Odisha flood: Death toll touches 38
Aug 10, 2014, at 08:08 pm
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IBNS): The death toll in the Odisha flood touched 38 on Sunday with over 18 lakh people been affected by the rains in 24 districts, reports said.
CBI probes Rs. 900 cr loan given to Kingfisher Airlines by IDBI
Aug 10, 2014, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday started a probe into Rs 900 crore loan given by the IDBI Bank to the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, reports said.
44 killed, 11 injured in Tibet tourist bus accident
Aug 10, 2014, at 06:31 pm
Lhasa, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least 44 people were killed and 11 others were injured after a tourist bus fell into a valley following a three-vehicle pile-up on Saturday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, media reports said.
Amar Singh blames Jaya Bachchan for problem with Mulayam
Aug 10, 2014, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS) Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has slammed Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, once his close friend, saying that he does not need a "middleman or woman" like her to reach out to SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Passenger plane crashes in Iran
Aug 10, 2014, at 05:18 pm
Tehran, Aug 10 (IBNS) A passenger plane carrying 40 people has crashed in northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday, according to IRNA, the Iranian news agency.
Bangalore couple arrested for assaulting 13-yr-old domestic help
Aug 10, 2014, at 04:11 pm
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IBNS): A couple has been arrested in Bangalore for allegedly hitting their 13-year-old domestic help, reports said.
President of India hosts 'At Home' for freedom fighters
Aug 10, 2014, at 06:08 am
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee hosted an 'At Home' reception for freedom fighters on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Quit India Movement on Saturday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Jaswant Singh still on 'life support'
Aug 10, 2014, at 05:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): The government on Saturday said former Defence Minister Jaswant Singh is still on life support systems and under constant monitoring by a team of neurosurgeons and critical care intensivists at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) here.
Modi justifies govt's stand on WTO
Aug 10, 2014, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS) Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the first council meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party after the Lok Sabha polls where he justified the country's tough stand at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.
270 Indians evacuated from Libya
Aug 10, 2014, at 03:40 am
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): India on Saturday said 270 nations were evacuated from conflict-hit Libya's Benghazi city.
Modi lavishes praise on Amit Shah
Aug 09, 2014, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising the new BJP president Amit Shah said the party would not have won in Uttar Pradesh without him and exuded confidence that under him the party will prosper.
BJP should be a force in every state: Amit Shah
Aug 09, 2014, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) new party president Amit Shah on Saturday said the party should be a force to reckon with in every state, as the top party leaders from across the nation on Saturday ratified his appointment as the new president at the national council meeting here.
UP communal conflicts artificially engineered: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 09, 2014, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in an interview has said the communal violence in Uttar Pradesh are artificially engineered.
BJP national council confirms Amit Shah as new party chief
Aug 09, 2014, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from across the nation on Saturday ratified the appointment of Amit Shah as the new party president at the national council meeting here.
Jaswant Singh in "very critical" condition
Aug 09, 2014, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Veteran politician Jaswant Singh continued to be in a “very critical†condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Army’s Research and Referral hospital here, sources said.
BJP national council to meet in Delhi today
Aug 09, 2014, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are set to meet in New Delhi on Saturday to ratify the appointment of Amit Shah as the new party president.
Congress leader Karan Singh's son joins PDP
Aug 09, 2014, at 04:09 pm
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IBNS): Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh's elder son Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday joined Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
193 one horned rhinos poached in Assam since 2001
Aug 09, 2014, at 04:11 am
Guwahati, August 8 (IBNS) : Rhino killing is alarm bell for Assam as poachers killed a total of 193 one horned rhinoceros in the state since 2001, the Assam Legislative Assembly was informed on Friday.
India, US take steps to boost defence co-operation
Aug 09, 2014, at 03:35 am
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) With co-development and co-production of Defence products in mind, India and the United States on Friday agreed to take the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) forward.
Aug 09, 2014, at 01:34 am
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Rahul visits ailing Jaswant Singh at hospital
Aug 09, 2014, at 01:08 am
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited former Union Minister Jaswant Singh after he was admitted in a hospital with critical head injury.
Dalbir Singh pays homage to martyr Naik Damodar Thapa
Aug 09, 2014, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Gen Dalbir Singh, COAS on Friday paid tributes to the mortal remains of Naik Damodar Thapa, of Gorkha Rifles, who made the sacrifice of his life fighting the terrorists near Line of Control in Tanghdar sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday.
President extends greeting on National Day of Singapore
Aug 08, 2014, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of Singapore on the occasion of the National Day of Singapore, which will be celebrated Saturday.
US Defence Secretary meets Modi, seeks to deepen strategic ties
Aug 08, 2014, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who is on a visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss the Indian PM's forthcoming visit to USA and a whole range of issues to strengthen defence, strategic and economic ties.
Captured BSF jawan handed over to India by Pakistan
Aug 08, 2014, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday handed over to India a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, who was captured by their troopers for allegedly crossing the border, after the motorboat in which he was on a patrol duty malfunctioned in River Chenab and swept him away to the waters of the neighbouring nation.
Court convicts Sher Singh Rana for Phoolan Devi assassination
Aug 08, 2014, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) A court in Delhi has found Sher Singh Rana, who was arrested for gunning down dreaded dacoit turned politician Phoolan Devi in 2001 in the national capital, guilty after a long drawn trial.
Lawmakers rue absence of Sachin, Rekha in Parliament
Aug 08, 2014, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Some lawmakers in Parliament are vocal about the absence of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha in Rajya Sabha, where they have been nominated as members by the previous UPA government.
Rajnath Singh launches Web application of Delhi Police
Aug 08, 2014, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday launched the Web application of Delhi Police for issuing Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to the people of Delhi who require the PCC for emigration, employment etc.
New rules for bureaucrats for efficient governance under Modi
Aug 08, 2014, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): To provide clean and efficient governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken measures to make the bureaucrats go by some new rules or 19 new pointers, said reports on Friday.
PM speaks to family of ailing Jaswant Singh
Aug 08, 2014, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to the family of former Union Minister Jaswant Singh in the morning after he was admitted in a hospital.