PM addresses public meeting on the occasion of commencement of work for Rajasthan Refinery in Barmer
Jan 17, 2018, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 |(IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed a large and enthusiastic public meeting on the occasion of the commencement of work for the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra, in Barmer, Rajasthan.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, wife Sara visit Taj Mahal
Jan 16, 2018, at 11:48 pm
Agra, Jan 16 (IBNS): On his third day of visit to India, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Hardik Patel meets Pravin Togadia in hospital after allegation of threat to life
Jan 16, 2018, at 11:03 pm
Ahmedabad, , Jan 16 (IBNS) : Patidar leader Hardik Patel and Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia met Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Pravin Togadia in hospital on Tuesday after the latter alleged that there was a plan to kill him in an encounter.
Jan 16, 2018, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) : In a significant move, the Government on Tuesday abolished subsidy for Haj pilgrims.
Jan 16, 2018, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) : In the first sign of communication after a virtual rebellion in the top judiciary, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Tuesday met with the four dissenting judges even as the Supreme Court announced composition of a five-judge Constitution bench for hearing several important cases, excluding the quartet, media reports said.
Baby Moshe, who survived 26/11 terror attack, returns to Mumbai as India-Israel friendship mascot
Jan 16, 2018, at 08:36 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS) : Moshe Holtzberg, the baby who had survived the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but lost his parents, returned to the city from Israel on Tuesday as an eleven-year-old poster boy of the growing India-Israel bonhomie for the first time since 2008, reports said.
Jallikattu of Tamil Nadu continues in grand manner, political parties and government in support
Jan 16, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): The state government in Tamil Nadu seems in favour of holding the traditional bull taming festival or Jallikattu, according to media reports on Tuesday.
School vandalised in MP for playing song from controversial film Padmavat
Jan 16, 2018, at 07:04 pm
Bhopal, Jan 16 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh police has begun an inquiry into who ransacked the school at Jaora town of Ratlam district allegedly for playing the 'ghoomar' song from the controversial film Padmavat, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Rift between Supreme Court judges and CJI not resolved: A-G Venugopal
Jan 16, 2018, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Disputing his own statement on Monday, Attorney General of India KK Venugopal has said that the rift between the four senior Supreme Court judges and the Chief Justice of India is yet to be resolved, media reports said.
Missing VHP leader Togadia found unconscious at Ahmedabad hospital
Jan 16, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Ahmedabad, Jan 16 (IBNS): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia, who went missing since Monday morning, has been found at an Ahmedabad hospital in an unconscious state, media reports said.
Kamala Mills fire: Mojo Bistro's co-owner surrenders
Jan 16, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): In a new development to the Kamala Mills fire probe, co-owner of Mojo Bistro, one of the two pubs which was devastated by fire in late December, has surrendered in Mumbai, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Rajasthan today
Jan 16, 2018, at 03:12 pm
Barmer, Jan 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is looking forward to his visit to Rajasthan on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Rocket hits Indian Embassy in Kabul, no casualty
Jan 16, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Kabul, Jan 16 (IBNS): A rocket landed in the premises of Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday evening, officials said.
Rajnath Singh urges all stakeholders to work towards disaster resilient infrastructure
Jan 16, 2018, at 04:12 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) here on Monday.
Powerful IED explodes in Imphal, one woman sweeper injured
Jan 16, 2018, at 02:07 am
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IBNS): Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, militancy attack took place in Manipur on Monday evening as an powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up in Imphal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates JSW Cement’s Salboni unit
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS):JSW Cement, producer of PSC cement in India and part of US$ 12 billion JSW Group, on Monday announced the inauguration of its 2.4 MTPA manufacturing unit at Salboni in West Bengal.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu calls on the President Kovind
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, called on the President of India Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:07 am
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Sunday night.
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:05 am
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IBNS): The CISF personnel on Sunday evening arrested two persons at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati and recovered around 1.650 kg gold worth of Rs 56 lakh.
Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta passes away
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta has passed away on Monday.
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:11 pm
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants on January 4, 2018, shot dead a civilian, identified as Loukrakpam Sananingthem Singh, at Lamsang Khunou in Imphal West District. The victim was earlier arrested in connection with a sexual assault case in 2015.
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:09 pm
At least two civilians were killed and another injured when a terrorist attacked a 'checkpost' of the peace committee in the Wana area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on December 14, 2017. No group has, so far, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Modi a revolutionary leader : Israeli PM Netanyahu
Jan 15, 2018, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) : Calling Narendra Modi a "revolutionary leader, " visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Jews in India never experienced antisemitism, which is a great tribute to the country's civilisation, tolerance and democracy.
19-year-old spectator killed during Jalikattu event in Tamil Nadu
Jan 15, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Madurai, Jan 15 (IBNS) : A 19-year-old spectator was gored to death at Madurai in Tamil Nadu during Jallikattu or bull-taming festivities, media reports said.
PM wishes people of Karnataka on Sankranti
Jan 15, 2018, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted people of Karnataka on Sankranti festival.
Army kills seven Pak soldiers in retaliatory action in LoC ; Army chief sounds warning
Jan 15, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Jammu, Jan 15 (IBNS) : The Army killed seven Pakistani soldiers on Monday as it retaliated to unprovoked ceasefire violation from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Mendhar sector in Poonch district, media reports said.
Three gang-rape cases in Haryana in two days, two minors murdered
Jan 15, 2018, at 07:37 pm
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IBNS): In a continuing sequence of horror that struck Haryana, three cases of gang-rape have been reported in two days with two victims, both minor, ultimately being murdered and one of them, a minor, brutalised in an eerie reminder of the Nirbhaya episode.
Disputes between Supreme Court judges resolved: Attorney General
Jan 15, 2018, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): The Attorney General of India, K K Venugopal, on Monday, said the disputes between the senior judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India has been resolved, media reports said.
After rebellious weekend, four Supreme Court judges resume work
Jan 15, 2018, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): After turning rebels against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the last weekend, four senior judges of the Supreme Court resumed their work on Monday, media reports said.
Army foils infiltration bid, kills five militants in north Kashmir
Jan 15, 2018, at 05:03 pm
Jammu, Jan 15 (IBNS): Army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing five militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.