Margaret Alva takes oath as Goa Governor

Jul 13, 2014, at 03:10 am

Panaji, July 12 (IBNS): Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva was on Saturday sworn in as the Governor of Goa.

Modi to leave for his first BRICS summit on Sunday

Jul 13, 2014, at 02:55 am

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Narendra Modi will commence his first multilateral meeting since taking over as the Prime Minister of the country as he will leave for Brazil to attend the upcoming BRICS summit on Sunday.

BRICS: Modi to leave for Brazil tomorrow

Jul 13, 2014, at 01:45 am

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Brazil to attend the upcoming BRICS summit on Sunday.

Army Chief visits Jammu and Kashmir

Jul 13, 2014, at 01:05 am

Srinagar, July 12 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee on Saturday arrived in Srinagar for a farewell visit to the strategically important Chinar Corps.

Karnataka Assembly sparks row over mobile ban suggestion in schools

Jul 12, 2014, at 11:04 pm

Bangalore, July 12 (IBNS) A house committee of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly has created controversy after recommending banning of mobile phones in schools and colleges as a measure to check rapes and molestation cases.

India hopes for smooth Afghan polls

Jul 12, 2014, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS) Amid charges of fraud in the Presidential elections in Afghanistan that led to a crisis, India on Saturday said it counts on the wisdom of Afghan people, its government and its election machinery for smooth completion of polls in the war-ravaged country.

DMK demands CBI probe into Chennai building collapse

Jul 12, 2014, at 10:20 pm

Chennai, July 12 (IBNS) The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent collapse of an 11-storey building that left more than 60 people dead.

House collapses in Mumbai, 1 dead

Jul 12, 2014, at 09:29 pm

Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) In yet another house cave-in, one person died and several were injured when an under construction shanty building collapsed in south Mumbai on Saturday.

Six injured in Manipur blast

Jul 12, 2014, at 07:50 pm

Imphal, July 12 (IBNS) At least six people were injured in a blast in Manipur's Imphal near the university campus on Saturday morning, said reports.

Court summons Rahul Gandhi over RSS remark

Jul 12, 2014, at 06:18 pm

Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) A local court in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi has issued summons to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks during an election rally on the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS)

Journalist Jehangir Pocha passes away

Jul 12, 2014, at 05:58 pm

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Senior TV journalist and Editor-in-Chief of NewsX news channel Jehangir Pocha died on Saturday morning from a cardiac arrest.

Yahoo female executive sued for sexual harassment

Jul 12, 2014, at 05:13 pm

San Francisco, July 12 (IBNS) A top female official of Yahoo has been accused in a lawsuit on Friday of sexually harassing another junior colleague of hers promising her a "bright future at Yahoo" for sexual favours, a charge that has been denied by the company.

Kins kill 6-year-old in Bangalore after kidnapping for ransom

Jul 12, 2014, at 03:48 pm

Bangalore, July 12 (IBNS) A six-year-old girl was abducted and then strangled to death on Wednesday by her own unlce and aunt in Bangalore after the kidnapping for ransom went awry, said media reports on Saturday.

Mahatma killing remark: Bhiwandi court summons Rahul

Jul 12, 2014, at 05:24 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): A Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra on Friday summoned Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remark that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) killed Mahatma Gandhi.

Agriculture, allied sector grew at the rate 4.7 pct in 2013-14

Jul 12, 2014, at 05:21 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Friday informed Rajya Sabha that agriculture and allied sector grew at the rate 4.1 percent as against the targeted growth rate of 4.0 per cent during the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012).

Bill to amend TRAI Act introduced in Lok Sabha

Jul 12, 2014, at 04:52 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Amid ruckus and objections, the government on Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to clear hurdles in the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra, who joined as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than a month back.

NIESBU's 'Naukri' portal launched

Jul 12, 2014, at 04:09 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra on Friday launched the Naukri (Job) Portal (www.niesbudnaukri.com) developed by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) here.

Lt General Kamal Jit Singh promoted as Western Army Commander

Jul 12, 2014, at 03:56 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Kamal Jit Singh has been promoted as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command and will assume appointment on Aug 1.

Lt General Philip Campose to take over as VCOAS

Jul 12, 2014, at 03:46 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Philip Campose, the Western Army Commander will take over as Vice Chief Of Army Staff (VCOAS) on Aug 1, as Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, the current incumbent takes over the reins of the Indian Army.

Pune blast: Terror angle not ruled out

Jul 12, 2014, at 03:20 am

Pune, July 11 (IBNS): Not ruling out terror angle, ten teams of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad were formed on Friday to investigate all leads in the Pune blast.

No files on Mahatma Gandhi destroyed: Rajnath

Jul 12, 2014, at 02:33 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that no files on assassination of Mahatma Gandhi were destroyed by his ministry during a recent 'cleaning drive'.

Indian govt asks UN Military Observer Group to vacant Delhi bungalow

Jul 12, 2014, at 02:22 am

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government on Friday asked United Nations Military Observers Group, which oversees military activity in Jammu & Kashmir, to vacate a government bungalow in the national capital.

Mumbai waterlogged after heavy rains

Jul 12, 2014, at 12:25 am

Mumbai, July 11 (IBNS): With Mumbai facing incessant rains since the last two days, certain areas in the city like Hindmata, Mahim junction, Kurla west and Chembur have been waterlogged.

Supreme Court rejects petition to repeal Article 370 in Kashmir

Jul 11, 2014, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding quashing of Article 370 that grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports on Friday.

Sri Lankan foreign minister meets Sushma Swaraj

Jul 11, 2014, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Sri Lankan foreign minister G. L. Peiris, who is on a three day India visit that concludes on Friday, met India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the last day of his stay and the two leaders understood to have discussed the issue of Indian fishermen who are often taken captive by the Lankan authorities for alleged fishing in their waters.

President Obama invites PM to Washington in Sept

Jul 11, 2014, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Friday and invited the latter to USA through a letter sent by US president Barack Obama.

Mizoram governor resigns, refuses Nagaland posting

Jul 11, 2014, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Mizoram governor Vakkom B Purushothaman, who was being transferred to Nagaland, resigned on Friday as a mark of protest, said media reports.

10-yr-old raped on order of Jharkhand village headman

Jul 11, 2014, at 04:04 pm

Bokaro, July 11 (IBNS): A 10-year-old girl has been raped by some men in a Jharkhand village near Bokaro on the order of a headman who tried to adjudicate a complaint of harassment of another girl by the victim's brother, said media reports on Friday.

Amit Shah lawyer Uday U Lalit likely to be SC judge

Jul 11, 2014, at 03:51 pm

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Uday U Lalit, a senior lawyer who represented Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide and new BJP president Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin encounter case, is likely to be elevated as a Supreme Court judge, according to a TV channel report on Friday.

L&T Public Charitable Trust, SAP partners to empower youth, children in India

Jul 11, 2014, at 04:45 am

Mumbai, July 10 (IBNS): Aiming to positively impact the lives of people in India, SAP has joined hands with L&T Public Charitable Trust (LTPCT) to spread computer literacy amongst youth and children belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society.