Japan set to invest 3.5 trillion yens in India: Modi
Sep 02, 2014, at 12:16 am
Tokyo, Sept 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced Japan will invest 3.5 trillion Yens or Rs. 2,10,000 crores for over five years to help finance infrastructure projects in India.
Spare some coal blocks: Govt to SC
Sep 01, 2014, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS):With the Supreme Court scrapping all coal block allocations since 1993 terming the process as illegal, the government on Monday urged the apex court to not cancel all allocations since it will lead to a power crisis in the nation.
Do not cancel all coal blocks: Govt to SC
Sep 01, 2014, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): The union government has urged the Supreme Court- which scrapped all coal block allocations since 1993 as illegal- to not cancel all allocations since it will lead to a power crisis in the nation, said media reports.
100 days of initiatives showing result: Modi
Sep 01, 2014, at 07:52 pm
Tokyo, Sept 1 (IBNS) Addressing the business leaders in Japan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his initiatives in the first 100 days in government is showing result while in the same address he without naming China said India is for development and not expansionism.
Mission Kerala: Amit Shah to address BJP workers in Kerala
Sep 01, 2014, at 05:42 pm
Trivandrum, Sep 1 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is slated to address a workers’ conference in Kerala on the concluding day of the state committee meeting on Monday, reports said.
Nalanda University begins classes at its Rajgir campus today
Sep 01, 2014, at 05:22 pm
Patna, Sep 1 (IBNS): The ancient Nalanda University (NU) began classes on Monday at its newly set up campus at Rajgir, reports said.
BJP MP Adityanath sparks off fresh controversy
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:57 pm
Gorakhpur, Sep 1 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Yogi Adityanath triggered a fresh controversy saying that there is no place for non-Muslims in areas which have over 40 percent Muslim population, reports said.
Karunanidhi slams Centre for renaming Teachers' Day as ‘Guru Utsav’
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:28 pm
Chennai, Sep 1 (IBNS): DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday evening slammed the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for renaming Teachers’ Day as ‘Guru Utsav’, reports said.
Home Ministry denies meeting with PAK counterpart in SAARC
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Home Ministry on Monday denied media reports that Rajnath Singh will meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference scheduled later this month in Nepal, reports said.
PM visits elementary school in Japan
Sep 01, 2014, at 03:51 pm
Tokyo, Sept 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo.
Modi to hold talks with Shinzo Abe in Tokyo today
Sep 01, 2014, at 03:43 pm
Tokyo, Sep 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Monday, reports said.
Befitting reply to Pakistan if ceasefire violations continue: Rajnath
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:50 am
Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would give a befitting reply to Pakistan if it continued to violate ceasefire rules along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
DMK says Vinayaka Chaturthi tweet by Stalin a mistake
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:39 am
Chennai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday said a social media greeting the people on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi by its leader MK Stalin, who is an atheist as claimed by him, was a mistake.
With Varanasi in mind, PM gets presentation on Kyoto
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:23 am
Kyoto, Aug 31 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has the vision to develop the holy Indian city of Varanasi from where he won elections in mind, was Sunday given a presentation on Kyoto, the heritage city of Japan, by the Mayor of the city, Daisaku Kadokawa.
Modi visits ancient Toji Temple at Kyoto with Shinzo Abe
Aug 31, 2014, at 05:19 pm
Kyoto, Aug 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the ancient Toji Temple in Kyoto.
Lord Ganesha row: Social activists file complain against Ram Gopal Varma
Aug 31, 2014, at 04:32 pm
Pune, Aug 31 (IBNS): In the wake of the controversial tweets by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, political and social activists on Saturday filed police complaints against him, reports said.
President condoles Bipin Chandra's demise
Aug 31, 2014, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of noted historian Bipan Chandra, who breathed his last on Saturday.
Prez to attend 14th Convocation of University of Jammu
Aug 31, 2014, at 05:55 am
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sept 1 and Sept 2 where he will attend the 14th Convocation of the University of Jammu.
Omar speaks in Kashmir Assembly
Aug 31, 2014, at 05:07 am
Srinagar, Aug 30 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday gave full credit to the people of his state for reposing faith in him and giving the chance to serve the state as the Chief Minister for about last six years.
Visva-Bharati: 3 arrested for allegedly harassing woman student
Aug 31, 2014, at 03:28 am
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): The police on Saturday have arrested three students who allegedly sexually harassed a first-year student of West Bengal's iconic Visva-Bharati University.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his Japan visit
Aug 31, 2014, at 02:34 am
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his first visit to Japan from Saturday where an agreement was signed between the cities of Kyoto and Varanasi.
Mamata hints alliance with CPI-M to stop BJP
Aug 30, 2014, at 11:00 pm
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee sprung a political surprise when she hinted in an interview to a Bengali news channel that to keep the BJP at bay in the state a tie-up with her lifelong bete noire Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is not ruled out.
Govt admits Sharmila's struggle: Kiren Rijiju
Aug 30, 2014, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Junior Union Home Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the long struggle of human rights activist Irom Sharmila- who has been forced fed over a decade now- has impacted the government thinking on the special army powers act in Manipur too, but there should be a way out keeping in mind the security issues.
BJP offered me Delhi CM post: AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
Aug 30, 2014, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had offered him the post of chief minister of Delhi if he could get the support of more legislators.
Two men accused of rape lynched in Assam
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:54 pm
Dispur, Aug 30 (IBNS): Two persons were allegedly beaten to death in Dibrugarh district of Assam late Friday night, reports said. The duo was accused of raping and murdering a woman at a tea garden in the Chabua area of the district.
Historian Bipan Chandra passes away
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Noted historian Bipan Chandra died on Saturday morning. He was 86, reports said.
PM Modi leaves for Japan on a five-day visit
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan early on Saturday morning for a five-day visit. He left at around 6 am, reports said.
PM Modi leaves for Japan on a five-day visit
Aug 30, 2014, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan early on Saturday morning for a five-day visit. He left at around 6 am, reports said.
One Indian army jawan killed in encounter
Aug 30, 2014, at 04:06 pm
Kupwara, Aug 30 (IBNS): One Indian Army soldier was killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday, reports said. Sources said that around 2-3 militants were believed to be fighting in the encounter.
Modi breaks his silence on cancellation of Indo-Pak talks
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke his silence on cancellation of talks with Pakistan saying the neighbouring nation had made a 'spectacle' by engaging with secessionist elements in Jammu and Kashmir.