Closure of Kashmir Newspaper a setback to free speech: Amnesty International India
Oct 04, 2016, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must revoke an order to stop the printing and publication of Kashmir Reader, a Srinagar-based English daily, Amnesty International India said on Tuesday.
Bihar: Govt moves SC to challenge bail of rape-accused lawmaker
Oct 04, 2016, at 10:16 pm
Patna, Oct 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the bail granted to a rape-accused lawmaker after it managed to cancel the bail of Mohammad Shahabuddin in similar fashion.
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam terms surgical strike against Pakistan 'fake'
Oct 04, 2016, at 09:41 pm
Patna, Oct 4 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has termed India's surgical strike against Pakistan as a "fake" one.
Karnataka finally agrees to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Oct 04, 2016, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS) : After being rebuked and warned by the Supreme Court against the impending "wrath of law", Karnataka on Tuesday said that it will follow orders to release water from the Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, according to reports.
Indian Bridge Management System launched to ensure safety of bridges
Oct 04, 2016, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) aimed at ensuring safety of bridges in the country, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
2 injured as Navy's speed boat catches fire in Kolkata
Oct 04, 2016, at 09:25 pm
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): A private patrolling boat used by the Indian Navy caught fire on Tuesday morning in Kolkata, which left two men injured, reports said.
Oct 04, 2016, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Describing the "'rise in the tide of terrorism" as the great challenge to security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon those believing in peace and humanity to fight the menace.
BJP hits back at Kejriwal on surgical strikes, says his utterances make headlines in Pakistan
Oct 04, 2016, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Hitting out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for what it considered an insinuation over India's surgical strikes on Terrorist launchpads across the Line of Control, the BJP on Tuesday said his utterances tantamounted to demeaning the country's armed forces and made happy headlines in Pakistan.
Madras High Court asks TN Govt to give details of ailing Jayalalithaa's health
Oct 04, 2016, at 06:42 pm
Chennai, Oct 4 (IBNS) : Responding to a petition, the Madras High Court on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu Government to give details on Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's health.
Rahul Gandhi holds roadshow in Moradabad despite denial of permission
Oct 04, 2016, at 06:13 pm
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 4 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a roadshow in Moradabad despite being denied permission, reports said.
Congress' new UP campaign mocks BJP
Oct 04, 2016, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress' new campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls took a dig at the the central government.
PM Modi greets Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong
Oct 04, 2016, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, upon the latter's arrival in India.
Too much interference from Lodha will kill cricket: Digvijaya Singh
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Expressing concern over cricket's future in India, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said that too much interference from the Lodha panel will prove harmful for the game.
PM Modi pays tribute to SK Varma on his birth anniversary
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to late freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on the latter's birth anniversary.
Ludhiana:10 bogies of Jhelum Express derail, 3 injured
Oct 04, 2016, at 03:10 pm
Ludhiana, Oct 4 (IBNS): Ten bogies of the Jhelum Express, which was on its way to Pune from Jammu, was derailed in Ludhiana district of Punjab, leaving at least three passengers injured on Tuesday.
Karnataka agrees to release some water from Cauvery to Tamil Nadu
Oct 04, 2016, at 05:21 am
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IBNS): Coming under pressure from the Supreme Court, Karnataka has finally said that it will release some water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu on Monday night, media reports said.
Kejriwal urges PM Modi to prove India's surgical strike and answer to Pak's lies
Oct 04, 2016, at 05:11 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): In one of the rare instances, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday extended his support to Prime minister Narendra Modi over the surgical strikes carried out the Indian army and urged his to prove that Pakistan is lying on this matter by revealing proofs of the attack on terrorists' launch pads on Pok.
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:17 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda in his first foreign trip since resuming office on August 3, 2016 (he was Prime Minister between August 18, 2008, and May 23, 2009), visited India from September 15-18, 2016, leading a 125-member delegation. He held wide-ranging talks and sealed three significant deals with India. Significantly, Dahal stated, on September 17, 2016, "We will not allow any activity that is against our neighbouring countries from our soil." Dahal now seems to be a changed man and has recognized the need for cordial relations with India as a priority. During his previous innings as Prime Minister, Dahal chose to put relations with China on fast track. Within a week of oath as Prime Minister then, Dahal had gone to China in August 2008, to become the first elected premier to visit China in the history of Nepal.
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:15 am
Editor, SAIR; Executive Director, ICM & SATP War, in our epoch, is not an isolated, capricious phenomenon which flouts the "normal" peaceful process of history... the countenance of peace has been as blurred as that of war."
Kashmir: Suspected militants snatch rifle from police picket
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:02 am
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IBNS): Suspected militants snatched five self -loading rifles from a police picket in Samnoo village of South Kashmir Kulgam district on Monday evening.
Nawaz Sharif chairs all-party meet in Pakistan over issues related to India
Oct 04, 2016, at 03:17 am
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IBNS): Amid growing tensions, major political parties attended a meeting, which was chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in the country on Monday to discuss the topic of India.
Pranab Mukherjee to visit Nepal next month?
Oct 04, 2016, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is likely visit Nepal in November, media reports said on Monday.
Pranab Mukherjee attends the 60th founders day celebrations of Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya
Oct 04, 2016, at 02:17 am
Gwalior, Oct 3 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the 60th Founders Day Celebrations of Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior as the Chief Guest on Monday at Gwalior.
Jayalalithaa continues to 'improve'
Oct 04, 2016, at 02:13 am
Chennai, Oct 3 (IBNS): Health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital here, has improved.
Union Home Minister meets different delegations at Leh today
Oct 04, 2016, at 01:20 am
Leh, Oct 3 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met over 15 political parties, religious communities and civil society groups at Leh.
EWS houses: President presides over a function for distribution of keys and ownership certificates
Oct 04, 2016, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee presided over a function for distribution of keys and ownership certificates for EWS houses built under the Integrated Housing & Slum Development Project at Jiwaji University, Gwalior on Monday.
Sonowal releases Assam Human Development Report 2014
Oct 04, 2016, at 12:33 am
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that while public expectations from the government have increased tremendously over the years, their level of satisfaction with the service delivery has gone down drastically.
Bihar: RJD protests against confinement of Shahabuddin
Oct 03, 2016, at 10:58 pm
Patna, Oct 3 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The RJD on Monday staged a dharana and protested against chief minister Nitish Kumar for opposing party leader Mohammad Shahabuddin's bail in the Supreme Court which led to his fresh confinement.
India giving befitting reply to Pak-aided terror attacks : Rajnath Singh
Oct 03, 2016, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS) : After the terror attacks on BSF and Army camps in Baramulla, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said security forces were giving a 'befitting reply' to such attempts by "Pakistan-based" terrorists.
Surgical strikes: Arvind Kejriwal supports PM Modi
Oct 03, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS); Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his move to carry out the surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last week.