President accepts Danve's resignation

Mar 06, 2015, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Raosaheb Dadarao Danve, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, from the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, on the advise of the Prime Minister.

Plane skids off runway in US, 6 killed

Mar 06, 2015, at 05:21 pm

New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at New York City's LaGuardia Airport while landing during a snowstorm, injuring 6 on Thursday, reports said.

Modi among 30 most influential people on internet: Time magazine

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a significant achievement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his name has featured among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine.

Mob storms central jail to lynch rape accused

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:11 pm

Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 6(IBNS) Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 4(IBNS) A violent mob has lynched an alleged rapist after breaking into a high security jail at Dimapur forcing the authorities to clamp curfew in the entire district.

Film on Indian lesbians telecast on Doordarshan

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a first of sorts, a documentary film on Indian lesbians, was telecast on National Network Doordarshan.

Kolkata: Lenin statue vandalized

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:32 am

Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): A statue of Russian communist revolutionary was vandalized by unknown attackers in Kolkata's Jadavpur area on Thursday.

Randeep Singh Surjewala appointed as incharge of Congress communications dept

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Congress on Thursday said Randeep Singh Surjewala has been appointed as the AICC's in-charge of the communication department.

Israeli elections begin at diplomatic missions in India

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:43 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Israeli diplomats posted in India voted on Thursday for the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, ahead of the general elections, set to take place in Israel on March 17.

China welcomes Indian Foreign Secretary's visit to Pakistan

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:31 am

Beijing, Mar 5 (IBNS): China on Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan and called it 'positive signs' which showed the improvement of bilateral relations between the two nations.

"Need to work on a cooperative manner to address terrorism"

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:12 am

Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistan on Thursday said the issue of terrorism should be dealt by India and Pakistan in a 'cooperative manner' and blaming 'others' for a militant attack is not a 'good approach'.

YouTube takes off Nirbhaya documentary

Mar 06, 2015, at 02:34 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Following the Indian government's request, video sharing website YouTube has removed the controversial documentary on the 2012 Delhi gangrape.

Germany makes available Rs 70 Lakh for NGO project on Women's Day

Mar 06, 2015, at 12:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Ambassador Michael Steiner will be celebrating International Women's Day at his residence here on Sunday with over 200 guests, mainly women from all walks of life.

Amendment of Land Acquisition Act essential for creating rural infrastructure: PM

Mar 06, 2015, at 12:08 am

Khandwa, Mar 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure including roads, houses for poor, schools, hospitals and irrigation projects.

No bargains made at AAP executive meeting: Yogendra Yadav

Mar 05, 2015, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) A day after his ouster from the party's Political Affairs Committee, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday claimed that there was no bargaining done in Wednesday's National Executive Meeting.

India Army, IDBI Bank signs MoU

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:52 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) A MoU was signed between the Indian Army and IDBI Bank on the Defence Salary Package on Thursday.

Govt explores legal action against BBC

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:50 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) The Narendra Modi government is considering to take legal action against British Broadcasting Corporation for airing in UK the documentary on the 2012 Delhi gangrape ignoring an official ban.

India reaches out to Nepal to help clear blocked runway

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) In a fantastic display of coordination and synchronization between the Indian Air Force (IAF), Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an Accident Recovery Kit was airlifted from Delhi to Kathmandu to remove the Turkish Airlines airbus that blocked the runway at Kathmandu following a landing accident.

Amendment to land law essential : PM

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:15 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure.

President's Holi greeting to the people

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the people on the country on the eve of Holi, the festival of colours.

AAP still on boil as another leader speaks out

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:07 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Dissent continued to plague the Aam Aadmi Party even after the removal of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the political affairs committee as another leader on Wednesday went public with his strong objection to the action against two founding members.

Delhi HC upholds Chautala sentencing

Mar 05, 2015, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the 10-year jail term awarded to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay along with others by a special CBI court in a teachers' recruitment scam dating back to 1999-2000.

India's Daughter maker urges Modi to allow its airing

Mar 05, 2015, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, whose documentary India's Daughter on the events in the aftermath of the fatal gang-rape of Nirbhaya in Dec 2012 was banned after protests over the interview of one of the unrepentant rapists, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the film's airing in India for greater good.

India's Daughter should be made compulsory viewing: Shobhaa De

Mar 05, 2015, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Writer, columnist and social commentator Shobhaa De says the banned documentary India's Daughter, which interviews one of the rapists of Nirbhaya, should be made compulsory viewing.

A day after sidelining Yadav, Bhushan, Kejriwal goes on furlough

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) A day after party's founding members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sidelined, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday left for Bengaluru on a ten-day leave for naturopathy treatment.

Everyone must watch India's daughter: Nirbhaya's father

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4(IBNS) As 'India's Daughter', the documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, faces a ban in the country, Nirbhaya's father said on Thursday that everyone should watch the film.

Heavy rain, lightning disrupt train services in Howrah division

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:50 am

Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): Train services on the main line and chord line sections of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division were disrupted due to overhead equipment problems arising out of heavy rain & lightning from around on Wednesday, officials said.

BBC to air Nirbhaya documentary in UK?

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:42 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): The controversial documentary on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape will be broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in United Kingdom (UK) in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, media reports said.

"India's vibrant Muslim communities vital to U.S.-India strategic partnership"

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:05 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Wednesday told India's leading Muslim entrepreneurs, scholars, and clerics that they were each "vital players in advancing our countries' shared values and vision."

Lok Sabha passes Insurance Bill raising FDI cap to 49 pct

Mar 05, 2015, at 03:55 am

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Insurance Bill, a reform legislation providing for raising foreign investment cap to 49 percent with the support of Congress and NCP.

161 people of Assam killed by Naga miscreants since 1972

Mar 05, 2015, at 02:11 am

Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least 161 people of Assam were killed in attacks by miscreants of Nagaland since 1972 in the areas of Assam-Nagaland border, Assam government said in the state assembly on Wednesday.