PNB scam: Ex-bank official Gokulnath Shetty arrested
Feb 18, 2018, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): One of the key accused in the country's biggest bank scam by diamond czar Nirav Modi, ex-official of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Gokulnath Shetty has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in India
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in India on his official visit to the country on Saturday.
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): India and Iran signed here in New Delhi on Saturday an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Country has to ensure social democracy along with political democracy: Vice President Naidu
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the country has to ensure ‘social democracy’ along with ‘political democracy’ to bring the fruits of democratic functioning to those who have been left out of our country’s development story.
Feb 17, 2018, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday rubbished allegations leveled against him by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that he and his family had links with Nirav Modi's companies.
PNB Scam: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman targets Congress,Rahul Gandhi
Feb 17, 2018, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Attacking the Congress, the ruling BJP on Saturday said the recently unveiled multi-crore PNB scam, involving billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi, occurred during the tenure of the previous UPA rule.
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that educational institutions must provide varied and rich learning experiences to students.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate fourth container terminal of JNPT in Mumbai tomorrow
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fourth Container Terminal (FCT) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai tomorrow. With this, JNPT will nearly double its container handling capacity .
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits India, meets Narendra Modi
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is currently visiting India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday
NPP candidate attacked by miscreants in Nagaland
Feb 17, 2018, at 09:19 pm
Kohima, Feb 17 (IBNS): Just 10 days are left for the assembly polls in Nagaland as poll violence incident has been reported from the poll bound state on Saturday.
EU member hails India's economy, takes a swipe at China, Pakistan
Feb 17, 2018, at 06:18 pm
Brussels, Feb 17 (IBNS): Hailing Indian's economy, European Union member and Italian lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello has said that he's pleasantly surprised by India's maturity and confidence at the global stage.
PNB scam: Nirav Modi's fraud LoUs issued or renewed mostly in 2017-18, says CBI
Feb 17, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently stated that most of the fraud Letters of Understandings (LoUs) were issued or renewed by diamond czar Nirav Modi and his kin, who are alleged to have been involved in the country's biggest bank scam, in the year 2017-2018, media reports said.
SC's Cauvery water verdict disappointing: Tamil Nadu CM
Feb 17, 2018, at 05:51 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said that the Supreme Court's verdict on the Cauvery water dispute is "disappointing," media reports said.
Government to hold around 220 camps for welfare of handloom weavers
Feb 17, 2018, at 02:54 am
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Ministry of Textiles is organizing more than 218 camps in handloom and handicraft clusters across the country, under the initiative “Hastkala Sahyog Shivir”.
Detection most effective deterrent against crime: Rajnath Singh
Feb 17, 2018, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said detection is the most effective deterrent against crime.
People must be at the centre of governance: Vice President Naidu
Feb 17, 2018, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that people must be at the centre of governance and the Leadership must have empathy and compassion.
Kolkata Airport becomes first to install sanitary napkin vending machines in Eastern Region
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:07 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata becomes the first Airport in Eastern Region to install sanitary napkin vending machines in the premises supporting the cause of Menstrual Hygiene and enhancing the passenger`s travel experience especially the ladies passengers, Airports Authority of India at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata has taken a unique initiative.
Pareeksha pe Charcha - PM Modi's interactive session with students
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a Town Hall session with students on subjects related to examinations.
Students from Jammu & Kashmir visit Delhi as part of Army’s outreach programme
Feb 16, 2018, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): As part of the Indian Army’s ongoing outreach programme to foster the spirit of National Integration across the entire swathe of the country, a tour comprising of 13 students, accompanied by two male teachers from Rajouri, J&K is being organised from Feb 11 to 21.
Feb 16, 2018, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the BJP government at the Centre to specify a timeline by which Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi will be brought back to India.
Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over Nirav Modi scam
Feb 16, 2018, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said 'scamsters' like 'Lalit Modi' and 'Nirav Modi' had a link with 'NaMo'.
Kashmir: Russian skier dies in Gulmarg avalanche
Feb 16, 2018, at 11:01 pm
Srinagar, Feb 16 (IBNS): A foreign tourist died while four others were rescued by police after they were trapped in an avalanche at ski resort Gulmarg on Friday.
Feb 16, 2018, at 11:00 pm
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2018 edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS 2018) here on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Budget outlay for 2018-19 is 11.4 per cent more than last year
Feb 16, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Lucknow, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh government presented its budget for Rs. 4,28,384.52 crorre for financial year 2018-19, on Friday, according to media reports.
PNB fraud : Passports of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi cancelled for four weeks
Feb 16, 2018, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) : The Government on Friday announced that the passport of the fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, the prime accused in the Rs. 11,292-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, and his business partner Mehul Choksi have been cancelled for four weeks.
MEA suspends validity of passport of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
Feb 16, 2018, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Friday, on the advice of the Enforcement Directorate, suspended the validity of passports of billionaire diamond jeweler Nirav Deepak Modi and his alleged partner Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, with immediate effect for a period of four weeks, according to media reports.
Cauvery dispute: Actor Kamal Haasan expresses shock at reduction in TN water share
Feb 16, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Chennai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Tamil actor Kamal Haasan, on Friday, expressed shock at the reduction in Tamil Nadu's share of the water and said he is going to seek more details about the actual judgement passed by the Supreme Court of India, according to media reports.
Tripura Assembly poll campaign to end today
Feb 16, 2018, at 07:42 pm
Agartala, Feb 16 (IBNS): The campaign for the Tripura Assembly poll will end on Friday, media reports said.
Do not compete with others, compete with yourself, Modi asks students
Feb 16, 2018, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) : In an extension of "Chai Pe Charcha", a campaign designed to impress individuals about the functioning of his Government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with students across the country holding "Pariksha Par Charcha" to address their examination-related concerns at Talkatora Stadium in the national capital, reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates World Sustainable Environment Summit
Feb 16, 2018, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is committed to protecting environment as much as it believes in development.