International Food and Hospitality Fair 2016 opens in New Delhi
Mar 15, 2016, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Inaugurating the International Food and Hospitality Fair -- AAHAR 2016, on Tuesday, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, the Union Food Processing Industries Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the Budget decision to allow 100% FDI in multi-brand retail for food products produced and processed in India will play a catalytic role in leapfrogging Indian economy.
Four medical students killed in Andhra Pradesh bus accident
Mar 15, 2016, at 08:07 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 15 (IBNS) Four medical students of Hyderabad's Osmania Medical College were killed and about 30 injured when a private bus carrying them overturned after hitting a tree on Monday night, reports said.
PM Modi congratulates newly elected President of Myanmar
Mar 15, 2016, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the newly elected President of Myanmar, U Htin Kyaw.
Youth Congress worker hacked to death in Kerala, CPM workers arrested
Mar 15, 2016, at 06:56 pm
Alappuzha, Mar 15 (IBNS) A Youth Congress member was hacked to death in Kerala's Alappuzha city by 10 unidentified CPM workers, according to reports.
Mar 15, 2016, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation has widened their probe on liquor baron Vijay Mallya pertaining to his loan default case, according to reports.
Send Owaisi to Pakistan : Shiv Sena
Mar 15, 2016, at 06:42 pm
Mumbai, Mar 15 (IBNS) The Shiv Sena wants Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi to be sent to Pakistan for refusing to chant 'Bharat mata ki jai', midday.com reports.
Mar 15, 2016, at 06:12 pm
Mumbai, Mar 15 (IBNS) After Corex and Phensedyl it is now Vicks Action 500 Extra as FMCG major Procter and Gamble (P&G) has discontinued manufacture and sale of its popular brand of cold and flu pill with immediate effect after the government banned fixed dose combination drugs.
Parliament rocked by TMC sting operation, Oppn attacks Mamata men
Mar 15, 2016, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) The sting operation against the ruling Trinamool Congress by a news portal rocked the Parliament on Tuesday with the Opposition demanding stern action and high level probe against the leaders shown taking bribes in the 23-minute footage released a day ago.
JNU students to march to Parliament today
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Protesting against the arrests of Anirban Bhattacharya and Umar Khalid, the JNU students will march to Parliament on Tuesday, according to reports.
Tirupur dalit murder : Four detained, victim's body cremated after clashes
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Chennai, Mar 15 (IBNS) Police have detained four persons in connection with the brutal murder of dalit youth V Sankar, whose body was cremated on Monday night under tight security after massive protests and clashes.
Five more non-bailable warrants issued against Vijay Mallya
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:31 pm
London/New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Trouble brewed further for liquor baron Vijay Mallya as five more non-bailable warrants were issued against him, according to reports.
The Sunday Guardian releases emails after Mallya denies giving interview
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) The Sunday Guardian on Tuesday published what it claims is its mail trail with Vijay Mallya after the liquor baron Vijay Mallya denied giving an interview to the newspaper saying that the "time was not right for his return to India",.
SC wants transparent, foolproof rules for inter-country adoptions
Mar 15, 2016, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) To restrict child trafficking and abuse, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the central government to make foolproof and transparent rules for inter-country adoptions, giving it three month's time to come up with a brand new set of regulations, according to reports.
JNU panel recommends rustication of Kanhaiya Kumar, 4 others
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:48 am
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): An inquiry panel, which was set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), on Monday recommended rustication of student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and four others for the Feb 9 incident in the university campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.
ED arrests NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal in money laundering case
Mar 15, 2016, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday evening arrested former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal in a money laundering case connected to the Maharashtra Sadan construction scam, media reports said.
Rahul's 'Fair and Lovely' remark shows racist mindset: Jaitley
Mar 15, 2016, at 04:49 am
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Slamming Rahul Gandhi for his 'Fair and Lovely' jibe at the government, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the Congress Vice President's comments showed a "racist mindset".
Powerful bomb recovered in middle Assam town
Mar 15, 2016, at 04:37 am
Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS) : Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, security forces on Monday evening recovered a powerful bomb from middle Assam town Morigaon, police said.
Narada News sting shows top TMC leaders taking bribes, party denies
Mar 15, 2016, at 03:23 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): A newly launched news portal- Narada News- on Monday morning released a video in New Delhi, where some top leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) were shown taking bribes, prompting the Opposition to demand resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee even as the ruling party rubbished the footage as a politically motivated move to discredit it ahead of polls.
Honour killing: NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu govt
Mar 15, 2016, at 03:20 am
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The National Human Rights Commission on Monday said it has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging honour killing of a young Dalit man, who married a girl of upper caste, in Udumalaipett, District Thiruppur, Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
INDO- Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti IV continues at Magelang
Mar 15, 2016, at 01:50 am
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The fourth edition of the Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti IV , scheduled from Mar 10 to 23 is under progress at Magelang, Indonesia.
SP to contest 37 seats in Assam assembly poll
Mar 15, 2016, at 01:05 am
Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Samajwadi Party (SP), headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, will be contesting in 37 seats in the Assam assembly polls, scheduled to be held on April 4 and April 11.
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Modi to kick start poll campaign in Assam on Mar 25
Mar 15, 2016, at 12:45 am
Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start poll campaign in Assam on Mar 25.
I won't chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai: Asaduddin Owaisi
Mar 14, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has said he will never chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
Revised Pensionary benefits under OROP released to over two lakh Defence Pensioners
Mar 14, 2016, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The Defence Pension Disbursing Offices (DPDOs) functioning under Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) in the Ministry of Defence have released revised pensionary benefits to 2,21,224 Defence pensioners drawing service or disability pension.
BJP calls for Mysore bandh following party worker's death
Mar 14, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Mysore, Mar 14 (IBNS) Prohibitory orders have been imposed across Mysore after the BJP called a bandh in the city on Monday to protest the the murder of a party worker on Sunday, according to media reports.
Minister informs Lok Sabha about satellite mapping of ASI monuments
Mar 14, 2016, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday said, that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for preparation of satellite based maps for the protected monuments.
Nuclear-capable Agni-I successfully test fired on Monday
Mar 14, 2016, at 07:46 pm
Balasore/Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (IBNS) India successfully test-fired an indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile on Monday from a launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
Reservation policy to continue: Jaitley
Mar 14, 2016, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) A after the Rashriya Swyam Sevak Sangh (RSS) called upon the affluent to give up reservation facility in jobs and education, the Government said there is no rethink over the present policy and it will continue, reports said.
Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs, released from jail
Mar 14, 2016, at 06:59 pm
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS) Rajat Gupta, the former director of Goldman Sachs, who was found guilty of insider trading and was serving a two-year prison term, was released on Mar 11, according to media reports.
Kolkata witnesses two-day taxi strike
Mar 14, 2016, at 06:53 pm
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): The city life has been party disrupted due to the two-day long taxi strike beginning in Kolkata on the week's first working day.