Najma A. Heptulla meets Rajnath Singh
Aug 29, 2016, at 05:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Manipur Governor Najma A. Heptulla met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday.
Aug 29, 2016, at 04:55 am
Arghakhanchi, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed as jeep in which they were travelling fell around 400 metres down on the bank of a local rivulet in Nepal's Arghakhanchi district on Sunday, media reports said.
Hurriyat Conference asks Chief Minister Mehbooba Muft to join freedom struggle
Aug 29, 2016, at 02:49 am
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Hurriyat Conference Sunday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to join the Kashmir Freedom struggle, a day after the ruling PDP appealed to its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to give her a chance to address the grievances of the people.
Aug 29, 2016, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a call to children and youth to use natural soil to carve out idols of Ganesh and Durga.
3.2 earthquake hits Assam, no casualty
Aug 29, 2016, at 12:33 am
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit Karbi Anglong area of Assam on Sunday.
Kashmir violence: Mehbooba Mufti visits AIIMS to meet Insha
Aug 28, 2016, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): After 51 days violence in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is in New Delhi since Saturday, visited Safdarjung Eye Centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to enquire about the welfare of Insha, a young Kashmiri girl undergoing treatment for pellet injuries, on Sunday.
Mob clash with police over electricity demands in West Bengal
Aug 28, 2016, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Aug 28 (IBNS): A large number of local people on Sunday reportedly clashed with police force in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, when police tried to lift a road blockade.
Be in the vanguard of battle for rights and welfare of our people, says President to law students
Aug 28, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday addressed the 24th Annual Convocation of National Law School of India University (NLSIU).
Baloch leaders protest in Germany against Pakistan, raise Indian flag
Aug 28, 2016, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Baloch leaders living in Germany staged a protest in Leipzig City on Saturday accusing the Nawaz Sharif Government of committing atrocities on people of Balochistan.
Sachin Tendulkar presents BMW cars to PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar, Pullela Gopichand
Aug 28, 2016, at 07:08 pm
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IBNS): Cricketing legend and Goodwill Ambassador for India at Rio Olympics Sachin Tendulkar has presented BMW cars on behalf of Hyderabad District Badminton Association to Olympic medal winners PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik along with Dipa Karmakar and Pullela Gopichand for their outstanding achievement.
Our daughters proved themselves once again: Modi on Olympics performance
Aug 28, 2016, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Addressing the nation through his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "our daughters" have made the country proud with their victories at the Rio Olympics.
Any death in Kashmir is a loss for us as a nation: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
Aug 28, 2016, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed citizens on Sunday through his 23rd radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', he said any death in Kashmir is a loss for the nation.
I went for my treatment, not to meet Sri Sri: Burhan Wani's father
Aug 28, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): Muzaffar Wani, father of the slain Hizb militant commander Burhan Wani said on Saturday he had gone to Bangalore for treatment and stayed in the ashram run by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for one day to seek care for some 'ailment'.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets Burhan Wani's father on humanitarian grounds
Aug 28, 2016, at 04:13 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IBNS): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Saturday met the father of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, who was killed on July 8 and which sparked off tension in the Kashmir Valley since then.
PM Modi to address Mann Ki Baat today
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Prime Minister will address his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.
West Bengal hospital fire claims infant, 2 others; CID probe ordered
Aug 28, 2016, at 06:23 am
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): At least three, including an infant, were killed and many injured when a fire broke out in a government hospital in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday, triggering panic reaction among patients and relatives as they jostled and stampeded to get out.
India must free itself from hunger, illiteracy, disease and destitution, says President
Aug 28, 2016, at 04:45 am
Bangaluru, Aug 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee graced a function of Akshaya Patra Foundation commemorating the serving of two billion meals on Saturday in Bangaluru.
Aug 28, 2016, at 04:39 am
Tamenglong,Aug 27 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit Tamenglong area in Manipur on Saturday.
KPLT's Defence Secretary killed in Assam encounter
Aug 28, 2016, at 03:30 am
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS): A top leader of Karbi militant group KPLT was gunned down during a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday evening, officials said.
Kashmir violence: Death toll touches 70
Aug 28, 2016, at 02:43 am
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IBNS): Amid violence, curfew and restrictions continued for the 50th day across the Kashmir Valley with the death toll touching 70 on Saturday.
Mehbooba Mufti bats for talks, calls for peace in violence-hit Kashmir
Aug 28, 2016, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): In a bid to end the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti appealed separatist camps to come for meaningful talks with the Centre and state stakeholders.
Kashmir issue: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif names 22 envoys
Aug 28, 2016, at 02:08 am
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IBNS): Further damaging the relation between the two nations, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys who will visit world capitals for highlighting the Kashmir issue.
WB: CID to probe Murshidabad hospital fire tragedy
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:07 am
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Saturday evening directed the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to hold a probe into Murshidabad hospital fire to look into if there was any sabotage behind the incident, officials said.
NDRF teams have evacuated more than 53,000 flood victims
Aug 28, 2016, at 12:28 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Due to impending flood situation in several districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, NDRF has deployed 21 flood rescue teams in Bihar and 19 in Uttar Pradesh.
President Pranab Mukherjee's speech at Nalanda University
Aug 28, 2016, at 12:19 am
Rajgir, Aug 27 (IBNS): Following is the full speech of President Pranab Mukherjee at the first convocation of Nalanda University and laying of the foundation stone of its campus at Nalanda, Rajgir, Bihar
Universities must be bastions of free speech and expression, says President
Aug 27, 2016, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday addressed the first convocation of Nalanda University and laid the foundations stone of its new campus at Rajgir, Nalanda.
Ravi Shankar Prasad launches Electropreneur Park at DU
Aug 27, 2016, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Union Law and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched the Electropreneur Park at Delhi University's south campus.
West Bengal hospital fire doused, 3 killed
Aug 27, 2016, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Aug 27 (IBNS): The massive fire, which broke out in West Bengal's Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital on Saturday afternoon and left at least three people killed, has been brought under control, reports said.
Policeman killed in Kashmir attack
Aug 27, 2016, at 09:06 pm
Srinagar,Aug 27 (IBNS): Suspected gunmen’s early on Saturday killed a Jammu and Kashmir policeman in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District, official said.
Swamy urges BJP CM's to oppose GSTN
Aug 27, 2016, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday urged BJP President Amit Shah and all the BJP Chief Ministers to oppose the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN).