OROP notification will be issued after Bihar polls: Manohar Parrikar
Oct 26, 2015, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the notification to clarify the modalities of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme will be issued after the Bihar Assembly elections.
Bihar: Rahul takes dig at PM Modi, asks him to stop lying and start working
Oct 26, 2015, at 07:51 pm
Motihari, Bihar, Oct 26 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a rally in poll-bound Bihar's Motihari town, on Monday said the Prime Minister wears bright, costly suits and travels across the world but do not get time to meet poor farmers.
Geeta returns to India from Pak after 15 yrs, Sushma Swaraj welcomes her
Oct 26, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS) In an emotional and historic homecoming, speech and hearing impaired Geeta, who got stuck up in Pakistan for some 15 years, returned to India on Monday.
Farmer's daughter commits suicide, urges bank to not bother her father for money
Oct 26, 2015, at 07:11 pm
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IBNS): With no money left with her parents to pay for her bus ride pass to school, a Class 11 student in Maharashtra's Latur has committed suicide, leaving a suicide note for a bank and private money lenders to not bother her father, reports said.
PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath and Rahul to campaign in Bihar today
Oct 26, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Patna, Oct 26 (IBNS) As campaign reaches a crescendo for Bihar's third phase polling scheduled to be held on October 28, the top guns of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be campaigning across the state on Monday.
Geeta, the Indian girl, returns from Pakistan after 15 years
Oct 26, 2015, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS) Some 15 years after she strayed across the border and got stuck up in Pakistan, speech and hearing impaired Geeta came back to India on Monday morning to be reunited with her family.
Dalit man in Haryana commits suicide after alleged police harassment
Oct 26, 2015, at 04:37 pm
Hisar, Haryana, Oct 26 (IBNS) A 40-year-old Dalit man who was witness to the alleged murder of his nephew was found hanging on Friday at his home in Hisar in Haryana, reports said.
Pakistani troops fire all night on 30 Indian border posts IN J & K
Oct 26, 2015, at 04:22 pm
Jammu, Oct 26 (IBNS) Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling on 30 Indian posts and several villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Kathua districts in overnight firing reportedly injuring some villagers.
Geeta to return home today from Pakistan after 15 years
Oct 26, 2015, at 04:09 pm
Karachi, Oct 26 (IBNS) More than 15 years after she accidentally crossed the border and got stuck in Pakistan, Indian woman Geeta will return home on Monday.
Madras HC suggests Centre to consider castration of child rapists
Oct 26, 2015, at 03:09 pm
Chennai, Oct 26 (IBNS): In a bid to end the menace of child rape, the Madras High Court has recently suggested the Centre to consider castration as punishment for such offenders.
Atmosphere is not conducive for India, Pakistan series: Anurag Thakur
Oct 26, 2015, at 03:48 am
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the atmosphere to play cricket match between India and Pakistan is not 'conducive'.
JFA condemns journalist killing in Bihar
Oct 26, 2015, at 02:31 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS): Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condemned the killing of journalist in poll-bound Bihar and reiterated its demand for a national policy for justice to all slain media persons across the country.
11 killed, 21 hurt in Mizoram road mishap
Oct 26, 2015, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS): At least 11 people, including two pregnant women, were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus fell into a deep gorge in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
Union Minister V K Singh faces protest in Kolkata
Oct 26, 2015, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): Union State for External Affairs V K Singh faced protest in Kolkata on Sunday over his controversial statement on the killing of two Dalit children in an arson in a village in Haryana in a caste violence.
My absence from campaigning is not by choice: Shatrughan Sinha on Bihar Assembly polls
Oct 26, 2015, at 12:17 am
Patna, Oct 25 (IBNS): BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday said his absence from the campaigning from the Bihar Assembly polls was 'not by choice'.
Centre to discuss policy support by States for affordable housing
Oct 25, 2015, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation will discuss with the states the policy measures being taken by them to promote affordable housing projects for the benefit of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low Income Groups (LIG).
Gold Monetisation Scheme will be ready in coming weeks: PM Modi
Oct 25, 2015, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the Gold Monetisation Scheme will be available to the nation in the coming weeks.
No interviews for Centre's Group D, C, B Non-Gazetted posts: Modi
Oct 25, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday via his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address announced that there will be no interview held for Group D,C and B non-gazetted posts in central government.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha leaves on 4-day visit to Brazil
Oct 25, 2015, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, left on a four-day official visit to Brazil from Sunday.
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Bihar polls: Mamata Banerjee bats for Nitish Kumar
Oct 25, 2015, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged all voters in Bihar to caste their votes in favour of state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the remaining three phases of the assembly elections here.
SAIL's documentary on good governance to be telecast on DD National
Oct 25, 2015, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): A 30 minute documentary on the theme, 'Vigilant India, Empowered India' showcasing the good governance activities in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will be telecast on DD National, in the programme, 'Aaj Savera' from 8am to 8:30am on Oct 27.
Bihar: PM Modi takes dig at Nitish, Lalu at his first rally today
Oct 25, 2015, at 07:46 pm
Chhapra, Oct 25 (IBNS): Making the issue of development his weapon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar once again at the first of his four rallies in the state on Sunday ahead of the remaining three phases of the assembly elections here.
Organ donation must become a strong movement: PM Modi on 'Mann Ki Baat'
Oct 25, 2015, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to donate organs to the needy on his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat.'
Pakistan targets 14 Indian posts in J&K's Samba sector, injures 2 civilians
Oct 25, 2015, at 04:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Pakistan troopers once again violated the ceasefire and targetted 14 Indian posts in Samba sector along the international border.
Bihar all set for change, phenomenal enthusiasm for NDA: PM Modi
Oct 25, 2015, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Ahead of his line of rallies in Bihar starting from Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the state is "all set for change."
PM Modi to address nation on 'Mann Ki Baat' today
Oct 25, 2015, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will share his thoughts with the citizens of the country through his next edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Oct 25, 2015, at 04:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Center has asked the State Governments to have meeting with millers, wholesalers and retailers to make pulses available in retail markets at reasonable prices.
MoD approves induction of women as fighter pilots
Oct 25, 2015, at 03:50 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Ministry of Defence has approved the induction of women into the Fighter (Combat) stream of the IAF.
Kejriwal visits Punjab, condemns desecration of holy books
Oct 24, 2015, at 10:54 pm
Amritsar, Oct 24 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited Punjab to meet families of anti-desecration protest victims.
Defence Ministry approves induction of women fighter pilots in IAF
Oct 24, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): In a historic move, the Defence Ministry on Saturday gave its nod to induct women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force.