PM reviews preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat
Aug 04, 2018, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the progress of preparations towards the launch of the Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat.
Aug 04, 2018, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Members of Parliament should leave their politics outside the Parliament and they have to contribute their best for framing the programmes and policies for the benefit of the poor.
US grants Strategic Trade Authorization-1 status to India
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a major development, the US has granted Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status to India, thus allowing the Asian giant to gain a wide scope of exports without specific licenses, and equalling it with almost the NATO allies of America.
Amit Shah flags off Vasundhara Raje's 58-day pre-poll Gaurav Yatra
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday flagged off Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra' from the Charbhujanath temple in Rajsamand district in the run-up to the state Assembly election.
Sushma Swaraj holds talks for wide-ranging cooperation with Kyrgyz FM
Aug 04, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Kyrgyzstan counterpart Abdyldaev on Saturday held discussions on the opportunities for cooperation in various fields.
Assam organisations burn Mamata Banerjee's effigy
Aug 04, 2018, at 01:37 pm
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Protesting against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on the final draft of NRC in Assam, various local organisations burnt her effigies in Morigaon and Sonitpur districts.
Kolkata bank fraud: Arrested Romanian nationals brought to city from Delhi
Aug 04, 2018, at 01:22 pm
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Two Romanian nationals, who had been nabbed on Friday from south-west Delhi in connection with the great Kolkata bank fraud, were brought to the city on Saturday, officials said.
Man shot dead while trying to forcibly enter Farooq Abdullah's home
Aug 04, 2018, at 12:57 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS): An intruder was gunned down by security personnel on Saturday while he was trying to forcibly enter former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s Jammu residence in a car, media reports said.
Aug 04, 2018, at 11:57 am
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IBNS): In the run up to the crucial state poll, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will embark on her 58-day Gaurav Yatra, which is considered to be the beginning of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s election campaign, in Rajasthan on Saturday.
Kashmir: Encounter in Shopian kills six, including one civilian
Aug 04, 2018, at 10:30 am
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday morning.
Google confirms it coded UIDAI helpline into Android devices
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:41 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Tech major Google on Friday clarified that it was a coding flaw which caused a defunct Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) helpline number to appear in the contact lists of mobile phones operating on the Android operating system.
India and the UN: Celebrating 70 years of invaluable service to the cause of peace
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:28 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): From protecting civilians, disarming ex-combatants and helping countries transition from conflict to peace, Indian men and women in uniform have served the cause of peace from the earliest years of United Nations peacekeeping and continue to do so in some of the most challenging missions.
BJP wins civic polls in Maharashtra's Sangli and Jalgaon
Aug 03, 2018, at 11:49 pm
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday emerged victorious in the civic body polls in Sangli and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.
Aug 03, 2018, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid reports that Indian authorities provided a “positive report” on Mehul Choksi to Antigua, based on which he was granted citizenship in the Caribbean nation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday clarified that Police Clearance Certificate was issued to the fugitive businessman on the basis of clear Police Verification Report (PVR) available on his passport.
NRC: TMC leaders lodge police complaints against Assam CM for 'harassment' at Silchar airport
Aug 03, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Two parliamentarians of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and a MLA of the party, who were the members of a delegation that was stopped by Assam Police at Silchar airport before entering the state on Thursday, lodged complaints against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at two police stations in Kolkata on Friday, reports said.
Kolkata bank fraud: Two Romanian nationals held in Delhi
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday evening detained two Romanian nationals from Delhi for fraudulently withdrawing money from the accounts of at least 78 customers of several nationalized and private sector banks, officials said.
IAS officers should take role of translating ‘Swarajya’ to ‘Surajya’: Naidu
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked IAS officers to take the most important role of translating “Swarajya” to “Surajya.”
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 crore mark
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Sumitra Mahajan on Friday handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to Takrdiran of Delhi in the Parliament House.
In Supreme Court, Centre pitches for quotas in promotion for SC/ST govt employees
Aug 03, 2018, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there should be reservations in promotions for government employees belonging to the backward classes.
President Kovind to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Keralafrom Aug 4
Aug 03, 2018, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): President of Ram Nath Kovind will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Aug 4 to 7, 2018, officials said on Friday.
Never asked for helpline to be added to phones: Aadhar body
Aug 03, 2018, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday clarified that it had never directed telecom operators or phone makers to add a toll-free number for its ID card project Aadhaar.
Work, money worries leave many musicians singing the blues: Study
Aug 03, 2018, at 04:28 pm
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the mental health-focused SIMS Foundation, have identified work and financial stress as risk factors that may increase clinical depression and anxiety among musicians, according to new study findings presented at the 36th Annual Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium in Orange, California.
Silchar airport detention : TMC plans to move privilege motion
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress plans to move a privilege motion in Lok Sabha on Friday against the detention of its MPs in Silchar in Assam on Thursday, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo meets Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3 (IBNS): Visiting Malaysia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad before departing for Singapore to attend the summit of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
BJP accuses Opposition of playing politics on Assam NRC issue
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a fresh attack on the rival parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has virtually accused the Opposition of playing politics over Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) that excluded over four million people.
PM reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors of Transport and Housing
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors of roads, PMGSY, rural housing, urban housing, railways, airports and ports.
Shelter home rapes shameful: Nitish Kumar
Aug 03, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Patna, Aug 3 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the rape and torture of more than 30 minor girls at a Government-run shelter home was "shameful" and promised giving a tough lesson to the culprits.
Won't interfere with Delhi HC's order for granting bail to Karti Chidambaram: SC
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday said it won't interfere with the Delhi High Court's order of granting bail to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti, who is an accused in the INX media case, media reports said.
Six of the eight-member TMC delegation leave Assam after overnight detention at Silchar airport
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Silchar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Six of the eight-member Trinamool Congress delegation flew out of Assam on Friday morning, after their overnight detention at Silchar airport, media reports said.
Members of 39 families of suspected foreigners figure in draft NRC
Aug 03, 2018, at 12:39 pm
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IBNS) : At a time when the process for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) goes on in Assam to detect illegal migrants and the country witnesses a political row over the deletion of more than four million names, whose bona fide as Indian citizens has been put into a question, a report has come that members of 39 families of suspected foreigners have been included in the complete NRC draft alone from Morigaon district.