Modi leaves for Nepal to boost bilateral ties
Aug 03, 2014, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for neighbouring SAARC nation Nepal as a part his two-day bilateral tour to strengthen ties with the Himalayan nation that is closely linked to India.
Taslima Nasreen meets Rajnath, granted residential visa
Aug 03, 2014, at 04:28 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Saturday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and said she has been granted residential visa by the Indian government.
B'lore school rape: Hyderabad schools install CCTV system
Aug 03, 2014, at 02:27 am
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): In the wake of the gangrape of a six-year-old student in a Bangalore school, some schools in Hyderabad have installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) system to ensure safety of their students, reports said.
Pune landslide: Death toll touches to 77
Aug 03, 2014, at 02:15 am
Malin, Maharashtra, Aug 2 (IBNS): The death toll in Malin Village landslide in Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra touched 77 on Saturday evening.
Pranab congratulates CWG medal winners
Aug 03, 2014, at 01:36 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Seema Punia, Achanta Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Pinki Rani Jangra for winning medals at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in their respective games.
Aug 03, 2014, at 01:31 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nepal on Sunday as a part his two-day bilateral visit.
Bihar govt orders evacuation after flood situation develops in Kosi
Aug 03, 2014, at 12:53 am
Bihar, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Bihar government has ordered immediate evacuation of people living in villages lying within the embankment area in 22 panchayats of Supaul district and 7 other districts of the state after a flood situation has development in Kosi river.
UPSC row: Protests on, govt yet to take decision
Aug 03, 2014, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Even as the Hindi-speaking Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants are protesting against the emphasis on English in the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT), the government is yet to take a resolution in the matter.
Shiv Sena lends support to Mumbai DIG accused of rape
Aug 02, 2014, at 07:05 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has lent support to Mumbai DIG Sunil Paraskar, who has been accused of rape by a model, saying it has become fashionable to slap such charges against people.
Bhopal disaster groups urge govts to respond to US ruling
Aug 02, 2014, at 06:02 pm
Bhopal, Aug 2 (IBNS) Five organizations working for the rights of the survivors and sufferers of the Bhopal gas disaster on Saturday called upon the state and central governments to urgently respond to the juridical issues concerning the gas disaster and the ongoing contamination of soil and groundwater.
Hurriyat calls Kashmir Valley shutdown over new Yatra
Aug 02, 2014, at 06:00 pm
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IBNS) The Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown on Saturday called by the separatists against the controversial Kausar Nag Yatra.
PM Modi to address UN General Assembly
Aug 02, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in September this year, which is going to be his first global speech after he assumed the office in May last.
Kanpur cop transferred after kissing murder accused
Aug 02, 2014, at 05:27 pm
Kanpur, Aug 2 (IBNS): A senior Kanpur police officer was transferred after being found hugging and kissing on the forehead of a murder accused, police said.
UPSC row: NSUI protest before Rajnath house
Aug 02, 2014, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Hindi-speaking UPSC aspirants protesting emphasis on English in the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) took their stir to the doorstep of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday morning but they were quickly cleared by the police.
Pune landslide toll climbs to 73
Aug 02, 2014, at 04:28 pm
Malin, Maharashtra, Aug 2 (IBNS): The toll in Malin Village landslide in Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra touched 73 on Saturday with rescuers digging out more bodies since last night from the mud and debris following a massive landslide.
UPSC row: Arvind Verma Committee says no change required in CSAT
Aug 02, 2014, at 04:32 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): In a setback for the protesting Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants, the Arvind Verma committee has submitted its report on the row and has recommended that no change should be made in the Civil Service Aptitude Test, reports said.
NHRC sends notice to TN government
Aug 02, 2014, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it has sent notice to the Tamil Nadu government on death of 11 people in wall collapse in Thiruvallur last month.
Rajiv Gandhi not a beneficiary in Bofors scam: Natwar Singh
Aug 02, 2014, at 03:55 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Former Congressman and ex-foreign minister Natwar Singh, whose forthcoming book criticising party president Sonia Gandhi has created a row, said that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was not a beneficiary in the Bofors scam.
Assam : Three ULFA (I) militants killed in IED blast
Aug 02, 2014, at 01:33 am
Guwahati, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Three hardcore militants of Untied Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) were killed in a powerful IED blast in Assam’s Goalpara district along the Meghalaya border on Friday morning, police said.
SC allows Subrata to shift to conference hall in Tihar
Aug 02, 2014, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): In a slight relief for Sahara Group's chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed him and two other directors of the firm to shift from the barracks of Tihar jail to a conference hall in the prison's vicinity.
Sri Lanka apologises to Modi, Jaya over derogatory article on its website
Aug 02, 2014, at 12:44 am
Colombo, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government on Friday tendered an unqualified apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after a 'derogatory' article with controversial pictures were posted on its defence ministry website.
Pune landslide: Death toll climbs to 63
Aug 02, 2014, at 12:23 am
Pune, Aug 1 (IBNS): The toll in Malin Village landslide in Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra touched 63 on Friday with the search and rescue operation still being carried on.
Militants killed in Kashmir encounters with Army
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:36 pm
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS) Indian Army on Friday claimed to have killed two more militants in an encounter at Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, taking the toll to four.
IAF Jaguar crashes, pilot ejects safely
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: Aug 1 (IBNS) One Jaguar fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at about 1206 hrs, about 30 km north of Bhuj in Gujarat but pilot ejected safely.
Kolkata woman gang-raped in Rajasthan
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:12 pm
Jaipur, Aug 1 (IBNS) A young woman from Kolkata was allegedly gang-raped by four while she was on her way to Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan, said reports on Friday.
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over UPSC
Aug 01, 2014, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) The upper house of Parliament had to be adjourned twice on Friday after the Opposition created uproar over the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam row.
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): USA Secretary of State John Kerry and USA Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Friday called on the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
Response to Pakistan provocation will be immediate, intense: New Army Chief
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh Suhag, who has taken over as the 26th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army on Thursday, Friday said Pakistan will get an intense and immediate response if there was any provocation like the beheading of Indian soldiers last year.
Natwar Singh says Sonia mistreated him
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) Former Congressman and ex-foreign minister Natwar Singh, whose forthcoming book criticising Congress president Sonia Gandhi has generated a row, in an interview referring to the latter said "no Indian would have treated me this way."
ED sets up preliminary inquiry in National Herald case
Aug 01, 2014, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): In a case that has embroiled Congress first family Gandhis, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday registered a preliminary investigation into allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust in the National Herald case filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.