PM sets up committee to identify obsolete laws within 3 months
Aug 28, 2014, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the constitution of a committee to carry out a review to identify obsolete laws.
Omar Abdullah bids farewell to Hajis
Aug 28, 2014, at 12:41 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.
PM wishes ailing Lalu Prasad a speedy recovery
Aug 27, 2014, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over the health of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is currently undergoing two major heart surgeries in Mumbai.
Modi defends Rajnath on son row, PMO clears stand
Aug 27, 2014, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally decided to put the ongoing controversy over the son of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to rest by issuing a statement on Wednesday defending the senior BJP leader and the key minister in the Modi cabinet.
Rajnath Singh rubbishes "rumours" about his son
Aug 27, 2014, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday rubbished some news floating around his son Pankaj Singh after reportedly taking it up with the BJP's ideological patron RSS and at the highest level in the party.
Modi asks government employees to declare assets
Aug 27, 2014, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has ordered all government employees to disclose their assets as part of the anti-corruption Lokpal law enacted in December last year.
Lalu Prasad undergoes heart surgery
Aug 27, 2014, at 06:48 pm
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav is undergoing a major heart surgery in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday.
Tara Shahdeo's husband arrested for allegedly forcing her to convert
Aug 27, 2014, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The husband of national-level champion shooter Tara Shahdeo was arrested near Delhi after she accused him of deceiving her into marriage with a false religious identity, reports said.
Militants gun down teenage girl in Assam before parents
Aug 27, 2014, at 05:48 pm
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS) The banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants killed a girl by firing at her point blank in front of her parents recently in Assam's Chirang district, media reports said on Wednesday.
SC on 'criminal' ministers: No disqualification can be prescribed
Aug 27, 2014, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to disqualify ministers with criminal cases, leaving the decision to the "Prime Minister's wisdom".
No Ebola case reported in India so far: Harsh Vardhan
Aug 27, 2014, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that there is no suspected case of Ebola in India so far, reports said.
Heaviest cross-border firing since 1971: Pathak
Aug 27, 2014, at 04:49 am
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IBNS): Chief of the Border Security Force DK Pathak has said continuous firing from Pakistan from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir in the past few days is the 'heaviest since 1971'.
India imposes ban on fresh contacts with Finmeccanica
Aug 27, 2014, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday banned AgustaWestland's parent company Finmeccanica from any future contracts in the wake of VVIP chopper scam charges, but has allowed it to carry on its ongoing deals in the country, reports said.
Aug 27, 2014, at 02:36 am
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Ahead of his visit of Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit to the Asian nation will boost relationship between the two nations.
Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling calls on Jitendra Singh
Aug 27, 2014, at 02:16 am
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) Ahead of the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot's first official visit to India next week on Sept 4, the Australian High Commissioner in New Delhi, Patrick Suckling on Tuesday called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Space & Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh and discussed different issues likely to come up during the visit.
Kupwara encounter: Family of slain soldier slams Modi govt
Aug 27, 2014, at 02:14 am
Bulandshahr, Aug 26 (IBNS): The family members of an Indian Army soldier, who was killed while fighting against terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday, slammed the Narendra Modi government for not taking proper precautions to protect the soldiers.
Nariman House reopens after six years
Aug 27, 2014, at 12:41 am
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS) Six years after the Chabad House centre in downtown Colaba, better known as Nariman House, was attacked by terrorists during the 26/11 massacre in Mumbai, reopened on Tuesday.
Modi government appoints four new Governors
Aug 27, 2014, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday announced four new governors for the state of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
Pakistan crisis: Nawaz Sharif meets Army Chief
Aug 27, 2014, at 12:28 am
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IBNS) Amid political turmoil in Pakistan, country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, media reports said.
New body is old age home of BJP: Congress
Aug 26, 2014, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) After the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a rejig on Tuesday removed patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, and accommodated them as mentors in a new body for the seniors fashioned as "Margdarshak Mandal" , the opposition Congress ridiculed the move as an old age home for silenced leaders.
Old guards Advani, Joshi out of BJP parliamentary board
Aug 26, 2014, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) In a major rejig in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been dropped from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, but they were accommodated as mentors in a new body for the seniors fashion as "Margdarshak Mandal" to guide the ruling outfit.
Sheila Dikshit resigns as Kerala governor
Aug 26, 2014, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday resigned as the Governor of Kerala, capping speculations about her removal after the new BJP led government changed governors of several states appointed by the previous UPA regime, said media reports.
Advani, Joshi dropped from key BJP body
Aug 26, 2014, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) BJP patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been dropped from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, said reports on Tuesday.
Riot-accused BJP legislator Sangeet Som to get 'Z-security' cover
Aug 26, 2014, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Narendra Modi government's decision to provide Z-security cover for riot accused BJP legislator Sangeet Som has sparked a political uproar.
Shah Rukh Khan given additional protection
Aug 26, 2014, at 08:01 pm
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been given enhanced protection by the Mumbai Police following the incident of a firing at the house of his associate and producer Karim Morani allegedly by men of an underworld men.
Modi govt finalises 4 Governors: TV report
Aug 26, 2014, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): BJP veteran and former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh is likely to be the new Governor of Rajasthan, NDTV channel reports said.
Three students expelled from Gwalior’s Scindia School
Aug 26, 2014, at 07:08 pm
Gwalior, Aug 26 (IBNS): Three students of the famous Scindia School in Gwalior were expelled after allegedly ragging a junior student who is now admitted in a Delhi hospital in critical condition.
Sea plane service begins in Mumbai today
Aug 26, 2014, at 07:04 pm
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS): A sea plane service connecting Mumbai to tourist destinations of the Western Ghats was kicked off on Tuesday. The inaugural flight carried nine passengers to the Pavana reservoir near Lonavala from the Juhu aerodrome.
Kashmir journalist alleges harassment by armyman
Aug 26, 2014, at 06:58 pm
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IBNS) A young journalist from Kashmir, who also reports for IBNS news agency, has alleged that he has been harassed by a person who identified as a top ranking Army officer for revealing the sources of his news gathering.
Three passengers from Ebola-hit Liberia taken to Delhi hospital
Aug 26, 2014, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Three passengers, transiting through Delhi to Mumbai, were isolated and taken to a government hospital here on Tuesday for tests to determine whether they have Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The trio was travelling from Ebola-hit Liberia, reports said.