Delhi CM urges citizens to speak up before it's too late

Feb 26, 2016, at 05:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kerjiwal said on Friday that anyone who dreams of an inclusive India should speak up.

Oppn demands apology from Smriti Irani for Durga comment

Feb 26, 2016, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid opposition demand for apology for her remarks on Goddess Durga while replying on the JNU controversy, HRD Minister Smriti Irani Friday said she is a "practising Hindu and Goddesh Durga worshipper" and had to utter the words with "a lot of pain."

Centre launches safety measures for women in public transport

Feb 26, 2016, at 04:18 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): The Government of India has undertaken a project 'Security for Women in Public Road Transport in the Country'.

Doctor challenges Smriti Irani's claims on Rohith Vemula's death

Feb 26, 2016, at 04:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): The doctor who examined Rohith Vemula after he committed suicide has challenged Union Education Minister Smriti Irani's assertions on the Hyderabad student during her speech in the Parliament on Wednesday, reports said.

India sends relief to cyclone-hit Fiji

Feb 26, 2016, at 01:17 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) An IAF C-17 Globemaster-III being loaded on Thursday at Air Force Station Palam with relief material containing 25 tonnes of food and medicines in aid of cyclone struck Fiji.

Hate speech is not freedom of expression: Arun Jaitley

Feb 26, 2016, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Speaking on the JNU row, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that a hate speech cannot fall under the paradigm of freedom of expression.

Nadda hails 51% increase in outlay for Himachal in Rail Budget

Feb 25, 2016, at 11:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda on Thursday thanked the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for increasing the outlay of railway projects for Himachal Pradesh by more than 51% over last year.

Railway budget is a passenger-centric budget: Javadekar

Feb 25, 2016, at 11:35 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday termed the Railway Budget 2016-2017 as a "passenger-centric budget".

Amit Shah appreciates Suresh Prabhu's Railway Budget

Feb 25, 2016, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday appreciated the Rail Budget presented by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu as 'Yatri (passenger) friendly'.

Hooda aide slapped with sedition charges allegedly for inciting violence

Feb 25, 2016, at 09:51 pm

Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IBNS) A close aide of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has been booked on sedition charges by the Haryana police on Wednesday, according to media reports.

I have got my freedom today: Sanjay Dutt

Feb 25, 2016, at 08:49 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from prison on Thursday, said he is finally feeling that he is 'free'.

President of India to visit Kerala from Feb 26 to 27

Feb 25, 2016, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will be inaugurating several events and launch schemes of the state government during his visit to Kerala from Feb 26-27.

Security forces nab JeM fidayeen in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla

Feb 25, 2016, at 08:14 pm

Srinagar, Feb 25 (IBNS) A teenage fidayeen of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has been caught in Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday by the Indian security forces, according to TV reports.

Gross traffic receipts in Rail Budget kept at Rs 1,84,820 crore

Feb 25, 2016, at 08:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament on Thursday placed the Budget estimates for 2016-17.

This budget is completely empty: Lalu

Feb 25, 2016, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday said the Rail Budget presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is completely 'empty'.

Sanjay Dutt reaches home, fans welcome him

Feb 25, 2016, at 07:43 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from Pune's Yerwada Jail, reached his Mumbai residence on Thursday.

Did Afzal Guru fight for the dalits: BJP minister asks Parliament

Feb 25, 2016, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Contesting a point from Left's Sitaram Yechury regarding the JNU row, BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav asked if Afzal Guru had fought for the backward class people (dalits).

Suresh Prabhu presents Railway Budget in Parliament

Feb 25, 2016, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the 2016 Railway Budget in Parliament saying it reflectis the aspirations of the people.

P Chidambaram says Afzal Guru case not correctly decided

Feb 25, 2016, at 05:46 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Amid the JNU row and arrests of students for glorifying Afzal Guru, former Union Minister P Chidambaram expressed grave doubts over Guru's involvement in the 2001 Parliament Attack and said that there is a possibility that the case was wrongly judged, here on Thursday.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to present Railway Budget

Feb 25, 2016, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the 2016 Railway Budget around noon on Thursday.

Sanjay Dutt greeted by Bollywood fraternity as he walks free

Feb 25, 2016, at 04:56 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Post his release from Pune's Yerwada Jail early in the morning on Thursday, actor Sanjay Dutt was greeted by his film fraternity as wishes for the actor poured in.

Sanjay Dutt walks out of Yerwada jail

Feb 25, 2016, at 02:48 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): Serving 42 months in prison,Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, walked out of the Yerwada jail in Pune on Thursday.

Sanjay Dutt released from Pune's Yerwada jail

Feb 25, 2016, at 02:20 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was released from Yerwada jail in Pune on Thursday.

Water stunts, gold ring gifts and tattoo mark Jayalalithaa birthday

Feb 25, 2016, at 04:06 am

Chennai, Feb 24 (IBNS): While many tattooed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's image and name on their forearms to mark the 68th birth anniversary of the AIADMK supremo, an MLA, M V Karuppaiah, floated in the water for nearly an hour with a party flag in his mouth to wish his leader.

Rahul Gandhi saw political opportunity in Rohith's case: Smriti Irani

Feb 25, 2016, at 03:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Defending herself and her government on the issue of the ongoing turmoil over JNU anti-India slogans and Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's death in Hyderabad, an emotional Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday attacked Rahul Gandhi saying the Congress Vice-President saw political opportunity in the suicide case of Vermula.

Cabinet approves promotion of payments through cards and digital means

Feb 25, 2016, at 02:16 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for introduction of steps for promotion of payments through cards and digital means.

Do not politicize education: Irani

Feb 25, 2016, at 01:43 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha turned into a battlefield on Wednesday with politicians debating over the JNU row and the suicide Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula as an emotional Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani urged lawmakers not to 'politicize' education.

IAS probationers call on the President

Feb 25, 2016, at 01:29 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) A group of IAS probationers including officer trainees from the Royal Bhutan Civil Services attending the IAS Professional Course Phase –I for the 2015 Batch called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.

Team Swachh: Delivering the message of sanitation through cricket

Feb 25, 2016, at 12:48 am

Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS) Using the medium of cricket fan following to drive home the message of proper sanitation, Unicef, in collaboration with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), launched a programme called ‘Team Swachh’ on Tuesday.

Congress, Rahul Gandhi are stooping low for their votebank politics: Shah

Feb 24, 2016, at 11:35 pm

Bahraich, Feb 24 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at the Congress and its vice-president over the issue of raising 'anti-national' slogans in New Delhi's JNU campus and said the opposition party was stooping low for their votebank politics.