President Kovind addresses IARI convocation, lauded its role in Green Revolution
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, addressed the 56th convocation of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Friday.
Congress supports Andhra Pradesh's demand of special category status
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): With an aim to fasten the Opposition unity, the Congress has extended its support to Andhra Pradesh's demand of a special category, at a time the ruling Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in the southern state is unhappy over its ally partner BJP.
Allegations of child molestation in south Kolkata school, accused reportedly in police custody
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Allegation of child molestation by a teacher rocked Kolkata's Carmel Primary School on Friday morning, according to media reports.
Rahul Gandhi issued notice to speak on Rafael deal in Parliament
Feb 09, 2018, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS) : Congress president Rahul Gandhi has issued a notice to speak on the Rafale deal in Parliament on Friday, media reports said.
Tell Modi Govt what should be the focus areas, Cong asks people
Feb 09, 2018, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Amid the heated political environment, the Congress has asked the people to state the areas the Modi government should immediately focus on.
Sensex opens in red again, down by 400 points
Feb 09, 2018, at 04:36 pm
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IBNS): Sensex has once again opened in red as it went down by more than 400 points on Friday morning.
Air Force officer arrested for 'spying' for ISI
Feb 09, 2018, at 02:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): In a major development, an Air Force officer was arrested on charges of espionage and passing on classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI from Delhi, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commence his three-nation tour today
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commence his three-nation tour on Friday.
Congress seriously compromising country's security: Jaitley hits back on Rafale
Feb 09, 2018, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit back on the Congress party and charged it with compromising the country's security by seeking details of the Rafale fighter jet deal, media reports said.
Srinagar shootout: State police arrests four including two militants
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:59 am
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): Two days after Lashkar-e-Taiba imprisoned militant Naveed Ahmed Jhat alias Abu Hunzala escaped from a hospital in Srinagar during medical check up, the Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested four people involved in the escape act.
Rahul Gandhi uses sarcasm to take dig at Nirmala Sitharaman over Rafale deal
Feb 09, 2018, at 01:07 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again used the weapon of sarcasm to take a sharp dig at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who refused to reveal the price at which the central government finalised the Rafale deal.
PM Modi mourns death of former Gujarat industrial minister Anil Patel
Feb 09, 2018, at 12:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of BJP leader and former Gujarat industrial minister Anil Patel.
Two NSCN (K) workers nabbed in Upper Assam
Feb 08, 2018, at 11:12 pm
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended two overground workers of banned NSCN (K) in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday, officials said.
Lalu's daughter and son-in-law summoned by court in connection with money laundering case
Feb 08, 2018, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) : A special Central Bureau of Investigation Court on Thursday summoned jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar, to appear before it on March 5 in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Narendra Modi in Tripura : State backward due to Left rule
Feb 08, 2018, at 10:30 pm
Agartala, Feb 8 (IBNS) : In keeping with the BJP's agenda to push for the country's last red bastion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sounded the poll trumpet in Tripura, saying the state remained backward due to 25 years of Left "misrule,' reports said.
J&K government suspends Superintendent of Srinagar Central Jail
Feb 08, 2018, at 09:30 pm
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday suspended a top officer of Srinagar Central Jail in connection with the hospital shootout that left two policemen dead and allowed LeT commander Naveed Jaat alias Abu Hanzullah to escaped.
Army Major's father moves Supreme Court against FIR by J & K police
Feb 08, 2018, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) : The father of the Army Aditya Kumar has moved the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Jammu and Kashmir police against his son in connection with the firing incident in Shopian, media reports said.
J&K Police arrest 10 in relation to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital shootout
Feb 08, 2018, at 07:16 pm
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IBNS): In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested 10 in connection with Shri Mahraja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) shootout that left two policemen dead and allowed Lashker commander Naveed to escape.
Rahul Gandhi is now my boss too: Sonia Gandhi tells Congress MPs
Feb 08, 2018, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): In what is a call to pledge loyalty to a young leader and rally behind him to revive the party's fortune, Sonia Gandhi on Thursday told Congress parliamentarians that her son, Rahul, "is my boss too."
PM Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to former President Zakir Husain on birth anniversary
Feb 08, 2018, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday paid tributes to former Indian President late Zakir Husain on his birthday anniversary.
Andhra Pradesh witnesses bandh called by Left parties
Feb 08, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IBNS): The Left parties have called a state-wide bandh in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as a mark of protest against the "injustice" meted out to the state by the Union budget 2018, media reports said.
PM Modi to address rallies in Tripura today
Feb 08, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing two rallies in Tripura on Thursday, ahead of the assembly polls.
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Cabinet apprised of MoU signed between India and Tunisia for cooperation on youth matters
Feb 08, 2018, at 05:10 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Tunisia to promote cooperation in the field of youth matters.
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Cabinet approves rationalization of autonomous bodies under Department of Health & Family Welfare
Feb 08, 2018, at 04:51 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for closure of Autonomous Bodies, namely, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) and Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) and the functions are proposed to be vested in Department of Health & Family Welfare (DoHFW).
APSC cash-for-job scam: Assam police grills 9 more officers
Feb 08, 2018, at 04:18 am
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): Dibrugarh police on Wednesday grilled nine more government officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) in Guwahati, officials said.
253 candidates file nominations to ensure Nagaland assembly polls
Feb 08, 2018, at 04:09 am
Kohima, Feb 7 (IBNS): Despite calling for election boycott by the Naga outfit groups, 253 candidates of different political parties and independents have filed their nominations to ensure that the Nagaland assembly polls be held on Feb 27.
Five rhino poachers nabbed near Kaziranga National Park
Feb 08, 2018, at 03:39 am
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Assam police arrested five rhino poachers in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday, who were planning to poach rhino inside the World Heritage site Kaziranga National Park, officials said.
PM Modi should answer questions, not target Congress in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 08, 2018, at 02:43 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at Narendra Modi for his speech in the Parliament and questioned the Prime Minister's silence over the Rafale deal.
Cabinet approves ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Feb 08, 2018, at 02:38 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for ratification of Minamata Convention on Mercury and depositing the instrument of ratification enabling India to become a Party of the Convention.
Feb 08, 2018, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the Discovered Small Field Policy notified on 14.10.2015 to identified 60 discovered small fields / un-monetized discoveries for offer under the Discovered Small Field Policy Bid Round-ll.