May 23, 2018, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Six women officers of the Indian Navy, who successfully circumnavigated the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
PM Modi to visit WB on May 25, to preside over Visva Bharati Convocation
May 23, 2018, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal on a day’s tour on Friday, May 25, a government press release said.
IAF helicopter crash lands at Natha top helipad in Jammu and Kashmir, passengers and crew safe
May 23, 2018, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash landed at Natha Top helipad in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning , according to a media release from the Ministry of Defence.
Sterlite violence : HC stays construction of new copper smelter
May 23, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Chennai, May 23 (IBNS) : The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter, a day after the protest demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, turned violent, with the death of at least 11 protestors in police firing, reports said.
Assam : Case registered against AIUDF MLA
May 23, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS) : A case of hooliganism has been registered against an Assam MLA after he allegedly physically assaulted a government employee in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
No discrimination against anyone in the country: Rajnath Singh on Archbishop's letter
May 23, 2018, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): In the wake of Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto's "politically charged" letter on threat to secularism in India that riling the ruling BJP at the centre, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has denied such prevalence in the country.
Chidambaram attacks central government over fuel price hike
May 23, 2018, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the steady rise in fuel prices over the last 10 days in the country.
Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM today in a show of anti-BJP opposition unity
May 23, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (IBNS): In the presence of anti-BJP opposition leaders from across the nation, HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) will take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Wednesday, installing the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the southern state after the BJP's exit in the absence of a majority required to run a government.
Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin leaves nine dead
May 23, 2018, at 04:55 am
Chennai, May 22 (IBNS): At least nine people died as protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant turned violent in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin on Monday, media reports.
Karnataka govt formation: Congress gets Deputy CM, Speaker posts
May 23, 2018, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 22 (IBNS): The Congress party is all set to get the posts of Deputy Chief Minister and Speaker in the Congress-JD(S) coalition Karnataka government, media reports said on Tuesday.
May 23, 2018, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Southern parts of the country are prone to multiple disaster challenges - hence require the NIDM Centre to help these states build infrastructure to tackle disasters.
Assam Congress protests against fuel price hike
May 23, 2018, at 01:14 am
Guwahati, May 22 (IBNS): Riding on rickshaw, cycle and pushing thela, the Congress leaders and party workers of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday protested against Union government's failure to control fuel price in Guwahati.
Tuticorin : Agitation over Sterlite factory turns violent, at least 20 injured
May 22, 2018, at 08:25 pm
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, May 22 (IBNS) : At least 20 people, including eleven policemen, were injured in an orgy of violence over protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant on Monday, media reports said.
Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth of Rs 1.70 crore in Manipur
May 22, 2018, at 06:48 pm
Imphal (Manipur), May 22 : The Assam Rifles recovered a huge quantity of drugs, said to be worth of Rs 1.70 crore, in Manipur on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
Manipur : Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered
May 22, 2018, at 06:24 pm
Imphal (Manipur), May 22 (IBNS) : The troops of Assam Rifles have recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, which were smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar into India.
Rahul Gandhi to attend Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru tomorrow
May 22, 2018, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chariperson Sonia Gandhi will be present at the swearing-in of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi appoints Virender Singh Rathore, Rajesh Lilothia as Bihar AICC secretaries
May 22, 2018, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/Patna, May 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuersday appointed Virender Singh Rathore and Rajesh Lalothia as the new All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretaries for the state of Bihar.
PM Modi leaves for India after holding informal meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia
May 22, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Sochi, May 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bid adieu to Russian President Vladimir Putin after participating in an informal summit, which was held in Sochi on Monday.
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PM Modi, President Putin hold 'extremely productive' informal summit in Russia
May 22, 2018, at 04:35 am
Sochi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin held their first informal Summit in the city of Sochi in the Russian Federation on Monday which the Indian leader termed as 'extremely productive.'
Had extremely productive discussions with President Putin: PM Modi
May 22, 2018, at 03:36 am
Sochi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Russia currently, said his discussions with President Vlamadir Putin on Monday was 'extremely productive.'
Rajnath Singh attends passing out parade of CRPF Battalion in Chhattisgarh
May 22, 2018, at 03:00 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the passing out parade of 241 Bastariya Battalion of CRPF in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Kumaraswamy meets Rahul, Sonia to discuss Karnataka government formation
May 22, 2018, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy met with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to discuss the formation of the coalition government in the southern state.
Kumaraswamy in Delhi, meets BSP chief Mayawati
May 22, 2018, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After reaching the national capital on Monday, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy met with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, who had supported the former in the recently concluded assembly polls in the southern state.
Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi
May 22, 2018, at 12:08 am
Sochi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a bilateral meeting at Sochi on Monday.
Congress has no moral right to preach us democracy: Amit Shah
May 21, 2018, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Days after Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using institutions of the country for political benefits, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress has no moral right to preach democracy to the saffron outfit.
New Delhi-Vizag train catches fire near Gwalior, no casualties reported so far
May 21, 2018, at 08:03 pm
Gwalior, May 21 (IBNS): Two coaches of the New Delhi-Vishakhapatnam Express train caught fire near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, according to media reports on Monday afternoon.
India successfully testfires BrahMos
May 21, 2018, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) : India on Monday successfully conducted the first test of the BrahMos cruise missile from its defence facility in Odisha's Chandipur.
PM Modi arrives in Russia for informal summit with Vladimir Putin
May 21, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Sochi, Russia, May 21 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Russia's Sochi on Monday for an informal summit with President Vladimir Putin, reports said.
HD Kumaraswamy to meet Rahul, Sonia today over Karnataka government formation
May 21, 2018, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy is scheduled to meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday to discuss the coalition government formation in Karnataka.
Rajkot: Dalit man beaten to death upon factory owner's order
May 21, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Rajkot, May 21 (IBNS): A Dalit man has been beaten to death by some unidentified men upon the order of a factory owner in Rajkot, media reports said.