NE is the gate of new India’s development: PM Modi
Jan 04, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Imphal, Jan 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that northeast is a new engine of development in the country.
Bofors was a scam which brought Congress down: Nirmala Sitharaman
Jan 04, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Rafale and Bofors issues emerged as major topics of debates in the Parliament on Friday as the opposition Congress and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exchanged barbs and countered each other on the floors here.
Jan 04, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): A woman cameraperson and her bravery in shooting amid alleged attacks by Sabarimala protesters during the showdown in Kerala over the recent entry by two women in the southern temple has earned hearts of people on the social media.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Integrated Check Post at Moreh, other infrastructure projects at Imphal
Jan 04, 2019, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Imphal on Friday.
Four girls gang-raped in Bihar, one killed
Jan 04, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Patna, Jan 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): As many as four girls were gang-raped in Bihar in the past 24 hours, raising a big question mark over the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
Jan 04, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha for successfully climbing Mount Vinson.
You did defence dealing, we deal in defence : Nirmala Sitharaman to Cong in LS
Jan 04, 2019, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Seeking to blunt the Congress attack on Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Lok Sabha that the previous UPA government took India’s security lightly despite growing challenges from China and Pakistan.
Lanka woman contradicts with Kerala police over Sabarimala entry
Jan 04, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): Contradicting with Kerala police's statement, Sri Lanka woman Sasikala, who was earlier reported to have entered Sabarimala temple, has said she was not allowed to enter the shrine, media reports said.
Congress to conduct criminal investigation into Rafale deal once it comes to power : Rahul Gandhi
Jan 04, 2019, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said if his party comes to power in 2019, a criminal investigation will be conducted into the Rafale deal to ensure that the accused are punished, media reports said.
PM to visit Manipur and Assam today
Jan 04, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Assam on Friday.
Twitterati slam Shashi Tharoor for his 'unnecessary' comment on Sabarimala
Jan 04, 2019, at 12:57 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Several Twitter users have launched an unsparing attack on senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for terming entry of two women recently into Kerala's Sabarimala temple as "unnecessary" and accusing the Congress of hypocrisy on the issue of women's rights.
Supreme Court to begin Ayodhya case hearing from Jan 10
Jan 04, 2019, at 11:36 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will begin to hear the case pertaining to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Jan 10, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Three convicted in BBC journalist killing case
Jan 04, 2019, at 10:15 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): A primary anti-terrorism court in Afghanistan has convicted three men in the murder case of a BBC reporter, media reports said on Friday.
Ajay Maken steps down as Delhi Congress chief
Jan 04, 2019, at 09:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Senior party leader Ajay Maken has stepped down as the Congress Delhi chief, reports said.
After Bindu and Kanakadurga, now a Sri Lankan woman enters Sabarimala
Jan 04, 2019, at 08:47 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IBNS): Amid protests and widespread violence, another woman, who is in her 40s and has been identified as a Sri Lankan national, entered the Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala on Thursday.
Shatrughan Sinha asks PM Modi to face 'genuine journalists' at presscon
Jan 03, 2019, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is now known as a strong critic of the former after leaders like him were sidelined in the Modi regime, on Thursday asked the Prime Minister to face journalists at a press conference.
Three rhino poachers with arms-ammu held in Assam’s Kaziranga
Jan 03, 2019, at 08:55 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Police and Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authorities on Wednesday night arrested three rhino poachers with arms, ammunition and other sharp weapons, who were trying to enter and poach rhino inside the national park.
Five Rohingyas deported to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh
Jan 03, 2019, at 08:03 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): Five Rohingyas including two women on Thursday deported to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh along Indo-Myanmar border.
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Three militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Jan 03, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Three militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, media reports said quoting Army sources.
BJP's Parliamentary Board meeting starts to introspect poll losses
Jan 03, 2019, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS) :A crucial meeting of the BJP parliamentary board, the top decision-making body of the party, began here on Thursday evening to discuss a host of issues, including the losses in the recent state Assembly polls, media reports said.
Modi attacks Congress for appointing "anti-Sikh riot accused" as MP CM
Jan 03, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress for the involvement of its leaders in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and for appointing Kamal Nath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Ready to hold Jammu and Kashmir polls with general elections: Rajnath Singh
Jan 03, 2019, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Centre was ready to hold Assembly elections simultaneously with the general elections this year if the Election Commission wanted it.
Jan 03, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Jalandhar, Jan 3 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for the invention of new low-cost technologies for the help of farmers.
Sabarimala: More than 100 injured during Kerala shutdown
Jan 03, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IBNS): Widespread violence was reported from across Kerala on Thursday amid a shutdown call by pro-Hindutva groups to protest against the state government for aiding two women in their 40s to enter the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday.
India reacts to Trump's jibe on Afghanistan library
Jan 03, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): India on Thursday defended its development activities in warn-torn Afghanistan after US President Donald Trump mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly telling" him about a library India built in Afghanistan and wondering who was using it.
Avalanche kills one soldier, injures another near LOC
Jan 03, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IBNS): A soldier was killed while another was injured in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday.
Donald Trump's library dig at Narendra Modi
Jan 03, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Washington DC, Jan 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has taken a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly telling" him about a library India built in Afghanistan.
Supreme Court dissatisfied with Meghalaya govt's action to rescue trapped miners
Jan 03, 2019, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the Meghalaya government's so far action taken to rescue 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine in the state, media reports said.
No urgent hearing of contempt plea against Sabarimala priest: Supreme Court
Jan 03, 2019, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a contempt plea filed against Kerala's Sabarimala temple's priest, who had closed the shrine to perform "purification rituals" after two women had entered the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine a day ago, media reports said.
Activist injured in clash during Sabarimala protest dies
Jan 03, 2019, at 01:36 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IBNS): An activist, who was injured in a clash during the protest against women's entry into Kerala's Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, has died, media reports said.