American-German trio wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Oct 08, 2014, at 09:37 pm
Stockholm, Oct 8 (IBNS): Two Americans and a German have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday, media reported.
CISF officer on shooting spree kills 3 colleagues
Oct 08, 2014, at 09:10 pm
Kalpakkam, Oct 8 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel posted at the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu killed three of his colleagues and injuring two more on Wednesday morning, media reported.
Pak violates ceasefire again,India calls off flag-meeting
Oct 08, 2014, at 07:24 pm
Jammu, Oct 8 (IBNS): One civilian is killed while several others including many BSF personnel have been wounded in Jammu when Pakistan forces fired towards Indian posts in a fresh violation of ceasefire on Wednesday which prompted India to cancel Flag Meeting with its neighbour, Army sources said.
Shiv Sena advises Modi to focus on border, not Maharashtra
Oct 08, 2014, at 07:05 pm
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s former ally Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on the firing from Pakistani side along the border in Jammu and Kashmir instead of poll-bound Maharashtra.
PM commends bank officers and staff for successful roll-out of 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana'
Oct 08, 2014, at 06:57 am
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has commended bank officers and staff, on the excellent work put in by them in rolling out the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana successfully.
President presents Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
Oct 08, 2014, at 06:54 am
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 to Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
President lays foundation stone of Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, Phase –II
Oct 08, 2014, at 06:53 am
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, Phase-II.
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Maharashtra tomorrow
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:57 am
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will commence his campaigning in poll-bound Maharashtra from Mahad city on Wednesday.
Bill Gates appreciates PM Modi for raising awareness of the need for toilets
Oct 08, 2014, at 02:47 am
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): American philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday appreciated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a significant role in raising awareness of the need for toilets than any other leader since the country gained independence.
Pakistan asks India to exercise restraint along LoC
Oct 08, 2014, at 01:52 am
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IBNS): A top Pakistani official on Tuesday expressed his 'deep concern' over the 'recent escalation of violations of the cease fire at the Line of Control and Working Boundary by the Indian security forces'.
Karnataka HC rejects bail plea, "Amma" to stay in jail
Oct 07, 2014, at 10:42 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IBNS): In a major setback to J Jayalalithaa, Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, citing her corruption as violation of human rights, media reported.
PM Modi has assets of 1.26 crore
Oct 07, 2014, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s total assets are currently valued at Rs. 1.26 crore.
Centre not trying to break Maharashtra: Modi
Oct 07, 2014, at 09:45 pm
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS): Refuting allegations that the Centre is trying to break free Mumbai from Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that no one will dare to break Maharashtra till he is at the helm, media reported.
BJP and Shiv Sena engage in war of words
Oct 07, 2014, at 07:59 pm
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS): With deadline for the poll campaign nearing soon for Assembly elections in Maharashtra, BJP and Shiv Sena have engaged in fresh war of words.
Pakistan fires at BSF posts along LoC, 3 injured
Oct 07, 2014, at 06:53 pm
Jammu, Oct 7 (IBNS) At least three were injured in firing and shelling by Pakistani troopers on Tuesday at 40 BSF posts along the border in Jammu and Samba districts as the border tension escalated, said reports.
Shashi Tharoor urges for India cleansed of bigotry
Oct 07, 2014, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) After he received flak from his own party's Kerala unit for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign under which he was chosen by the PM to take the idea forward with his own contribution, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor urged Modi to turn India into a land free from divisiveness and intolerance.
Jayalalithaa bail plea to be heard today
Oct 07, 2014, at 05:04 pm
Bangalore, Oct 7 (IBNS): The bail plea of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is likely to be heard today (Tuesday) by the the Karnataka High Court here.
Clean India: Modi appreciates Gogoi, Sachin
Oct 07, 2014, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for making moves to inspire people to work towards a clean India.
Harsh Vardhan leads cleanliness drive in Turkman Gate area
Oct 07, 2014, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday led a cleanliness drive in the historic Turkman Gate area of the walled city of Old Delhi.
LS staff, officers donate a day's salary in PMNRF
Oct 07, 2014, at 04:10 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Officers and staff of the Lok Sabha on Monday donated a day's salary for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.
Oct 07, 2014, at 04:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.
Abhijit Chakrabarty appointed as JU VC
Oct 07, 2014, at 03:18 am
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): The West Bengal government has appointed Jadavpur University interim Vice-Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarty as the permanent Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
Oct 07, 2014, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India on (ECI) Monday send issued notice to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
Supporting Swachh Bharat is not endorsement of BJP agenda: Tharoor
Oct 07, 2014, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Sashi Tharoor on Monday said accepting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to support his 'Swachh Bharat Mission' did not mean he was accepting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 'core Hindutva agenda'.
J&K: Fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan
Oct 07, 2014, at 01:24 am
Srinagar, Oct 6 (IBNS) A fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops occurred at Kerni Sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, reports said.
Omar condemns Pak firing, visits Arnia
Oct 06, 2014, at 11:18 pm
Srinagar, Oct 6 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians in the shelling from across the border in Arnia sub-sector of Jammu district.
3 get Nobel in medicine for discovering brain's "inner GPS"
Oct 06, 2014, at 09:44 pm
Stockholm, Oct 6 (IBNS): U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the brain's positioning system, media reported.
Haryana Government broke Model Code, alleges Modi
Oct 06, 2014, at 08:50 pm
Hisar, Oct 6 (IBNS): BJP has urged the Election Commission to take note of the controversial land deal that allegedly took place on Sunday in spite of the fact that Model Code of Conduct is already in force in poll-bound Haryana.
India "fully ready" to retaliate Pak provocations: Jaitley
Oct 06, 2014, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of Defence Arun Jaitley gave a stern warning to Pakistan after ceasefire violations by saying that Indian armed forces are ready to retaliate with full force.
Don't need the support of mafia: Modi
Oct 06, 2014, at 07:00 pm
Hisar, Oct 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a dig at ruling Congress by stating that his Government runs on the support of people and that he do not need the support of jailed leaders and mafias.