Modi to learn from Kyoto for Varanasi in Japan visit
Aug 29, 2014, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will learn from the historic city of Kyoto in Japan during his visit to the Asian nation beginning on Aug 30 so that the ideas can be used for betterment of Varanasi, the holy city in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of river Ganga that voted him to power.
SC stays functioning of panel to probe sexual harassment of woman judge
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS):The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the functioning of a panel that was set up to probe the allegations of a woman judge in Gwalior that she was sexually harassed by a senior judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Najma Heptullah clarifies her stand on Hindi-Hindu confusion
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah, who was slammed by Opposition for endorsing the RSS view on India as a nation of Hindus by culture and national identify, has now clarified her position saying she meant Hindi and not Hindu while speaking on the issue.
Saradha: CBI raids 21 locations in three states
Aug 29, 2014, at 05:40 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it has conducted searches in 21 locations across several states in connection with its probe into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam.
Aug 29, 2014, at 04:45 am
Jammu, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least eight passengers were killed when a Tata Sumo in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a 500 feet deep gorge near Nachlana curve in Banihal town of Ramban district on Thursday.
Rajasthan: 8-yr-old girl dies after being allegedly beaten by teacher
Aug 29, 2014, at 03:22 am
Dausa, Rajasthan, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old schoolgirl lost her life on Thursday after being allegedly beaten up by her teacher in Dausa in Rajasthan, reports said.
Govt to provide cashless treatment for road accident victims
Aug 29, 2014, at 02:53 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has signed Memorandum of Understanding for two more pilot projects for Cashless Treatment Road Accident Victims-one on Vadodara-Mumbai stretch of NH-8 and the other on Ranchi-Rargaon-Mahulia (Jamshedpur) stretch of NH-33.
'Eminent Freedom Fighters Committee' to meet at Port Blair
Aug 29, 2014, at 02:51 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Committee of Eminent Freedom Fighters under the Chairmanship of Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs is scheduled to meet at Port Blair on Sept 3.
Saradha scam : CBI raids 14 locations in Assam
Aug 29, 2014, at 01:59 am
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday had carried out search operation in 14 locations in Assam, including the homes of two former ministers of the state government, one former DGP of Assam police and a filmmaker, in connection with its probe into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam.
Anantha Kumar launches Jan-Dhan Yojna in Bangalore
Aug 29, 2014, at 12:32 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Launching the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (Financial inclusion) programme at a function in Bangalore on Thursday, Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Anantha Kumar said that after long experience, thinking, interaction and consultation the project of financial inclusion was evolved by the Indian government with an objective of bringing the entire financially excluded population to the main path of growth.
Manipur : 2 Assam Rifles jawans killed in bomb explosion
Aug 29, 2014, at 12:30 am
Imphal, Aug 28 (IBNS) : Two jawans of Assam Rifles were killed and another was injured in a powerful bomb explosion at a remote area in Manipur on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.
Pre-marital clinical tests can avoid impotency, STDs: Madras HC
Aug 29, 2014, at 12:03 am
Madurai, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday suggested that prospective couples should undergo pre-marital clinical examinations to avoid impotency and sexually transmitted diseases (STD), which may spoil marital relations.
"Excited to meet PM Shinzo Abe": PM tweets in Japanese
Aug 28, 2014, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) Ahead of his Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted in Japanese for the first time, to talk to the people of Japan directly in Japanese.
Modi launches scheme to ensure bank account for everyone
Aug 28, 2014, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched his pet project for financial inclusion of the poor in India by unveiling a scheme that would ensure a bank account for every Indian household.
Aseemanand gets bail in Samjhauta Express blast case
Aug 28, 2014, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) Swami Aseemanand, a former RSS activist who is facing trial in the 2007's Samjhauta Express, Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid (May 2007) and Ajmer Dargah blasts linked to saffron terrorism, has got bail in the case of the Samjhauta Express by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday.
Trinamool MLA slammed for terming rape as inevitable
Aug 28, 2014, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS) A ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator has invited a wave of condemnation after he said rape is inevitable and would continue so long the earth exists.
BJP faces flak over Yogi Adityanath as UP poll campaigner
Aug 28, 2014, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the centre is sucked in a controversy over making its MP Yogi Adityanath as their star campaigner in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh byelections amid a video circulating in media on his "hate" speech where he spoke of communal revenge by Hindus.
Law will take its own course: Sadananda Gowda on charge against son
Aug 28, 2014, at 06:38 pm
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IBNS): After an FIR alleging rape was lodged by an actress against Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda’s son Karthik hours after he got engaged here on Wednesday, the union minister said the law would take its own course in the case.
BJP minister attends prayer meeting in Muzaffarnagar
Aug 28, 2014, at 05:00 pm
Muzaffarnagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): Amid tight security arrangements, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Sanjeev Baliyan attended a prayer meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday, reports said.
Actress files FIR against Sadananda Gowda's son
Aug 28, 2014, at 04:24 pm
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IBNS): An FIR was lodged by an actress against Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik hours after he got engaged here on Wednesday, reports said.
FIR against Alagiri for encroaching temple land
Aug 28, 2014, at 03:54 pm
Chennai, Aug 28 (IBNS): A First Information Report (FIR) was filed by the Madurai police against DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s son MK Alagiri on charges of grabbing a temple land using forged documents, reports said.
Fresh ceasefire violation in Jammu after Indo-Pak flag meeting
Aug 28, 2014, at 03:36 pm
Jammu, Aug 28 (IBNS): Pakistan troopers targeted three Border Security Force (BSF) posts in the Pargwal sector of Jammu by resorting to unprovoked firing on late Wednesday night, reports said.
J&K: First flight of Kashmiri 'hajis' leaves for Mecca
Aug 28, 2014, at 04:26 am
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IBNS) The first flight that touched the runway of Srinagar airport took off with 270 Haj pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday.
Jaitley reviews progress of indigenous submarine construction
Aug 28, 2014, at 04:24 am
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IBNS): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, accompanied by Admiral RK Dhowan Chief of the Naval Staff, visited Mazagon Docks Limited in Mumbai on Wednesday and reviewed the progress of the Project 75 (Indigenous submarine construction project) as well as the other ongoing warship building projects including P-15 B class stealth destroyers .
Tata Steel celebrates 155th birth anniversary of Dorabji Tata
Aug 28, 2014, at 04:18 am
Jamshedpur, Aug 27 (IBNS): Tata Steel celebrated 155th birth anniversary of Dorabji Tata at Sir Dorabji Tata Park in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.
Two Garo militants lynched by villagers in Meghalaya
Aug 28, 2014, at 03:04 am
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS) : Two Garo militants were lynched by villagers when they were trying to abduct a trader in West Garo Hills of Meghalaya on Wednesday, the police said.
Cabinet approves swapping of SOS village land with equivalent airport land
Aug 28, 2014, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for swapping of Save Our Soul (SOS) village land measuring 2397 sqm. with Airport Authority of India’s (AAI`s) equivalent airport land measuring 2397 sqm.
PM to launch 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' tomorrow
Aug 28, 2014, at 02:32 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) at a function in New Delhi on Thursday.
Aug 28, 2014, at 02:23 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
One of four Kalyan boys suspected to have joined ISIS gets killed
Aug 28, 2014, at 01:31 am
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IBNS): One of the four people, from Kalyan in Mumbai, who was suspected of joining the Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, was killed on Tuesday in the country, media reports said.