PM Modi lauds Maharashtra govt., urges people to join in the plantation drive
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Maharashtra government for its initiative to plant two crore saplings and urged people to join in the plantation drive.
PM Modi greets Kalraj Mishra, Venkaiah Naidu on their birthdays
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on their birthdays.
Kejriwal Government moves Supreme Court over power tussle with Centre
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi Jul 1 (IBNS) : Continuing its battle with the Centre, the Arvind Kejriwal Government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a decision on whether or not Delhi is a state, reports said.
Two members of a dance troupe kidnapped and gang-raped at gun point in Agra
Jul 01, 2016, at 04:54 pm
Agra, Jul 1 (IBNS) Two members of a music and dance troupe have recently been kidnapped and gang-raped at gun-point by about a dozen men in Agra.
Union Health Minister greets doctors on National Doctors Day
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday greeted the doctors on the occasion of National Doctors Day.
Smriti Irani launches teacher education portal 'Prashikshak'
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:27 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): Union Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani dedicated 'Prashikshak'- a teacher education portal, to the nation at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
PM Modi reviews each minister in 5-hour-long meeting
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:21 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a five-hour-long meeting where he reviewed each minister of his Cabinet.
Robert Vadra land deals: Dhingra commission seeks more time to submit report
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:12 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): The Justice Dhingra commission, which has been shouldered the responsibility of inquiring on the alleged land deals of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in Haryana, has sought for more time, just few minutes ahead of the submission of its report, media reports said.
IAF to induct first squadron of Tejas on Friday
Jul 01, 2016, at 05:09 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force on Friday will induct the first squadron of Made in India Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, media reports said.
PM Modi condemns terrorist attack near Kabul
Jul 01, 2016, at 04:17 am
New Delhi/Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned and expressed anguish over the terrorist attack near Kabul in Afghanistan which left at least 30 personnel of Afghan police force killed.
Explosion in Kolkata college during examination, no casualties reported
Jul 01, 2016, at 04:04 am
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): A crude bomb explosion was reported in Bhairab Ganguly College on Thursday afternoon at Belghoria under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate limits in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, very close to Kolkata, reports said.
Assam CM orders repair of all roads in Barak Valley within three months
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, June 30 (IBNS): In what can be termed as a respite to the long-standing ordeal of the people of Barak Valley, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the Public Works Department to fix its line of action and repair all the roads of Barak Valley within three months.
Sonowal orders for inducing 'exemplary changes' in Social Welfare Department
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:00 am
Guwahati, June 30 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for exemplary changes to oversee the planning, development and management of child care delivery services and strengthening institutional mechanism for the welfare of children, mother and differently abled groups in the State.
Another rhino poached in Assam
Jul 01, 2016, at 02:49 am
Guwahati, June 30 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam's Orang National Park and managed to flee with its horn.
Assam records 143.08% growth of small savings collection
Jul 01, 2016, at 02:48 am
Guwahati, June 30 (IBNS): The gross small savings collection from Post Office Small Savings schemes in Assam recorded Rs. 6080.96 crore in the Financial Year 2015-16 against the target of Rs. 4250 crore which was set for the state by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India during the last financial year.
Chennai killing of Infosys techie: Police release suspect's photo
Jun 30, 2016, at 10:55 pm
Chennai, June 30 (IBNS) Police have released a new photo captured on a CCTV camera of the alleged killer of a 24-year-old woman working in Infosys who was hacked to death in a busy railway station in Chennai six days ago, sending shockwaves in the city.
World Bank announces loan for solar power expansion in India
Jun 30, 2016, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, met Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley, on Thursday in New Delhi.
Two suspected LeT militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Jun 30, 2016, at 08:10 pm
Srinagar, June 30 (IBNS) : Two suspected LeT militants have been killed in an encounter with the security forces at Newa area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday, reports said.
I am being used for political gains : Robert Vadra says before Dhingra committee submits report
Jun 30, 2016, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS) : As Justice Dhingra commission is set to submit its report on Robert Vadra's land deal in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law says he is being used for "political gains," and that "baseless allegations" have been levelled against him by governments.
Indian Supreme Court says Gays not third gender
Jun 30, 2016, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): While there is a renewed interest in the LGBT issue in India with a clamour for decriminalization of gay sex by some top celebrities this time, the Supreme Court on Thursday in another case refused to modify its 2014 orders on transgenders and said that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals will not be considered as third gender.
ZSI Kolkata to hold centenary celebrations on Friday
Jun 30, 2016, at 07:10 pm
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in commemoration of its centenary, is organising a three-day “National Conference on Faunal diversity in the Indian land and seascapes†between June 30 and July 2, 2016 in Kolkata.
Indian Supreme Court: Gays not third gender
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has refused to modify its 2014 orders on transgenders and said that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals will not be considered as third gender, according to media reports.
Murder convict's son clears IIT entrance exam by studying in jail
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:50 pm
Jaipur, June 30 (IBNS) : In what came as a real life reel story, a young boy from Rajasthan has cleared IIT entrance exam after preparing himself from a prison cell in Kota where he stays with his father, a murder convict, CNN-News 18 reports.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim meets PM Modi
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
Alleged rapist's family murders victim to prevent her from testifying
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:15 pm
Allahabad, Jun 30 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh police refused to hand over the body of a seven-year old child who was raped and later murdered to her family on Wednesday citing that it would trigger law and order problems, according to media reports.
J &K :BJP leader whose guard's AK-56 was snatched by terrorists held
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:12 pm
Srinagar, June 30 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir police have detained four persons, including BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan, after terrorists barged into his house and snatched away his guard's AK-56 in Central Kashmir’s Chadoora area of Budgam district.
Two Hizbul Muzahideen workers arrested in Kashmir, ammunition recovered
Jun 30, 2016, at 06:08 pm
Srinagar, June 30 (IBNS) Security forces have apprehended two Hizbul Mujahideens from Baramulla District in Kashmir, media reports said.
Modi to meet ministers today to assess performance before a possible reshuffle
Jun 30, 2016, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his council of ministers on Thursday to review performances before a likely shake up in the cabinet, media reports said.
India successfully test-fires surface to air missile
Jun 30, 2016, at 04:44 pm
Balasore, June 30 (IBNS) India on Thursday successfully test-fired from its defence base here a surface-to-air medium range missile, developed jointly with Israel.
Eight killed in Mumbai medical store fire
Jun 30, 2016, at 04:27 pm
Mumbai, June 30 (IBNS) A fire in a medical store in Mumbai killed at least eight people, said media reports on Thursday.