ED sets up preliminary inquiry in National Herald case
Aug 01, 2014, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): In a case that has embroiled Congress first family Gandhis, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday registered a preliminary investigation into allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust in the National Herald case filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
Deputy National Security Advisor Nehchal Sandhu resigns
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:34 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Deputy National Security Advisor Nehchal Sandhu on Thursday resigned from his position citing personal reason.
Sushma raises 'snooping' issue with Kerry
Aug 01, 2014, at 04:04 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday raised the snooping issue with US Secretary Secretary of State John F. Kerry here.
Kerry, Sushma meet in India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue
Aug 01, 2014, at 04:00 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj and Secretary of State John F. Kerry led their respective delegations to the fifth annual India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue where both the leaders committed to intensify efforts to combat terrorism.
PM Modi writes Hamid Karzai, condoles his cousin's death
Aug 01, 2014, at 03:53 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, condoling the demise of his cousin, Hashmat Khalil Karzai in a terrorist attack.
Coal scam: CBI registers case against MP company
Aug 01, 2014, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it has registered a case against a Madhya Pradesh-based company and members of 36th screening committee in connection with alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation scam.
Rajnath visits Pune landslide site, toll at 31
Aug 01, 2014, at 03:06 am
Pune, July 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday visited the Malin Village in Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, which was hit by a massive landslide on Wednesday claiming at least 31 lives.
Assam : Three labourers killed in landslide
Aug 01, 2014, at 01:52 am
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS) : At least three labourers were killed in a landslide in a remote forest area in Assam's Cachar district along with Manipur on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday.
JE, AES claim 314 lives in Assam
Aug 01, 2014, at 01:39 am
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS) : Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have continued to wreak havoc in Assam, claiming 314 lives in this year so far.
General Dalbir Singh assumes appointment of COAS
Aug 01, 2014, at 01:01 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, has taken over as the 26th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army on Thursday.
Manmohan slams Natwar's claim, calls it a marketing strategy
Aug 01, 2014, at 12:59 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Slamming former Congress leader and ex-India foreign minister Natwar Singh, who said Rahul Gandhi prevented her mother Sonia from being the PM fearing for her life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said private conversations should not be misused for capital gains.
Israel's new Ambassador to India presents his credentials to the President
Jul 31, 2014, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) Israel’s new Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon presented the “Letter of Credence†to the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Thursday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
General Bikram Singh hangs uniform, Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag new army chief
Jul 31, 2014, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) Army General Bikram Singh Friday relinquished the command of Indian Army and hung his uniform after a career spanning 42 years, handing over the baton to General Dalbir Singh Suhag, who assumes charge on Aug 1.
I will write my own book: Sonia Gandhi
Jul 31, 2014, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said she would write her own book to put facts in right perspective after a controversy over a forthcoming book by her own former party member and ex-India foreign minister Natwar Singh, who said Rahul Gandhi prevented Sonia from being the PM fearing for her life.
John Kerry meets Jaitley, to call on Swaraj
Jul 31, 2014, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in India on Wednesday for the 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue, met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.
Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag to take over as new Army Chief today
Jul 31, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag will take over as the new army chief on Tuesday, succeeding Gen. Bikram Singh who is retiring from the post.
Pune village landslide: 27 dead, 200 missing
Jul 31, 2014, at 05:00 pm
Pune, July 31 (IBNS) The death toll in the landslide in Maharashtra's Ambegaon village touched 27 while eight were rescued alive even as more are feared dead and trapped under the debris, said rescue officials on Thursday.
Shutdown in protest of crime against women, children in Bangalore
Jul 31, 2014, at 04:43 pm
Bangalore, July 31 (IBNS): A dawn-to-dusk shutdown was called by Kannada Okoota (federation), an umbrella body of several Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj, on Thursday protesting the rising incidents of sexual offences against women and children.
3 killed in Uttarakhand cloudburst
Jul 31, 2014, at 04:03 pm
Tehri, July 31 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and three others went missing as they were hit by a cloudburst in Uttarakhand following a spell of incessant rain, sources said.
Insurance Bill, SEBI Act to be placed in parliament today
Jul 31, 2014, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre is set to introduce the Insurance Law (Amendment) Bill and the SEBI Act in the Parliament on Thursday.
Rahul prevented mother Sonia from becoming PM, claims Natwar
Jul 31, 2014, at 06:44 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): In a significant revelation, country's former foreign minister Natwar Singh has claimed that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi did not allow his mother Sonia Gandhi from becoming the Indian Prime Minister in 2004.
18 killed in Pune village landslide
Jul 31, 2014, at 05:55 am
Pune, July 30 (IBNS) In a major tragedy, a landslide hit Maharashtra's Ambegaon village on Wednesday which left at least 18 people killed and more than 150 others were feared trapped under debris.
17 killed in Israeli market strike
Jul 31, 2014, at 04:42 am
Gaza City, July 30 (IBNS) An Israeli strike which hit a fruit and vegetable market close to Gaza City has left 17 people killed and more than 150 others injured on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pune village landslide claims 17 lives, rescue ops on
Jul 31, 2014, at 03:20 am
Pune, July 30 (IBNS): In a major human tragedy, at least seventeen people lost their lives while more than 150 others were feared trapped under debris as landslide hit Maharashtra's Ambegaon village, about 120 km from here on Wednesday, said media reports.
John Kerry arrives in India for strategic dialogue
Jul 31, 2014, at 03:03 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in India on Wednesday for the 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue.
Pune village landslide kills 15, many still trapped
Jul 31, 2014, at 02:14 am
Pune, July 30 (IBNS): At least fifteen people were killed while more than 150 others were feared trapped under debris as landslide hit Maharashtra's Ambegaon village, about 120 km from here on Wednesday, said media reports.
Six militants nabbed in Assam, trader abduct
Jul 31, 2014, at 01:53 am
Guwahati, July 30 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended six hardcore cadres, including five cadres of anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam, on Wednesday, police said.
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum to open for public viewing from Friday
Jul 31, 2014, at 01:28 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The new Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum will open for public viewing from Aug 1, the President's Secretariat said in a statement.
Pune landslide: PM asks Rajnath to take stock of situation
Jul 31, 2014, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to rush to Pune to take stock of the situation following the landslide in Ambegaon village, which claimed at least 10 lives.
16 ex-ministers served eviction notices for unauthorized stay
Jul 31, 2014, at 12:38 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Sixteen former ministers of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime have been served eviction notices following their outstay in government bungalows.