Oct 14, 2015, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for extending the existing Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme for port and dock employees for payment of Productivity Linked Reward from the year 2014-15 to 2015-16.
Oct 14, 2015, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for the Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of Rs.2904.04 crores for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar.
Oct 14, 2015, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Upgradation of existing NIFT Campuses for implementation of reservation for OBC students – extension of timeline for utilization of fund.
U.S., Indian, Japan Navies to Participate in Malabar 2015
Oct 14, 2015, at 09:32 pm
Chennai, Oct 14 (IBNS) Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2015 from Oct 14 to Oct 19.
NIA arrests owner of truck which ferried Pak terrorist Navid to Udhampur
Oct 14, 2015, at 08:42 pm
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IBNS) A co-owner of the truck which Pakistani militant Naved and his associates allegedly used to travel to Udhampur has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency, reports said.
India looks forward to enhancing close co-operation with Israel, says President
Oct 14, 2015, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi , Oct 14 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee said India looks forward to enhancing its close co-operation with Israel for the progress of our respective peoples and peace in this part of the world.
PM Modi to meet Netaji's family members today
Oct 14, 2015, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family at his Race Course Road residence on Wednesday.
Mob clashes with police in Punjab over alleged sacrilege of holy book : 15 injured
Oct 14, 2015, at 07:45 pm
Faridkot, Punjab, Oct 14 (IBNS) At least 15 people were injured when members of several Sikh groups clashed with police at Kotkapura in Pujab's Faridkot district on Wednesday protesting against the alleged desecration of their holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, reports said.
Reservation policy should be reviewed : RSS chief reiterates
Oct 14, 2015, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reiterated that he favours a review of the country's reservation policy, media reports said.
Supreme Court rejects plea for transfer of beef ban case to Jammu
Oct 14, 2015, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking the hearing on the Jammu and Kashmir beef ban to be heard by a three-judge bench of the high court at Jammu.
Bengali poet Mandrakranta Sen returns Sahitya Akademi award
Oct 14, 2015, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS) Noted Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen has returned her Sahitya Akademi Young Writers Special Award in protest against communal attacks in the country.
Dadri lynching and Ghulam ali controversy sad incidents, BJP does not support : PM Modi
Oct 14, 2015, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Speaking for the first time on Dadri lynching and Ghulam Ali imbroglio, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said these are "sad" incidents which the BJP does not support.
DRDO Missile Complex in Hyderabad to be named after Kalam
Oct 14, 2015, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will rename the country’s prestigious Missile Complex in Hyderabad as "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex".
Indian sailors jailed in Iran released
Oct 14, 2015, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that nine Indian sailors who were in jail in Iran has been released.
Punjabi author Dalip Kaur Tiwana returns Pardma Shri award
Oct 14, 2015, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): Renowned Punjabi novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana on Tuesday announced that she will return her Padma Shri award as a mark of protest against "attacks of freedom of speech in the country" and also against communal violence.
TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta becomes new Mayor of Bidhannagar
Oct 14, 2015, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially announced the names of mayors, deputy mayors and chairpersons of Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) and Asansol municipal corporations.
Saradha: Manoranjana Sinh admitted to SSKM hospital
Oct 14, 2015, at 01:01 am
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Media personality and former Union Minister Matang Sinh's estranged wife Manoranjana Sinh, who was arrested in connection with Saradha chit fund scam, was admitted to Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) hospital on Monday night, reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to attend event to mark birth anniversary celebrations of APJ Abdul Kalam
Oct 14, 2015, at 12:43 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the birth anniversary celebrations of former President, Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam, at DRDO Bhavan in New Delhi on Oct 15.
PM Narendra Modi to meet Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose' family members tomorrow
Oct 14, 2015, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Wednesday.
Oct 13, 2015, at 10:53 pm
Ramallah, Oct 13 (IBNS) Al-Quds University conferred Honorary Doctorate on President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday at a ceremony held in Ramallah.
Kasuri episode :BJP-Shiv Sena head for separate contest
Oct 13, 2015, at 10:47 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) As the incident of ink throwing on Sudheendra Kulkarni sullies the BJP-Shiv Sena ties, the regional party has reportedly decided to snap the alliance for important civic elections, expected to be held on Nov 1, media reports said.
Dadri killing part of a pre-planned strategy of BJP: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
Oct 13, 2015, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the mob lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri two weeks ago is "part of a pre-meditated strategy of the BJP".
Ministry of Shipping to develop 78 lighthouses as tourism centers
Oct 13, 2015, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Ministry of Shipping, along with the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) has drawn up an ambitious programme to develop 78 lighthouses in the country as centres of tourism in the first phase under Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Lower Kindergarten kid made to sit on hot iron slide
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:40 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, a lower kindergarten student was allegedly made to sit on a hot iron slide as a punishment in her school, reports said.
SIT to probe Dolly Bindra's sexual harassment charge against Radhe Ma
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:18 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IBNS) A special investigation team (SIT) will probe the allegations of Bollywood actor Dolly Bindra against self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa for allegedly sexually exploiting her, reports said.
SC dismisses former Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt's probe plea against Amit Shah
Oct 13, 2015, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea to probe Amit Shah’s role in the post-Godhra riots.
PM Modi greets nation on the occasion of Navratri
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the Nation on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:17 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management On September 24, 2015, a fake lottery scam, with suspected hawala (illegal money transactions) linkages, was unearthed in West Bengal. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), based on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), exposed the racket and seized INR 200 million in raids. As many as nine locations in Kolkata and one in Siliguri of Darjeeling District were raided. According to reports available, of these, as many as 20 sacks of notes were seized from two locations in Kolkata and one in Siliguri. An unnamed senior intelligence official disclosed, "It is a lottery-hawala-money laundering racket. Money seized was being transferred by hawalaon Thursday [September 24] to Dubai. We are looking at further nodes there".
Sudheendra Kulkarni likes Ajmal Kasab: Shiv Sena
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS) After smearing him with ink the Shiv Sena has compared BJP leader and columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
Oct 13, 2015, at 06:07 pm
Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management On October 5, 2015, following inputs about movement of terrorists in the Hafruda Forest near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Handwara area of Kupwara District in the preceding days, Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in the area. On seeing the Army personnel, the terrorists opened heavy fire, triggering an exchange that resulted in the death of four Army personnel, while the terrorists managed to escape. Reports indicate that the terrorists had infiltrated from across the border three days earlier.