Galvanize youth power to sense unmet needs of common man: Prez
Mar 08, 2015, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee, who addressed a Global Round-table on Inclusive Innovations at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, said India has a long tradition of grassroots innovation.
Politicians, B-Town condole Vinod Mehra's demise
Mar 08, 2015, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 8 (IBNS): Politicians, celebrities and other eminent personalities on Sunday mourned the demise of veteran journalist and Outlook Group's editorial chairman Vinod Mehta.
Govt in J&K may change, situation remains same: Masarat Alam
Mar 08, 2015, at 07:45 pm
Srinagar, Mar 8 (IBNS): A day after senior Hurriyat Conference (G) leader and chairman of Muslim League Masarat Alam Bhat was released, the separatist leader said governments may change in Jammu and Kashmir but the reality in the state will remain same.
Veteran journalist Vinod Mehta dies
Mar 08, 2015, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Veteran journalist and Outlook Group's editorial chairman Vinod Mehta died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Sunday.
Dimapur lynching: 18 held, curfew lifted till 3 PM
Mar 08, 2015, at 06:13 pm
Dimapur, Mar 8 (IBNS): Twelve more people have been arrested on Sunday in Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur in connection with the lynching of a rape accused, taking the total number of people held in the case to 18.
Link Jan-Dhan with women entrepreneurship development to make it more purposeful: Study
Mar 08, 2015, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): With a view to tap the huge potential of women entrepreneurs in India, apex industry body ASSOCHAM has suggested the Government to link the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) with entrepreneurship development thereby making it more purposeful.
India celebrates International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2015, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Amid a steep rise in concern over crimes against women including the danger of sexual assault, physical abuse, rape, molestation, domestic violence and gender bias attitudes, India dedicated Sunday to women as the world celebrates the International Women's Day to convey respect, love and appreciation towards every woman.
Dimapur lynching: Six arrested, top cops suspended
Mar 08, 2015, at 04:05 pm
Dimapur, Mar 8 (IBNS): While the situation continues to remain tensed in Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur, six people have been arrested for lynching a rape accused.
Rajnath Singh reviews situation in Nagaland
Mar 08, 2015, at 05:02 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the situation in Dimapur with Chief Minister of Nagaland T.R. Zeliang and asked him to ensure law and order in the town, officials said.
J&K: Masarat Alam Bhat freed from prison
Mar 08, 2015, at 04:43 am
Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday released senior Hurriyat Conference (G) leader and chairman of Muslim League Masarat Alam Bhat, officials said.
Journalist Purna Kanta Nath dies
Mar 08, 2015, at 03:38 am
Guwahati, Mar 7 (IBNS) : Journalist and writer Purna Kanta Nath died at his residence at Jamuguri village in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday.
J&K: Separatist leader freed from jail
Mar 08, 2015, at 03:25 am
Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS):Separatist leader Masarat Alam has been released from a jail on Saturday, media reports said.
Financial business, Ordinance Bills to be focus of Budget session next week
Mar 08, 2015, at 01:26 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Financial business including the discussion on Railway and General Budgets for 2015-15 and consideration and passing of the Bills to replace the Ordinances will be the main focus of the business before both the Houses of Parliament during the third week of the Budget session of Parliament beginning Monday, a government statement said.
Pranab wishes Indian women on International Women's Day eve
Mar 08, 2015, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his good wishes to all Indian women on the eve of International Women's Day.
Gender inequality is fundamentally a patriarchal power game: Survey
Mar 08, 2015, at 01:00 am
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): Almost 1900 women across the nation responded to questions to the online survey titled 'Is It an Unequal World?' and the findings clearly underlined that women felt they had a limited say in society.
Differently-abled man denied entry to Delhi club
Mar 08, 2015, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Disabled Rights Activist Nipun Malhotra on Saturday claimed that he was denied entry at a posh South Delhi club as he was differently-abled.
Mayank Gandhi hits out at Kejriwal and his loyalists again
Mar 08, 2015, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mayank Gandhi has once again hit out party national convener Arvind Kejriwal as well as his loyalists and has demanded that the minutes of the National Executive meeting that took place on March 4 be made public.
Northern Command Chief Meets Mufti in Jammu
Mar 07, 2015, at 11:40 pm
Jammu, Mar 7 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syed met Northern Command Chief, Lt. General. D. S. Hooda here in Jammu on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over Mulayam Singh's illness
Mar 07, 2015, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's health condition after he has been hospitalised.
PM, Sonia condole G.Karthikeyan's death
Mar 07, 2015, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of Kerala Assembly Speaker G.Karthikeyan.
Dimapur: Those lynched Farid Khan must be brought to justice, says Amnesty International India
Mar 07, 2015, at 09:40 pm
Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 7(IBNS) While Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur continued to remain tense for the second day on Saturday after a violent mob lynched an alleged rapist after storming the central jail, Amnesty International India has said the case must be investigated.
Mulayam Singh Yadav hospitalised
Mar 07, 2015, at 07:13 pm
Lucknow, Mar 7(IBNS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon late night on Friday after he complained of uneasiness and breathing problem.
Kerala Speaker G Karthikeyan dies of cancer
Mar 07, 2015, at 05:53 pm
Thiruvanthapuram, Mar 7(IBNS) Veteran Congress leader and Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday morning.
Bar council issues showcause notices to defence lawyers in Nirbhaya case
Mar 07, 2015, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) The Bar Council of India has issued showcause notices to two defence lawyers for their remarks in a documentary on the brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman in Delhi in 2012.
Lanka PM's comment on Indian fishermen raises storm
Mar 07, 2015, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7(IBNS) A week ahead of Narendra Modi's Sri Lanka visit the island country's Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe has kicked up a storm, saying Indian fishermen will be shot at if they violate the maritime border.
Prohibitory orders still in force in Dimapur
Mar 07, 2015, at 04:44 pm
Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 7(IBNS) Prohibitory orders continued in Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur for the second day on Saturday after a violent mob lynched an alleged rapitst after storming the central jail.
Govt.'s act on India's daughter has embarrassed the country: Shashi Tharoor
Mar 07, 2015, at 04:42 pm
Thiruvantapuram, Mar 7(IBNS) Flaying the Narendra Modi government for asking Britain to stop telecasting "India's daughter," a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said this embarrassed the country and the film should be watched by all.
Swaraj meets SL President Sirisena
Mar 07, 2015, at 04:39 am
Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday arrived in Sri Lanka and met country's president Maithripala Sirisena here.
Mar 07, 2015, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for Sri Lanka on Friday.
Lift ban on India's daughter: Editors' Guild demands
Mar 06, 2015, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) Criticising the government for its move to ban India's Daughter,' the documentary about the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a student in a moving bus in Delhi, the Editors Guild of India on Friday demanded that the decision be revoked.