Sri Lanka apologises to Modi, Jaya over derogatory article on its website
Aug 02, 2014, at 12:44 am
Colombo, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government on Friday tendered an unqualified apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after a 'derogatory' article with controversial pictures were posted on its defence ministry website.
Pune landslide: Death toll climbs to 63
Aug 02, 2014, at 12:23 am
Pune, Aug 1 (IBNS): The toll in Malin Village landslide in Ambegaon Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra touched 63 on Friday with the search and rescue operation still being carried on.
Militants killed in Kashmir encounters with Army
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:36 pm
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS) Indian Army on Friday claimed to have killed two more militants in an encounter at Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, taking the toll to four.
IAF Jaguar crashes, pilot ejects safely
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: Aug 1 (IBNS) One Jaguar fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at about 1206 hrs, about 30 km north of Bhuj in Gujarat but pilot ejected safely.
Kolkata woman gang-raped in Rajasthan
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:12 pm
Jaipur, Aug 1 (IBNS) A young woman from Kolkata was allegedly gang-raped by four while she was on her way to Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan, said reports on Friday.
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over UPSC
Aug 01, 2014, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) The upper house of Parliament had to be adjourned twice on Friday after the Opposition created uproar over the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam row.
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): USA Secretary of State John Kerry and USA Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Friday called on the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
Response to Pakistan provocation will be immediate, intense: New Army Chief
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh Suhag, who has taken over as the 26th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army on Thursday, Friday said Pakistan will get an intense and immediate response if there was any provocation like the beheading of Indian soldiers last year.
Natwar Singh says Sonia mistreated him
Aug 01, 2014, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) Former Congressman and ex-foreign minister Natwar Singh, whose forthcoming book criticising Congress president Sonia Gandhi has generated a row, in an interview referring to the latter said "no Indian would have treated me this way."
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.