Mayawati remark: Arvind Kejriwal slams Dayashankar Singh

Jul 20, 2016, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday slammed BJP leader Dayashankar Singh for his remark against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.

Mayawati remark:BJP UP vice-president Dayashankar Singh removed from his post

Jul 20, 2016, at 11:14 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS) In a major move following his remark against BSP supremo Mayawati that triggered a controversy, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday removed Dayashankar Singh as party's Uttar Pradesh vice-president, reports said.

Rahul Gandhi caught 'napping' in LS

Jul 20, 2016, at 09:53 pm

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was caught on camera taking 'nap' inside the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when the House was discussing the crucial issue of Dalit protests in Gujarat.

Sushma Swaraj: Government making all efforts to bring back Father Tom

Jul 20, 2016, at 09:40 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): Government is taking all steps to bring back Malayalee priest Father Tom safely, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as a purported video of kidnapped Father Tom being tortured by the ISIS cropped up on social media, according to media reports.

BJP apologises for its UP senior leader's derogatory remark on Mayawati

Jul 20, 2016, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has apologised for the derogatory remark made by the party's senior leader from Uttar Pradesh Dayashankar Singh in connection with BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday, according to media reports.

UP BJP vice president uses derogatory language to comment on Mayawati

Jul 20, 2016, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi/Lucknow, Jul 20 (IBNS): Dayashankar Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) vice-president in Uttar Pradesh used abusive language on Wednesday while commenting on Mayawati, the former Uttar Pradesh chief and Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) chief, according to media reports.

Government to boost Housing Finance sector to meet ‘Housing for All by 2022’

Jul 20, 2016, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): The government is making all efforts to boost the Housing Finance Sector to ensure that the goal of Affordable Housing for all by 2022 said Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday.

Rajnath Singh says the Una Dalit incident has upset PM Modi

Jul 20, 2016, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while replying to the Opposition's queries on the Gujarat Dalit case, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, said that the government strongly condemned the attack and that the incident has upset Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the media reported.

President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Belgium

Jul 20, 2016, at 07:27 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings and felicitations to the King and people of Belgium on the eve of their National Day (July 21, 2016).

Sushma Swaraj expects China may come around on India's NSG bid

Jul 20, 2016, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): India will not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) but the engagement with China regarding India's bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) continues, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The government stopped IAF from crossing the LoC during 1993 Kargil war

Jul 20, 2016, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force was ready to bomb strategic targets inside Pakistan during the 1993 Kargil war but the then NDA government, led by former PM Atal Bihari Bajpayee did not agree to the ideas, saying India will not cross the Line of Control (Loc), according to media reports on Wednesday.

Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue

Jul 20, 2016, at 05:55 pm

Ahmedabad/Una, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha temporarily adjourned on Wednesday as members of the Opposition stormed the well to protest against the stripping and beating of four Dalit men by self-styled cow protectors in Gujarat last week, according to media reports.

New horizons Pluto stamp earns Guinness World Record

Jul 20, 2016, at 03:11 pm

California, July 20 (IBNS) It’s a new world record that’s being broken every second.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in the kitchen of actor Prasenjit Chatterjee

Jul 20, 2016, at 05:03 am

Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at the residence of Bengali superstar Prasenjit Chatterjee in Kolkata's Ballygunge Place area on Tuesday late evening, reports said.

Mining sector can help achieve sustainable development goals: Report

Jul 20, 2016, at 04:57 am

New York, USA, July 19 (IBNS): Large-scale mining has the potential to play a critical role in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in resource-rich countries, according to a new report published today on the occasion of the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Malaysia calls on PM Modi

Jul 20, 2016, at 03:40 am

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Malaysia called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

Kolkata Metro service disrupted as man attempts suicide

Jul 20, 2016, at 02:24 am

Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata has been disrupted since Tuesday evening as a middle aged man committed suicide at Rabindra Sarovar station, reports said.

Senior Naxalite leader Gaur Chakraborty acquitted

Jul 20, 2016, at 01:35 am

Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): A Kolkata court on Tuesday acquitted veteran Maoist leader Gaur Chakraborty, seven years after he was arrested from the city.

Deputy PM of Malaysia meets PM Modi

Jul 20, 2016, at 01:26 am

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Deputy PM of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi Met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday.

Guruprasad Mohapatra takes over as Chairman Airports Authority of India

Jul 20, 2016, at 12:48 am

Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS) Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, an IAS Officer of Gujarat Cadre, (1986 Batch) in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, took over as Chairman, Airports Authority of India on Tuesday.

BK Bansal's wife, daughter commit suicide

Jul 19, 2016, at 11:05 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The wife and daughter of arrested senior IAS officer BK Bansal have committed suicide, reports said on Tuesday.

PM Narendra Modi mourns death of CRPF jawans in Maoist attack

Jul 19, 2016, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of CRPF jawans in a Maoist attack in Bihar on Monday.

Army to hold inquiry into Qazigund civilian deaths

Jul 19, 2016, at 09:31 pm

Srinagar, July 19 (IBNS): The Army announced on Tuesday that it will hold an inquiry into the firing incident at Qazigund, when three people were killed and six injured, according media reports.

Congress members walk out of Lok Sabha protesting Rajnath's accusation

Jul 19, 2016, at 08:32 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Congress members staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday in protest against Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement accusing the previous UPA regime of destabilising several state Governments.

Congress has habit of destabilising Governments : Rajnath Singh

Jul 19, 2016, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday alleged that the Congress "has the habit" of destabilising democratically elected Governments and denied that the BJP had any role in the political crisis in Uttaranchal and Arunachal Pradesh.

Domestic production of urea on the rise

Jul 19, 2016, at 07:52 pm

New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the domestic production in the year 2015-16, was the highest ever.

Hyderabad's drunken driving accident leads to bar licence cancellations

Jul 19, 2016, at 07:22 pm

Hyderabad, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Excise department has cancelled the licence of three bars in Hyderabad, including that of Thank God It's Friday (TGIF), for selling liquor to a group of students, one of whose drunk driving led to three death, the media reported on Tuesday.

Three more people, including two women, killed in Kashmir, curfew and shutdown continue

Jul 19, 2016, at 07:18 pm

Srinagar, July 19 (IBNS) : With the death of three more civilians, including two women, since Monday, the toll in the strife-torn Kashmir rose to 43 as restrictions and a complete shutdown remained in force across the valley for the 11th day on Tuesday, media reports said.

Two naval patrol boats sink in Mumbai

Jul 19, 2016, at 06:46 pm

Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS) : Two security boats of Indian Navy sank at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following fire onboard, reports said.

SC says cases can be transferred from J&K courts to other states

Jul 19, 2016, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has ruled on Tuesday that it can transfer cases being tried in Jammu and Kashmir courts to other states, according to media reports.