Amjad Ali Khan granted UK visa
Aug 20, 2016, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): After waiting for long, sarod legend Amjad Ali Khan has been granted a UK visa.
Vishakhapatnam Port poised for major expansion
Aug 20, 2016, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Vishakhapatnam Port is poised for major expansion, with the Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurating several projects during his visit to the port on Thursday.
Three NDFB(S) militants gunned down along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Aug 20, 2016, at 01:44 am
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IBNS): Three hardcore militants of NDFB(S) were killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday and security personnel destroyed a camp of the outfit group.
Jamaat-e-Islami activists detained in Dhaka
Aug 20, 2016, at 01:20 am
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IBNS): Police on Friday detained 18 Jamaat-e-Islami activists from Bangladesh capital Dhaka, media reports said.
Mother Teresa's statue to be installed in Kolkata
Aug 20, 2016, at 12:24 am
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): Archbishop Thomas D'Souza announced on Friday at the press meet that a life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the Bishop house next to where the statue of Pope John Paul II currently stands.
Nepal's Special Envoy and Deputy PM Bimalendra Nidhi meets Sushma Swaraj
Aug 20, 2016, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Nepal's Special Envoy and Deputy PM Bimalendra Nidhi met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday.
Pasighat advanced landing ground gets operational
Aug 19, 2016, at 11:28 pm
Shillong, Aug 19 (IBNS): The upgraded Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh was inaugurated by Kiren RijijuMoS for Home Affairs in the presence of Air Marshal C Hari Kumar AVSM VM VSM, Air Officer Commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command on Friday.
J&K: 3 BSF jawans injured in militant attack
Aug 19, 2016, at 11:06 pm
Jammu, Aug 19 (IBNS): Three jawans of the Border Security Forces (BSF) were injured after militants attacked their camp in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday .
Bangladeshi fishermen rescued by Indian Coast guards in Bay of Bengal
Aug 19, 2016, at 10:46 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): Thirty one fishermen from Bangladesh were rescued by Indian Coast Guards from mid-sea in Bay of Bengal after their fishing trawlers became non-operational due to engine failures during bad weather caused by low pressure off West Bengal coast.
Sushma Swaraj meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Aug 19, 2016, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu here.
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Hungary
Aug 19, 2016, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Hungary on the eve of their National Day (August 20, 2016).
Gopalganj hooch tragedy : 25 cops suspended, six people arrested
Aug 19, 2016, at 08:56 pm
Patna, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Bihar government on Friday suspended 25 policemen and arrested six people in connection with the death of 16 people in a suspected hooch tragedy in Gopalganj district.
Security guard thrashed for stopping Union Minister Mahesh Sharma's car
Aug 19, 2016, at 07:08 pm
Ghaziabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Culture Mahesh Sharma's security personnel were caught thrashing security guards in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad,reports said.
PM Modi greets Afghanistan on Independence day
Aug 19, 2016, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Keeping his strong bond intact with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of the country on their Independence Day.
Curfew in Kashmir enters 42nd day, normal life remains paralysed
Aug 19, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IBNS) : Curfew and restrictions continued in Kashmir for the 42nd day on Friday with 68 civilians and two cops being killed since July eight and the separatist groups extending the strike till August 25.
Sidhu yet to put pre-conditions, needs time to think: Kejriwal
Aug 19, 2016, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Putting an end to rumours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that former cricketer and BJP lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu needs more time to think and is presently not joining the Delhi based Aam Aadmi Party.
Mamata Banerjee promotes road safety campaign on Kolkata roads
Aug 19, 2016, at 04:39 am
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took part in a rally in Kolkata to promote city police's road safety campaign- Safe Drive Save Life.
Won't be scared and silenced: DCW Chief on ACB's raid
Aug 19, 2016, at 03:48 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Chief of Delhi's Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal has said she will be not "be scared or silenced," after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided her office on Thursday morning to investigate an allegation of "nepotism and favouritism."
Rio: PV Sindhu storms into finals, confirms India's second medal
Aug 19, 2016, at 03:14 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IBNS): Keeping her dominant play on court, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu reached the finals of women's badminton, thereby confirming India's second medal.
Central Secretariat employees seek pay parity
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:12 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): A delegation of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service (CSSS) Association, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh here on Thursday and sought his intervention for parity in pay fixation and related issues.
Netaji death anniversary: Jaitley tweet piques Bose family, Mamata
Aug 18, 2016, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): In a major gaffe by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a tweet by him on Netaji's "death anniversary" on Thursday morning misfired, triggering angry reactions from Bose's family members as well as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Indian Navy helicopter makes precautionary landing
Aug 18, 2016, at 08:18 pm
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS): The Indian Navy helicopter Chetak made a precautionary landing in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, media reports said.
President of India’s Message on the Eve of Independence Day of Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the eve of their Independence Day (August 19, 2016).
Environment minister inaugurates public facilities in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:45 pm
Bhopal, Aug 18 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (I/C) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, inaugurated a night shelter for Narmada Parikrama pilgrims and several public facilities in the Jahanpur Gram Panchayat in Sihor district of Madhya Pradesh, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, on Wednesday.
Nation building is our priority, says PM Modi at party worker's meet
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Addressing party workers on Thursday in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his party's aim is to work inclusively towards the development of India.
Bin Laden's son urges Saudi people to overthrow kingdom
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden has reportedly urged Saudi people to join forces with Al-Qaeda and rid themselves of the present regime, reports said.
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a blast occurred inside a bakery in East Delhi on Thursday, media reports said.
Aug 18, 2016, at 03:46 pm
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when a speeding car hit a tree on the Western Express in Mumbai.
PM Modi mourns TMC MP Renuka Sinha's demise
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday mourned the demise of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Renuka Sinha.
Heavy downpour kills 3 in Kolkata
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:06 am
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least three persons were killed in Kolkata after being buried under uprooted trees, during heavy rainfall, in and around city on Wednesday, reports said.