Ambassador of Republic of Korea calls on Assam CM

Jun 30, 2016, at 02:30 am

Guwahati, June 29 (IBNS): The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Hyun Cho called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam Secretariat on Wednesday and talked on a wide spectrum of areas such as economy, culture, tourism, tea, food processing etc.

Guwahati to host second BRICS Youth Summit in July

Jun 30, 2016, at 02:25 am

Guwahati, June 29 (IBNS): Guwahati, the gateway to the North East, is getting ready to the second BRICS Youth Summit, India 2016 will be held on July1-3.

Cabinet considers Model Shops and Establishments Bill

Jun 30, 2016, at 02:20 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has considered the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016.

Cabinet approves National Mineral Exploration Policy

Jun 30, 2016, at 02:15 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP).

5th batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji released

Jun 30, 2016, at 02:08 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) The Fifth batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was released online on web portal www.netajipapers.gov.in by N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture here on Wednesday.

Cabinet approves revised cost estimates for establishment of eight new IITs

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Revised Cost Estimates for establishment of eight New IITs at Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Mandi, Patna and Ropar.

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:48 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development.

Cabinet approves MoU between Union Public Service Commission , Royal Civil Service Commission

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:45 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), Bhutan.

Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Group 'A' Officers of Central Reserve Police Force

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:44 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Cadre Review of Group 'A' Executive officers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with net creation of 90 posts of various ranks from Deputy Commandant to Special DG ranks. After creation of these posts in CRPF, the operational efficiency and capacity building of the Force including its administrative capabilities would be enhanced.

Vice President condemns Istanbul attack

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:33 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday condemned the terror attacks in Istanbul.

PM Narendra Modi interacts through PRAGATI

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:21 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired his thirteenth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.

M Venkaiah Naidu to leave for USA tonight

Jun 30, 2016, at 01:13 am

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said he will be visiting the USA to attend the Smart City round table organized by USTDA at New York.

Kolkata flyover tragedy: Arrested Govt. engineers sent to police custody

Jun 30, 2016, at 12:05 am

Kolkata, Jun 29 (IBNS): A Kolkata court on Wednesday sent two senior engineers of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), who were held on Tuesday in connection with Vivekananda Flyover collapse incident, to police custody till July 7.

Parl Monsoon Session to start from July 18

Jun 29, 2016, at 11:53 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament will commence from July 18.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu condemns Istanbul attack

Jun 29, 2016, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday condemned the militant attack at an airport in Turkey which killed more than 40 people.

Vijay Mallya directed to appear before PMLA court on July 29

Jun 29, 2016, at 10:48 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): In a major development, liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been directed to appear before a PMLA court on July 29 over a money laundering probe against him in an alleged bank loan fraud case.

More funds allocated for the development of places related to Dr. Ambedkar: Govt

Jun 29, 2016, at 09:51 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has allocated additional funds of Rs. 28.81 Crore for the development of places related to Dr. BR. Ambedkar.

Pranab Mukherjee wishes Rodrigo Duterte on his election as President of Philippines

Jun 29, 2016, at 09:30 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated Rodrigo Duterte on his election as the Republic of the Philippines.

Pranab Mukherjee condemns Istanbul attack

Jun 29, 2016, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul, Turkey which left 36 people killed.

Petroleum ministry warns PMUY beneficiaries about fraudulent agencies

Jun 29, 2016, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has warned beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) about dealing with unscrupulous agencies and has asked them to contact only the authorised distributors/ representatives of Government Oil Marketing Companies.

Supreme Court refuses to ban Whatsapp

Jun 29, 2016, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Refusing to ban Whatsapp for what a PIL alleged being a threat to national security, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the petitioner to approach the government, reports said.

President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Congo

Jun 29, 2016, at 07:14 pm

New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the eve of their National Day (June 30, 2016).

Protesting advocates arrested across Tamil Nadu

Jun 29, 2016, at 07:01 pm

Chennai, Jun 29 (IBNS): Hundreds of lawyers protesting against the Advocates Act have been arrested across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Union Cabinet clears pay hike for Govt employees

Jun 29, 2016, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a big pay hike for which more than one crore Government employees and pensioners had been eagerly waiting for.

Telengana CM Rao writes to Rajnath Singh over judicial crisis, says creation of state incomplete

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:31 pm

Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS) Telengana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who earlier said he would stage a sit-in demonstration in Delhi soon protesting the delay in the creation of separate High Courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has written to the Centre explaining how he felt that the creation of the new state is "incomplete".

Suspected ISIS cell busted in Hyderabad

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:08 pm

Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), India's top counter terrorism law enforcement agency, has busted with local police a suspected cell of ISIS in Hyderabad and held about ten people allegedly involved in running the unit which was planning several terror strikes, said media reports.

Narendra Modi condemns suicide attack in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the suicide attack in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Tuesday which killed 36 people.

Kolkata flyover disaster: Two KMDA engineers held

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:12 am

Kolkata, Jun 28 (IBNS): Two senior engineers of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Kolkata flyover collapse incident, officials said.

Studying from Kota jail, murder convict's son cracks IIT

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:32 am

Kota, June 28 (IBNS): In a heartening story, a boy named Piyush Goyal studied hard while living in an open jail in Rajasthan's Kota city and ranked 453 in the engineering entrance exams.

Heavy rainfall continues to lash Mumbai, commutation badly hit

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:01 am

Mumbai, June 28 (IBNS): Heavy rains have disrupted life in Mumbai as people of the city are facing a tough time in commutation owing to the low visibility.