Raghuram Rajan refuses to speculate on his reappointment
Jun 07, 2016, at 08:17 pm
Mumbai, Jun 7 (IBNS): RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan, on the sidelines of the press conference regarding the monetary policy review, on Tuesday, said that he did not want to spoil the fun the media is having speculating about his reappointment by the Union government.
I resigned on personal ground : Senior Mumbai Congress leader Gururdas Kamat
Jun 07, 2016, at 08:10 pm
Mumbai, June 7 (IBNS) Senior Mumbai Congress leader Gurudas Kamat , who resigned on Monday, said that it is purely on personal grounds.
FIR against three Bihar school toppers after they fail in retest
Jun 07, 2016, at 08:05 pm
Patna, June 7 (IBNS) An FIR has been registered against the three toppers of the Bihar Secondary Education Board (BSEB) after they failed in a retest on subjects they topped in.
15 injured in Haryana bus blast
Jun 07, 2016, at 06:44 pm
Chandigarh, June 7 (IBNS) At least 15 people were injured following an explosion on a bus in Haryana on Tuesday, reports said.
Suresh Prabhu, Smriti Irani celebrate Vikas Parv
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:55 pm
Ahmedabad/Vijaywada, Jun 7 (IBNS): Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani and Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday celebrated Vikas Parv in Vijaywada and Ahmedabad respectively.
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:42 pm
Washington, June 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met representatives of several prominent US think-tanks.
AAP floats #ModiAgainstDelhi tweets, cries foul against BJP
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): The ruling party in Delhi, AAP on Tuesday floated tweets with the hashtag 'Modi Against Delhi' and blamed the Prime Minister for the lack of development in the state.
Sushma Swaraj thanks Qatar for releasing Indian prisoners
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday thanked Qatar for releasing 23 Indian prisoners.
Mathura clashes : Supreme Court declines to hear petition for CBI probe
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a petition seeking CBI probe into last week's Mathura clashes in which 29 people, including policemen, were killedl.
Urban development ministry comes up with guidelines for parks
Jun 07, 2016, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that his ministry has come up with a basic guidelines for the management of parks.
Uttarakhand sting operation : CBI likely to question CM Harish Rawat today
Jun 07, 2016, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS) : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will question Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday in connection with the alleged sting operation against him, media reports said.
PM Modi thanks US government for returning artifacts to India
Jun 07, 2016, at 04:25 pm
Washington, Jun 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the US presently, thanked his hosts for returning cultural artifacts to India.
Qatar releases 23 Indian prisoners
Jun 07, 2016, at 08:13 am
Doha/New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS) The Government of Qatar has released 23 Indian prisoners.
Prime Minister greets nation as Ramzan commences
Jun 07, 2016, at 07:59 am
Washington, June 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the nation on the occasion of Ramzan.
Jun 07, 2016, at 07:33 am
Washington, June 7 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the US after completing his visit to Switzerland.
Army launches welfare helpline
Jun 07, 2016, at 05:25 am
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS) As a major initiative towards veterans’ welfare, Headquarters Eastern Command launched a 24x7 veteran helpline ‘VEcare 1904’ at Fort William on Monday which was inaugurated by Retd. Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury, former Army Chief, in the presence of a large number of serving and retired soldiers.
Rajnath Singh reviews coastal security
Jun 07, 2016, at 04:53 am
New Delhi, Jun 6 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the issues related to coastal security with the officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Inter-State Council Secretariat (ISCS) and Registrar General of India.
Arvind Kejriwal slams PM Modi, Jung, calls 'complete jungle raj' in Delhi
Jun 07, 2016, at 03:41 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung for the 'deteriorating law and order' in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said a "complete jungle raj" is prevailing in the national capital.
Manohar Parrikar visits Vietnam from June 5 to 7
Jun 07, 2016, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar arrived in Hanoi on June 5 on an official visit to Vietnam.
PM Modi gets Swiss support for India's membership in NSG
Jun 07, 2016, at 01:53 am
Geneva, Jun 6 (IBNS): It seems like Narendra Modi's visit to Switzerland has been a successful one as the Indian Prime Minister scored big here by gaining support from Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann to get membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a 48-member club of nuclear trading nations.
Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone of Northeast girls' hostel in Bengaluru
Jun 07, 2016, at 01:37 am
Bengaluru , June 6 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh laid the Foundation Stone of a Hostel exclusively for Northeast girl students in Bengaluru on Monday.
PM meets Swiss CEOs in Geneva, focus on deepening economic ties
Jun 07, 2016, at 01:06 am
Geneva, June 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his third leg of the five nation tour, held a business roundtable with Swiss CEOs in Geneva on Monday.
Kolkata: Bidhannagar CP Jawed Shamim removed
Jun 07, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Jun 6 (IBNS): Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Jawed Shamim, whose works during recently concluded Bengal Polls were praised by the Election Commission of India (ECI), has been replaced by the West Bengal Government on Monday.
Jun 06, 2016, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chairman COSC & CAS is on an official visit to Sweden from 07 Jun to 11 Jun 16. The visit is intended to take the existing defence cooperation between the Armed Forces of the two countries to the next level.
Gulbarg massacre case : Awarding punishment deferred till June 9
Jun 06, 2016, at 08:38 pm
Ahmedabad, June 6 (IBNS) : A special SIT court, which convicted 24 persons in the 2002 post Godhra Gulbarg Society massacre case, on Monday deferred pronouncement of the amount of punishment for another three days.
Narendra Modi meets Swiss President to strengthen bilateral ties
Jun 06, 2016, at 08:19 pm
Geneva, June 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in Geneva on Monday today to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the key European nation.
Dadri in UP tense after lab report says it was beef : prohibitory orders
Jun 06, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, June 6 (IBNS) : Prohibitory orders have been clamped in Dadri, an Uttar Pradesh village where a man was lynched last year over, as high tension prevailed in the area following reports that the sample test proved that the meat he ate was beef.
17 killed, 47 injured in Navi Mumbai road mishap
Jun 06, 2016, at 07:11 pm
Mumbai, June 6 (IBNS): Altogether 17 people, including two infants, were killed and 47 injured when a luxury bus in which they were travelling,fell into a ditch after crashing into two stationary cars on the Mumbai-Pune expressway early on Sunday, reports said.
Five labourers injured in mystery blast in Kashmir
Jun 06, 2016, at 06:55 pm
Srinagar, June 6 (IBNS) : Four labourers were injured in a mysterious explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, about 30 kms from the summer capital Srinagar on Monday, police said.
Delhi court convicts five for 2014 gang-rape of Danish woman
Jun 06, 2016, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS) : A Delhi court on Monday convicted five persons for gang-raping a Danish woman in 2014, reports said.