Government has full confidence on Chief Economic Adviser: Jaitley
Jun 22, 2016, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government has confidence on Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian.
West Bengal: 2 killed in explosion in Burdwan
Jun 22, 2016, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Jun 22 (IBNS): Two men were killed due to an explosion, while they were making crude bombs, at Chenchuri village under Ketugram Police Station area in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Tuesday midnight, officials said.
Veteran BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya quits party
Jun 22, 2016, at 10:05 pm
Lucknow, Jun 22 (IBNS): Swami Prasad Maurya, leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, quit Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Wednesday after levelling charges against party supremo and former UP chief minister Mayawati, according to media reports.
Subramanian Swamy wants Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian sacked
Jun 22, 2016, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Jun 22 (IBNS): BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, a Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Cabinet minister, has now trained his gun on India's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Lighting kills several people in UP,Bihar, Modi, Sonia mourn
Jun 22, 2016, at 09:18 pm
Patna/New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mourned the loss of lives in lighting in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
PM Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as tussle continues over India's inclusion into NSG
Jun 22, 2016, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) Under the cloud of China seeking to block India's inclusion into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Xi Jinping, President of the Asian giant, Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Thursday.
Man commits suicide in Kolkata Metro, services hit in peak hours
Jun 22, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Kolkata, Jun 22 (IBNS): An aged man reportedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a Dumdum- bound metro rail at Sovabazar Sutanuti station in north Kolkata at around 11:10 am. on Wednesday.
Man dies while repairing 11000 volt electricity line in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 22, 2016, at 05:44 pm
Jhansi, June 22 (IBNS) : Two persons were electrocuted on Wednesday morning while carrying out repair work on a 11000 volt electricity line in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi.
By-polls underway in Anantnag featuring J & K CM Mehbooba Mufti
Jun 22, 2016, at 05:03 pm
Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, June 22 (IBNS) Amid heavy security, voting is underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti contesting for an Assembly berth to fulfil constitutional obligations.
ISRO: PSLV C34 injects 20 satellites into orbit, creates record
Jun 22, 2016, at 04:53 pm
Kejriwal tweet pictures, takes subtle jab at PM Modi
Jun 22, 2016, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Jun 22 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went about his usual business of firing salvos at the Prime Minister and his BJP government, as he Tweeted two pictures on Wednesday, taking a subtle jab at Modi relating to the new appointment of NIFT Chairman and the exit of former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.
China says 'door open' to admit non-NPT nations to NSG
Jun 22, 2016, at 05:05 am
New Delhi, Jun 21 (IBNS): In a recent development, China has said that "door is open" to admit non-NPT (Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty) countries like India to join the elite club of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
PM Modi urges citizens to continue practicing yoga
Jun 22, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Jun 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was happy with the turnout for yoga day, urged people to continue the exercise and make it a part of their daily lives.
Ministry of Railways Observes The International Day of Yoga
Jun 22, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): The Ministry of Railways organised the International Day of Yoga on Tuesday in Rail Bhawan as per the direction of the Ministry of AYUSH.
Jun 22, 2016, at 12:22 am
Mumbai, June 21 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Salman Khan found himself in deep trouble over making remarks on 'raped women', triggering protest and even the Women's Commission threatened to summon the actor if he does not apologise on his remark.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi leads celebrations at Meerut on International Yoga Day
Jun 21, 2016, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Yoga has now become “crown of the world’s health†and we feel proud that India’s thousands years old culture has proved to be “resource of health†for the entire world and its people.
Yoga Day celebrated at Siachen Glacier
Jun 21, 2016, at 10:46 pm
Udhampur, June 21 (IBNS) World Yoga Day was celebrated by Army’s Fire and Fury Corps on Tuesday at Siachen Glacier, Leh, Kargil and other forward locations along the borders.
You cannot scare us PM Modi: Kejriwal
Jun 21, 2016, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): A day after the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) registered FIR against Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday targeted Narendra Modi and said the Prime Minister cannot 'scare' him.
West Bengal: BSF observes International Yoga Day
Jun 21, 2016, at 10:01 pm
Kolkata, June 21 (IBNS) International Yoga Day was organized by 144 Bn BSF at Kalyani campus area on Tuesday.
Jun 21, 2016, at 07:15 pm
The Ordinance promulgated by the President (of Pakistan) on April 26, 1984, goes a long way in accepting the most extreme demands and transforms much of the daily life of the Community into a criminal offence. -Yohanan Friedman, Prophecy Continuous (1989)
Dilemmas of Transitional Justice
Jun 21, 2016, at 07:11 pm
On June 16, 2016, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which had started recording testimonies regarding insurgency-era rights' violations and crimes from April 17, 2016, at District Peace Committee offices in all 75 Districts, and was supposed to wrap up the collection of complaints on June 16, 2016, decided to continue complaint collection until July 16, 2016, after it learnt that hundreds of victims are yet to lodge their complaints related to the war-era. The TRC had distributed 40,000 forms to victims and, as of June 15, 2016, had received 33,592 complaints.
Eight school children killed in Karnataka road accident
Jun 21, 2016, at 07:02 pm
Bengaluru, June 21 (IBNS) Eight school children were killed and 11 injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a bus in Karnataka on Tuesday, reports said.
Heavy rains delay local trains in Mumbai, taxi strike compounds commuters' woes
Jun 21, 2016, at 06:05 pm
Mumbai, June 21 (IBNS) Even as monsoon hit Maharashtra to bring relief from the hot, humid days, Mumbaikars were in for deep trouble as railway services, the life line of the city, malfunctioned for the second day on Tuesday following heavy rains.
Puducherry cabinet skips Governor Kiran Bedi's Yoga session
Jun 21, 2016, at 05:51 pm
Puducherry, June 21 (IBNS) In what came as a message of differences between the government and the constitutional head of the union territory, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanswamy and his cabinet skipped on Tuesday a yoga session led by Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi.
US calls upon NSG members to support India's membership
Jun 21, 2016, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS) The United States has called upon members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to throw their weight behind India for getting membership in the elite club.
Make practice of Yoga an integral part of life: Pranab Mukherjee tells people
Jun 21, 2016, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS) Inaugurating the International Yoga Day celebrations at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday urged people to make practice of Yoga an integral part of their lives.
PM Narendra Modi leads the nation in celebrating International Yoga Day
Jun 21, 2016, at 02:58 pm
Chandigarh, June 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined many other practitioners across the nation in performing yoga asanas to mark the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday.
Modi govt eases FDI rules for major Indian sectors
Jun 21, 2016, at 05:38 am
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) In a radical economic reforms initiative, the Narendra Modi led NDA government at the centre on Monday opened up foreign direct investment (FDI) further clearing the decks for 100 pc FDI in most sectors, including pharma, aviation and defence sectors.
Modi reaches Chandigarh to lead International Yoga Day celebration
Jun 21, 2016, at 04:45 am
Chandigarh, Jun 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the city of Chandigarh on Monday night at 9.50pm to lead the IDY-2016 celebrations by participating in a mass Yoga demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol at the Capitol Complex here.
Kabul suicide attack: 2 Indians killed
Jun 21, 2016, at 04:37 am
Kabul/New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): Two Indians have been killed in the suicide attack that hit Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, officials confirmed.