British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit India in November
Oct 16, 2016, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/London, Oct 16 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit India next month, officials said.
Rajnath Singh inaugurates 10-day long 'Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2016'
Oct 16, 2016, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Continuing its endeavour to promote India's Heritage, Ministry of Culture has organised 10 days long diversified cultural carnival 'Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2016' at the premises of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Janpath in New Delhi.
Mother-ship of terrorism is a country in India's neighbourhood: PM Modi at BRICS
Oct 16, 2016, at 06:38 pm
Benaulim, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a restricted meeting with the leaders of BRICS nations in Goa and slammed Pakistan in a veiled attack by stating that the "mother-ship of terrorism is a country in India's neighbourhood."
Pakistan violates ceasefire again, targets Indian posts in Nowshera town
Oct 16, 2016, at 06:14 pm
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS): Pakistan troopers on Sunday violated the ceasefire again by targetting four Indian posts at Nowshera town in Jammu and Kashmir.
Honoured to host you PM Hasina for BRICS: PM Modi
Oct 16, 2016, at 05:47 pm
Benaulim, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in India.
BRICS Day 2: Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan Prez, Bhutan PM
Oct 16, 2016, at 05:01 pm
Benaulim, Oct 16 (IBNS): On the day two of the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
President writes to UP Guv condoling loss of lives in Varanasi stampede
Oct 16, 2016, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has written to Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik condoling the loss of lives in a stampede in Varanasi on Saturday.
PM Modi remembers noble ideals, thoughts of Maharshi Valmiki on Valmiki Jayanti
Oct 16, 2016, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered the noble ideals and thoughts of Maharshi Valmiki on Valmiki Jayanti.
Mamata Banerjee condoles loss of lives in UP stampede
Oct 16, 2016, at 04:50 am
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the stampede incident in Uttar Pradesh.
DRDO pays tributes to Dr Kalam on his 85th birth anniversary
Oct 16, 2016, at 04:17 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) paid rich tributes to former President of India and former DRDO Chief, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his 85th Birth Anniversary at a gala function held in Kothari Auditorium at DRDO Bhawan on Saturday.
Urgent need for branding of Indian silk in India and abroad: Smriti Zubin Irani
Oct 16, 2016, at 04:07 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Union Textiles MinisterSmriti Zubin Irani said that there is an urgent need to brand Indian Silk both in India and abroad, so that branded products attract more overseas buyers and yield better value realization.
Fight against terrorism is now a universal subject: Vice President
Oct 16, 2016, at 03:09 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday said that the question of fight against terrorism is now a universal subject and it will figure in all our discussions at the highest political level.
Modi calls meeting with Jacob Zuma 'comprehensive'
Oct 16, 2016, at 02:11 am
Benaulim, Oct 15 (IBNS): Meeting South African President Jacob Zuma, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had comprehensive talks with the leader.
Meeting with President Xi Jinping was fruitful: Modi
Oct 16, 2016, at 02:02 am
Benaulim, Oct 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as 'fruitful'.
Oct 16, 2016, at 01:48 am
Varanasi, Oct 15 (IBNS): A stampede incident at Rajghat bridge between Varanasi and Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday killed at least 24 people, media reports said.
Assam govt to take strong action against govt officials for negligence to duty
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:44 am
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IBNS) : After suspension of two General Managers of APDCL and AEGCL, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the state government will take strong action against government officials who shows negligence to duty.
Assam CM declares holiday on Kati Bihu
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:34 am
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal declared government holiday on Oct 17 on the occasion of Kati Bihu.
Powerful bomb recovered in Guwahati
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:33 am
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IBNS) : Assam police on Saturday recovered a powerful crude bomb from a busy market area in Guwahati.
16 Maoists lay down arms in Bihar
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:27 am
Patna, Oct 15 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): As many as 16 Maoists laid down their arms in Bihar and announced returning to social mainstream saying violence is not the option for social change.
Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Xi Jinping
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:19 am
Benaulim, Oct 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Chinese President Xi Jinping as he visited Goa to attend the BRICS Summit.
Snake poison worth 250 cr recovered in West Bengal, 4 held
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:05 am
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Oct 15 (IBNS): The forest guards on Friday midnight detained four snake-poison traffickers at Phulbari area in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district and seized huge snake poison worth nearly 250 crore rupees from their possessions, reports said.
Varanasi stampede: Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi mourn loss of lives
Oct 16, 2016, at 12:00 am
Varanasi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi and his son Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the loss of 19 lives in the stampede incident in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city on Saturday.
West Bengal: Bodies of 3 beheaded, naked women recovered in East Medinipur
Oct 15, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata/East Medinipur, Oct 15 (IBNS): Police on Saturday recovered three beheaded and naked bodies of women from three different locations in East Medinipur district of West Bengal, reports said.
Oct 15, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Varanasi, Oct 15 (IBNS): A stampede during a religious ceremony at Rajghat bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city left at least 19 people killed,media reports said.
Road mishap kills 2 in Kolkata
Oct 15, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): At least two men were killed when a speeding truck hit several other vehicles at Hastings Crossing area in Kolkata on Saturday morning, reports said.
Illegal casino busted in Kolkata, 32 arrested
Oct 15, 2016, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police unearthed an illegal casino at Camac Street area under Shakespeare Sarani Police Station limits in south Kolkata on the wee hours of Friday and booked at least 32 persons from the casino, officials said.
Varanasi: Stampede kills 14, PM Modi condemns
Oct 15, 2016, at 09:40 pm
Varanasi, Oct 15 (IBNS): At least 14 people were killed due to a stampede, which occurred during a religious ceremony, at the Rajghat Bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city on Saturday.
Communal tension: Internet services suspended in several Bihar districts
Oct 15, 2016, at 09:30 pm
Patna, Oct 15 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Internet services have been suspended in many districts of Bihar after reports of communal clashes in the past four days.
An Old friend is better than two new friends: Modi says after meeting Putin
Oct 15, 2016, at 09:06 pm
Benaulim, Oct 15 (IBNS): After meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is currently visiting India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated the friendship between two nations and said an old friend is better than 'two new friends'.
Pranab Mukherjee pays floral tribute to former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Oct 15, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday paid floral tributes to Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.