Zhang Dejiang calls on PM Narendra Modi
Jun 15, 2015, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Lalit Modi row: Congress targets PM Modi
Jun 15, 2015, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS):The Congress on Monday targeted Narendra Modi over the issue of aiding Lalit Modi and alleged that the Prime Minister had close association with the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner.
Air India flight's tyre bursts while landing in Srinagar, passengers safe
Jun 15, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS): An Air India flight's tyre burst while it was landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Monday.
Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi because of her family ties: Congress
Jun 15, 2015, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Amid rising demand over Sushma Swaraj's resignation for aiding former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the Congress party has alleged that the External Affairs Minister helped him because of her family ties.
Can't fight against course of nature: UP Minister on journalist's killing
Jun 15, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow, June 15 (IBNS): Amid outrage over the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh in UP's Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh Horticulture Minister Parasnath Yadav said "You can't fight against the course of nature."
Piyush Goyal reviews Jammu and Kashmir's power sector in Srinagar
Jun 15, 2015, at 06:59 pm
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS):,Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal took a review meeting of the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in the presence of Dy. Chief Minister, J&K, Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister, J&K, Haseeb A. Drabu, Sajjad Gani Lone, Minister for S&T & Animal Husbandry , J&K and MoS (Power), Mohammad Ashraf Mir at Sher-E-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), at Srinagar on Monday.
Sakshi Maharaj calls himself true Muslim, Prophet Mohammed great 'yogi'
Jun 15, 2015, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Sparking a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has claimed that he is a "true Muslim" and Prophet Mohammed is the biggest practitioner of yoga.
Mysterious killings continue in Kashmir, another former militant shot in Sopore
Jun 15, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS): Guerrillas on Monday killed a former militant in Sopore town of North Kashmir , which is the latest in the spate of recent attacks in the state.
SC scraps AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within 4 weeks
Jun 15, 2015, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) for admission to the MBBS course and directed the CBSE to conduct a fresh entrance examination within four weeks time.
OROP: Manohar Parrikar asks ex-servicemen to be patient
Jun 15, 2015, at 05:38 pm
Jaipur, June 15 (IBNS): Even as ex-servicemen are holding protest rallies across the country over delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday asked the retired personnel to be 'patient.'
Hyderabad student shot dead in Florida in alleged mugging attempt
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:49 pm
Hyderabad, June 15 (IBNS): A 23-year-old student from Hyderabad has been shot dead in Florida after an apparent mugging went wrong.
Ex- servicemen to begin hunger strike for One Rank One Pension
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Ex- servicemen across the country will go on a relay hunger strike from Monday to protest against the delay of the implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme.
Lalit Modi row: Oppositions demand Sushma Swaraj's resignation
Jun 15, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Oppositions have mounted up pressure on the Narendra Modi government to sack Sushma Swaraj if she does not resign herself after the External Affairs Minister has been caught up in a huge controversy over helping helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year.
#IStandWithSushmaSwaraj trends on Twitter
Jun 15, 2015, at 04:17 am
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Supporting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is hit by a controversy over helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi to procure travel documents in the UK last year, a hashtag #IStandWithSushmaSwaraj is currently trending on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Senior Congress leader Sheila Kaul passes away
Jun 15, 2015, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) Senior Congress leader and ex-union minister Sheila Kaul died on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee mourns loss of lives in Punjab gas leak
Jun 14, 2015, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday mourned the death of six people in a gas leak incident in Punjab's Ludhiana district.
PM greets Odisha on Raja Parba
Jun 14, 2015, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people of Odisha on the occasion of Raja Parba.
Lalit Modi row: Congress slams Sushma Swaraj
Jun 14, 2015, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The Congress on Sunday demanded External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's resignation over helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year.
Karipur airport clash: 4 CISF personnel arrested in connection with death of jawan
Jun 14, 2015, at 08:16 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IBNS): Kerala Police on Sunday arrested four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in connection with the firing incident inside Karipur International Airport premises on June 10.
UP: Girl burnt alive after father stops intruders from plucking mangoes
Jun 14, 2015, at 07:42 pm
Fatehpur, UP, June 14 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Saturday after her father stopped intruders from plucking mangoes from his orchard.
Conveyed Lalit Modi's request for travel documents to UK on humanitarian grounds: Sushma Swaraj
Jun 14, 2015, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid a controversy whether Sushma Swaraj helped former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who is accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the External Affairs Minister on Sunday defended herself and said she helped convey his request to the British envoy 'taking a humanitarian view.'
Journalist murder case: UP govt suspends 5 cops, no action against SP Minister
Jun 14, 2015, at 06:23 pm
Lucknow, June 14 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended five police officers in connection with the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh's in Shahjahanpur district, reports said.
Meghalaya: Four people killed in landslide
Jun 14, 2015, at 05:39 pm
Guwahati, June 14 (IBNS): At least four people including three women were killed and two others injured in landslide following heavy rainfall in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
J&K: Another man mysteriously shot dead in Sopore
Jun 14, 2015, at 05:29 pm
Srinagar, June 14 (IBNS): Despite strike call against mysterious killings in Sopore town, another former militant was shot dead by an unknown man from point blank range in Badam Bagh area of Sopore town on Sunday morning, police said.
Ex-servicemen to hold rallies across India for One Rank One pension
Jun 14, 2015, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Former servicemen will organise Mahasangram rallies in 55 cities across India over their demand of One Rank One Pension on Sunday. The rally will be followed by an indefinite hunger strike from June 15.
Underwater search for missing Dornier aircraft to begin today
Jun 14, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The underwater search for the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft will commence on Sunday after an Indian Navy ship detected an intermittent transmission of sound as it searched for the missing Dornier aircraft on Saturday.
CGM meets to review security situation in Srinagar
Jun 14, 2015, at 04:17 am
Srinagar, June 13 (IBNS) A Core Group Meeting (CGM) between the army, police and paramilitary forces was held at Badami Bagh here on Saturday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city, a defense communiqué said.
"Will safeguard interest, be it Kashmir"
Jun 14, 2015, at 01:59 am
Islamabad, June 13 (IBNS) Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said the country is ready to ready to pay any price to protect the nationhood and safeguard interest like the Kashmir issue.
FTII students protest over Gajendra Chauhan's appointment
Jun 14, 2015, at 01:58 am
Pune, June 13 (IBNS) Students in India's premier Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) are protesting over the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as the new chairman of the institution.
Rahul Gandhi meets sanitation workers
Jun 13, 2015, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met MCD workers for the second time in two days and said he will be beside them whenever they need him.