Assam Minister defends Priyanka Chopra over dress controversy
Feb 21, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Dispur, Feb 21 (IBNS): Assam Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma has defended Priyanka Chopra over the dress controversy after two Congress lawmakers objected to the actress' "minimal clothing" in an Assam Tourism advertisement, media reports said.
PNB scam: Supreme Court to hear plea of independent inquiry
Feb 21, 2018, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea of independent inquiry into the country's biggest banking scam allegedly by diamond czar Nirav Modi, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to visit Lucknow today to attend UP Investors Summit
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will visit Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh to attend the UP Investors Summit.
Kamal Haasan visits APJ Abdul Kalam's house before launching political party
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Rameswaram, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prominent Indian actor Kamal Haasan who is due to launch his own political party on Wednesday, visited his idol APJ Abdul Kalam's home in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram.
BSF trooper shot by Pakistan Army along LoC dies
Feb 21, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IBNS): A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed after Pakistan army use sniper fired from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh to meet today
Feb 21, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Amritsar, Feb 21 (IBNS): Ending his Maharashtra visit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday will arrive in north Indian state of Punjab where he will meet state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS): Meeting with business leaders in Mumbai on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has welcomed more than $1 billion in investments between Canadian and Indian companies, which will lead to the creation of more than 5,800 good, well-paying middle class jobs for Canadians.
Kashmir: Militants escape after firing at Air Force water pump house in Pulwama
Feb 21, 2018, at 05:13 am
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IBNS): Suspected militants on Tuesday evening opened fire at a water pump house of the Air Force in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
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Cabinet approves setting up of bus bay near Indian Defence University Land in Gurugram
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:48 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given approval for de-notification of 03 marla of land overlapping with NHAI for setting up of bus bay near Indian Defence University Land in Gurugram, Haryana.
Reporters Without Borders urges Delhi court to free Kashmiri photojournalist
Feb 21, 2018, at 02:24 am
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IBNS): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Kamran Yousuf, a Kashmiri photojournalist who has been held for the past six months and is due to appear before a New Delhi court on Wednesday for a decision on his bail application.
Congress leader sprinkles petrol in Bengaluru office, caught on video
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:36 am
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IBNS): Congress leader Narayanaswamy has been caught in a video where he was allegedly seen sprinkling petrol at an office in Bengaluru, media reports said.
Cabinet approves India-Morocco Cooperation Agreement in Railway Sector
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Cooperation Agreement betweenIndia and the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) to develop long-term cooperation and partnership in different areas of railway sector.
Cabinet approves creation of National Urban Housing Fund
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:23 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given approval for creation of National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for Rs.60,000 crores.
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two–day Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit 2018 in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Prince Dara Shukoh’s writings can come as a refreshing source for infusing peace and harmony, whenever we are confronted by the narrow walls that tend to divide humanity and conflicts that result in needless violence.
Youth of Jammu & Kashmir participating in ‘WatanKoJano’ call on the President Kovind
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Youth from Jammu & Kashmir participating in ‘WatankoJano’, an initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, called on the President of India Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
People of Karnataka needs good governance: Amit Shah
Feb 21, 2018, at 12:27 am
Dakshina Kannada, Feb 20 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked the Congress-led government in Karnataka and said people in the state need 'Good Governance' of BJP not 'Goons Governance'.
Justice will be done: Rajnath Singh on Delhi Chief Secretary assault case
Feb 21, 2018, at 12:23 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Reacting to the Delhi Chief Secretary assault case, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured that "justice will be done".
Expect Maldives will not extend emergency beyond today: MEA
Feb 20, 2018, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday said it expects that Maldives will not be extending its state of Emergency any further.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis meets visiting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:57 pm
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Spending another busy day in India, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Tuesday met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.
Tribal woman gang-raped; rod inserted private parts
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IBNS) : In a shocking reminder of the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case in Delhi, a 28-year-old mentally challenged tribal woman was gang-raped in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district, media reports said.
Cabinet approves proposal for Mahanadi Water Disputes
Feb 20, 2018, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for adjudication of dispute on Mahanadi River Waters
3.3 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty
Feb 20, 2018, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IBNS): Mild tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
Assault of Delhi Chief Secretary : AAP lodges FIR against top bureaucrat ; Police in secetariat
Feb 20, 2018, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : The tussle between Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party Government and its officials turned uglier signalling a complex and murky political slugfest on the offing as a ruling party MLA on Tuesday lodged an FIR against Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash allegedly for using casteist remakrs against him, hours after the top bureaucrat claimed that he was assaulted by two ruling party legislators.
Delhi Chief Secretary alleges assault by AAP MLAs ; Govt officers go on strike
Feb 20, 2018, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : In an unprecedented crisis, Delhi Government officials on Tuesday went on a strike after Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash alleged that he was manhandled and abused at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's home by two lawmakers of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) late on Monday night, media reports said.
Kamal Haasan to launch political party tomorrow
Feb 20, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Actor Kamal Haasan is all set to launch his political party on Wednesday, media reports said.
Three Indian civilians injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire in North Kashmir
Feb 20, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Baramulla,, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Three civilians, including a woman, were injured during an exchange of gunfire between Indian and Pakistani armies following ceasefire violation from across the border in north Kashmir’s Uri along the Line of Control on Monday, officials said.
Nirav Modi accuses PNB of destroying his business
Feb 20, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Diamond czar Nirav Modi has accused the Punjab National Bank (PNB) of destroying his brand and business, media reports said.
'RBI failure', says government on PNB scam
Feb 20, 2018, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Reacting to the country's biggest banking scam by celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi involving Punjab National Bank (PNB), the government has held the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) responsible, media reports said.
Rajasthan: Man who killed Muslim labourer on camera, makes hate video
Feb 20, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Jaipur, Feb 20 (IBNS): Shambhulal Regar, who is presently in jail for killing a Muslim labourer on camera, made a hate video and circulated it, media reports said.