Puneet Talwar to join Chuck Hagel during India visit
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:04 am
Washington, Aug 5 (IBNS) The US State Department on Tuesday said Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar will travel to India with Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel this week.
Coal scam: CBI files 3 more cases
Aug 06, 2014, at 05:34 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it has registered three more cases in connection with alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks.
Boat capsizes in UP, 18 missing
Aug 06, 2014, at 04:08 am
Varanasi Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 18 people went missing as the overcrowded boat in which they were travelling capsized in the Ganga river at Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, said police.
Meerut on edge after report of gangrape, forced conversion
Aug 05, 2014, at 10:10 pm
Meerut, Aug 5 (IBNS) Meerut region in Uttar Pradesh is on the edge after a teacher from the outskirts of the town alleged that she was kidnapped, gang-raped and then forced to be converted by her village chief, according to reports on Tuesday.
Mulayam, Amar Singh share dais in Lucknow
Aug 05, 2014, at 08:47 pm
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his one-time close friend Amar Singh shared a dais at an event in Lucknow speculating a reunion of both the leaders.
SC directs Centre to end deadlock over Delhi govt formation
Aug 05, 2014, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to resolve the deadlock over government formation in Delhi.
UPSC row: Parl witnesses ruckus, oppositions demand scrapping of CSAT
Aug 05, 2014, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): The row over the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) rocked the Parliament on Tuesday with the opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress (TMC), CPM, AIADMK, DMK demanding clarity on Centre's stand over the issue.
No double standard by Cong on Insurance Bill: Rahul
Aug 05, 2014, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): With no political consensus on The Insurance Laws Bill (Amendment), 2008, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi government and said there was no double standard by his own party.
Manmohan Singh's daughter defends father in a book
Aug 05, 2014, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's daughter has defended her father in a new book and said he was not a misfit in politics but was not made for manipulative politics.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
Aug 05, 2014, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Amid uproar over the UPSC issue, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Tuesday after MPs rushed to the Well of the House.
Political parties should have patience to listen: Dwivedi
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi has sparked off a fresh controversy with his statement where he said that a political organisation should not only make itself heard but should have the patience to listen as well.
Modi to meet Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav today
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:34 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and other political leaders on Tuesday.
Kerry's India visit is start of an imp relationship with a new govt: US govt
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:24 pm
Washington, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Barack Obama administration in the United States has called US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to India "a beginning of an important relationship with a new government."
43 Kerala nurses from strife-torn Libya arrive in Kochi
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:21 pm
Kochi, Aug 5 (IBNS): As many as 43 Keralite nurses, stranded in strife-torn Libya, arrived in Kochi on Tuesday.
Two people arrested in TN for supplying ISIS t-shirts
Aug 05, 2014, at 03:21 pm
Ramanathapuram, Aug 5 (IBNS): Two persons have been arrested in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for supplying t-shirts of terror organisation Sunni militant group ISIS, reports said on Tuesday.
Why is BJP government shielding Sheila Dikshit: AAP
Aug 05, 2014, at 05:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of 'shielding' Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit.
No imminent danger of flooding: Govt
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:47 am
Patna/ New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday said there was no imminent danger of flooding in Bihar as the flow of the river Kosi was steady and there was no rise in its water level.The Bihar government has evacuated 70,000 people and 2,200 animals to safety camps in the state following the water level rise in river Kosi earlier that swelled owing to a landslide in Nepal.
Admiral RK Dhowan to visit Canada
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:38 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Ministry of Defence on Monday said Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be visiting Canada from Aug 5 to Aug 8.
Philip Campose takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Lieutenant General Philip Campose, the erstwhile Western Army Commander, took over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff on Friday in place of General Dalbir Singh, who has taken over the reins of the Indian Army, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
Two militants killed in Assam encounters
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:30 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : Two militants were killed in two separate gun battle with security forces in Assam on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
EMFA urges Focus NE management to reinstate sacked employees
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:26 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : The Guwahati: Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has urged the management of Focus NE, a multilingual satellite news channel to reinstate all the media employees, who were sacked arbitrarily under the 'cut-cost' formula recently.
"471 persons killed in communal clash in Assam since 2001"
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : A total of 471 persons have lost their lives in seven communal clash in Assam since 2001, Assam state assembly informed on Monday.
"Militancy claimed over 2400 lives in Assam since 2001"
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:21 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : Militancy has claimed more than 2400 lives, including security personnel, in Assam since 2001, Assam state assembly said on Monday.
Hang me if found guilty of sexual harassment: MP HC Judge
Aug 05, 2014, at 02:00 am
Bhopal, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Madhya Pradesh (MP) high court judge, who has been accused of sexual harassment, has said that he is ready to face death penalty if found guilty.
Modi visits Pashupatinath Temple
Aug 05, 2014, at 01:58 am
Kathmandu, Aug 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal capital Kathmandu.
PM Modi calls on Nepalese President
Aug 05, 2014, at 01:57 am
Kathmandu, Aug 4 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on Nepalese President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav here.
PM Modi wraps up two-day Nepal visit
Aug 05, 2014, at 01:56 am
Kathmandu, Aug 4 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home on Monday after completing his visit to Nepal where along with his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala the two neighbouring nations agreed to review, adjust and update the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 and other bilateral agreements.
UPSC row: Centre says English marks will not be included in merit
Aug 05, 2014, at 12:33 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Giving in to the demands by the Hindi preferring Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants, the government on Monday said that a 20-mark English section in the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) will not be included for grades or merit.
Trawler sinks in Bay of Bengal, 7 missing
Aug 04, 2014, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS) At least seven people were missing while eight were rescued when a trawler sank in the Bay of Bengal in rough weather near the Sundarbans islands of West Bengal amid reports that 40 trawlers were missing.
Sushma condemns Lanka caricature of Jaya-Modi, envoy to be summoned
Aug 04, 2014, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday ondemned in Parliament some objectionable illustrations of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a Sri Lanka government website even as Lanka earlier apologized for the same.