IPL scam: Meiyappan's voice sample confirmed in tapped conversation
Oct 25, 2014, at 05:56 am
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IBNS): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team's former team principal Gurunath Meiyappan's voice sample has been confirmed in a tapped conversation in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, media reports said.
Diwali pollution management needs rethink: Delhi Pollution Control Committee
Oct 25, 2014, at 04:58 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): The official release of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee has showed that Diwali pollution has remained dangerous-if not worse, it is nearly as bad as last year.
PM Modi conveys greetings on United Nations Day
Oct 25, 2014, at 04:47 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed his greetings on the occasion of the United Nations Day.
Burdwan blast: All arrested accused members of Bangladeshi terror group, says NIA
Oct 25, 2014, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct 24 (IBNS): The The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Burdwan blast case in West Bengal, on Friday said all the accused persons arrested and their associates were members of Bangladeshi terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB).
Rajnath addresses 53rd Raising Day of ITBT
Oct 25, 2014, at 03:50 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the 53rd Raising Day Parade of Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF) held at Greater Noida, on Friday.
PM salutes ITBP personnel on Raising Day of ITBP
Oct 25, 2014, at 03:38 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday saluted the Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) personnel on the Raising Day of ITBP.
High alert sounded at airports after threat letter
Oct 25, 2014, at 03:20 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Following an anonymous threat letter to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with warning of flights being targeted, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kochi airports have been put on high alert.
Despite criticisms, Tharoor to take up 'Clean India' drive
Oct 25, 2014, at 03:00 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Even after being removed by his party from the post of official spokesperson, former Union Minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has taken up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's challenge of spreading the 'Clean India' drive.
Black money: Jethmalani writes strong letter to Jaitley
Oct 25, 2014, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Supreme Court advocate Ram Jethmalani, who was also an ex-BJP member, has written a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley accusing him of not taking proper steps to bring back black money.
Biman protests closing of Shyamal Sen Commission
Oct 25, 2014, at 12:42 am
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Left Front's chairman Biman Bose expressed protest on Friday against the closure of Shyamal Sen commission which was formed by the West Bengal government to investigate the Saradha chit fund scam.
Oct 24, 2014, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IBNS) Unknown gunmen shot dead a policeman outside his residence at Qaimoh area in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
5.1 earthquake hits Pakistan, no casualty
Oct 24, 2014, at 08:20 pm
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan's Swat, Malakand Agency on Friday, media reports said.
Congress will not be embarrassed if big names appear on black money list
Oct 24, 2014, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Congress, as a political party, would not confront any embarrassment if any big name from the formation appears on the list of Indians who hold illicit foreign bank accounts.
Day after Diwali, Delhi's air pollution nine times higher than normal
Oct 24, 2014, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): A day after Diwali, Delhi recorded nine times higher pollution level than the normal, media reports said.
Naidu adopts Hudhud cyclone ravaged village
Oct 24, 2014, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS) :Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu has adopted ‘ChepalaUppada’ village of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh for rehabilitation and development in the aftermath of recent cyclone ‘Hudhud’ that ravaged north coastal districts of the state.
PM Modi appreciates Omar for participating in 'Swachh Bharat' campaign
Oct 24, 2014, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking part in the much-touted ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign, a cleanliness drive launched by the PM.
Man disappeared from Kerala 40 years ago found in Dubai hospital
Oct 24, 2014, at 07:19 pm
Dubai, Oct 24 (IBNS): An Indian national who went missing from his hometown in Kerala about 40 years ago was found at a Dubai-based hospital in the UAE, media reports said.
Karnataka CM orders action in nursery student's rape case
Oct 24, 2014, at 06:39 pm
Bangalore, Oct 24 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Friday ordered the police to take action against a school in Bangalore where a three-year-old nursery student was allegedly raped on Tuesday, reports said.
BJP activists vandalise coffee shop in Kozhikode
Oct 24, 2014, at 06:29 pm
Kozhikode, OCT 24 (IBNS): A group of people bearing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flags allegedly ransacked a popular coffee shop in Kerala's Kozhikode on Thursday evening, media reports said.
Kochi airport on alert after anonymous threat letter
Oct 24, 2014, at 06:07 pm
Kochi, Oct 24 (IBNS): High alert was sounded at the Kochi airport in Kerala on Friday following an anonymous threat letter to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with warning of flights being targeted, media reports said.
Oct 2 blast: NIA chief visits Burdwan
Oct 24, 2014, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IBNS) NIA Director General Sharad Kumar visited Burdwan district of West Bengal to monitor the progress in the investigation in the Oct 2 blast on Friday.
Diwali celebrated at US State Department
Oct 24, 2014, at 04:47 pm
Washington, Oct 24 (IBNS) US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted Diwali celebrations at the country's State Department on Thursday and called India as 'a country of enormous energy and power'.
National Conference leaders unhappy with Modi's Rs. 745 cr relief package
Oct 24, 2014, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a Rs. 745 crore relief package for the flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir, made the members of the ruling National Conference unhappy, media reports said.
Modi announces relief for J&K's damaged houses, hospitals
Oct 24, 2014, at 01:18 am
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, announced Rs.745 crore relief for rebuilding damaged homes and hospitals in the state which was badly hit by floods recently.
Modi meets political parties of J&K, assesses flood situation
Oct 23, 2014, at 10:58 pm
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met representatives and heads of Jammu & Kashmir’s different political parties and discussed the post-flood situation of the state.
Your dreams are our responsibility: Modi tells jawans
Oct 23, 2014, at 10:29 pm
Siachen, Oct 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted the Indian Army jawans posted at Siachen Base Camp and gave them a morale boost by saying that it is the jawans who makes it possible for 125 crore Indians to celebrate Diwali.
India didn't offer sweets, so Pak offer bullets
Oct 23, 2014, at 09:54 pm
Amritsar, Oct 23 (IBNS): The Wagah-Attari international check post between India & Pakistan remained desolate on Thursday following India’s decision to suspend Diwali sweets to its neighbour, a process that has been followed over the years as a goodwill gesture, media reported.
Kashmir: BJP supporters hold welcome rally for Modi
Oct 23, 2014, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS): With Narendra Modi arriving in Srinagar to celebrate Diwali with the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, scores of Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Thursday held a welcome rally for the Prime Minister.
Fadnavis meets Gadkari amid speculation on CM's post
Oct 23, 2014, at 07:59 pm
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IBNS): Maharashtra BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, who is being considered as a front-runner to become the state’s next Chief Minister, on Thursday met and extended Diwali greetings to Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, another CM hopeful which raised many speculations among political circles, media reported.
Oct 23, 2014, at 07:45 pm
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS) After spending some time with the soldiers at the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Srinagar city on Thursday.