Concerted efforts needed to tackle the issue of terrorism: President
May 28, 2015, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee has said that concerted efforts are needed to tackle the issue of terrorism which has assumed serious proportions and threatens the international community.
May 28, 2015, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday announced the results of Class 10 board examinations.
Govt to award Rs. 3.5 lakh crore worth road projects in six months : Gadkari
May 28, 2015, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) The Narendra Modi Government has set an ambitious target of awarding highway projects worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore in next six months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.
Rape complaint filed against Indian Navy officer
May 28, 2015, at 09:52 pm
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS) a rape complaint has been filed against a Lieutenant Commander in the Indian Navy in Mumbai as a girl has lodged an FIR against him.
AAP hopes to win support from Mamata, Nitish in battle against centre
May 28, 2015, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) In his turf war with the Centre over primacy in state administration, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to garner support from several regional parties to corner the Narendra Modi government in Parliament during the Monsoon Session.
Chandrababu pays homage to NTR on 92nd birth anniversary
May 28, 2015, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his family members on Thursday paid homage to former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao on the legendary actor-cum-politician's 92nd birth anniversary.
Another man shot at in Kashmir
May 28, 2015, at 08:17 pm
Srinagar, May 28 (IBNS) In the third attack in three successive days unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot at a man in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
Rajasthan HC raps state Govt for failing to arrest agitating Gujjars
May 28, 2015, at 07:35 pm
Jaipur, May 28 (IBNS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday rapped the state's Chief Secretary and the DGP for not arresting those disrupting railway movement during the ongoing agitation by Gujjar community members demanding job reservation.
Sonia in Rae Bareli to distribute cheques to Janata Express victims, farmers
May 28, 2015, at 07:23 pm
Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, May 28 (IBNS) Congress president, Sonia Gandhi reached her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli here on Thursday to attend a string of party programmes, including distribution of cheques to the families of Janata Express accident victims and distressed farmers.
PM Modi pays tributes to Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary
May 28, 2015, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.
Chidambaram welcomes Tripura Govt's decision to withdraw AFSPA from state
May 28, 2015, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/Agartala, May 28 (IBNS): Former union home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday welcomed the Tripura government's decision to lift Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the state, a controversial law which has been in force for 18 years to curb insurgency.
Gangster under trial in 1993 serial blasts case holds modelling auditions inside a Mumbai court
May 28, 2015, at 06:29 pm
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS): In a surprising case, gangster Mustafa Dossa, who is under trial in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, held auditions for models inside a sessions court during a hearing.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor meets Rajnath Singh
May 28, 2015, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung met with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, a day before the Supreme Court hears the case on the issue of primacy in the city state's administrative matters.
Files of Salman's hit-and-run-case destroyed in fire in 2012
May 28, 2015, at 05:16 pm
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS) All records pertaining to the Salman Khan hit-and-run case of 2002 were reportedly burnt in a fire at the Mantralaya in 2012, the Maharashtra home department has claimed.
1300 killed in heat wave in India
May 28, 2015, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) The sweltering heat wave sweeping through major parts of India has so far left more than 1300 people dead with Andhra Ptradesh and Telengana being the worst hit states.
Tripura Govt withdraws AFSPA after 18 years
May 28, 2015, at 04:38 pm
Agartala, May 28 (IBNS) The Tripura government has decided to lift Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), a controversial law which has been in force in the state for 18 years to curb insurgency.
Central forces deployed to clear blockades in Rajasthan's Dausa
May 28, 2015, at 04:18 pm
Jaipur, May 28 (IBNS) After the Rajasthan High Court ordered the local administration to clear the road and rail blockades, Central forces are being deployed in Dausa to take charge of the law and order situation as talks are still going on to end the agitation of Gujjars for job reservation.
India – Bangladesh IGRM concludes in New Delhi
May 28, 2015, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) India – Bangladesh Inter governmental Railway Meeting (IGRM) was held in New Delhi on May 25th – 27th, 2015.
PM meets entire PMO family at RCR lawns
May 28, 2015, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited all officials and staff of the Prime Minister's Office, for high tea, on the occasion of completion of one year in office.
DoNER minister announced Rs 200 cr package for Assam
May 28, 2015, at 02:55 am
Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS) : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh on Wednesday announced a Rs 200 crore Package for Assam.
Meghalaya : Eight persons injured in IED blast
May 28, 2015, at 01:09 am
Guwahati, May 27 (IBNS) : At least eight persons, including three women were injured, in a low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at a busy market in Tura of Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Wednesday, police said.
May 28, 2015, at 12:56 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) The Prime Minister Office website www.pmindia.gov.in has got a new look.
May 28, 2015, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Priyanka Gandhi slams Smriti Irani
May 27, 2015, at 11:10 pm
Rae Bareli, May 27 (IBNS): A day after Smriti Irani attacked the Gandhi family of making hollow promises to the people of Amethi and Rae Bareli, Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday asked what was stopping the HRD Minister from establishing an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) here.
Was misquoted on beef ban remark: Kiren Rijiju
May 27, 2015, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): After taking on Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's comment that those who want to eat beef "can go to Pakistan", Minister of state for Home, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said he was misquoted by the media over his remark.
India objects to Swedish daily's coverage on Pranab's interview related to Bofors
May 27, 2015, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): A new row has sparked over the Bofors Scam with a Swedish newspaper printing comments of President Pranab Mukherjee on the same controversy focusing on whether politicians took kickbacks in exchange for buying artillery guns made in Switzerland.
Delhi HC orders MHA to allow access to Greenpeace India's domestic accounts
May 27, 2015, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to allow access to Greenpeace India's two main domestic bank accounts, which will let the organisation receive new donations and access the vast majority of its existing funds.
AAP Government shifts Anindo Majumdar to DFC
May 27, 2015, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party Government on Wednesday transferred senior bureaucrat Anindo Majumdar to the post of CMD in Delhi Finance Corporation.
Shall fight the suit boot ki sarkaar : Rahul Gandhi
May 27, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Chavakkad, Kerala, May 27 (IBNS) Holding the refrain of "suit boot ki sarkaar," Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday vowed to fight for the rights of fishermen while accusing the Narendra Modi Government of taking away their access to seas by extending the ban on trawler fishing.
PM pays tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his Punya Tithi
May 27, 2015, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid his tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his Punya Tithi.