Sachin meets Modi, says keen to adopt village
Oct 16, 2014, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed his keenness to adopt a village under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
2 jawans injured in IED blast in Kashmir
Oct 16, 2014, at 07:13 pm
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS): Two Army jawans have been injured in a landmine blast planted by militants in Jammu & Kashmir's Baramulla on Thursday afternoon.
PM congratulates ISRO for successful satellite launch
Oct 16, 2014, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated scientists of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch of the navigation satellite "IRNSS 1C".
Modi replaces Finance Secretary as part of major reshuffle of bureaucrats
Oct 16, 2014, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): In its first major shake-up of bureaucracy, Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Thursday replaced Union finance secretary Arvind Mayaram to the tourism ministry, reports said.
PM Modi unveils key labour reforms
Oct 16, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Unveiling the long-awaited key labour reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India has the capacity to provide adequate skilled workforce to the world.
ISRO launches India's third navigational satellite IRNSS-1C
Oct 16, 2014, at 04:20 pm
Sriharikota, Oct 16 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C26) successfully launched IRNSS-1C, the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) on Thursday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
Three arrested after crude bombs explode in Malda
Oct 16, 2014, at 03:57 pm
Malda, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least three persons were arrested after some handmade crude bombs exploded on Wednesday evening in West Bengal’s Malda district, police said.
JU: Students to mark one- month of police crackdown
Oct 16, 2014, at 05:02 am
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): Students of Jadavpur University continued their movement and class-boycotts inside the campus on Wednesday.
Hope that India will refrain from taking actions in disputed areas: China
Oct 16, 2014, at 04:59 am
Beijing, Oct 15 (IBNS): Reacting strongly to reports that India is planning to build a 2000-km long road in Arunachal Pradesh, China on Wednesday said it 'hopes' that the Asian nation will 'refrain' from taking actions in disputed areas that may 'complicate the question'.
Oct 16, 2014, at 04:32 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) Indian Naval Ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak under the Command of Rear Admiral R Hari Kumar, VSM, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, are on a two-month long Overseas Deployment to East Africa and the South Indian Ocean region, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Mamata slams Centre "100 days' work" move
Oct 16, 2014, at 03:53 am
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Centre's move to curtail the scope of 100 days' work.
Boy serves as Hyderabad's Police Commissioner for a day
Oct 16, 2014, at 03:47 am
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IBNS): Living his dream for a day, a 10-year-old boy, who is suffering from blood cancer, became the became Hyderabad's police commissioner on Wednesday, media reports said.
Manipuri student attacked in Bangalore
Oct 16, 2014, at 02:15 am
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IBNS) A gang men attacked a Manipuri student in Karnataka's Bangalore city on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Haryana witnesses record voter turnout, moderate voting in Maharashtra
Oct 16, 2014, at 01:51 am
Mumbai/ Chandigarh. Oct 15 (IBNS): Haryana witnessed record number of voters exercising their franchise while Mahasrashtra had moderate turnout as Assembly polls were held in both the Indian states on Wednesday.
Indian national among 12 die as Hudhud trigger blizzards
Oct 16, 2014, at 12:06 am
Kathmandu, Oct 15 (IBNS): At least 12 persons including eight hikers were killed on Wednesday when a series of blizzards and avalanches triggered by cyclone Hudhud made a landfall in Nepal, media reported.
'Op Lehar' makes a big impact in Hudhud-torn Vizag
Oct 15, 2014, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): The relief operations by the Armed Forces under 'Op Lehar' is now getting focussed on Visakhapatnam, the worst affected district by cyclone storm 'Hudhud'.
Devote 85 percent on statutory warnings, Centre directs cigarette cos
Oct 15, 2014, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday issued a notification to cigarette manufacturing companies asking them to devote at least 85 percent of the surface areas of cigarette packets on both sides to graphically and literally represent the statutory warning.
Canada keen to cooperate in India's 'Smart City' project
Oct 15, 2014, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Canada has strongly pitched in with the offer of its wood based high density house construction technology to enable India meet its 'Housing for All by 2022' target and at the same time it showed keen interest in helping building Smart Cities in India.
SAARC Energy ministers meet Thursday to consider enhanced cooperation
Oct 15, 2014, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): The Fifth Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Energy Ministers will be held on the 16th and 17th October in New Delhi, with an aim to strengthen energy cooperation among the member countries of the organisation.
PM congratulates Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani
Oct 15, 2014, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated President Dr. Ashraf Ghani, on his election to the office of President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Pranab condoles the passing away of Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur
Oct 15, 2014, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the passing away of Trinamool Congress' Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur.
President, PM greets former President on his birthday
Oct 15, 2014, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on his birthday.
Over 30% polling in Maharashtra, Haryana till noon
Oct 15, 2014, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Moderate polling has been recorded both in Maharashtra and Haryana till noon with with voters queuing up in front of booths to exercise their franchise.
Under fire Uddhav retracts, terms Modi as "Common-man"
Oct 15, 2014, at 08:08 pm
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IBNS): Under-fire from BJP, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray retracted from his previous comment where he referred Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Chai-wala" in the party mouthpiece Samnaa.
Oct 15, 2014, at 07:04 pm
On October 9, 2014, Security Forces (SFs) killed an unidentified militant of the IK Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Tarajuli in the Sonitpur District of Assam. One pistol, a grenade and some ammunition were recovered from the slain militant.
Oct 15, 2014, at 06:53 pm
Since October 3, 2014, the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has witnessed the worst kind of Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) violations. It is worst since November 2003, when the CFA was signed between the two sides. There is a complete pandemonium at the India-Pakistan border in J&K- 190 kilometers long International Border (IB) and 776 kilometers long Line of Control (LoC). A hysterical media and many security pundits have described the situation as a virtual state of war between India and Pakistan, citing the apparently massive ordnance that the two sides have thrown at each other.
Will the Unity Government Deliver for Afghanistan?
Oct 15, 2014, at 06:49 pm
Afghanistan may be rejoicing with the formation of a unity government after a month of political deadlock and uncertainty, but the same may not augur well for the country in the long run, says Sujeet Sarkar who works as an international advisor on governance and civil society and has authored the acclaimed book: In Search of a New Afghanistan.
Brisk polling in Maharashtra, about 13 percent in Haryana till 10 AM
Oct 15, 2014, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Brisk polling has been seen in Maharashtra Wednesday morning with voters queuing up in front of booths to exercise their franchise.
Uddhav Thackeray clarifies CM ambition
Oct 15, 2014, at 04:07 pm
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IBNS): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday made a direct statement triggering the issue of his chief ministerial ambitions, media reports said.
Polling begins in Maharashtra, Haryana for new governments
Oct 15, 2014, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Maharashtra and Haryana are voting on Wednesday for new governments.