J&K minister Altaf Bukhari given additional charge of finance department

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:00 pm

Srinagar, Mar 13 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari was given additional charge of the finance ministry on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had sacked Haseeb Drabu as Finance Minister after the latter termed Kashmir as a social and not a political issue.

Union Minister Rajnath Singh expresses grief over death of CRPF jawans killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Mar 13, 2018, at 09:08 pm

New Delhi/Raipur, March 13 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed his condolence to the families of those personnel who lost their lives in Sukma blast on Tuesday.

Eight CRPF jawans killed in IED blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh

Mar 13, 2018, at 08:11 pm

Raipur, Mar 13 (IBNS) : At least eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)  personnel were killed, and six others injured in an IED blast by Maoists  in the Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, media reports said.

TMC raises PNB scam in Rajya Sabha, House adjourned till 2 p.m.

Mar 13, 2018, at 06:20 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS):  Amid a huge ruckus by opposition parties over the PNB fraud case,  the Rajya Sabha was adjourned  till 2 pm  and the Lok Sabha till noon on Tuesday.

Arvind Kejrwal's advisor V K Jain, who witnessed assault of Delhi Chief Secretary, resigns

Mar 13, 2018, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS) :  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's advisor  V K Jain,  who had confirmed having “witnessed” the assault on  Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on February 19, resigned on Tuesday, media reports said.

Naresh Agrawal regrets his controversial comment on Jaya Bachchan

Mar 13, 2018, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agrawal, who has recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday expressed regrets for his controversial comment on actress Jaya Bachchan, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi meets Emmanuel Macron, discusses issues of liberal democracies

Mar 13, 2018, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has met French President Emmanuel Macron and held discussions on several issues related to the liberal democracies.

Case filed against Kerala Cardinal over controversial land deal

Mar 13, 2018, at 04:21 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13 (IBNS): A case has been filed against cardinal George Alencherry of Kerala's Syro-Malabar church over allegations of financial irregularities pertaining to a land deal, media reports said.

Sushma Swaraj condoles loss of lives in Nepal plane crash, speaks to her Bangladeshi counterpart

Mar 13, 2018, at 03:24 pm

Dhaka/New Delhi/Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has spoken to her Bangladeshi counterpart AH Mahmood Ali over the death of 49 people in the Bangladeshi flight crash incident in Nepal's Kathmandu city on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron's visit strengthened India-France relations: Narendra Modi

Mar 13, 2018, at 02:53 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for visiting India.

PM Modi to inaugurate The Delhi End TB Summit tomorrow

Mar 13, 2018, at 04:50 am

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate The Delhi End TB Summit at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital on Tuesday.

Daughter kills mother after parents objects to relationship with female teacher

Mar 13, 2018, at 04:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): An 18-year-old girl has been arrested in Ghaziabad for killing her 38-year-old mother on March 9, media reports said.

Naresh Agrawal joins BJP, faces flak from Sushma Swaraj over comment on Jaya Bachchan

Mar 13, 2018, at 01:19 am

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal joined the BJP on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Taj Nadesar Palace in Varanasi with PM Modi

Mar 13, 2018, at 01:09 am

Varanasi, Mar 12 (IBNS): French President Emmanuel Macron visited Taj Nadesar Palace in Varanasi with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a traditional luncheon on Monday afternoon. 

Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo inspects the country’s first ever under- river tunnel of East-West Metro

Mar 13, 2018, at 12:28 am

Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, visited the country’s first ever under- river(Hooghly) tunnel of East-West Metro in Kolkata on Monday and took hands-on position of the ongoing project.  

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti removes Haseeb Drabu from Council of Ministers over controversial statement

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:41 pm

Srinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has decided to remove state  Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from  her Council of Ministers after his remark on Jammu and Kashmir triggered a controversy.

Suresh Prabhu takes charge as civil aviation minister

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Suresh Prabhu on Monday took charge as the new civil aviation minster of the country.

Mumbai farmers call off strike after agreement with Maharashtra government

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:28 pm

Mumbai, Mar 12 (IBNS): The Mumbai farmers have called off strike after the Maharashtra government agreed to all the demads of the peasants, media reports said.

Himanta Biswa Sarma presents Assam's first E-Budget

Mar 12, 2018, at 10:46 pm

Guwahati, Mar 12 (IBNS): Assam Finance Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday presented the state's first Digital Budget or E-Budget for the FY 2018-19 at the Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati.

INX media corruption case : Karti Chidambaran sent to judicial custody, bail plea rejected

Mar 12, 2018, at 10:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) : The Special CBI Court at Patiala House on Monday  sent Karti Chidambaram to 12 days' judicial custody till  March 24  in the INX Media corruption case, media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurate solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh

Mar 12, 2018, at 10:08 pm

Varanasi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President  Emmanuel Macron on Monday inaugurated a solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur area.

Arun Jaitley files nomination for RS poll

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:41 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed nomination for Rajya Sabha elections.

Shed your egos, Rahul Gandhi asks PM and Maharashtra CM on the demands of farmers, who converge in Mumbai in thousands

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to shed their egos and accept the "just demands" of farmers and tribals, who converged in thousands in Mumbai to press for various demands.

Rashtrapati Bhavan Change of Guard ceremony: Summer schedule to be implemented from May 17

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:06 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): The President's Secretariat on Monday said that the Change of Guard Ceremony on the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Dlehi will move to summer timings from March 17 -18 weekend. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate The Delhi End TB Summit

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate The Delhi End TB Summit at Vigyan Bhawan in the capitalon Tuesday. 

PM Modi welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Varanasi

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:36 pm

Varanasi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte in Varanasi on the third day of the latter's India visit.

Tamil Nadu forest fire: Death toll rises to nine

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:17 pm

Chennai, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least nine trekkers, who were trapped in a forest fire in Kurangini hills of Tamil Nadu, have died, media reports said on Monday.

Mumbai: Protesting farmers plan to gherao Vidhan Sabha today

Mar 12, 2018, at 03:19 pm

Mumbai, Mar 11 (IBNS): After marching for several days, the protest rally, consisting of nearly 50,000 farmers, entered Mumbai and reached the  Azad Maidan in the city on Sunday.

Five trekkers trapped in Tamil forest fire die, 30 rescued

Mar 12, 2018, at 02:48 pm

Chennai, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least five trekkers, who were trapped in a forest fire in Kurangini hills of Tamil Nadu, died, media reports said on Monday.

3 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounter

Mar 12, 2018, at 02:31 pm

Srinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least 3 terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of South Kashmir during wee hours of Monday, police said.