Eight crore LED bulbs distributed under Ujala Scheme
Mar 18, 2016, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a part of the Power Ministry, has, on Friday, reached the milestone of distributing eight crore LED bulbs in a year across 125 cities in India under the Government of India’s UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all) scheme.
Concentrate on governance: Kejriwal tells PM
Mar 18, 2016, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on governance.
BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi sent to 14 days judicial custody
Mar 18, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) A local court on Friday sent BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi, who is accused of attacking police horse Shaktiman, to 14-day judicial custody.
Uttarakhand CM faces rebellion, crisis spirals for Government
Mar 18, 2016, at 08:13 pm
Dehradun, Mar 18 (IBNS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat faces in the Assembly a section of disgruntled MLAs threatening to vote against the Budget- a move that could jeopardize his position.
Nostradamus predicted Modi rule, Minister Rijeju posts on Facebook
Mar 18, 2016, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) French seer Nostradamus predicted that Narendra Modi would lead India from 2014 to 2026, says the latest Facebook post of Union Minister of state for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijeju.
Insulted at being called a gay, Mumbai teen jumps off skywalk, survives
Mar 18, 2016, at 07:47 pm
Mumbai, Mar 18 (IBNS) Frustrated at being called a gay, a 17-year-old boy attempted suicide by jumping off a 40-ft high skywalk in Ulhasnagar on Wednesday, mid-day reports.
CEO from five states to visit West Bengal today prior to Assembly elections
Mar 18, 2016, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS) Five Chief Election Officers (CEO) of different states are coming to West Bengal on Friday to observe the preparations for the upcoming assembly election in the state, Election Commission of India (ECI) officials said.
Draupadi Roopa Ganguly BJP candidate from Howrah
Mar 18, 2016, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS) BJP leader Roopa Ganguly, who once was known as 'Draupadi' for her role in television serial 'Mahabharata', is among 149 candidates whose names have been announced by the party for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
ED gives time to Mallya till April 2 to appear before it
Mar 18, 2016, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate has set April 2 as the deadline for liquor baron Vijay Mallya to appear before the agency in connection with a money laundering probe, reports said.
RSS leader makes amend of his comment that homosexuality no crime
Mar 18, 2016, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale, whose sympathetic comment on homosexuality raised a few eyebrow, has posted a controversial clarification, describing it as a "socially immoral act" to be treated as a "psychological" case.
Punjab to defy Supreme Court order in water war with Haryana
Mar 18, 2016, at 05:59 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 18 (IBNS) The row with Haryana over sharing water from the Sutlej and land for a canal takes a new turn as Punjab has decided to defy a Supreme Court order.
Body of kidnapped Hyderabad boy found in box
Mar 18, 2016, at 05:58 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 18 (IBNS) A 15-year-old boy, who was kidnapped for ransom, was found dead on Thursday, reports said.
Allah has 99 names, none stands for violence : Modi
Mar 18, 2016, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Denouncing terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said Allah has 99 names and none of them stands for violence.
BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi accused of attacking Shaktiman arrested
Mar 18, 2016, at 04:45 pm
Dehradun, Mar 18 (IBNS) BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi, accused of a brutal attack on police horse Shaktiman, has been arrested.
Two militants killed in Kashmir operation
Mar 18, 2016, at 04:33 pm
Srinagar, Mar 18 (IBNS) The Indian army on Friday claimed to have gunned down two militants in Handwara of Kupwara District of Northern Kashmir.
Mar 18, 2016, at 03:29 pm
Pokhara, Mar 18 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left Nepal after her 'successful' visit to the nation on Friday.
Narada sting operation: Left Front holds protest march in Kolkata
Mar 18, 2016, at 04:15 am
Kolkata, Mar 17 (IBNS): Demanding proper investigation into the Narada News sting operation issue and punishment for those Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, who were seen taking bribes in sting footage, the Kolkata unit of Left Front (LF) on Thursday held a protest march in Kolkata.
German police team raids BPO office in Kolkata
Mar 18, 2016, at 03:40 am
Kolkata, Mar 17 (IBNS): An intelligence team of German Police on Thursday conducted raid in a BPO office in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, reports said.
Goodwill diesel consignment to Bangladesh flagged off from Siliguri
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:47 am
Siliguri, Mar 17 (IBNS) Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) flagged off a goodwill rail consignment of high speed diesel to Bangladesh at Siliguri on Thursday.
President, PM to witness IAF's combat , firepower demonstrations tomorrow
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:38 am
Pokhran, Mar 17 (IBNS) The Indian Air Force is demonstrating its combat and firepower on Friday at Rajasthan's Pokhran firing range in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Horse, injured during BJP protest, needs amputation: Police
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:36 am
Dehradun, Mar 17 (IBNS): Shaktiman, the horse whose leg was injured during a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protest on Monday, needs amputation or it may die, media reports said on Thursday.
PM Modi addresses at World Sufi Forum
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:17 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the World Sufi Forum:
Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sufi Forum
Mar 18, 2016, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sufi Forum here on Thursday.
Pathankot investigation: Pakistan team to reach India on Mar 27
Mar 18, 2016, at 01:27 am
Pokhara , Mar 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who met Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz, said the investigation team from the neighbouring nation will visit India on Mar 27 to collect evidence of the terror attack at the Pathankot air force base this year.
Vijay Mallya seeks more time from ED
Mar 18, 2016, at 01:19 am
London/New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has sought more time to appear before Enforcement Directorate in connection with the IDBI bank loan default case, reports said.
India requires over 1600 new aircraft: Airbus
Mar 18, 2016, at 12:43 am
New York, Mar 17 (IBNS) India’s preference for Airbus aircraft was further consolidated in 2015 with 250 new firm orders, lifting market share of orders and the in-service fleet to over 70 per cent.
Denmark tops ‘happiest country’ list, India ranks 118th
Mar 18, 2016, at 12:11 am
Rome, Mar 17 (IBNS) The World Happiness Report 2016 showed Denmark standing at the top of the list of ‘happiest country’ in the world.
Sushma Swaraj meets Sartaj Aziz
Mar 17, 2016, at 11:52 pm
Pokhara , Mar 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here on Thursday.
Pune German Bakery blast convict's death sentence quashed
Mar 17, 2016, at 11:46 pm
Mumbai, Mar 17 (IBNS): In a major verdict given on Thursday, the Bombay High Court set aside the death sentence awarded to 2010 Pune German Bakery blast case convict Himayat Baig.
Innovation is a harbinger of socio-economic development, says President
Mar 17, 2016, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS) A roundtable discussion on funding for innovations was organized in Rashtrapati Bhavan here on the sixth day of the ongoing Festival of Innovations on Thursday in association with NABARD,SIDBI and National Innovation Foundation.