Ranjan Gogoi swears in as new Chief Justice of India
Oct 03, 2018, at 10:53 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Kisan rally: Agitating farmers call off protest after midnight march in Delhi
Oct 03, 2018, at 10:39 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): The agitating farmers have called off their protest after they were allowed to march to the national capital to press for their demands at midnight, media reports said.
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:53 am
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) in central Kolkata's College Street area on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among the patients and their family members, reports said.
UN chief commends India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday praised India’s progress on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the pursuit of Sanitation for All and Affordable and Clean Energy, which featured heavily during day-two of his official visit to the country.
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:10 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): On Tuesday, as part of his official visit to India this week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, at the Raj Ghat Memorial, in New Delhi. Describing him as “the greatest soul that ever lived”, the UN chief said that Gandhi’s example “demonstrates that the way to reach objectives, is through non-violence.”
Protesting farmers end march in Delhi
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:02 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Farmers ended their protest after they were allowed to enter the national capital Delhi on Wednesday, reports said.
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Several thousands of farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands and were stopped by police near Delhi, have refused to call off their protests despite the Centre's assurance, media reports said.
Rose Valley: ED summons TMC MPs Tapas Pal, Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarians, Tapas Pal and Sudip Bandyopadhyay, in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi highlights importance of '4 Ps' in making world clean
Oct 02, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Antonio Guterres
Oct 02, 2018, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and called it 'wonderful'.
Farmers now cannot come to Delhi to express their grievances: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 02, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government after thousands of marching farmers were stopped by the police from entering New Delhi and said even the peasants could not express their anguish in the country now.
PM Modi to receive UNEP Champions of the Earth Award on Oct 3
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award at a special ceremony in Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi on Oct 3.
Air Marshal Amit Dev VSM takes over as the Director General Air (OPS)
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Air Marshal Amit Dev VSM, graduated from National Defence Academy in December 1981 and was commissioned in the Indian Air Force, in the fighter stream of Flying Branch, on 29 Dec 1982.
IBSAMAR-VI kicks off at Simons Town, South Africa
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies, is being held at Simons Town, South Africa from 01 – 13 Oct 18.
Kolkata: Child killed, several injured in suspected 'socket bomb' explosion
Oct 02, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): An eight-year-old boy lost his life, three days before his birthday, and at least nine other persons sustained serious injuries in a suspected low intensity socket bomb blast at Nagerbazar's congested Kajipara area under Dumdum Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbourhood South Dumdum on Tuesday morning, police officials said.
Kolkata: Explosion in Nagerbazar claims life of a child; five injured
Oct 02, 2018, at 01:43 pm
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): An explosion in front of a multi-storey building at Kolkata's Nagerbazar area claimed a child's life and injured five others on Tuesday, media reports said.
Delhi is for all, can't stop farmers from entering national capital: Arvind Kejriwal
Oct 02, 2018, at 01:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Reacting strongly to police's attempt to stop several thousands of farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands, from entering Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the peasants can't be denied an entry to the city, which is for all.
Rahul, Sonia in Maharashtra, to hold Congress rally at Wardha
Oct 02, 2018, at 12:26 pm
Rahul, Sonia in Maharashtra, to hold Congress rally at Wardha
Oct 02, 2018, at 12:25 pm
Nagpur/Wardha, Oct 2 (IBNS): Congress' former and present presidents, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, respectively, reached Maharashtra as they will hold a rally in Wardha on Tuesday.
Kisan rally turns violent as farmers-police clash at Delhi-UP border
Oct 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): After being stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, several farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands, clashed with police, turning the Kisan rally violent on Tuesday, media reports said.
PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on birth anniversary at Rajghat
Oct 02, 2018, at 11:24 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on the latter's birth anniversary, also known as Gandhi Jayanti, at Rajghat in the national capital on Tuesday.
Kisan rally: Around 20,000 farmers to march to Delhi with several demands today
Oct 02, 2018, at 10:49 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Nearly 20,000 farmers will march to the national capital on Tuesday to press for their demands, prompting the police to set up tight security measures across east and northeast Delhi, media reports said.
On International Day of Non-Violence, UN chief calls for world to follow Gandhi’s example
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the world to follow the “enduring vision and wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi” on the International Day of Non-Violence, which falls on 2 October - the birthday of the iconic leader who led India to independence, and inspired civil rights movements across the globe.
UN chief inaugurates new UN headquarters in Indian capital, as official visit gets underway
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, took part on Monday in the opening ceremony of the Organization’s newly-refurbished headquarters for its multi-agency operations, known as UN House, in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
MR vaccine rumour: Mob attack health team, vandalise school, ASHA worker injured
Oct 01, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IBNS): A lady health worker was seriously injured when a mob went on rampage at a school following rumour that a student died after being administered with Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine in Assam's Hojai district.
India signs loan agreement with JICA for bullet train funding
Oct 01, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): The Indian government has signed a loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fund the bullet train project, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017, media reports said.
States asked to identify Rohingya refugees and collect biometric details: Rajnath
Oct 01, 2018, at 07:59 pm
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that states have been asked to identify the Rohingya refugees, media reports said.
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Dissent is welcome, but disintegration is not: Vice President Naidu
Oct 01, 2018, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS):Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India has been unequivocal in its commitment to the preservation and protection of human rights globally as well as within the country.
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Oct 01, 2018, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has stressed on the need to respect and seek guidance of the elderly people.
Allison and Honjo win 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine for cancer research
Oct 01, 2018, at 05:55 pm
Stockholm, Oct 1 (IBNS): James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.