Nayantara Sahgal returns Sahitya Akademi Award
Oct 07, 2015, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): In a significant developement, writer Nayantara Sahgal has returned Sahitya Akademi Award.
Maoists arrest three TDP leaders in Andhra Pradesh
Oct 06, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IBNS) Maoists have allegedly kidnapped three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, media reports said on Tuesday.
Germany enters into partnership with India on solar power for Rs. 7500 cr
Oct 06, 2015, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS) Expanding the bilateral development cooperation in renewable energy, the Governments of India and Germany have resolved to foster the increased use of solar energy in India.
Oct 06, 2015, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the functioning of the Regional Offices under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is being reviewed to strengthen the compliance mechanism.
Rear Admiral SV Bhokare takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander
Oct 06, 2015, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS) Rear Admiral AB Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet has handed over the command of Eastern Fleet to Rear Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM, officials said.
Chancellor Merkel's visit to India was productive: PM Narendra Modi
Oct 06, 2015, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS) India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India as 'productive'.
Incidents like Dadri affects India's image: Arun Jaitley
Oct 06, 2015, at 05:52 pm
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS) Condemning the Dadri lynching of a Muslim man over a beef rumour, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday urged the citizens of India to keep a check on their actions as it projects a futile image of the country in front of the world, disrupting the peace of the nation.
Bengaluru woman gangraped at knife-point
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:44 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IBNS) A 23-year old woman working with a call centre was allegedly gangraped at knife-point by two men, on Saturday, near Koramangala locality of Bengaluru in Karnataka.
Merkel, Modi in Bengaluru for tech talk
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:17 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday visited India's IT city Bengaluru even as media reports said their visit led to a massive traffic chaos in the tech city.
Curfew imposed in parts of Varanasi lifted
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:47 am
Varanasi, Oct 5 (IBNS): A curfew, that was imposed in parts of Varansi city in Uttar Pradesh on Monday for a brief period following violent clashes between protesters and the police, has been lifted later in the evening, media reports said.
Kolkata: LF holds rally against police lathicharge
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:37 am
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): Protesting against the 'unprovoked' lathicharge by the police on its supporters during a rally and against the violence in recently concluded municipality election, the Kolkata wing of Left Front on Monday held a march in the city.
Union HRD Minister and German Minister of Education exchange views on a range of issues
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:35 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Minister for Human Resource Development and Johanna Wanka, German Minister of Education and Research held bilateral discussions on Monday in New Delhi.
Kolkata Press Club holds protest rally against attacks on journalists
Oct 06, 2015, at 03:35 am
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Kolkata Press Club on Monday held a rally here in the city to protest against the attacks on journalists during West Bengal municipal elections' coverage on Saturday.
Curfew imposed in Varanasi after violent clashes between cops and protesters
Oct 06, 2015, at 03:33 am
Varanasi, Oct 5 (IBNS): A curfew has been imposed in Varansi city in Uttar Pradesh on Monday after violent clashes were witnessed between protesters and the police, media reports said.
India, Germany sign agreements for furthering cooperation in field of science & technology
Oct 06, 2015, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): India and Germany have signed agreements for furthering cooperation in the field of Science & Technology.
Nitin Gadkari calls for stringent measures to reduce number of road accidents
Oct 06, 2015, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Monday emphasized the need to put in place an action oriented plan to bring down the number of road accidents in the country.
Oct 05, 2015, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS) The official e-mail account of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Addl. Director, Kolkata was 'probably hacked' on Monday, official said.
PM Narendra Modi's Joint Press Briefing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Oct 05, 2015, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) Following is the full text of PM Narendra Modi' s statement to the media at the Joint Press Briefing with German Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel:
Arup Raha inaugurates induction publicity exhibition vehicle
Oct 05, 2015, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) Amidst the Indian Air Force's 83rd anniversary celebrations, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inaugurated the Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV), at Air Force Station, Race Course, New Delhi, on Monday.
Maharashtra: Maoists pushed against the Wall
Oct 05, 2015, at 09:46 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management A 'central committee' (CC) member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Sridhar Srinivasan alias Krishnan Srinivasan alias Vijay alias Vishnu, who was active in Mumbai, Pune and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, died of a heart attack on August 18, 2015, a CPI-Maoist press statement released on September 21, 2015 disclosed. Paying tribute to the deceased CC member, the CPI-Maoist said, "Comrade Sridhar's martyrdom is a major blow to the movement". Srinivasan was arrested by Maharashtra ATS in 2007 and after being convicted and serving a six year jail term, was released in August 2013. According to the press release, he continued to work for the outfit and he died on his way to meet his comrades.
Oct 05, 2015, at 09:40 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management On September 11, 2015, two volunteers of a 'peace committee' [Government-backed 'people's' counter-insurgency forces] , identified as Nawab Khan and Fazal Khan, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack while they were travelling from Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency to Dwezai area of the same Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Oct 05, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) Describing Germany as a "natural partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said its strengths and India's priorities are aligned.
Oct 05, 2015, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) Describing Germany as a "natural partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said its strengths and India's priorities are aligned.
Indrani Mukherjea's judicial custody extended till Oct 19
Oct 05, 2015, at 09:03 pm
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IBNS) A Mumbai court on Monday extended former media executive Indrani Mukherjea's judicial custody till Oct 19 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case.
Lalu mocks Modi, says Dhritarashtra sitting in Hastinapur
Oct 05, 2015, at 07:59 pm
Patna, Oct 5 (IBNS) Keeping up his burst of scathing attack against the BJP and its mentor RSS, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad has said that the people of Bihar will not let any outsider rule the state.
Supreme Court suspends J & K beef ban
Oct 05, 2015, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday suspended for two months the beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir that triggered widespread protests in the state.
PM Modi and German Chancellor Merkel begin talks on wide ranging issues
Oct 05, 2015, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel have begun their discussions at Hyderabad House here on Monday.
Four Army men, one terrorist killed in Kashmir encounters
Oct 05, 2015, at 06:23 pm
Srinagar, Oct 5 (IBNS) Four Army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, reports said.
PAN details to be made mandatory for cash transaction : Arun Jaitley
Oct 05, 2015, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS) In a bid to check generation of black money, the Centre is an advanced stage of making mandatory to provide PAN card details for cash transaction beyond a certain limit, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
Toddler rescued from 60-foot deep borewell in Rajasthan after overnight operation
Oct 05, 2015, at 05:21 pm
Dausa, Rajsthan, Oct 5 (IBNS) A two-and-a-half-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Sunday afternoon was rescued on Monday morning, reports said.