Clintons praise Modi for taking up initiative to clean Ganga

Sep 30, 2014, at 06:09 am

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Former US Presdient Bill Clinton and ex- US US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Monday praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking up the initiative to clean the Ganga river.

President congratulates medal winners in Asian Games 2014

Sep 30, 2014, at 05:33 am

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated medal winners in Asian Games 2014.

We need to take issue of terrorism seriously: Modi

Sep 30, 2014, at 05:27 am

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Addressing at the Council on Foreign Relations here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the world needs to take the issue of 'terrorism very seriously'.

Model Archana Pandey commits suicide

Sep 30, 2014, at 04:46 am

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Model Archana Pandey has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in Lokhandwala Andheri West on Monday.

After BJP-Sena break ties, Anant Geete to quit Modi's Cabinet

Sep 30, 2014, at 04:02 am

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): In the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena split in Maharashtra, Sena MP Anant Geete will resign from Narendra Modi's Cabinet after the Prime Minister returns from his US trip.

12.5 lakh families have been affected due to floods in J&K: Khandey

Sep 30, 2014, at 03:15 am

Srinagar, Sept 29 (IBNS) Giving a detailed account of the damages suffered in the unprecedented flood, Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey on Monday said a memorandum is being readied and after receiving approval of the Cabinet it will be submitted to the Union Government.

IPS officer trainees of 2013 batch call on President Mukherjee

Sep 30, 2014, at 03:14 am

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) Officer Trainees of the 2013 Batch of Indian Police Service, including 28 lady officers and 15 Officers from Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives undergoing training along with them, called on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.

PM Modi meets Hillary and Bill Clinton

Sep 30, 2014, at 02:31 am

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met former US President Bill Clinton and country's ex-US Secy of State Hillary Clinton.

Modi meets top US CEOs to pitch for investment in India

Sep 30, 2014, at 01:26 am

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-day visit to the United States, met top American CEOs over a powerful breakfast meeting on Monday to pitch for investment to develop India's infrastructure.

26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare's wife Kavita dies

Sep 29, 2014, at 10:57 pm

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Kavita Karkare, wife of 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare, died Monday afternoon after she suffered a brain haemorrhage.

Indian-origin US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard gifts Modi Bhagvad Gita

Sep 29, 2014, at 10:32 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Indian-origin US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard who is the representative of Hawaii, has gifted Modi a copy of Bhagvad Gita, which she used during her swearing-in ceremony to the US House of Representatives.

O Panneerselvam takes oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Sep 29, 2014, at 09:46 pm

Chennai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minster J Jayalalithaa's staunch loyalist O Panneerselvam took oath as the new chief minister of the state on Monday, two days after his political mentor was sentenced for four years in connection with a nearly two-decade-old corruption case.

Ram Villas Paswan launches Swachh Bharat Mission at FCI

Sep 29, 2014, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): Taking forward the initiative of 'Clean India' drive undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Villas Paswan kicked off 'Swachh Bharat Mission' at the Food Corporation of India (FCI) headquarter on Monday with an appeal to the employees to wholeheartedly join the countrywide cleanliness drive.

Jaya moves to Karnataka HC seeking bail

Sep 29, 2014, at 06:10 pm

Bangalore, Sep 29 (IBNS): AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa, who was sentenced to four years of imprisonment in a corruption case on Saturday, moved the Karnataka High Court on Monday seeking bail.

PM Modi to meet CEOs of top US firms over breakfast

Sep 29, 2014, at 05:44 pm

New York, Sep 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet CEOs of top US companies over breakfast on Monday, media reports said.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls on Modi

Sep 29, 2014, at 05:27 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Governor of South Carolina, Ms. Nikki Haley, called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

PM meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Sep 29, 2014, at 05:25 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here during his ongoing US visit.

BJP to hold 300 rallies in two days in Maharashtra

Sep 29, 2014, at 05:14 pm

Mumbai, Sep 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is mulling to take out about 300 rallies in two days across Maharashtra for the upcoming assembly election scheduled on October 15, reports said.

Deceased Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare's wife hospitalised

Sep 29, 2014, at 04:10 pm

Mumbai, Sep 29 (IBNS): Kavita Karkare, widow of former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, was admitted to a hospital in critical condition, media reports said.

At least 40 arrested in Vadodara, police vigil on

Sep 29, 2014, at 03:39 pm

Vadodara, Sep 29 (IBNS): At least 40 people have been arrested as clashes broke out between members of the two religious communities in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Saturday, reports said.

I am going to make an India of your dreams: Modi

Sep 29, 2014, at 07:14 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS) Addressing a huge gathering at the iconic Madison Square Garden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exhorted Indians both at home and abroad to join in the development effort as a mass movement.

Madison Square Garden: Modi urges to make development a mass movement

Sep 29, 2014, at 04:51 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Bridging the gap between Indians and the NRIs in the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a huge gathering at the Madison Square Garden and urged all to work together for developing India by engaging themselves into a 'mass movement'.

Gunners celebrate 'Raising Day'

Sep 29, 2014, at 03:51 am

Udhampur, Sept 28 (IBNS) The Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery celebrated its 187th Raising Day on Sunday.

4 NDFB(S) militants killed in Assam gun battle

Sep 29, 2014, at 01:59 am

Guwahati, Sept 28 (IBNS) : Four militants belonging to the National democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit faction) were killed in a gun battle with the security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Sunday, police said.

President's Rule imposed in poll-bound Maharashtra

Sep 29, 2014, at 01:58 am

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): As Maharashtra gears up for the Assembly polls, President's Rule was imposed in the state after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) withdrew its support from the ruling Congress party thereby reducing the state government to minority.

O Panneerselvam chosen as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Sep 28, 2014, at 11:26 pm

Chennai, Sept 28 (IBNS): O Panneerselvam will take over as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu a day after J Jayalalithaa was sentenced to jail for four years in connection with a nearly two-decade-old corruption case.

History awaits Modi at Madison Square

Sep 28, 2014, at 11:09 pm

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Life is going to complete a circle for Prime Minister Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi when he takes the centre-stage at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

TN: FIR against Karunanidhi, Stalin over DMK-AIADMK workers clash

Sep 28, 2014, at 09:01 pm

Chennai, Sept 28 (IBNS): Amid reports of violent clashes between the AIADMK and DMK workers following Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s conviction, an FIR has been filed against DMK chief M Karunanidhi and his son MK Stalin and 500 others.

President's Rule imposed in Maharashtra

Sep 28, 2014, at 08:42 pm

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra on Sunday after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) withdrew its support from the ruling Congress party thereby reducing the state government to minority.

PM pays tributes Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Sep 28, 2014, at 06:56 pm

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. "On his birth anniversary, I bow to the proud son of India, Shaheed Bhagat Singh. His undying patriotism and courage continue to inspire," the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. Currently, Modi is on a five day state visit to USA.