Tuticorin : Agitation over Sterlite factory turns violent, at least 20 injured

May 22, 2018, at 08:25 pm

Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, May 22 (IBNS) : At least 20 people, including eleven policemen, were injured in an orgy of violence over protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant on Monday, media reports said.

Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth of Rs 1.70 crore in Manipur

May 22, 2018, at 06:48 pm

Imphal (Manipur), May 22 : The Assam Rifles recovered a huge quantity of drugs, said to be worth of Rs 1.70 crore, in Manipur on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

Manipur : Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered

May 22, 2018, at 06:24 pm

Imphal (Manipur), May 22 (IBNS)  : The troops of Assam Rifles have recovered a  huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, which were smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar into India.

Rahul Gandhi to attend Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru tomorrow

May 22, 2018, at 05:35 pm

New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS):  Congress president Rahul Gandhi  and UPA chariperson Sonia Gandhi will be present at  the swearing-in of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi appoints Virender Singh Rathore, Rajesh Lilothia as Bihar AICC secretaries

May 22, 2018, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi/Patna, May 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuersday appointed Virender Singh Rathore and Rajesh Lalothia as the new All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretaries for the state of Bihar.

PM Modi leaves for India after holding informal meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia

May 22, 2018, at 04:12 pm

Sochi, May 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bid adieu to Russian President Vladimir Putin after participating in an informal summit, which was held in Sochi on Monday.

PM Modi, President Putin hold 'extremely productive' informal summit in Russia

May 22, 2018, at 04:35 am

Sochi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin held their first informal Summit in the city of Sochi in the Russian Federation on Monday which the Indian leader termed as 'extremely productive.'

Had extremely productive discussions with President Putin: PM Modi

May 22, 2018, at 03:36 am

Sochi, May 21 (IBNS):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Russia currently, said his discussions with President Vlamadir Putin on Monday was 'extremely productive.'

Rajnath Singh attends passing out parade of CRPF Battalion in Chhattisgarh

May 22, 2018, at 03:00 am

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the passing out parade of 241 Bastariya Battalion of CRPF in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh on Monday.

Kumaraswamy meets Rahul, Sonia to discuss Karnataka government formation

May 22, 2018, at 01:16 am

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy met with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to discuss the formation of the coalition government in the southern state.

Kumaraswamy in Delhi, meets BSP chief Mayawati

May 22, 2018, at 12:49 am

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After reaching the national capital on Monday, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy met with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, who had supported the former in the recently concluded assembly polls in the southern state.

Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi

May 22, 2018, at 12:08 am

Sochi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a bilateral meeting at Sochi on Monday.

Congress has no moral right to preach us democracy: Amit Shah

May 21, 2018, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Days after Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using institutions of the country for political benefits, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress has no moral right to preach democracy to the saffron outfit.

New Delhi-Vizag train catches fire near Gwalior, no casualties reported so far

May 21, 2018, at 08:03 pm

Gwalior, May 21 (IBNS): Two coaches of the New Delhi-Vishakhapatnam Express train caught fire near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, according to media reports on Monday afternoon.

India successfully testfires BrahMos

May 21, 2018, at 07:56 pm

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) :  India on Monday successfully conducted the first test of the BrahMos cruise missile from its defence facility in Odisha's Chandipur.

PM Modi arrives in Russia for informal summit with Vladimir Putin

May 21, 2018, at 06:23 pm

Sochi, Russia, May 21 (IBNS) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Russia's Sochi on Monday for an informal summit with President Vladimir Putin, reports said.

HD Kumaraswamy to meet Rahul, Sonia today over Karnataka government formation

May 21, 2018, at 05:48 pm

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy is scheduled to meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday to discuss the coalition government formation in Karnataka.

Rajkot: Dalit man beaten to death upon factory owner's order

May 21, 2018, at 05:06 pm

Rajkot, May 21 (IBNS): A Dalit man has been beaten to death by some unidentified men upon the order of a factory owner in Rajkot, media reports said.

PM Modi leaves for Russia to attend informal summit with Vladimir Putin

May 21, 2018, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Russia to attend an informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka pay tributes to former Prime Minister

May 21, 2018, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with his mother, Sonia Gandhi, and sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, paid tribute to former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on the latter's 27th death anniversary on Monday.

Security forces nab two NSCN (K) militants in Nagaland

May 21, 2018, at 01:54 am

Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended at least two militants affiliated to the banned NSCN (K) outfit and recovered arms and ammunition in Nagaland on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command visits Indo-Myanmar border

May 21, 2018, at 01:49 am

Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command, undertook assessment of Assam Rifles operations along the Indo- Myanmar International Border in Nagaland on Sunday, as part of his ongoing visit of Spear Corps Zone.

North East will become 'Congress mukt' soon: Amit Shah

May 21, 2018, at 12:39 am

Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): In a chilling warning to the Congress, the national president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Amit Shah, said on Sunday that North East India will soon be rid of the grand old party.

PM Modi tweets ahead of Russia visit, says confident of strengthening bilateral ties

May 21, 2018, at 12:04 am

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to visit Russia on Monday, said today that he's confident of strengthening bilateral ties.

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM on Wednesday

May 20, 2018, at 08:50 pm

Bengaluru, May 20 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister on May 23 (Wednesday) instead of Monday as May 21 happens to be the date on which former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur near Chennai in 1991, media reports said.

Science and technology must continue to play a role in nation building: Kovind

May 20, 2018, at 08:40 pm

Mohali, May 20 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday addressed the 7th convocation of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Mohali in Punjab. 

Archaeological Survey of India undertakes conservation work of Purana Qila in Delhi

May 20, 2018, at 07:04 pm

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken up several important conservation, restoration, Up-Gradation and development works at the historical Purana Qila in New Delhi.

Ahead of Kumaraswamy's oath ceremony, Cong-JDS leaders to meet today

May 20, 2018, at 05:04 pm

Bangalore, May 20 (IBNS): With HD Kumaraswamy all set to take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) leaders are scheduled to meet on Sunday for a meeting.

Ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta gets 3 years jail for spying for Pakistan

May 20, 2018, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Former diplomat Madhuri Gupta has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment by a Delhi court for spying and passing on sensitive information to Pakistan's ISI.

Venkaiah Naidu suggests central and state governments to increase agricultural investments

May 20, 2018, at 03:05 am

Hyderabad, May 19 (IBNS): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has suggested to the central and various state governments to increase investments in agriculture and allied sectors to make farming viable and attractive.