Obama quotes SRK's dialogue, actor promises 'Chhaiya Chhaiya' next time
Jan 27, 2015, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) The impact of Bollywood on Barack Obama became evident on Tuesday when the US President referred to a popular dialogue by actor Shah Rukh Khan from his movie 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' while addressing at the Siri Fort Auditorium here.
India will succeed as long as it's not splintered along religious lines: Obama
Jan 27, 2015, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Before leaving India, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday made a strong appeal for religious freedom and said the Asian nation will only succeed as long as it is not "splintered" along religious lines.
India, Pakistan exchange sweets to mark India Republic Day
Jan 27, 2015, at 08:31 pm
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS) The two armies of India and Pakistan in a gesture of bonhomie exchanged sweets on the Line of Control adjoining the posts at Chakan-da-Bagh and Roshni on India's 66th Republic Day.
Kejriwal replies to EC: Denies abetting bribery
Jan 27, 2015, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Replying to Election Commission's notice over his 'bribe' appeal to voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has denied having made such overtures.
Your visit has taken India-USA ties to a new level: Modi to Obama
Jan 27, 2015, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) As US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed from India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said s visit to the Asian nation has taken India-USA ties to a new level.
Obama attends banquet hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Jan 27, 2015, at 07:43 pm
The President, Pranab Mukherjee hosts banquet in the honour of the US President, Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on January 25, 2015.
President condoles R K Laxaman's death
Jan 27, 2015, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the death of eminent cartoonist, R.K. Laxman.
Annual Amarnath pilgrimage will have delayed start
Jan 27, 2015, at 05:57 pm
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): The centuries' old pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva popularly known as "Amarnath Yatra" situated in mighty Kashmir Himalayas will be delayed by almost a fortnight this year and will commence from 2nd July 2015.
India can be America's best partner: Obama
Jan 27, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Holding that India should be included as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US President Barack Obama addressing a gathering of students and activists on the concluding day of his three-day visit here on Tuesday said America can not only be a natural partner of India but the best partner as they are both bound by shared democratic values.
Obama addresses gathering at Siri Fort Auditorium
Jan 27, 2015, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama will conclude his three-day visit to India on Tuesday but on the last day of his historic stay in India he is addressing an audience comprising Delhi University students at the Town Hall of Siri Fort Auditorium.
Gandhis mourn RK Laxman's demise
Jan 27, 2015, at 05:09 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi have mourned the death of noted cartoonist RK Laxman on Monday.
PM Modi mourns RK Laxman's death
Jan 27, 2015, at 03:29 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of iconic Indian cartoonist RK Laxman and said the country will be grateful to him for bringing smiles on 'our' faces.
Jan 27, 2015, at 03:17 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): The bold strokes of his brush coupled with pointed satires had made his cartoons an integral part of the Indian daily life while making the creator RK Laxman became a legend and an uncrowned conscience keeper of the nation.
We should be working towards making business between India, US easier: Obama
Jan 27, 2015, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Barack Obama on Monday addressed the India-US CEO Forum where the US President said both the nations should work hard to make trade between each other easier.
Cartoonist R K Laxhman passes away
Jan 27, 2015, at 01:35 am
Pune, Jan 26 (IBNS): Popular cartoonist RK Laxman, whose creations have been appreciated by people for generations, passed away in Pune on Monday, media reports said.
Jan 27, 2015, at 12:23 am
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Congress top leadership Sonia Gandhi and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called on US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle here.
Bill and Melinda Gates get Padma Bhushan
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS) India on Monday conferred 'Padma Bhushan', one of its highest civilian awards on Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda for their contribution in improving health in developing countries.
India could play vital role in fighting IS : US
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS) The US on Monday said India is increasingly prepared to engage on global security issues and could play a role in fighting the Islamic State.
Metro Railway observes 66th Republic Day
Jan 26, 2015, at 11:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IBNS): Metro Railway in Kolkata observed the 66th Republic Day on Monday.
Twelve of a family killed as train hits vehicle in Haryana
Jan 26, 2015, at 10:10 pm
Hisar, Haryana, Jan 26 (IBNS) Twelve members of a family, including five women and four children, were killed when the vehicle carrying them was hit by a train at an unmanned railway crossing near Sarsod village in Hisar's Barwala subdivision on Monday.
Bengal tableau not in R-Day parade:Trinamool sore
Jan 26, 2015, at 09:52 pm
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IBNS) As US President Barack Obama watched the Republic Day parade along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Monday said the Centre refused to allow the state's tableau to feature in the ceremony.
Indo-China Border Personnel Meeting
Jan 26, 2015, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS) A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of Indian Republic Day' was conducted at Indian BPM hut in Chushul sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday.
Four children found murdered in Meerut
Jan 26, 2015, at 09:14 pm
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Jan 26 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, four children, aged between four and 15, were found murdered in a house at Samar Garden on the outskirts of Meerut on Monday.
Soldiers who died fighting terrorists given posthumous Ashoka Chakra
Jan 26, 2015, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS) Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, has been posthumously conferred on Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar-the two soldiers who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Twin blasts rock upper Assam, IED recovered
Jan 26, 2015, at 07:17 pm
Guwahati, January 26 (IBNS) : Twin blasts rocked the oil rich Upper Assam town Digboi few hours ago the Republic Day celebrations on Monday, officials said.
India celebrates 66th R-Day in presence of US President
Jan 26, 2015, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): India on Monday celebrated its 66th Republic Day with US President Barack Obama as the Chief Guest of the grand parade in the national capital, as the presence of the first American president at the ceremonial boulevard Rajpath made it an even more historic adding verve to the display of India's cultural diversity and military might.
Obama adds verve to India's Republic Day Parade
Jan 26, 2015, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): In the presence of US president Barack Obama as the Chief Guest along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee, India is conducting its grand Republic Day parade on Monday on the rain-soaked Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard of New Delhi, paying a colourful tribute to the nation and its identity as a democratic republic.
Padma Shri for German Sanskrit scholar
Jan 26, 2015, at 04:29 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Germany on Sunday welcomed the Indian government's decision to confer Padma Shri on German Sanskrit scholar Dr. Annette Schmiedchen.
US-India Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region released
Jan 26, 2015, at 04:27 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS) India and the USA on Sunday released a Joint Strategic Vision statement for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region, marking the deepening strategic equation between the two nations.
President Obama attends banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Jan 26, 2015, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle attended a banquet hosted in honour of them at the Presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.