President launches countrywide Pulse Polio Programme for 2016
Jan 17, 2016, at 01:32 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2016 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old, at the Rahstrapati Bhawan, in the presence of Union Minister of Health & Family WelfareJ P Nadda, here on Saturday.
PM Modi launches "Start-up India" movement
Jan 16, 2016, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Launching the Startup India movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the day marks a change in the mindset of India.
Need to create appropriate ambience to promote entrepreneurship, says President
Jan 16, 2016, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has addressed a group of leading Silicon Valley CEOs, entrepreneurs, technologists and venture capitalists at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday on the eve of the launch of “Start-Up India†initiative.
Rajnath Singh meets intelligence, police officials over IS
Jan 16, 2016, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held a day long interaction with the concerned national intelligence and investigative agencies and law enforcement officers of 12 State Governments and the Union Territory of Delhi to discuss issues relating to DAESH, also known as ISIL or ISIS. Senior officials of the Union Home Ministry also participated.
Which side will you take: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya asks Congress over Assembly polls
Jan 16, 2016, at 09:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the Assembly polls in the state, former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Saturday hinted at forming an alliance with the Congress and asked which side the party will take during the elections.
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Palestine, Israel
Jan 16, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday left for her two-day visit to Palestine and Israel.
Jan 16, 2016, at 08:39 pm
Amethi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Saturday reached Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Woman and two sons found dead in Kolkata
Jan 16, 2016, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS) A woman and her two sons have been found dead at their residence in South Kolkata's upscale Palm Avenue area, reports said.
Accept our demnds, will pass GST in 15 minutes ; Rahul Gandhi
Jan 16, 2016, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS) The Congress will support the Goods and Services Tax bill in the Rajya Sabha the day the government agrees to its conditions, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said in Mumbai on Saturday.
Rahul hopeful of winning BMC elections
Jan 16, 2016, at 05:08 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi who visited Mumbai on Friday said he is hopeful of winning BMC elections, according to reports.
Woman allegedly raped at gunpoint inside SUV in Noida
Jan 16, 2016, at 05:05 pm
Noida, Jan 16 (IBNS) A 30-year-old woman has allegedly been raped at gun point by four men inside a moving SUV in Noida, reports said.
PM Modi remembers Guru Govind Singh on Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to Guru Govind Singh on Guru Govind Singh jayanti.
'Confident' Kejriwal lauds Delhi, to roll another odd-even scheme
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) The Delhi Odd-Even plan which the state recently observed for a fortnight, made Arvind Kejriwal confident as the Delhi CM is now planning to have another such scheme in 'improved form'.
Malda violence: BJP delegation to meet President today
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) A delegation of BJP leaders is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday over the violence in West Bengal's Malda district, where a huge mob set fire to the local police station earlier this month.
PM Modi writes a letter to farmers, promises aid
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wrote a letter to the farmers of India, pledging better care for them.
PM Modi to join #StartupIndia movement
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to join #StartupIndia movement Saturday, where he will interact with start-up entrepreneurs in the evening.
How the speeding Audi of a TMC leader's son mows down an Air Force corporal
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:09 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS) These exclusive CCTV images show how a speeding Audi driven by an alleged ruling TMC party leader's son hit AIF corporal Abhimanyu Gaud, while he was rehearsing for R-Day parade on Wednesday early morning in Kolkata's Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani).
Odd-even shows Delhi can match Singapore: Kejriwal
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:39 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi has proved it can match Singapore in discipline and systems, as the national capital ended a two-week traffic trial of odd-even formula.
Kolkata: Dona Ganguly's car hit by a truck
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): The Mercedes of former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's wife Dona Ganguly was hit by a speeding truck on Friday noon at the crossing of Behala Chowrasta and James Long Sarani in Kolkata, according to reports.
West Bengal: Angry mob ransacks police station in Birbhum
Jan 16, 2016, at 04:34 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Jan 15 (IBNS): A police station at Mayureswar in West Bengal's Birbhum district was vandalized on Friday by local angry mob after a road accident, where a youth was run over by a truck, reports said.
Jet Airways, Bankok Airways enter into frequent flier partnership
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:26 am
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): JetPrivilege, the award-winning loyalty and rewards management programme and frequent flyer programme of Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with FlyerBonus, the loyalty scheme of Bangkok Airways.
Youth Congress protests IAF corporal's killing by speeding Audi of TMC leader's son
Jan 16, 2016, at 12:32 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Demanding immediate arrest of all accused, whose speeding Audi ran over and killed Indian Air Force corporal Abhimanyu Gaud (30) in Kolkata's Red Road area on Wednesday while he was practicing for the January 26 Republic Day parade, West Bengal Youth Congress on Friday afternoon held a sit-in-demonstration at Exide crossing in central Kolkata.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar meets the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Jan 15, 2016, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar met here on Friday and discussed the take-aways from the Pathankot incident.
12 killed, 30 injured in J & K bus accident
Jan 15, 2016, at 08:11 pm
Udhampur, Jan 5 (IBNS) At least 12 people died and 30 were injured, two of them critically, in a road accident in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Sunanda Pushkar's death: Police receives final medical report
Jan 15, 2016, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) The Delhi police have received an FBI report that could present new information on how Sunanda Pushkar died, reports said.
Muslim couple thrashed on board train in MP, accused of carrying beef
Jan 15, 2016, at 07:54 pm
Harda,Madhya Pradesh, Jan 5 (IBNS) A Muslim couple was allegedly assaulted on a train in Madhya Pradesh by some people who suspected them carrying beef, reports said.
Bangladeshi workers arrested in West Bengal for illegal entry
Jan 15, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS) Fifty-three Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in East Midnapore in West Bengal because they did not have the relevant papers for entering India, according to media reports
Threat calls to lawyer who fights for entry of women in Sabrimala temple
Jan 15, 2016, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS) A lawyer who is among those leading the campaign for allowing women in the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala, has received 500 threatening phone calls, the Supreme Court was informed today.
Home and Defence Ministers hold high level security meeting
Jan 15, 2016, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday will hold a high level meeting to review the developments in Pathankot Air Force base which came under terror attack, and strengthening security there, reports said.
12 killed in Jammu and Kashmir bus accident
Jan 15, 2016, at 05:06 pm
Srinagar, Jan 15 (IBNS) At least 12 people were killed when a bus fell into a gorge in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.