Sushma Swaraj to visit UAE on December 3
Nov 30, 2018, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India would be leading a delegation of senior officials to the United Arab Emirates from Dec 3-4, for co-chairing the 12th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for Economic and Technical Cooperation with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the UAE.
Government has brought about paradigm shift in the healthcare : Dharmendra Pradhan
Nov 30, 2018, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS) : Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the Government has brought about a paradigm shift in the national healthcare.
Kisan Mukti March: Farmers protest at parliament street
Nov 30, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): A huge number of farmers staged protest at the parliament street in New Delhi on the second day of Kisan Mukti March on Friday.
President of India Inaugurates the 2nd International Ambedkar Conclave
Nov 30, 2018, at 01:36 pm
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS) :President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 2nd International Ambedkar Conclave on Friday in New Delhi as part of the commemoration of Constitution Day. The Conclave is being organised by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians and the Dr Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce.
Coal scam case: Former bureaucrat HC Gupta, five others convicted
Nov 30, 2018, at 11:54 am
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Former bureaucrat HC Gupta and five others have been convicted by the Delhi High Court in connection with the case pertaining to irregularities in allocations of coal blocks in West Bengal, media reports said.
Kisan Mukti March: Protesting farmers head towards parliament
Nov 30, 2018, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): On the second day of the Kisan Mukti March, protesting farmers are heading towards the parliament in the national capital on Friday.
G20 Summit:Narendra Modi meets Antonio Guterres
Nov 30, 2018, at 09:06 am
Buenos Aires, Nov 30 (IBNS): Visiting the G20 Summit, Narendra Modi on Friday met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the event.
Narendra Modi meets Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on sidelines of G20 Summit
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:57 am
Buenos Aires, Nov 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday.
Rafale induction on schedule: IAF Chief
Nov 29, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Thursday said the induction of Rafale fighter aircraft is on schedule and IAF is likely to get the first aircraft next year.
World sees India as an eminent power: President Ram Nath Kovind
Nov 29, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that world sees India as an eminent power, expected to play a prominent role in shaping the global paradigm with regards to international security, trade and commerce, and environmental protection.
West Bengal hooch tragedy: Death count reaches 12, Santipur PS's OC 'closed'
Nov 29, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata/Nadia, Nov 29 (IBNS): Death toll in West Bengal's Santipur hooch tragedy has raised to 12 as four more persons, who were undergoing treatment at different hospitals after consuming toxic liquor, died since Wednesday midnight, reports said.
SC adjourns Alok Verma case till Wednesday
Nov 29, 2018, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s exiled chief Alok Verma, who moved the top court against the Centre's decision to remove him, till Wednesday, media reports said.
Sidhu's photo with pro-Khalistani leader draws criticism from BJP
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) :Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been in the centre of a controversy for his visit to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor and for heaping encomiums on akistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the event, courted more criticism on Thursday after his photo with pro-Khalistan activist Gopal Singh Chawla came online.
Three dead in Reliance rubber plant fire
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Vadodara, Nov 29 (IBNS): Three people were killed in a fire at a Polybutadiene Rubber plant in Reliance Industries here on Thursday.
Arvind Saxena takes oath as Chairman, UPSC
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Arvind Saxena has been sworn in as the Chairman, Union Public Service Commission. The Oath of Office and Secrecy was administered by Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi, senior most Member of the Commission, at a ceremony here on Thursday.
Cop battling depression jumps off 10th floor
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): A senior police officer died after allegedly jumping off 10th floor of the police headquarters building here on Thursday, reports said.
Maharashtra passes Maratha reservation bill
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IBNS): Maharashtra on Thursday passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in education and jobs.
Govt cannot shift CBI chief without nod of appointment panel: Fali Nariman argues in SC
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Appearing for the deposed CBI director Alok Verma, lawyer Fali Nariman on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the government's order stripping the central agency chief of charges had no basis without the approval of a high-powered committee that had cleared his appointment.
Ex-chief economic advisor calls demonetisation a monetary shock
Nov 29, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has said demonetisation was a "massive, draconian, monetary shock" that aided the slide in economic growth, reports said.
Kashmir : Two terrorists gunned down in encounter
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS) : In yet another successful counter-insurgency operation, two terrorists were killed after a fierce encounter broke out between India's security forces and them on Thursday morning in Khrew area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, media reports said.
Arun Jaitley defends govt's new GDP data
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): India's finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday defended the government's back-series GDP data, which showed slower growth during the UPA regime that was previously recorded, as realistic, credible and more reflective of the economy.
Air India plane hits building at Stockholm airport, no one hurt
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Stockholm, Nov 29 (IBNS): An Air India aircraft on Wednesday hit a building at the Arlanda airport here with its wingtip while taxiing, reports said.
Sidhu gets more love in Pak than India: Harsimrat Kaur
Nov 29, 2018, at 12:10 pm
Amritsar, Nov 29 (IBNS): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday took a jibe at the cricketer-turned politician saying he has more love in the neighbouring country.
More than a lakh farmers begin two-day Kisan Mukti March in Delhi
Nov 29, 2018, at 11:45 am
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Protesting against the Centre, more than a lakh farmers began a two-day Kisan Mukti March on the outskirts of Delhi on Thursday, media reports said.
Congress' manifesto for Raj polls promises farm loan waiver, free women's education
Nov 29, 2018, at 11:16 am
Jaipur, Nov 29 (IBNS): With little more than a week to go for the Rajasthan polls, the Congress on Thursday released its manifesto which promises farm loan waiver and free women's education.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed during gunfight
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:12 am
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least two terrorists were killed during a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area on Thursday, officials said.
VK Singh at Geneva ministerial meet on Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Geneva, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Minister of State for External Affairs, General (Dr.) V K Singh (Retd.) led the Indian delegation to the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan held in Geneva on 28 November 2018. The Geneva Ministerial Conference was organised to evaluate and strategise on developmental policy achievements during the transformation decade (2015-24) for Afghanistan.
75% polling in Madhya Pradesh, Congress confident
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Nearly 75 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday and the Congress is confident of winning 140 seats in the 227-member Assembly.
Again a hooch tragedy claims eight lives in West Bengal, four arrested
Nov 28, 2018, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata/Nadia, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least eight persons died and more than 20 others fell sick reportedly after consuming toxic liquor at Santipur in West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday.
IAF Kiran trainer aircraft crashes
Nov 28, 2018, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force Kiran trainer aircraft, which had flown from the Air Force Station at Hakimpet on a routine training mission, crashed on Wednesday.