Bihar is a priority for us: Modi
Mar 13, 2016, at 12:29 am
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Naredra Modi on Saturday said his government will keep the progress of Bihar on its top priority as it will result in the development of India.
Vijay Mallya: Arvind Kejriwal slams PM
Mar 13, 2016, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the row surrounding liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
Lt Gen N P S Hira appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff
Mar 12, 2016, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Chief of the Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen N P S Hira has appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff.
Lt Gen N P S Hira appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff
Mar 12, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Chief of the Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen N P S Hira has appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff.
Chhattisgarh: Two BSF personnel killed, four injured in Maoist encounter
Mar 12, 2016, at 06:47 pm
Raipur, Mar 12 (IBNS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and four others injured in Maoist encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, according to reports.
Speech of PM Modi at Advancing Asia event
Mar 12, 2016, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Following is the full text of the speech of PM Modi's address at the MOF-IMF Conference on “Advancing Asia: Investing for the Futureâ€.
India shows co-existence of democracy and rapid growth: PM Modi
Mar 12, 2016, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has dispelled the myth that democracy and rapid economic growth cannot go together.
PM Modi to inaugurate rail road bridge in Bihar today
Mar 12, 2016, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate three rail road bridges in Bihar on Saturday.
Modi Govt has backstabbed jewellers: Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 12, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of backstabbing jewellers.
Congress mocks PM, asks him about Jan Ki Baat
Mar 12, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Mocking Prime Minister's monthly broadcasted programme Maan Ki Baat, the Congress party asked him when he will launch Jan Ki Baat (People's Talk).
Mallya absconding: Congress alleges inaction against central government, holds PM responsible
Mar 12, 2016, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) The Congress party on Saturday accused the ruling BJP government of inaction and said it was responsible for Vijay Mallya fleeing the country.
PM Modi salutes Dandi March participants
Mar 12, 2016, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saluted the Dandi March participants.
CU students' agitation over exam schedule steps into second day
Mar 12, 2016, at 04:36 am
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): A section of Calcutta University (CU) students, who are demonstrating since Thursday against the university's examination schedule for BA/BSc/BCom Part-III (Honours) students, held a protest rally from university's College Street campus to Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Friday.
Calcutta HC seeks report over deworming-camp incident in Bengal
Mar 12, 2016, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Friday has sought reports from the West Bengal government over the recent deworming drive-failure incident in the state.
Bengal polls: CPI-M faces demonstration over election-candidate
Mar 12, 2016, at 01:39 am
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): Expressing dissatisfaction over selection of a candidate for upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, few Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists on Friday staged agitation in front of party headquarters at Alimuddin Street in Kolkata.
Sri Sri's World Culture Fest opens with spectacular show; PM, world leaders attend
Mar 12, 2016, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Amid controversy over the environmental damage caused to the Yamuna flood plains, the three-day World Culture Festival of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar began here on Friday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending it along with several dignitaries and leaders from the world.
Bengal polls: TMC unveils election manifesto
Mar 11, 2016, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday released party's manifesto, for upcoming assembly election, in Kolkata.
Aadhaar Bill: Passed in Lok Sabha despite protests from Opposition
Mar 11, 2016, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) The BJP-led government got the Aadhaar Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday despite protests from the Opposition that details collected may compromise the privacy of individuals.
Ministry launches Start Your Business Page on NCS portal
Mar 11, 2016, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Friday announced the official launch of the “Start Your Own business†page on the National Career Services portal.
Kolkata multi-storey fire brought under control
Mar 11, 2016, at 10:04 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a multi-storey building at the upscale Ballygunge Circular Road in Kolkata on Friday, has been brought under control, reports said.
Launch of National Agriculture Market likely in April
Mar 11, 2016, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Union government has approved a scheme for setting up of National Agriculture Market (NAM) on July 1, 2015, with a budget of Rs. 200 crore, which is to be implemented between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
Aadhaar Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Mar 11, 2016, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Aadhaar Bill as money bill.
President Pranab Mukherjee greets Mauritius on eve of their Independence Day
Mar 11, 2016, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Mauritius on the eve of the country's Independence Day.
Yamuna bank festival: Tribunal asks AOL to deposit Rs 25 lakhs by 4pm on Friday
Mar 11, 2016, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Art of Living (AOL) to deposit Rs 25 lakh by 4pm on Friday, when it agreed to hear the environmentalists' plea that the controversial Festival of Culture was set to begin without paying the fine imposed by the tribunal, according to media reports.
Yamuna bank festival: AOL says it needs a month to collect penalty money
Mar 11, 2016, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) As the National Green Tribunal agreed upon another session based on a new petition against holding of a mega cultural festival by Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living (AOL) Foundation on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi, a team of members from the organisation told the court on Friday that they will need a month's time to collect the money imposed as fine by the court earlier for environmental damage.
Ailing Hurriyat leader Geelani stable in Delhi hospital
Mar 11, 2016, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Separatist Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who was admitted in Max Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday with heart problem, is recovering and feeling better and the doctors of the Max Hospital, had shifted him from the ICU to the general ward, party spokesman said.
Yamuna bank festival: NGT to hear fresh petition today, to decide event's fate
Mar 11, 2016, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) The World Cultural Festival, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living Foundation's global youth festival, ran into further trouble as the National Green Tribunal (NGT), India's highest environmental court, is about to hear fresh petition on Friday thus, deciding the fate of the programme, according to reports.
I am not an absconder: Vijay Mallya
Mar 11, 2016, at 03:29 pm
Mumbai, Mar 11 (IBNS): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday said he is not an 'absconder' and being an 'international businessman' he travels to and from India frequently.
PM Modi offers sympathy to Great East Japan Earthquake victims
Mar 11, 2016, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered sympathy towards the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake on its 5th anniversary.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016 to begin today
Mar 11, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi , Mar 11 (IBNS): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016, which will be held on the banks of Yamuna here, will start from Friday.