kaul Brahmin and that he belonged to the Dattatreya gotra.

Supreme Court raps Nitish Kumar government in shelter home cases

Nov 27, 2018, at 12:52 pm

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has lashed out at the Bihar government for not filing First Information Reports (FIRs) on allegations of sodomy of children at shelter houses in the state, media reports said.

Kashmir: One soldier, 3 terrorists killed in J&K encounters

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:45 am

Jammu, Nov 27 (IBNS): One soldier and two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Muslim cleric visiting Kejriwal caught with bullets, arrested

Nov 27, 2018, at 11:05 am

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Days after the chilli powder attack, a Muslim cleric, who was visiting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has been caught with bullets at the latter's home, media reports said.

Amit Shah to address public meetings, hold roadshow in Rajasthan today

Nov 27, 2018, at 10:28 am

Jaipur, Nov 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will be in poll-bound Rajasthan on Tuesday to conduct his outfit's political programmes.

Narendra Modi to visit Telangana today

Nov 27, 2018, at 09:40 am

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address rally in poll bound Telangana on Tuesday.

US stands with people of India: Donald Trump tweets on 2008 Mumbai attacks

Nov 27, 2018, at 09:20 am

Washington, Nov 27 (IBNS): As India observed 10th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed strong support for  the Asian nation for its fight against terrorism.

We shall stand united and tall against terror: Sachin Tendulkar on 26/11 anniversary

Nov 26, 2018, at 09:26 pm

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IBNS): Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday remembered victims and the "brave" security personnel of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and urged all to stand united against terror.

We have a large Army, we are prepared: Amarinder Singh warns Pak Army Chief

Nov 26, 2018, at 08:24 pm

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who rejected Pakistan's invitation to visit the groundbreaking ceremony for Kartarpur Sahib, on Monday attacked the neighbouring country's Army Chief Qamar Bajwa.

Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate NDMA's 14th Formation Day tomorrow

Nov 26, 2018, at 07:36 pm

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, will inaugurate the 14th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here on Tuesday.

Vice President Naidu lays Foundation Stone for Kartapur Corridor; hails it as a historic day

Nov 26, 2018, at 06:50 pm

Amrtisar, Nov 26 (IBNS): Marking a new beginning in India-Pakistan relations and heralding the possibility of reducing the tensions between the two countries, the Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has laid the foundation stone for construction of Dera Baba Nanak - Kartapur Sahib corridor on the Indian side that will provide a passage to Sikh pilgrims to visit the holy site of Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan.

President of India inaugurates Constitution Day celebrations

Nov 26, 2018, at 06:43 pm

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Constitution Day celebrations, organised by the Supreme Court, to mark the anniversary of the adoption of our Constitution on on Monday in New Delhi.

Give up double standards: India tells Pakistan on 10th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai attacks

Nov 26, 2018, at 06:34 pm

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): As India observed 10th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, the country hit out at Pakistan for allowing those responsible for the strike to roam free in their nation.

People have completely lost faith on Modi: Rahul Gandhi says in Jodhpur

Nov 26, 2018, at 06:20 pm

Jodhpur, Nov 26 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said people of the country have lost their faiths on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.