Old Delhi traders resolve to clean up markets
Oct 05, 2014, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday urged the traders of Old Delhi to work together with the administration and civil society for giving the walled city a new look.
Assam: Naga extremist injured in police firing
Oct 05, 2014, at 01:38 am
Guwahati, Oct 4 (IBNS) : A Naga extremist was seriously injured in police firing when he tried to deliver a consignment of arms in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday evening, police said.
Najma Heptulla will not celebrate Bakrid
Oct 05, 2014, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla has decided not to celebrate Bakrid (Eid-ul-Zuha) this year, in view of the recent widespread floods and damages suffered in Jammu & Kashmir and loss of lives in stampede on Dussehra Festival celebrations in Patna.
President condoles Bihar stampede
Oct 05, 2014, at 12:22 am
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conveyed condolences over loss of lives due to stampede during the Dussehra Festival celebrations at Gandhi Maidan in Bihar's Patna city.
Rajnath instructs Delhi police to keep premises clean
Oct 05, 2014, at 12:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday instructed the Delhi Police Commissioner, B.S. Bassi to ensure that all police stations and other complexes of Delhi police are cleaned within a week.
Omar will not celebrate Eid with gaiety
Oct 04, 2014, at 11:50 pm
Srinagar, Oct 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he will celebrate Eid with highest simplicity observing no gaiety and joy for the plight of lakhs of people affected by the devastating flood in his state, which claimed several human lives and inflicting losses to the economy as well as damaging property of wide-ranging nature.
Modi plays 'Munde' card to woo voters in poll-bound Maharashtra
Oct 04, 2014, at 11:20 pm
Beed, Oct 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a veiled jibe at Shiv Sena, with whom BJP snapped ties just ahead of the elections in poll-bound Maharashtra by invoking Gopinath Munde, the deceased BJP leader's name saying that, if Munde was still around, he wouldn't have been required to be here.
AIADMK bandh brings Puducherry to a standstill
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:49 pm
Puducherry, Oct 4 (IBNS): The normal life has been disrupted on Saturday in the Union Territory of Puducherry with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) calling a 12-hour bandh in protest against Bangalore Special court's verdict to put former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa behind bars in Disproportionate Assets case.
Army kills 14 terrorists in Kashmir in September
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:47 pm
Udhampur, Oct 4 (IBNS) The terrorist activities in Sept 2014 were overshadowed by the floods which struck Kashmir, affecting a large percentage of the population, particularly in Srinagar.
JU protest: Police detains students from Salt Lake
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): While the students of Jadavpur University (JU) and other well know city campuses continued to protest over the incidents on the JU campus last month, police action to stop the agitations followed.
Centre seeks report on Bihar Stampede
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): The Centre on Saturday has sought report from Bihar Government on the stampede that took away 33 lives, media reported.
President condoles loss of lives in Bihar stampede
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee conveyed condolences over loss of lives due to stampede during the Dussehra Festival celebrations that occurred at Patna.
Diffused grenade recovered from stand-by 'Air India One'
Oct 04, 2014, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): National security agencies are running scared after a defused grenade has been recovered from an emergency stand-by 'Air India One', media reported on Saturday.
At least 29 identified in Patna stampede tragedy
Oct 04, 2014, at 07:22 pm
Patna, Oct 4 (IBNS): At least 29 of those killed in a stampede after Dussehra celebration in Patna have been identified so far, media reports said.
PM Modi kick-starts poll campaign in Haryana
Oct 04, 2014, at 07:17 pm
Karnal, Oct 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his election campaign for the forthcoming assembly polls in Haryana on Saturday.
Oct 04, 2014, at 05:03 am
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IBNS) One militant, who was affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) organization, was killed in an encounter with the police and the security forces at Batpora Charsu area n Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora town on Thursday.
Patna stampede leaves 32 killed
Oct 04, 2014, at 04:41 am
Patna, Oct 3 (IBNS) At least 32 people were killed in a stampede during Dussehra celebrations in Bihar's Patna city on Friday.
Modi greets Manmohan, Sonia on Dusshera
Oct 04, 2014, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): A rare bonhomie occurred between the ruling NDA government and the former UPA government when Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared dias with his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of Dusshera in New Delhi on Friday.
Centre backs RSS chief's Doordarshan speech
Oct 03, 2014, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/Nagpur, Oct 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday backed its "ideological arm" Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Dusshera speech on the national broadcaster by saying it was focused on National issues.
PM Modi promotes Khadi in first radio address
Oct 03, 2014, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took to All India Radio to address the nation as he urged all to buy Khadi products to support the poor and make India a cleaner nation.
RSS chief addresses live on Doordarshan, sparks row
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Nagpur, Oct 3 (IBNS) Triggering a controversy, the ruling BJP's ideological patron Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s chief Mohan Bhagwat' on Vijaya Dashmi on Friday addressed his cadres in a live telecast on the national broadcaster Doordarshan in the morning.
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:26 pm
Tokyo, Oct 3 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Japan on Friday, officials said.
PM Modi's programme on radio tomorrow
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme on radio, 'Man Ki Baat,' will be broadcast on the All India Radio network on Friday.
JU students take protest to Kolkata's modish puja pandal
Oct 03, 2014, at 02:13 am
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): Students of Jadavpur University who are protesting against the authorities over a molestation and subsequent police high-handedness on the campus took their stir to one of the most happening puja pandals of Kolkata- Maddox Square.
PM congratulates medal winners at Asian Games
Oct 03, 2014, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the medal winners at the Incheon Asian Games.
Modi invites Sachin, Tharoor, Salman, Anil to spread 'Clean India' drive
Oct 02, 2014, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): As a part of his Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited nine eminent personalities including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, industrialist Anil Ambani, Bollywood actor Salman Khan along with several other actors to spread awareness on his drive.
Defence Ministry launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Heeding to the clarion call by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill the dream of Mahatma Gandhi of a Swachh Bharat (Clean India), the Ministry of Defence started the Swachhta drive here on Thursday.
1 Lakh toilets to be constructed in schools by Energy PSUs: Piyush
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal & New & Renewable Energy has announced construction of one lakh toilets in schools by PSUs under his Ministries within a year.
Prakash Javadekar administers Swachh Bharat pledge
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Thursday administered the pledge of the Swachh Bharat Mission along with the senior officials and staff of the Ministry.
Rs. 20 lakh to villages per annum for Swachhta Mission: Gadkari
Oct 02, 2014, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that Rs. 20 lakhs will be given to every village in the country per annum to achieve the goal of clean India by Oct 2, 2019.