Piyush Goyal launches the IEA’s Report “The Future of Rail”

Jan 30, 2019, at 08:02 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Minister of Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal launched the report “The Future of Rail” of International Energy Agency (IEA) at an event here on Wednesday.

Power Minister RK Singh lays the foundation stone of Regional testing laboratory of CPRI at Nashik

Jan 30, 2019, at 07:05 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India laid the foundation stone of Regional testing laboratory of Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) at Nashik, Maharashtra on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi visits Surat today

Jan 30, 2019, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Surat on Wednesday.

India, Bangladesh host school students exchange programme

Jan 30, 2019, at 06:27 pm

Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): In an effort to foster cordial bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh, an outbound and inbound ‘Students Exchange Programme’ was organized between the two countries in the month of Jan 2019, wherein a delegation of 04 teachers and 12 students of each country took part.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates state-of-the-art Hospital in Surat

Jan 30, 2019, at 06:19 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated state-of-the-art super speciality Rasilaben Sevantilal Shah Venus hospital in Surat.

Re-orient education system to make students think rationally: Vice President Naidu

Jan 30, 2019, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu called for reorienting the education system to make students think rationally and independently to enable them face the challenges in life with equanimity.

Did not discuss Rafale: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar writes in his letter to Rahul Gandhi

Jan 30, 2019, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday expressed his displeasure in a letter written to Rahul Gandhi where he said the Congress President used his visit to meet him for “petty political gains”.

Country will have new PM every day if mahagathbandhan comes to power: Amit Shah

Jan 30, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Kanpur, Jan 30 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah made a stinging attack on the supposed opposition alliance and said if it comes to power then the nation will see one new Prime Minister every day of the week.

Police stop BJP protest march in Kolkata

Jan 30, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): The police stopped a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protest march against yesterday's violence in the state before it could reach Esplanade area in downtown Kolkata on Wednesday.

BJP leader compares Rahul Gandhi to 'Ravana'

Jan 30, 2019, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): A BJP MLA has triggered a controversy by describing Congress President Rahul Gandhi to the demon king Ravana from Indian mythology Ramayana.

Delay in CBI selection panel meet may rule out Rina Mitra from the top job

Jan 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Delay in the CBI selection panel meet may eventually leave Rina Mitra, a special secretary (internal security) in the Union home ministry, out of contention for the top job in the federal probe agency, media reports said.

Martyrs Day: PM Narendra Modi remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary

Jan 30, 2019, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary.

SP-BSP alliance coalition of corruption, country can go ahead only with 56 inch : Amit Shah

Jan 30, 2019, at 03:46 pm

Lucknow, Jan 30 (IBNS) : Slamming the SP-BSP alliance as a "coalition of corruption," Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said the rules of the respective party have  always been synonymous to crime and corruption.

Supreme Court allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad but warns not to play with law

Jan 30, 2019, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) "Do not play with law" is the warning from the Supreme Court to former Congress finance minister's son Karti Chidambaram whom the top court allowed to travel abroad on Wednesday saying it will be "forced to take steps" if he fails to cooperate with the investigating agencies probing the Aircel-Maxis case.

George Saheb as I knew him: Arun Jaitley

Jan 30, 2019, at 12:28 pm

With the passing away of the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, India has lost a political colossus. George was a politician with a difference. He had the ability to stand alone, take a position, however extreme, and sustain that position. He was a political worker, an extra-ordinary leader, a powerful Trade Unionist, a Parliamentarian that many would dread to face and above all a dissenter. In the early 70s, when I was a student, George was one of the most charismatic speakers, much wanted to address campus audiences. My familiarity with him started at that time and I had an opportunity to work with him both in opposition and in Government.

Rajnath Singh calls Mamata Banerjee over violence in Bengal after Amit Shah's rally

Jan 30, 2019, at 10:43 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after several vehicles were allegedly attacked by the ruling TMC after BJP national president Amit Shah's rally in east Midnapore of the state, media reports said.

Terror groups supported by Pakistan will continue to attack India: US intelligence report

Jan 30, 2019, at 09:56 am

Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): A US intelligence report has said that terror groups supported by Pakistan will continue to conduct attacks in India and Afghanistan.

PM Modi mentions PUBG in Pariksha Pe Charcha, audience breaks into laughter

Jan 29, 2019, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS):Breaking the entire audience into laughter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took the name of online game, PUBG, while trying to assist  students and parents on how to deal with examination pressures at the Pariksha Pe Charcha in the national capital.

Vehicles vandalised near Amit Shah's rally in West Bengal; BJP blames TMC

Jan 29, 2019, at 07:21 pm

Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Escalating the political tussle with the ruling party in West Bengal, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that several vehicles near its national president Amit Shah's rally in east Midnapore district were vandalised by the TMC.

Naked body of man recovered from close to Mumbai

Jan 29, 2019, at 06:33 pm

Mumbai, Jan 29 (IBNS): The police have recovered the body of a naked man close to Mumbai city in Maharashtra, media reports said on Tuesday.

Time to tell our side of the story: Priya Ramani tweets after court summons her in MJ Akbar defamation case

Jan 29, 2019, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS):  A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned journalist Priya Ramani to appear before it on Feb 25 in connection with the defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar against her.

11 political parties of NE unanimously decide to oppose Citizenship bill

Jan 29, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, 10 regional political parties of the North East, including six allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with Nitish Kumar-led JD (U), have unanimously decided to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.

Bangladeshi infiltrators have become the vote bank of TMC: Amit Shah says in Purba Medinipur rally

Jan 29, 2019, at 04:44 pm

Purba Medinipur, Jan 29 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday came down to West Bengal and addressed a rally in Purba Medinipur where he accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of using 'Bangladeshi infiltrators' as their 'vote bank'.

Prakash Javadekar to inaugurate New Campus for National Museum Institute at Noida tomorrow

Jan 29, 2019, at 04:20 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Human Resource Development, in the presence of Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Chancellor of the National Museum Institute (NMI), will inaugurate the new Campus of the National Museum Institute on Wednesday at 11.00 a.m. at A-19, Sector 62, NOIDA (Institutional Area).

PM Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat tomorrow

Jan 29, 2019, at 03:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Dandi in Gujarat on Jan 30.

PM Narendra Modi interacts with students, teachers and parents at “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0”

Jan 29, 2019, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with students, teachers and parents, as part of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi.

PM to lay foundation stone for the extension of terminal building at Surat airport

Jan 29, 2019, at 03:28 pm

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Dandi in Gujarat on Wednesday.

Indian man jailed in Saudi Arabia for tweeting against Prophet

Jan 29, 2019, at 03:25 pm

Riyadh, Jan 29 (IBNS): A Kerala man landed himself in jail in Saudi Arabia for reportedly posting a series of tweets criticising Prophet Mohammed, "hurting sentiments of people of the Muslim majority country."

West Bengal: NIA arrests two JMB suspects wanted in Burdwan blast case

Jan 29, 2019, at 03:21 pm

Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday midnight arrested two suspected terrorists, who were wanted in Khagragarh blast case that took place in West Bengal's Burdwan district in 2014, from Arambagh in Hooghly district of Bengal, officials said.

Rs 100 crore seized from IRS officer who wanted to get into politics

Jan 29, 2019, at 02:36 pm

Jaipur, Jan 29 (IBNS): Cash and assets worth over Rs 100 crore have been seized from the house of an IRS officer who wanted to get into politics.