PM condemns Goto and Yukawa's murders
Feb 02, 2015, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Modi has strongly condemned the killing of Japanese citizens Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, terming it as gruesome and unfortunate.
Hindu women must have four kids :Sadhvi Prachi repeats
Feb 02, 2015, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Stirring up yet another controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sadhvi Prachi has defended her earlier comment, reiterating that Hindu women should have four children.
Police arrest protester journalist in Guwahati
Feb 02, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati, Feb 2 (IBNS) : Assam police on Monday arrested more than 50 journalists from different media houses of print and electronic media who protested against the alleged physical assault of a woman journalist by police officials in Guwahati.
Kiran Bedi campaign aide quits BJP
Feb 02, 2015, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) In a jolt to BJP just a few days ahead of Delhi polls, their chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi's campaign aide Narendra Tandon has quit the party accusing the former super cop with "dictatorial attitude."
Cartoon controversy: AAP accuses BJP of targeting Kejriwal with objectionable content
Feb 02, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accused the Centre’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting its chief Arvind Kejriwal’s caste in a cartoon-based ad.
South Delhi church vandalized, police begin probe
Feb 02, 2015, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Unknown miscreants vandalized and allegedly desecrated a church in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj in the wee hours of Monday, with media reports putting it as the fifth such attack since December in the region.
PM Modi to visit China before May 26: Swaraj
Feb 02, 2015, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an “outcome-driven†maiden visit to China before May 26 this year, media reports said.
Kiran Bedi unleashes tweets on Delhi blueprint
Feb 02, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releasing its Vision Document for Delhi on Moday, its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi posted a series of tweets on Monday morning in what she called her blue print for the national capital.
Kiran promises something for everyone in her vision statement
Feb 02, 2015, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s presumptive chief minister Kiran Bedi promised something for everyone in the vision statement for Delhi that the party will release on Monday, media reports said.
Church vandalized in south Delhi
Feb 02, 2015, at 03:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS) Unknown miscreants vandalized a church in south Delhi in the wee hours of Monday, with media reports putting it as the fifth such attack since December in the region.
Ashok Gehlot tests positive for swine flu
Feb 02, 2015, at 04:47 am
Jaipur, Feb 1 (IBNS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said he has tested positive for swine flu.
Kashmir receives fresh snowfall
Feb 02, 2015, at 04:34 am
Srinagar, Feb 1 (IBNS) Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall after a long dry spell on Sunday morning.
Saradha: Matang Sinh hospitalized
Feb 02, 2015, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS) Former Union Minister Matang Sinh could not be presented in court on Sunday as he is admitted in state-run SSKM Hospital, reports said.
Bring back Congress to pwer: Gandhi urges Delhi
Feb 02, 2015, at 01:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged people of Delhi to bring back the party in power in national capital while she attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'pracharak' (propagator).
Three KPLT militants nabbed in Assam
Feb 02, 2015, at 01:27 am
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The Security forces have apprehended three cadres of Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Sunday, officials said.
Assam : Three injured in blast
Feb 02, 2015, at 01:22 am
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IBNS) : At least three persons were injured in an powerful explosion in Assam's Hailakandi district on Sunday evening, police said.
Give me an oppurtunity to serve you: Modi
Feb 02, 2015, at 01:20 am
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): With less than a week left for the Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and alleged that the two parties were competing to tell lies to people.
Modi, Sonia, Kejriwal address Delhi poll rallies
Feb 01, 2015, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, are addressing various rallies on Sunday in the national capital as the Delhi poll campaign heated up.
ISIL beheads Japanese journalist held captive
Feb 01, 2015, at 06:59 pm
Tokyo, Feb 1 (IBNS) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has released a video capturing the killing of a Japanese hostage- journalist Kenji Goto- by beheading, said media reports.
I will not quit: Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 01, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal in an Op-Ed article on NDTV.com has apologized for his past mistakes to the people of Delhi while ending with the promise that he will not quit.
13 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
Feb 01, 2015, at 04:59 pm
Mirpur, Bangladesh, Feb 1 (IBNS) At least 13 people were killed in a massive factory fire in Bangladesh's Mirpur on Saturday, said media reports.
Swaraj in Beijing suggests six-point template for India-China ties
Feb 01, 2015, at 04:43 pm
Beijing, Feb 1 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who is visiting China on a four-day tour, said to initiate a new century of mutual learning to enrich respective civilizations and to realise the dream of the ‘Asian Century’, a six-point template focusing on action- oriented approach, broad-base bilateral engagement, convergence on common regional and global interests and strategic communication should be focused.
AAP receives Rs 1.25 crore as donation
Feb 01, 2015, at 04:57 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said it has received Rs 1.25 crore as donation during a fund raising event on Saturday.
Mamata should be summoned: BJP
Feb 01, 2015, at 04:20 am
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh on Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee should be interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Saradha scam.
TMC to protest against BJP govt
Feb 01, 2015, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday said it will protest against the manner in which they are being targeted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajya Sabha 'due to lack of majority'.
Commemorative postage stamp on Swachh Bharat released
Feb 01, 2015, at 02:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT has come out with a set of Commemorative Postage Stamps on the theme Swachh Bharat.
PM reviews PaHaL Scheme for Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG Subsidy
Feb 01, 2015, at 02:37 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed, in a high level meeting, PaHaL (Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh), the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG Subsidy.
Feb 01, 2015, at 02:30 am
Beijing, Jan 31 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday reached China for her four-day visit to the Asian nation.
Delhi polls: AAP releases manifesto
Feb 01, 2015, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) In a bid to attract voters and recapture power, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections where it promised a full statehood for the national capital.
Saradha: CBI arrests former Union Minister Matang Sinh
Feb 01, 2015, at 01:45 am
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested former Union Minister Matang Sinh in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, reports said.
