Top Uber executive fired for obtaining medical records of 2014 Delhi cab rape victim
Jun 08, 2017, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, June 08 (IBNS) A top executive of cab hailing company Uber who had obtained medical records of a woman who had been raped during a ride in New Delhi in 2014 has been fired, according to media reports.
Rahul Gandhi heads for Mandasaur to meet agitating farmers
Jun 08, 2017, at 03:12 pm
Mandasaur, Madhya Pradesh, June 08 (IBNS) : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has headed for Mandasaur in Madhya Pradesh where during a farmers' protest five were killed in police firing two days ago, triggering a tensions and prompting imposition of curfew.
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury attacked during press conference, trespassers detained
Jun 08, 2017, at 05:19 am
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): CPI(M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury was attacked on Wednesday by two men during a press conference at the national capital, according to media reports.
Madhya Pradesh cracker factory fire claims 20 lives
Jun 08, 2017, at 02:45 am
Bhopal, June 7 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a cracker factory at Bhatan village in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday which killed at least 20 people, reports said.
APSC cash-for-job scam : More officials likely to be summoned, police seized 1265 answer scripts
Jun 08, 2017, at 02:30 am
Guwahati, June 7 (IBNS): After summoned to 25 Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other associate services officials, the Dibrugarh police would likely to summon more officials in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
HADR exercise gets underway at HQ Eastern Command Air Command
Jun 08, 2017, at 02:03 am
Kolkata, June 7 (IBNS): A three-day Exercise on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) termed as 'Nabhas Rahat', hosted by HQs Eastern Air Command, got underway at Upper Shillong on on Tuesday.
Sushma Swaraj condemns Tehran attacks
Jun 08, 2017, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): External Affairs Ministr Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday condemned the attacks in Tehran.
AAP team to visit Mandasaur on June 9
Jun 08, 2017, at 01:00 am
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): Opposing the alleged police firing on farmer in Madhya Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday condemned the incident.
Cabinet approves agreement between India, Somalia on transfer of sentenced persons
Jun 08, 2017, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for signing and subsequent ratification of the Agreement on Transfer of sentenced persons between Indi and Somalia.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Mali for standardization and conformity assessment
Jun 07, 2017, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India and Direction Nationale De Industries (MLINDI), Republic of Mali on Standardization and Conformity Assessment.
President election on July 17, announces EC
Jun 07, 2017, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): Polling to elect the next President of India, if needed, will be held on July 17.
Four militants, Army Major killed in fierce gun battle in Nagaland
Jun 07, 2017, at 10:13 pm
Guwahati, June 7 (IBNS): At least four militants, who were belonging to outlawed ULFA (I), and an Army Major were killed and three jawans were injured in a fierce gun fight near the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland's Mon district on Wednesday, officials said.
Kashmir :The militant seen in Sabzar Bhat's funeral surrenders
Jun 07, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Srinagar, June 7 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesdayaid that a militant, who was seen at the Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat's funeral, has surrendered.
Mandasaur : Ten vehicles set ablaze as farmers' agitation continues, authorities declare curfew
Jun 07, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Mandasaur, Madhya Pradesh, June 7 (IBNS) : The farmers’ protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur intensified on Wednesday, a day after five people were killed in firing, as agitators set on fire about ten vehicles, prompting authorities to clamp curfew in the district, reports said.
India's representative J S Deepak presents his letter of Credentials to Director-General, WTO
Jun 07, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Wednesday that J S Deepak, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) presented his letter of Credentials to Director-General, WTO Roberto Azevedo, on June 6, 2017.
Internet services suspended in Kashmir after youth dies in firing
Jun 07, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Srinagar, June 7 (IBNS) : Authorities suspended mobile Internet services in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday morning after a youth was killed in firing by security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.
Three militants, one army officer killed in Nagaland encounter
Jun 07, 2017, at 05:58 pm
Kohima, June 7 (IBNS) : An army officer and three militants were killed in a fierce encounter in Nagaland's Mon district on Tuesday night, reports said.
UP: Businessman, family fatally shot; Incident caught on CCTV
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:46 pm
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, Jun 7 (IBNS): A businessman, his wife and his son were fatally shot outside their residence by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday night, reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Minor girl raped in bus in Salem, three held
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:11 pm
Chennai, Jun 7 (IBNS): A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a private bus on Monday night by three men in Salem district, Tamil Nadu.
Swami Ramdev meets UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Jun 07, 2017, at 04:59 am
Lucknow, June 6 (IBNS): Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Mamata Banerjee calls farmers firing incident as 'unfortunate'
Jun 07, 2017, at 04:55 am
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was saddened by the death of farmers in alleged police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Civilian killed during clashes in Shopian district
Jun 07, 2017, at 04:20 am
Srinagar, June 6 (IBNS): A civilian was killed, while several others were injured, during clashes in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Tuesday evening.
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More than 1.17 crore people skilled under MSDE programs: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:29 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Marking the completion of three years of inclusive growth and development under the current government, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), on Tuesday, stated that MSDE has trained more than 1.17 crore aspirants in various skills through MSDE schemes and programs since the inception of Skill India.
More than 1.17 crore people skilled under MSDE programs: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:22 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Marking the completion of three years of inclusive growth and development under the current government, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), on Tuesday, stated that MSDE has trained more than 1.17 crore aspirants in various skills through MSDE schemes and programs since the inception of Skill India.
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted BIMSTEC nations on the 20thanniversary of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).
President of India to attend special session of AIMA tomorrow
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:18 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the special session of All India Management Association (AIMA) being organized to mark its Diamond Jubilee at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Wednesday, officials said.
Madhya Pradesh farmer's protest turns violent, four killed
Jun 07, 2017, at 01:50 am
Indore, June 6 (IBNS): A protest rally by farmers turned violent on Tuesday when shots were fired, leaving four people killed, in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.
Jun 06, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kabul, June 6 (IBNS) : As the residence of the Indian ambassador in Afghanistan survived a major attack on Tuesday after a rocked landed inside the compound, but no one was injured, the envoy said India will never be cowed down by terror.
CWC meeting finalises schedule of organisational poll
Jun 06, 2017, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the schedule of the organisational poll was approved at the party's working committee meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by party president, Sonia Gandhi.
CBI raids a blatant political attack for witch-hunt against independent media : NDTV
Jun 06, 2017, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS) : A day after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) personnel raided the residence of eminent journalist Prannoy Roy, NDTV came up with an updated statement claiming that it was a "blatant political attack" carried out for "witch- hunt against independent media."