Shortage of Officers in the Indian Army: Defence minister tells Rajya Sabha
Mar 08, 2016, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a written reply to Vijay Goel in Rajya on Tuesday, said that there were 40,525 officers against an authorized strength of 49,631 officers in the Indian Army (excluding Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Service), July 1, 2015.
World Culture Festival controversy: Delhi govt says no police or fire clearance given
Mar 08, 2016, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) The Delhi government told the tribunal hearing the environmentalists' plea on Tuesday about holding the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains that no police or fire safety clearance has been given for the event, according to media reports.
WB: Crude bomb explosion kills 3 in Murshidabad
Mar 08, 2016, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Mar 8 (IBNS): At least three men died and several others were injured on Tuesday, when a crude bomb went off at Bindarpur under Bharatpur Police Station area in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, reports said.
Govt was forced to listen to people: Rahul Gandhi on EPF
Mar 08, 2016, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Hours after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday announced in the Parliament to roll back the tax on Provident Fund to be withdrawn as was envisaged in the Union Budget 2016, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said the central government's earlier move was completely 'anti-people.
PM Modi receives Saudi Arabia's foreign minister
Mar 08, 2016, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Adel Bin Ahmed Al Jubeir, on Tuesday and conveyed to him that India attached high importance to its close and friendly relations with Saudi Arabia.
Mar 08, 2016, at 08:53 pm
Srinagar, Mar 8 (IBNS) Two persons were injured in firing by security forces in Ashmuqam town of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early on Tuesday.
Quick passage of women's reservation bill needed: Sonia Gandhi on IWD
Mar 08, 2016, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi, speaking at a special intervention to mark International Women's Day (IWD) in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, said that the Women's Reservation Bill needs immediate attention.
Women fighter pilot in IAF from June 18, says Air Chief Marshall
Mar 08, 2016, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to get its first batch of women fighter pilot on July 18, Air Chief Marshall Arup Raha said.
Nalini: Rajiv Gandhi killer granted 24-hour parole by Madras HC
Mar 08, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Chennai, Mar 8 (IBNS) Nalini Sriharan, one among the five behind India's then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination hatched by the LTTE for his policy on Sri Lanka, was granted a 24-hour parole by the Madras High Court on Tuesday.
Teen girl raped and set on fire in Delhi
Mar 08, 2016, at 04:51 pm
Noida, Mar 8 (IBNS) A 15-year old girl was raped and later set on fire by a man, on the outskirts of Delhi early on Monday, according to reports.
At least 150 al-Shabab militants dead as US air raids Somalia
Mar 08, 2016, at 04:49 pm
Mogadishu, Mar 8 (IBNS) At least 150 al-Shabab militants have been killed in a recent air raid conducted by the US in Somalia, according to reports.
Delhi: Manish Sisodia issues warning to IPU colleges on student harassment
Mar 08, 2016, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday reportedly issued a warning against all Indraprastha University (IPU) colleges after complaints of students harassment surfaced.
PM Modi greets Rajasthan CM Raje on her birthday
Mar 08, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on her 63rd birthday.
Prez and PM greet women on International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted women across India on the occasion of International Women's Day.
New Delhi: NGT verdict likely on Art of Living event today
Mar 08, 2016, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) The National Green Tribunal is likely to decide the fate of the festival organised by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Smriti Irani denies charges that she did not help Expressway mishap's victim
Mar 08, 2016, at 04:24 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani's office on Monday denied allegations that she did not help the doctor, who was killed during an accident on the Yamuna Expressway, reports said.
WB polls: LF announces first list of candidates, Surya Mishra to lead battle
Mar 08, 2016, at 04:07 am
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): Amid a possibility of an alliance between the Congress and the Left Front (LF), the latter's chairman Biman Bose on Monday evening declared the first list of his party's candidates for upcoming Bengal assembly polls.
JKPCC delegation calles on J&K Guv
Mar 08, 2016, at 03:20 am
Jammu, Mar 7 (IBNS): A delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) led by State President Ghulam Ahmad Mir met Governor N.N.Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday to discuss various issues.
Germany supports India’s Smart Cities Programme
Mar 08, 2016, at 02:10 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) Germany is committed to helping India make a success of its Smart Cities Programme.
Delhi Police arrest man who offered Rs 11 lakh to shoot Kanhaiya Kumar
Mar 08, 2016, at 01:37 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) The Delhi Police on Monday arrested a man who had announced a bounty on JNU president Kanhaiya Kumar's head, reports said.
Rashtrapati Bhavan to host Festival of Innovations
Mar 08, 2016, at 12:56 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Rashtrapati Bhavan will host from Mar 12 to 19, a week-long Festival of Innovations in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation (NIF).
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President greets nation ahead of International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Monday wished the women in India a day before the country joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day.
President not to attend Art of Living event
Mar 08, 2016, at 12:43 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend a festival organized by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation in New Delhi this week.
Smriti Irani did not help us, alleges daughter of Expressway mishap victim
Mar 08, 2016, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): The daughter of a doctor, who was killed during an accident on the Yamuna Expressway, alleged that Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani denied helping them.
Decision on forming PDP-BJP govt soon: Mehbooba
Mar 08, 2016, at 12:04 am
Kupwara, Mar 7 (IBNS) People’s Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said a decision on formation of the government in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP will soon be taken after consultation with party leaders.
Modi govt is targeting weak and poor: Gandhi
Mar 07, 2016, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the Central government and said it should try to 'attack' him but not the poor people of the nation.
Girl molested in Kolkata supermarket, 1 booked
Mar 07, 2016, at 10:49 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A north-eastern girl, staying in Kolkata, was allegedly molested and faced racial insults inside a Reliance supermarket on Saturday evening, reports said.
Air India flies world’s longest all-women operated flight
Mar 07, 2016, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) Commemorating International Women’s Day, National Carrier Air India has made history flying the world’s longest all-women operated and supported flight on the Non-Stop Delhi- San Francisco route.
WB: Girl jumps from multi-storey to save herself from rape, 3 arrested
Mar 07, 2016, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A girl jumped from a second-floor window of a multi-storey building in Liluah area in West Bengal's Howrah district to save herself from gang rape on Sunday, reports said.
Yemen vessel fire kills 2 Indians
Mar 07, 2016, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi , Mar 7 (IBNS): At least two Indians were killed as the vessel in which they were traveling caught fire off the Yemen, officials said on Monday.