Pranab Mukherjee wishes Tuvalu on the occasion of their National Day
Oct 01, 2016, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and the people of Tuvalu on the occasion of their National Day.
Puducherry Chief Minister meets Rajnath Singh
Oct 01, 2016, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday.
Issues of terrorism and UN reforms key aspects of discussion in Nigeria & Mali: Vice President
Oct 01, 2016, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday said that issues of terrorism, reforms in United Nations were key aspects of discussions during his visit to Nigeria and Mali.
Pakistan bans broadcast of Indian television channels
Oct 01, 2016, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) : Pakistan on Saturday banned the broadcast of all Indian television channels in a retaliatory move to India's film industry banning Pakistani artists and technicians from working in India, reports said.
Jayalalithaa under supervision of UK doctor at hospital, speculations end
Oct 01, 2016, at 08:54 pm
Chennai, Oct 1 (IBNS) : A specialist doctor fro the UK has been flown in to Chennai to attend Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who has been undergoing treatment i a hospital for more than a week, media reports said quoting her party.
Four killed and several injured in a clash in Jharkhand
Oct 01, 2016, at 08:33 pm
Ranchi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Four people were killed and several injured during a clash on Saturday between the police and people protesting the arrest of Congress legislator from Barkagaon in Jharkhand, according to media reports.
PM Modi's post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo
Oct 01, 2016, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of China on the occasion of the country's National Day by posting on the Chinese social media platform, Weibo, announced the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday.
Maldives says it will not attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad
Oct 01, 2016, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Maldives too has decided not to participate in the SAARC Summit scheduled to be held in Pakistan, thus joining Bangaldesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and of course India, according to media reports on Saturday.
Fire guts marketplace near Kolkata, one injured
Oct 01, 2016, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a market area at Kadamtala under Bantra Police Station in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday early morning, reports said.
Exercise restraint regarding use or talk about nuclear weapons: US to Pakistan
Oct 01, 2016, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) : Sending out a strong message to Pakistan, the United States has told the Pakistan government to “exercise restraint†regarding the use of nuclear weapons, or even the talk about it, media reports said.
Fire guts Kadamtala bazar in West Bengal's Howrah
Oct 01, 2016, at 06:03 pm
Howrah, Oct 1 (IBNS) A devastating fire engulfed Kadamtala Bazar in Kolkata's twin town Howrah on on Saturday morning, said officials.
Army chief arrives in Jammu to review security situation
Oct 01, 2016, at 05:57 pm
Jammu, Oct 1 (IBNS) : Indian Army Chief of Staff General Dalbir Singh arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to review the security situation along the border following repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
PM Modi greets people on the occasion of Navaratri
Oct 01, 2016, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed his greetings to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.
US Congressmen stand with India on surgical strikes, Uri attack
Oct 01, 2016, at 05:03 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS): A prominent US congressman termed the Uri attack in India by Pakistan based terrorists as a horrific incident while another said America is standing with India and its decision to launch sugical strike to destroy terrorist camps across the Kashmir border.
Pakistan postpones SAARC summit
Oct 01, 2016, at 03:01 am
Islamabad, Sept 30 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday postponed the 19th SAARC Summit which was scheduled to be held in the country in November,media reports said.
No one will be allowed to cast an evil eye on Pakistan: Sharif
Oct 01, 2016, at 02:52 am
Islamabad, Sept 30 (IBNS):As India announced it carried out surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has warned India by saying that 'no one will be allowed to cast an evil eye' on his nation.
Rumour on Jayalalithaa's health: FIR filed against a woman
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:01 am
Chennai, Sept 30 (IBNS): The AIADMK on Friday said an FIR has been filed against a woman for spreading rumour against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa's health.
Bengal should be the front runner in development: Suresh Prabhu
Oct 01, 2016, at 12:18 am
Kolkata, Sep 30(IBNS): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that he wants Bengal to be a front runner in the development of India, while attending the infrastructure summit organised by the Bengal Chamber on Thursday.
Rajnath Singh reviews ITBP issues today
Oct 01, 2016, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the issues of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in a meeting held here on Friday.
India's relations with Africa not a transactional partnership: Vice President
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Friday said that India's relations with Africa was not a transactional partnership.
Vice President to visit Kolkata on Sunday
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari will be coming to Kolkata on Sunday on a two-day visit.
Vice President to visit Kolkata on Sunday
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari will be coming to Kolkata on Sunday on a two-day visit.
Director General Border Roads visits Arunachal Pradesh
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Suresh Sharma concluded his five-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, on Friday.
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): The 8th batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were released online on web portal www.netajipapers.gov.in. on Friday by N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
M. Venkaiah Naidu to felicitate winners of Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival on Oct 2
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, will be felicitating the winners of the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival in a special felicitation programme to be held in New Delhi on Oct 2.
One lakh villages will become ODF on Oct 2:Tomar
Sep 30, 2016, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar said that by Oct 2, this year, one lakh villages will become Open Defecation Free.
Park Street rape: Prime accused Kader Khan sent to police custody till Oct 14
Sep 30, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Kader Khan and Ali Khan, who were arrested on Thursday night in connection with Suzette Jordan's gang-rape case, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Friday afternoon and sent to police custody for 14 days.
PM delivers inaugural address at INDOSAN
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered the inaugural address at INDOSAN – the India Sanitation Conference – in New Delhi.
Surgical strikes: Rahul Gandhi supports PM
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party is supporting Prime Minister Narnedra Modi's move to carry out the surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Cauvery water dispute : SC pulls up Karnataka asks to release water to avoid wrath of law
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday passed a fresh order to Karnataka for releasing 6000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till Coctober six, reports said.