PM Modi's wife Jashodaben suffers injury in car accident
Feb 07, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kota/Gandhinagar, Feb 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has been injured in a car accident this morning, media report said.
Supreme Court scraps all mining leases in Goa
Feb 07, 2018, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): In an order which will be effective after March 15, the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped all mining licenses in Goa, media reports said.
Manipur: 9 Assam Rifles troopers injured in twin blast
Feb 07, 2018, at 02:55 am
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IBNS): At least nine troopers of Assam Rifles were injured in twin blast in Manipur’s capital city Imphal on Tuesday evening.
Naidu asks MPs to not refer to chair as "His Excellency"
Feb 07, 2018, at 02:28 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Taking an exception, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday told lawmakers not to address the Chair as "His Excellency".
Declaration of state emergency in Maldives is disturbing: MEA
Feb 07, 2018, at 01:23 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Maldives following the refusal of the Government to abide by the unanimous ruling of the full bench of the Supreme Court is a 'disturbing situation'.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi government for not revealing details of Rafale deal
Feb 07, 2018, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi government for not revealing the price at which the Rafale jets were bought.
PM's interaction with ITBP excursion groups of students from Sikkim and Ladakh
Feb 07, 2018, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): 53 students from Sikkim and Ladakh, who are part of two ITBP excursion groups visiting different parts of India, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Sushma Swaraj visiting Saudi Arabia
Feb 07, 2018, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is paying her first official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Feb 6-8.
Twitter accounts of Anupam Kher, Swapan Dasgupta, Ram Madhav 'hacked'
Feb 06, 2018, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter has temporarily suspended accounts of Rajya Sabh MP Swapan Dasgupta, actor Anupam Kher and BJP leader Ram Madhav after they were hacked, media reports said.
Delegation from Chile call upon President Kovind in New Delhi
Feb 06, 2018, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): President of India Ramnath Kovind. on Tuesday, received a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Chile led by Fidel Espinoza, the President of the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) of Chile, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan inNew Delhi.
Omar Abdullah condemns Jammu and Kashmir hospital attack
Feb 06, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the death of two cops in militant action at Shri Maharaja Pratap Singh Hospital here in Kashmir capital Srinagar.
Kashmir :Pak terrorist escapes after shooting down policemen in Srinagar hospital
Feb 06, 2018, at 08:06 pm
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IBNS) : A Pakistani terrorist in police custody escaped on Tuesday as he was brought to a Srinagar hospital for a routine medical check-up while a policeman was killed and another injured as he snatched a rifle and opened fire inside the SMHS hospital in Srinagar.
Permanent representatives to the UN from 11 countries visit Election Commission of India
Feb 06, 2018, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) : A delegation of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from eleven countries, namely, Cabo Verde, St. Vincent & Grenada, Togo, Moldova, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Tonga, Samoa, Micronesia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu visited the Election Commission of India.
Noted Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar attacked, abused
Feb 06, 2018, at 06:24 pm
Kollam, Kerala, Feb 6 (IBNS) : Note d Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar was attacked and abused in Kollam on Monday evening, allegedly by right-wing activists NDTV reported.
India successfully test-fires Agni -1
Feb 06, 2018, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) : India on Tuesday successfully test-fired nuclear capable surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) at the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, reports said.
Glad PM Modi talking about corruption: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Feb 06, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had alleged the Congress-run state government is corrupt.
Maldives Emergency: Defer all non-essential travels to Male, MEA tells Indians
Feb 06, 2018, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): In the wake of worsening law and order situation in Maldives, which culminated in the declaration of 'State of Emergency', the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has urged all nationals to defer all non-essential travels to the Male, the former's capital city.
22 Indian sailors aboard hijacked marine tanker released, Sushma Swaraj thanks Nigeria, Benin
Feb 06, 2018, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday thanked the governments of Nigeria and Benin for their support during the rescue mission of 22 Indian sailors aboard a marine tanker which was hijacked by pirates.
Delhi: Police rescues five year old boy who was kidnapped from school van
Feb 06, 2018, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): A five year old boy, who was kidnapped from school van on January 25, has been rescued by the police last night, media reports said.
Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral takes on BJP, supports TDP
Feb 06, 2018, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): After Shiv Sena and Telegu Desam Party (TDP), another NDA ally Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Kashmir: Militants throw grenade on Army camp in Pulwama
Feb 06, 2018, at 04:09 am
Jammu, Feb 5 (IBNS): Suspected militants threw a grenade on an Indian Army camp in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday evening, according to the police.
Two Assam Rifles troopers injured in twin blasts
Feb 06, 2018, at 03:25 am
Guwahati, Feb 5 (IBNS): Two Assam Rifles troopers were injured in twin blasts in Imphal, Manipur on Monday.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit Saudi Arabia
Feb 06, 2018, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be on an official visit to Saudi Arabia between February 6 and 8, 2018.
APSC cash-for-job scam : Police to grill nine more government officials
Feb 06, 2018, at 02:52 am
Guwahati, Feb 5 (IBNS): Assam police will grill nine more officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service on February 7 in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
CBI files charge sheet against juvenile boy in Ryan Murder Case
Feb 06, 2018, at 02:03 am
Gurugram, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against the juvenile boy, who is accused of killing class 2 student Pradyuman Thakur of Ryan International School last year, media reports said.
PM Modi meets Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel
Feb 06, 2018, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel in the national capital on Monday.
Jeweller Nirav Modi charged with Rs. 280 crore cheating case
Feb 05, 2018, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Popular Jeweller Nirav Modi has been charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with Rs. 280 crore cheating case, media reports said.
In Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad says BJP is good at repackaging ideas
Feb 05, 2018, at 10:19 pm
Newe Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Following the maiden speech by BJP president Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, in his speech said that the BJP government has been renaming schemes that had been started by the earlier Congress-led UPA government, according to media reports.
Feb 05, 2018, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah made his debut speech in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, according to media reports.
SC reiterates khap panchayats cannot interfere in decisions to marry
Feb 05, 2018, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on India, on Monday, asked the Centre and the petitioners to come up with suggestions with respect to marriage of adult couples and ordered 'khap panchayat' to refrain from interfering in such matters, according to media reports.