Maharashtra: Shiv Sena stakes claim for Leader of Opposition

Nov 11, 2014, at 12:25 am

Mumbai, Nov 10 (IBNS): After being snubbed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena on Monday staked claim for the Leader of Opposition post in the newly elected 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

Kashmir leader Sajjad Lone meets PM Modi, fuels speculation

Nov 11, 2014, at 12:06 am

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS ) Fuelling speculations, Jammu and Kashmir leader Sajjad Lone, who heads the People's Conference party, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Ambassador Steiner meets India's Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi

Nov 10, 2014, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS) German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner hosted Indian Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2014 Kailash Satyarthi at his Residence on Monday.

Jayant Sinha takes over as MoS Finance

Nov 10, 2014, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Jayant Sinha, son of veteran BJP leader and former parliamentarian and minister Yeshwant Sinha took over the charge as Minister of State for Finance here on Monday.

Harsh Vardhan "proud" to get key portfolio

Nov 10, 2014, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Dismissing reports that Health Ministry has been taken away from him, because of his alleged under-performance, Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that he felt proud to get key portfolio for implementation of PM's policies and vision" just after he took over as the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences.

Y.S. Choudhary Takes Over as Minister of State Science & Technology and Earth Sciences

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Y.S. Choudhary today took over as New Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. He was sworn in as New Minister in the Union Cabinet Expansion held here in New Delhi yesterday.

Sanwar Lal Jat takes over as MoS Water Resources

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat took over as Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation here today. Born on 01 January, 1955 in Village Gopalpura of Ajmer District in Rajasthan, he did his post graduation in Commerce and obtained Ph.D also. Shri Sanwar lal joined the faculty of Department of Accountancy and Business Statistics of University of Rajasthan in Jaipur in the year 1981 and took VRS from their in 2012.

Rajnath reviews progress in police reforms

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the Police Modernization and Police Reforms in the country with the senior officials of the Ministry.

New 'DONER' Minister Jitender Singh assumes charge, calls meeting of North-East CMs

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:44 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): The new Minister for “Development of North-East Region” (DONER), Dr. Jitendra Singh has called a meeting of the Chief Ministers of all the eight States of North-East in the next few days in order to chart-out a concrete time-bound roadmap to ensure equitable development and economic upliftment of the region. Soon after taking over the charge of the office, the Minister wrote individual letters to each of the eight Chief Ministers spelling out his vision for the growth and development of the North-East region.

Vice President Presented with 'Bharat Scouts & Guides Flag Sticker' on it's Foundation Day

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:37 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): A delegation of Bharat Scouts and Guides led by its National Commissioner Shri Nagrajan presented the Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari with the ‘Sticker Flag’ of Bharat Scouts and Guides on the occasion of its Foundation day here today. They also presented a Memento and a set of literature on their various activities to the Vice President. The Vice President wished the Bharat Scouts and Guides the good success in their social and educational activities for the youth of our country.

Army, Navy pays tributes martyrs of first World War

Nov 10, 2014, at 10:37 pm

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): Several commemorative events to pay homage to martyrs including Indian and Anglo-Indian soldiers and the Lascars or sailors from the undivided Bengal and Assam who lost their lives during the period of First World War (1914-1918), were held in various locations across Kolkata.

Air India privatisation not now: Civil Aviation Minister

Nov 10, 2014, at 09:58 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Privatisation of National carrier 'Air India' will not happen immediately. This was asserted by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Monday, media reported.

Land acquisition process remains difficult: SC advocate Kislay Pandey

Nov 10, 2014, at 09:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS) Land acquisition process in India is difficult as well as a challenging task, said Kislay Pandey, well known property matters advocate, Supreme Court of India, amid a debate on the issue.

AAP slams Nadda's appointment as Health Minister

Nov 10, 2014, at 08:54 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): The newly inducted Union Health Minister JP Nadda found himself in the middle of controversy during the first day in his new office on Monday after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused him of indulging in corruption and playing a pivotal role in the removal of Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who was the former vigilance officer in AIIMS hospital, media reported.

Class 1 student allegedly molested in Kolkata school

Nov 10, 2014, at 07:13 pm

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): After Bengaluru, its Kolkata. Again a girl student allegedly became the victim of sexual harassment in school itself, media reported.

Chances of finding more survivors in naval ship mishap grim: Dhowan

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:32 pm

Visakhapatnam, Nov 10 (IBNS): Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan said that the chances of finding more survivors in the naval ship that sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam on Friday are "grim", reports said.

Pranab greets Maldives ahead of their Republic Day

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:20 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Maldives on the eve of their Republic Day (November 11, 2014).

Arun Jaitley assumes charge as Union I&B Minister, Rajyavardhan as MoS

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley assumed additional charge as Minister for Information & Broadcasting (I&B) on Monday.

PM Modi speaks to Rajapaksa on death sentence to Indian fishermen

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on death sentence handed out to five Indian fishermen on charges of drug peddling, media reports said.

Al-Baghdadi reportedly injured in airstrike in western Iraq

Nov 10, 2014, at 04:58 pm

Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Nov 10 (IBNS): An airstrike in western Iraq wounded the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reports said.

Tension prevails in Haryana over murder-accused Godman's arrest issue

Nov 10, 2014, at 04:30 pm

Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IBNS): Tension prevailed in Haryana as armed followers of a self-styled godman Rampal kept the police on edge, media reports said.

PM Modi to meet his new ministers today

Nov 10, 2014, at 03:29 pm

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet his expanded team of ministers on Monday, media reports said.

Bardhaman blast: Sajid sent to NIA custody

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:14 am

Kolkata, Nov 9 (IBNS): A local court on Sunday sent suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) commander Sajid, who is the mastermind of Burdwan blast case, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cusotdy till Nov 20.

Cabinet expansion: Manohar Parrikar gets Defence

Nov 10, 2014, at 06:03 am

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will lead the Defence Ministry while Suresh Prabhu bagged the Railways Ministry as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday effected his first cabinet expansion since assuming power in May.

Kashmir issue needs a political solution: Omar

Nov 10, 2014, at 05:03 am

Bandipora, Nov 9 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that neither him nor his party would rest or withdraw its political and ideological stand till the Kashmir issue is resolved within a political solution.

PM attends inaugural ceremony of Mananeeya Eknath Ranade Janm Shati Parva

Nov 10, 2014, at 02:20 am

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sundaydescribed late Eknath Ranade as a person who inspired us to make life not just successful (Safal), but also meaningul (Saarthak).

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed slams National Conference-Congress coalition

Nov 10, 2014, at 01:54 am

Jammu, Nov 9 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir's largest opposition party People Democratic Party (PDP) lashed out at the National Conference-Congress coalition and said that they have failed to give representation to all religious and ethnic minorities int he state.

"Shiv Sena to sit in opposition in Maharashtra if BJP takes NCP's support"

Nov 10, 2014, at 01:19 am

Mumbai, Nov 9 (IBNS) The Shiv Sena on Sunday said it will sit in the opposition in case the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra takes the support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Bhopal gas victims leave for Delhi protest

Nov 09, 2014, at 11:15 pm

Bhopal, Nov 9 (IBNS) Hundreds of survivors of the gas disaster in Bhopal gathered at Neelam Park Sunday on their way to the trains for New Delhi for the protest action tomorrow at Jantar Mantar.

Suresh Prabhu quits Sena, joins BJP to be minister

Nov 09, 2014, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inducted Suresh Prabhu of Shiv Sena as a cabinet minister in his ministry expansion, against the wishes of his party, but later reports said Prabhu has actually left Sena and joined the BJP.