Rahul Gandhi hoists Indian flag at Congress headquarters on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2018, at 01:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi hoisted the national flag at his party's headquarters on the occasion of 71st Independence Day in the national capital on Wednesday.
Aug 15, 2018, at 01:13 pm
Harrisburg, Aug 15 (IBNS): In a landmark investigation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the US has found that at least 300 clergymen have abused over 1000 minors in six dioceses in the state for the last seven decades.
AAP leader Asutosh resigns from party
Aug 15, 2018, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Prominent Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh resigned from the party on Wednesday on what he said "personal ground."
I Day: PM Modi addresses nation from Red Fort, announces launch of new healthcare scheme
Aug 15, 2018, at 11:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): In his last Independence Day speech from the Red Fort ahead of 2019 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted a host of administrative works his government has undertaken since coming to power and also announced a mega healthcare scheme that would give the poor access to quality healthcare.
Italy bridge collapse: At least 26 killed; rescuers looking for survivors in Genoa
Aug 15, 2018, at 11:24 am
Genoa, Aug 15 (IBNS): The death toll in the bridge collapse in Italy's Genoa has touched 26, while 15 others are said to be in a severe condition.
AAP leader Ashutosh resigns citing personal reasons
Aug 15, 2018, at 10:57 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh resigned from his party citing personal reasons on Wednesday.
I-Day: Narendra Modi announces mega health care scheme
Aug 15, 2018, at 09:11 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that the government will launch Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan next month which will aim to ensure providing good quality and affordable healthcare to the poor.
Does Amit Shah's parents have citizenship documents: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the Centre again over the National Citizens' Register of Assam. She even asked if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah's parents have citizenship documents.
Full text of Ram Nath Kovind's address on the eve of 72nd Independence Day
Aug 14, 2018, at 09:38 pm
Dear Fellow Citizens My greetings to you as we complete 71 years as an independent nation. Tomorrow we will commemorate our 72nd Independence Day. For every Indian, whether living at home or anywhere else in the world, August 15 is sacred. It is marked on our calendars as a celebration of our sovereignty. We unfurl our national flag with great joy and enthusiasm in workplaces, municipalities, panchayats, colleges, schools, homes and neighborhoods. Our Tricolor is a symbol of our national pride. It is a constant reminder of our striving and our self-belief. It is a day to look back with satisfaction and gratitude for what we have been able to achieve due to the efforts of successive generations of our elders. And it is a day to renew our resolve to fill the gaps that still remain in our nation building project – gaps that our talented young people will no doubt fill.
On I-Day eve, Kovind says women and youth are hopes of country
Aug 14, 2018, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Delivering his speech on the eve of Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday recognised the role of women in the society and said expansion of freedom amounts to the expansion of freedom for women in our country.
Independence Day is a sacred occasion for every Indians: Kovind
Aug 14, 2018, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that Independence Day is a day of significance for all the people of the country.
Vice President greets people on the eve of Independence Day
Aug 14, 2018, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday greeted the people on the eve of Independence Day.
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:48 pm
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS): Congress MP and President of All India Mahila Congress Committee (AIMCC) Sushmita Dev on Tuesday said that, girls-women are presently not safe in the country.
PM Modi condoles the passing away of Balramji Dass Tandon
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Balramji Dass Tandon, the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
Children should be made responsible citizens: Vice President Naidu
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Children should be made responsible citizens.
Security beef up in Assam ahead of I-Day celebration
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS): Ahead of the 2018 Independence Day celebrations, security measures have been beefed up in Assam.
Aug 14, 2018, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Continuing to be unsparing with his scathing criticism of the NDA Government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the rupee falling all time low,mining one of his old speeches on the issue, which he mockingly said "a master class on economics."
Supreme Court admits Armymen plea against FIR against them in AFSPA areas
Aug 14, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) : More than 300 soldiers on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in areas where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is in force, reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Amid the threat of power tussle, DMK's Executive Council meeting underway
Aug 14, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Chennai, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Amid a possible power tussle between M K Stalin and his elder brother Alagiri following the death of M Karunanidhi, an executive council meeting of the DMK is underway at the party's headquarters in Chennai on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bihar bureaucrat shot dead during robbery attempt
Aug 14, 2018, at 01:21 pm
Patna, Aug 14 (IBNS): A senior Government officer in Bihar was shot dead when unidentified people allegedly tried a robbery in his Patna home in the small hours of Tuesday, NDTV reports.
Aug 14, 2018, at 12:57 pm
A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel of the Chhattisgarh Police killed at least 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in an encounter in a forested area between Golapalli and Konta, near Nalkatong village in Sukma District. Chhattisgarh, on August 6, 2018. Special Director General (SDG), anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Operations, Durgesh Madhav Awasthi, confirmed that a ‘militia platoon commander’, identified as Vanjam Hunga, was among those killed, while the identities of rest of the deceased Maoists were yet to be ascertained. Four Maoists, including a woman, were also arrested during the operation. Of the three male Maoist cadres arrested, one Madkami Deva is an ‘area committee member’ and carried a bounty of INR 500,000. The identities of the other three, including the woman cadre, were yet to be ascertained. The slain and arrested Maoists belonged to three separate militia formations–the Gompad militia, Balatong militia and Belponcha militia –which are active in the Konta, Golapalli, and Bhejji areas in Sukma.
Aug 14, 2018, at 12:54 pm
On August 8, 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan restored the Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018, suspending the decision of the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit Baltistan. A three-member SC bench, headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar heard the appeal moved by the federation. CJP Nisar observed, “The government needs to ensure that the people of GB have the same respect and rights as all others.”
Madras High Court orders CBI probe into Tuticorin police shooting
Aug 14, 2018, at 12:13 pm
Tuticorin, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the police shooting in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin where 13 anti-Sterlite protesters were killed, media reports said.
Kashmir: Two Pakistani soldiers killed in Tangdhar sector
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:55 am
Srinagar, Aug 14 (IBNS): In an attempt to foil the infiltration bid, the Indian Army killed two Pakistani soldiers in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Rupee hits record low, Congress mocks Modi government
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:18 am
Mumbai/New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Indian currency touched the record low on Tuesday with one US dollar corresponding to Rs. 70 08, media reports said.
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:13 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Congress is likely to revive its lost territory in the upcoming state polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, overpowering the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while the latter may get a second term to rule the country, according to a survey conducted by ABP News and CVoter.
Govt planning to hold elections in 11 states with 2019 Lok Sabha polls?
Aug 13, 2018, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Centre is keen to hold elections in 11 states along with the 2019 general polls, media reports quoting sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Monday.
IMD issues fresh rain alert in flood affected Kerala
Aug 13, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kochi, Aug 13 (IBNS): While the state of Kerala is still recuperating from the havoc of the floods which claimed at least 37 lives, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh warning of heavy rains in the state in the next 24 to 48 hours.
MHA advises citizens to not use plastic made National Flag
Aug 13, 2018, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Ahead of the Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all State Governments/UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Govt. of India to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the 'Flag Code of India, 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'.
President to address nation tomorrow on the eve of I-Day
Aug 13, 2018, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on the eve of the 72nd Independence Day on Tuesday.