Mizoram becomes 27th State to join UDAY
Apr 02, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Aizawl, Apr 2 (IBNS): The Government of India and the State of Mizoram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on Sunday for operational improvement of the State’s Power Distribution Department.
EC ensures fair bye-election in MP's Bandhavgarh assembly constituencies
Apr 02, 2017, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): A delegation from INC on Sunday met the Election Commission in connection with bye-election from 9-Ater and 89-Bandhavgarh(ST) assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh.
Arun Jaitley to chair SASEC Finance Ministers' meeting
Apr 02, 2017, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley will chair the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Monday morning.
PM Modi to inaugurate road tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar Highway
Apr 02, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Srinagar, Apr 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Kashmir on Sunday to inaugurate India's longest road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway making it operational for traffic.
Indian woman asked to strip at Frankfurt airport, MEA seeks report
Apr 02, 2017, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought report into the incident in which a 30-year-old Indian woman travelling from Bengaluru to Iceland this week was asked to strip by Frankfurt airport security officers.
Customer alleges of buying artificial egg from Kolkata retail store, CPI-M leader's kin interrogated
Apr 02, 2017, at 03:20 pm
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): A family of Kolkata's Satoshpur area on Saturday claimed that they had found a suspected artificial plastic-made egg, which was brought from branded retailer chain, Spencer's, reports said.
Technology has made things so much simpler: Modi
Apr 02, 2017, at 04:45 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Stressing that technology has made life simpler, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said more innovations are needed.
India is a land of tolerance: Pranab Mukherjee
Apr 02, 2017, at 04:40 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the 52nd Annual Convocation of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in West Bengal on Saturday.
Mulayam attacks former UP CM Akhilesh, calls him betrayer
Apr 02, 2017, at 04:05 am
Lucknow, Apr 1 (IBNS): Widening the family discord, Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav unsparingly attacked his son and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for betraying him after handing over the topmost administrative post in 2012, on Saturday, media reports.
Malaysian PM clicks selfie with Modi
Apr 02, 2017, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak clicked a selfie with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and shared it on his Twitter page.
EVMs 'fudged repeatedly', says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Apr 02, 2017, at 03:48 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Ahead of civic election in the national capital and by-elections in few other states, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again raised the EVM issue by saying that they were 'fudged repeatedly', on Saturday, media reports.
Four people detained for chasing Smriti Irani's car
Apr 02, 2017, at 02:45 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Four people have been detained in Delhi for allegedly chasing Union Minister Smriti Irani's vehicle.
The Dalai Lama recalls his 1959 fight to India
Apr 02, 2017, at 02:09 am
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said that arrival in India was a moment of freedom for him.
Dharmendra Pradhan launches BS-IV grade fuels nationwide
Apr 02, 2017, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan formally launched BS-IV grade transportation fuels across the country from Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The event coincided with Utkal Divas (formation day of the State) being celebrated in Odisha.
After 7 years CM-level talks between Assam and Meghalaya held in Guwahati
Apr 02, 2017, at 01:03 am
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Chief Minister-level talks on the inter-state boundary between Meghalaya and Assam held at Brahmaputra state Guest house in Guwahati on Saturday.
Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak meets Indian President
Apr 01, 2017, at 11:51 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
Central Assistance for Tamil Nadu released
Apr 01, 2017, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Central Government released an amount of Rs 2014.45 crore as Central Assistance for Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Kashmir: Tulip Gardens opens for visitors
Apr 01, 2017, at 11:16 pm
Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS): Asia's largest tulip garden on the banks of Dal Lake here was thrown open to visitors on Saturday, marking the beginning of the new tourism season in the Valley.
Sushma Swaraj meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
Apr 01, 2017, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
ED launches massive drive against shell companies
Apr 01, 2017, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday launched its crackdown on shell companies as it is conducting nationwide searches across 100 locations.
Apr 01, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Opposing Centre's decision to grant citizenship to the Hindu Bangladeshi, All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Saturday warned the both Union and State government that if government granted citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshi then massive protests will be conducted across the state against it.
Militants attack army convoy near Srinagar, two soldiers wounded
Apr 01, 2017, at 08:38 pm
Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS): Heavily armed militants attacked an army convoy near Srinagar on Saturday afternoon, leaving two army jawans wounded, Indian army sources said.
Senior Congress leader CK Jaffer Shareef supports Mohan Bhagwat for Presidential post
Apr 01, 2017, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Senior Congress leader and former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief has lent his support to the proposal of making RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat a Presidential candidate, reports said.
Dalai Lama arrives in Guwahati for his 12-day north-east India visit
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived in Guwahati on Saturday on his 12-day visit to north-east India.
Kolkata: Girl goes missing from Salt Lake, family claims abduction, rescued later
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:52 pm
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Nearly 16 hours after a 17-year-old girl went untraceable from Kolkata's Salt Lake area, police rescued her from Rajarhat New Town, reports said.
Election Commission bans exit polls for Lok Sabha bypolls in Kashmir
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:19 pm
Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS) : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned exit polls for Lok Sabha by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to be held between April 9 and April 16.
Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra and brother arrested
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of real estate firm Unitech, and his brother Ajay Chandra have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police, reports said.
PM Modi greets people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa
Apr 01, 2017, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Utkala Dibasa.
PM Modi greets Sivakumar Swamy on birthday
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Indian monk Sivakumar Swamy on his birthday.
PM Modi greets VP Hamid Ansari on birthday
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Vice President Hamid Ansari on his birthday.