Kolkata: Fire breaks out at R. G. Kar Hospital, no casualty reported
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out in the government-owned R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata on Monday afternoon, reports said.
Dr Urjit Patel assumes charge as new RBI governor
Sep 05, 2016, at 06:31 pm
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): Dr. Urjit R. Patel assumed charge as the twenty-fourth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effective September 4, 2016, the central bank announced on Monday.
Ashutosh's Mahatma Gandhi comment: Congress holds protest at Rajghat
Sep 05, 2016, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Condemning Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh over his alleged column, where he equated Mahatma Gandhi with tainted AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, top Congress leaders on Monday held a protest in the national capital.
Separatists don't believe in Insaniyat, but Kashmir was and will be part of India : Rajnath Singh
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Srinagar, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Hitting out at the separatist Hurriyat leaders for not showing "Kashmiriyat" by refusing to engage in dialogues with the visiting all-party delegation, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir was and will remain a part of India.
Online viewing of pirated films not a punishable offence: Bombay HC
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:15 pm
Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS): In a recent verdict, the Bombay High Court said that it's unfair to state that viewing a pirated copy of a film online is punishable offence under the Copyright Act, reports said.
Sonia Gandhi greets nation on Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 05, 2016, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Sonia Gandhi greets nation on Teacher's Day
Sep 05, 2016, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Teacher's Day.
G20 :Modi talks tough on corruption
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:32 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the issue of black money and corruption as he spoke at the G20 Summit here.
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 5 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UK PM Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here.
Teacher's Day: PM salutes the dedication and commitment of all teachers
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday saluted the dedication and commitment of all the teachers, on Teachers' Day.
PM Modi wishes nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Sushma Swaraj meets Italian Foreign Minister
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:35 am
Rome, Sept 4 (IBNS): Visiting Italy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Sunday.
Sushma Swaraj meets Sister Sally
Sep 05, 2016, at 05:24 am
Vatican City, Sept 4 (IBNS): Sister Sally, who was evacuated out of conflict-hit Yemen by the Indian government, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Sunday.
President greets nation on eve of Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:39 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Gurpreet Ghuggi appointed as AAP's Punjab convenor
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:23 am
Amritsar, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday appointed Gurpreet Ghuggi as the party's Punjab convenor.
Bible in Baluchari silk presented to Pope by Mamata Banerjee
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:50 am
Vatican City, Sept 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday presented a Bible bound in Baluchari silk to Pope Francis here.
English speaking classes inaugurated for residents of President’s Estate
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): English speaking classes for the residents of President’s Estate were started by President's Secretariat in association with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) as a welfare measure.
All party delegation meets about 200 members from different sections of society in Srinagar
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:01 am
Srinagar, Sept 4 (IBNS): An All Party delegation led by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reached Srinagar on Sunday.
Indian political leaders attend Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony
Sep 05, 2016, at 12:26 am
Vatican City, Sept 4 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj,West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attended canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa here on Sunday.
Kashmir separatist groups refuse to meet delegation
Sep 05, 2016, at 12:07 am
Srinagar, Sept 4 (IBNS): On “individual capacity†Hyderbabad MP and Asaduddin Owaisi, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal and D Raja of CPI on Sunday said they will met all three top Hurriyat leaders on escalating the tension in the Kashmir Valley.
Modi meets painter Shen Shu and his team, receives his portrait as gift
Sep 04, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 4 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently visiting China to attend the G20 summit, met painter Shen Shu and his team from Hangzhou's Zhejiang Kaiming Art Gallery on Sunday.
Narendra Modi meets Indophile Professor Wang
Sep 04, 2016, at 11:45 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 4 (IBNS): Visiting China to attend the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indophile Professor Wang here on Sunday.
Modi meets Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
Sep 04, 2016, at 11:20 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here.
Sushil Kumar Shinde’s life is the story of India, says President
Sep 04, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Solapur, Sept 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the 75th birthday celebrations of former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde at Solapur, Maharashtra on Sunday.
President Pranab Mukherjee greets nation ahead of Teacher's Day
Sep 04, 2016, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted teachers throughout the country on the eve of Teachers’ Day.
G20 Summit: PM Modi meets Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman
Sep 04, 2016, at 10:16 pm
Hangzhou, Sept 4 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently visiting Hangzhou to attend the G20 Summit, met Mohammad bin Salman, Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Kashmir separatist group lashes out at Mehbooba for 'justifying Indian brutalities'
Sep 04, 2016, at 08:42 pm
Srinagar, Sept 4 (IBNS): The joint resistance leadership on Sunday lashed out at State Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, accusing her of "trying to justify the Indian brutalities" in Kashmir.
100 injured in South Kashmir clashes
Sep 04, 2016, at 08:36 pm
Srinagar, Sept 4 (IBNS): Soon after the all-party delegation landed at the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday morning, at least 100 persons were injured in clashes after government forces fired teargas shells on a protest rally in Shopian district of south Kashmir.
Mehbooba Mufti meets all-party delegation to seek solution to Kashmir unrest
Sep 04, 2016, at 08:24 pm
Srinagar, Sept 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti along with cabinet ministers on Sunday met the all-party delegation headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here.
Pope Francis proclaims Mother Teresa a saint at Vatican
Sep 04, 2016, at 08:17 pm
Vatican City, Sept 4 (IBNS): Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life serving the poor, on Sunday was declared a saint by Pope Francis officially in the Vatican City in the presence of tens of thousands of her followers and admirers, just 19 years after her death, even as Kolkata, the city she adopted for her work, celebrated the occasion.