PM Modi reviews activities of Ministry of Culture
Apr 25, 2015, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for focused development of presentation material on how India has contributed to environment protection through the ages.
First-Third Gorkhas celebrate 200 yrs of foundation
Apr 25, 2015, at 03:41 am
Kolkata, apr 24 (IBNS): The 1st Battalion of the 'Third Gorkha Rifles' (1/3 GR), one of the four pioneering infantry battalions that heralded the legend of Gurkhas as among the bravest warriors of Indian Army, turned 200 on Friday.
IAF's first two upgraded Mirage 2000 fighters land in Gwalior
Apr 25, 2015, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): The first two upgraded Mirage-2000 aircraft landed at Gwalior on Friday.
Delhi police visits Gajendra's family over his suicide probe
Apr 25, 2015, at 02:39 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): A team of Delhi Police Crime Branch, probing the alleged suicide by Rajasthan farmer Gajendra Singh in the national capital during an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally, visited his family in Dausa to take his writing samples, reports said.
Rajya Sabha passes Private Member's Bill to protect transgenders' rights
Apr 25, 2015, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) The Upper house of the Parliament on Friday unanimously passed a Private Member's Bill moved by Rajya Sabha MP Trichy Siva to protect the rights of the transgenders.
Ranaghat nun rape case:One more accused arrested
Apr 24, 2015, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): A team of West Bengal CID officers has arrested a Bangladeshi national from Bongoan railway station in connection with the gang-rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal last month which had triggered angry protests across the nation.
Govt to keep watch on Ford Foundation activities, asks RBI to monitor funds flow
Apr 24, 2015, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) The Government of India has decided to keep a watch on all activities funded by Ford Foundation while asking the Reserve Bank of India to ensure that funds coming from it be brought to the notice of the Home Ministry.
Four sentenced to death in 8-year-old Kupwara gang-rape and murder of minor
Apr 24, 2015, at 09:50 pm
Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, Apr 24 (IBNS) All four convicts in the rape and murder of a minor in Kupwara have been sentenced to death by a local court in Jammu and Kashmir.
Gajendra's suicide : Police face criminal complaints
Apr 24, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) The Delhi Police on Friday refused to submit documents for an inquiry ordered by the Aam Aadmi Party government into the farmer Gajendra Singh at a party rally on Wednesday.
Opposition walks out of LS opposing GST bill
Apr 24, 2015, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) The opposition, including the Congress,TMC, Left and the NCP staged a walk out from the Lok Sabha on Friday opposing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bill tabled by the government.
Javadekar's rejects Delhi CM's apology on farmer suicide
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday rejected Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's apology in connection with the suicide of a farmer during an Aam Aadmi Party rally on Wednesday.
Arms, cash recovered from Rajdhani express in Guwahati , two persons nabbed
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday apprehended two persons and recovered arms and Rs 80 lakh cash from Rajdhani express in Guwahati Railway station, police said.
7 members of a cultural troop killed in Assam road mishap
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:40 pm
Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS) : At least seven people of a cultural troop were killed and nine others were injured in a road mishap in Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday, police said.
Rajnath Singh visits storm-affected Bihar
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reached storm-hit Bihar on Friday.
Net neutrality: Deadline to submit views ends today
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Amid debates across the country, including in the Parliament, over the issue of net neutrality, the deadline to submit objections over the issue to TRAI will ends on Friday.
Mumbai: Model raped, 6 arrested
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:09 pm
Mumbai, Apr 24 (IBNS) The police have arrested six people, including two policemen, for allegedly raping a model in Mumbai, media reports said on Friday.
PM urges Panchayat members to work with a five-year vision
Apr 24, 2015, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged Panchayat members to work with a five-year vision with concrete development plans to bring about positive changes in their village.
Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Kedarnath shrine
Apr 24, 2015, at 05:35 pm
Dehradun, Apr 24 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday offered prayers at the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand.
Rajnath Singh to chair the 27th meeting of Northern Zonal Council
Apr 24, 2015, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will Chair the 27th Meeting of the Northern Zonal Council comprising of the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, NCT of Delhi and UT of Chandigarh to be held here on Saturday.
Farmer suicide: Kejriwal apologises for continuing his speech
Apr 24, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday apologised for making a speech even after a farmer a hanged himself from a tree during a his party's rally in New Delhi on Wednesday.
MP Sachin Tendulkar makes appearance in Parliament
Apr 24, 2015, at 04:41 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, made a rare appearance in the Parliament on Thursday.
Home Ministry puts Ford Foundation under watch
Apr 24, 2015, at 04:00 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): After Greenpeace India, the Home Ministry has now ordered that Ford Foundation be put under a watch list, reports said.
Apr 24, 2015, at 03:22 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India had made the transformation from a country worried about its "brain-drain," to a country that thinks of "brain-gain."
WB: BSF seize gold, silver from Nadia district
Apr 24, 2015, at 02:13 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said its troops have seized 1.43 kg & 3.46 kg gold and silver respectively along Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
Gajendra's suicide triggers blame game; PM calls for united efforts to solve farmers' problems
Apr 23, 2015, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) The tragic death of famer Gajendra Singh, who hanged himself in full public view at an AAP rally in Delhi on Wednesday, sent a shockwave across the nation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said nothing is more important than human life and there is the need for united efforts to work towards solving farmers' problems.
Gajendra's brother holds AAP leaders responsible for his death
Apr 23, 2015, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) As political parties play a blame game over the tragic death of Gajendra Singh, a Rajasthan farmer who hanged himself from a tree at an Aam Aadmi Party rally on Wednesday, his brother has demanded action against AAP leaders, accusing them for the death.
We must identify the wrong steps : PM tells LS on farmers' plight
Apr 23, 2015, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) Responding to opposition's demand that he address parliament on the death of farmer Gajendra Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said nothing is more important than human life and there is the need for united efforts to work towards solving farmers' problems.
Fresh Charges slapped on Masarat Alam can keep him in jail without trial
Apr 23, 2015, at 08:24 pm
Srinagar, Apr 23 (IBNS) Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam, who was arrested last week, has been given fresh charges under the Public Safety Act that may keep him jail for two years without trail.
Rajnath calls for opposition's cooperation to solve farmers' plight
Apr 23, 2015, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) Describing farmer Gajendra Singh's suicide as "very sad" Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the incident must not be politicised, rather both the government and the opposition should work together to hammer out a solution to the plight of peasants.
President condoles loss of lives in Bihar storm
Apr 23, 2015, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the loss of lives in various districts of Bihar due to powerful storm.