PM Modi meets crew of Navika Sagar Parikrama
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Six women officers of the Indian Navy, who are due to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday .
Kailash Satyarthi†meets Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:57 am
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi†on Wednesday met Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
Top militant commander killed in Kashmir
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:53 am
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IBNS): A top Lashkar commander was killed in a brief gunfight with security forces in Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
Blue Whale game is unacceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Aug 16, 2017, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tough measures have been taken against games like Blue Whale which has allegedly provoked young people in the country to commit suicide.
Union Cabinet approves new Metro Rail Policy
Aug 16, 2017, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a new Metro Rail Policy that seeks to enable realization of growing metro rail aspirations of a large number of cities but in a responsible manner.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Sweden on IPRs
Aug 16, 2017, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sweden on cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property (IPRs).
Air hostess's body found outside her Kolkata apartment, 2 detained
Aug 16, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS): The body of a young air hostess was recovered from in Kolkata's Kestopur on Wednesday morning, triggering a commotion.
Flood fury continues in Bihar, Assam and Bengal, 91 dead
Aug 16, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Patna/Guwahati/Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS) : At least 91 people have died as floods continued to rage in parts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal, with the Army carrying out rescue operations in many areas, reports said.
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Two-year old boy rescued from bore-well in Andhra
Aug 16, 2017, at 08:06 pm
Guntur, Aug 16 (IBNS): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with the local fire department and the police, rescued a child from a bore-well in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, early on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Kamal Haasan attacks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for not resigning over alleged corruption issue
Aug 16, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Chennai, Aug 16 (IBNS): Actor Kamal Haasan attacked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswamy on Twitter for not resigning over alleged corruption issue.
NIA says Love Jihad is for real, Supreme Court orders probe into Kerala marriage case
Aug 16, 2017, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into a marriage of a Hindu woman to a Muslim man after her conversion, which was annulled by the Kerala High Court as it amounted to ‘Love Jihad’.
Rahul Gandhi inaugurates Indira canteen in Bengaluru
Aug 16, 2017, at 06:44 pm
Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IBNS): In a bid to reach out to the poorest sections in the city, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday inaugurated the Indira canteen in Bengaluru.
DMK president M Karunanidhi admitted to Chennai hospital
Aug 16, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Chennai, Aug 16 (IBNS): DMK chief M Karunanidhi, 94, has been admitted to Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Independence Day speech blocked by DD, AIR, Tripura CM alleges
Aug 16, 2017, at 06:41 pm
Agartala, Aug 16 (IBNS) : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has alleged that state-run Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) refused to air his Independence Day speech on Tuesday, demanding its rehaping, NDTV reported.
Amid Doklam stand-off, Chinese and Indians troops clash in Ladakh
Aug 16, 2017, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 ((IBNS): Amid the Doklam stand-off, Chinese troops clashed with their Indian counterparts in Ladakh on Tuesday, media reports said.
Goa : Drugs found on waiters, police arrest two beach shack owners
Aug 16, 2017, at 05:48 pm
Panaji, Aug 16 (IBNS) : Police arrested the owners of two North Goa beach shacks, including a famous one, on Tuesday after they conducted raids and found narcotics from waiters and several guests, media reports said.
NIA raids 12 places in Jammu and Kashmir over terror funding case
Aug 16, 2017, at 05:24 pm
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in 12 places over the terror funding case on Wednesday, media reports said.
Indian, Chinese troops exchange sweets at Nathu La pass
Aug 16, 2017, at 04:58 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian and Chinese troops on Tuesday exchanged sweets at Nathu La mountain pass in Sikkim on the occasion of India's Independence Day.
Sushil Modi’s car attacked in Bihar, Lalu says ‘stage-managed’ to divert attention from scam
Aug 16, 2017, at 04:46 am
Patna, Aug 15 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Anti-social elements attacked the car of Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday but he escaped unhurt, police said.
Full faith in SC, Article 35A will not be changed: Mehbooba
Aug 16, 2017, at 04:23 am
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS): Reposing full faith in the Indian Supreme Court, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she hopes the apex court will strike down the petition challenging the state's special status.
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Joint Indian Air Force-Border Security Force Women Camel Expedition commences
Aug 16, 2017, at 03:20 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian Air Force on Tuesday embarked upon an all women camel expedition along with Border Security Force from Utarlai (Barmer, Rajasthan) to Attari (Amritsar, Punjab).
Mehbooba Mufti welcomes Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's remark on Kashmir
Aug 15, 2017, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS): Jammu and Kahsmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark about Kashmir during his Independence Day address.
Kashmir Mirwaiz welcomes Modi's speech on Kashmir
Aug 15, 2017, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS): Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendara Modi’s remarks that the Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through bullets or abuses .
MaryKay Carlson finally wears maroon green Kanjeevaram on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): MaryKay Carlson, Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in India, was earlier confused about the saree she should wear on Indian Independence Day.
Aug 15, 2017, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): People from various walks of life remembered the services and sacrifices of Indian armed forces as part of the Independence celebrations across the country.
After Varnika stalking minor girl raped in Chandigarh on Independence day
Aug 15, 2017, at 08:52 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Amid the celebrations of the independence day, a minor girl was raped in a park on Tuesday in Chandigarh's sector 23, close on the heels of the stalking incident that shocked the nation.
Kashmir shuts down on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2017, at 08:50 pm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS) Separatist-led strike has paralysed life in Kashmir region on India's 71st Independence Day, police said, as security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
PM’s Independence Day Speech 2017- Highlights
Aug 15, 2017, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi today addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 71th Independence Day. Following are the highlights from his speech:
Aug 15, 2017, at 07:37 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday, hoisted the national tricolour at an Independence Day programme at a Government-aided school in Kerala, defying an order from the state's bureaucracy, NDTV reported.
Flood-hit areas of Assam brave the waters to celebrate 71st Independence Day
Aug 15, 2017, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Although Assam has been reeling under severe flood and disruption in activities, the calamity could not stop school children and others in the flood-affected districts from observing the 71st Independence Day.