VK Singh indicted in Sukna scam, former Army chief bemused
Sep 06, 2014, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): General (Retired) VK Singh was left bemused after the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) said that the former Army chief had violated rules, influenced a military court and harassed senior officers for "vengeance," reports said.
Rajnath, Omar hold meeting over Kashmir flood
Sep 06, 2014, at 09:19 pm
Srinagar, Sept 6 (IBNS ) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the prevailing flood situation in the state at a high level meeting here and took stock of the rescue and relief measures put in place to provide necessary succor to the flood-hit population.
German Foreign Minister comes to India
Sep 06, 2014, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be visiting New Delhi from Sept 6 to 8.
India, Australia come together to collaborate on skill development
Sep 06, 2014, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) : National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Australia’s Department of Industry, signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding and committed to strengthen their already strong bilateral relationship in the area of technical vocational education and training (TVET).
9 Army jawans washed away in J&K flood fury
Sep 06, 2014, at 07:19 pm
Jammu, Sept 6 (IBNS): Nine Army jawans are reported to have been washed away while carrying rescue operations in the flood-hit state of Jammu & Kashmir, even as Union Home Minister arrived in the state to take stock of the situation that turned grim.
Suspected IM operative arrested from western UP
Sep 06, 2014, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative was arrested from Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh by sleuths of the Delhi Police’s special cell late Friday night, police said.
Kejriwal to meet President Pranab Mukherjee today
Sep 06, 2014, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday amid reports of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung’s recommendation to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the single largest party, to form government in Delhi.
Army tribunal finds VK Singh guilty of violating rules
Sep 06, 2014, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) said former Army chief and now a minister in the Narendra Modi-led Union cabinet General (retired) VK Singh violated rules, influenced a military court and harassed senior officers for "vengeance," reports said.
Sep 06, 2014, at 03:59 pm
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IBNS): Over 100 people died in rain-hit Jammu and Kashmir, the region that is witnessing its worst flood in nearly six decades, reports said.
Marking International Day, UN chief urges people to 'act on charitable impulse'
Sep 06, 2014, at 03:33 pm
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS) Marking the International Day of Charity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on people everywhere "to act on the charitable impulse that resides in every human being – to start giving and to keep on giving."
J&K flood: Army continues relief operations
Sep 06, 2014, at 04:29 am
Udhampur, Sept 5 (IBNS): In the last 72 hours, with no letup in the huge down pour and inclement weather in the far reaches of Jammu Division, the Army in coordination with Civil Authorities under Operation Megh Rahat has been able to rescue, as the reports last came in, about 1100 civilians, large no of live stock from the wrath of the huge deluge engulfing the entire area.
Army hosts technical symposium in Kashmir
Sep 06, 2014, at 04:17 am
Udhampur, Sept 5 (IBNS): A symposium-cum-exhibition titled "North Technical-2014" was organized at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, under the aegis of Headquarters Northern Command.
Modi calls signing of nuclear deal as 'historic milestone'
Sep 06, 2014, at 02:58 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Naredra Modi on Friday called the signing of the much anticipated civilian nuclear deal with Australia as a 'historic milestone'.
Australian PM calls on Pranab Mukherjee
Sep 06, 2014, at 02:56 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Modi stresses on skill development in his Teachers' Day address
Sep 06, 2014, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): This year it was not a usual celebration of Teachers' Day in schools as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself added the fervour by addressing students and teachers across the nation on Friday from Manekshaw Auditorium in the capital, with a full house in attendance.
Mehbooba Mufti urges Union govt to declare J&K floods as 'national calamity'
Sep 06, 2014, at 02:24 am
Srinagar, Sept 5 (IBNS) Urging to declare the Jammu and Kashmir floods as 'national calamity', Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday took up the issue of rescue and relief operations in the state with the Union government and urged it to intervene in a big way.
Prez presents national awards to teachers on Teachers' Day
Sep 06, 2014, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday presented National Awards to teachers from across the country at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
Javadekar promises to speed up CBI probe into rhino poaching in Assam
Sep 06, 2014, at 01:36 am
Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar has expressed concern on the rampant one horned rhino killings in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Assam: 2 school girls found hanging from tree in Karimganj
Sep 06, 2014, at 01:23 am
Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS): Two school girls were found hanging from the ends of a same rope in a tree in Assam’s Karimganj district along with Indo-Bangladesh border on Thursday, police said on Friday.
President condoles the loss of lives in J&K floods
Sep 06, 2014, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday condoled the loss of lives due to floods and landslides in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Mamata blames media for Bengal negative image
Sep 05, 2014, at 11:24 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that the state is going through a dark phase and blamed a section of media for it, as been quoted in party’s micro-blogging site.
Feel "blessed" to address India's future: Modi
Sep 05, 2014, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he feels blessed while interacting with the students, who are the future of India.
Release "under-trials" if they have served half-sentence: SC
Sep 05, 2014, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): In what can prove to be a big relief to lakhs of prisoners, the Supreme Court on Friday in a landmark order said that under-trial prisoners who have served half the sentence for the offence they have been charged with can be released.
Nation prepared to tackle any terror threat: IAF Chief
Sep 05, 2014, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): A day after Al-Qaeda supremo Ayman Al Zawahiri released a terror threat, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Friday asserted that the nation is fully prepared to tackle any terror threat on its territory, media reported.
Identify land for rehab of Kashmiri migrants, Rajnath asks Omar
Sep 05, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir State Government to identify suitable land for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants.
India-Australia seal Nuclear deal
Sep 05, 2014, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): India and Australia signed the much anticipated civilian nuclear deal on Friday, media reported.
BJD MP Hemendra Singh passes away
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:38 pm
Bhubaneswar, Sept 5 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Hemendra Chandra Singh passed away on early Friday morning at a private nursing home in Bhubaneswar.
Nawaz Sharif sends mangoes to PM Modi
Sep 05, 2014, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad, Sept 5 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sent mangoes to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Omar overseas rescue operation in flood-hit J&K
Sep 05, 2014, at 05:20 pm
Srinagar, Sept 5 (IBNS) Jammu and Kahmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah till late Thursday night personally oversaw the rescue and relief operation carried out by the Army, state police and civil administration at Barzulla and adjacent areas to evacuate people from submerged areas in the flood-hit state.
BJP likely to be asked to form Government in Delhi
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to be invited to form the government in Delhi which has been under President's rule since February this year, reports said. The party should be allowed to prove its majority on the floor of the Assembly.