Pakistan offers help to flood-hit Kashmir
Apr 02, 2015, at 08:11 am
Islamabad, Apr 2 (IBNS): Pakistan on Wednesday offered to provide 'possible assistance' to people in flood-hit Kashmir in India.
PM shares link to special micro-site on Varanasi
Apr 02, 2015, at 04:16 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared on social media, the link to a specially created page on his website, dedicated to Varanasi.
Major tragedy averted in Zanskar Valley: Army
Apr 02, 2015, at 03:41 am
Udhampur, Apr 1 (IBNS): A crisis loomed large over the far flung Zanskar valley in the lap of high mountains in the Kargil district of Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir , due to a massive landslide that had occurred at 13,000 feet altitude, over a major distributary of Zanskar river, located 100 km east of Padam in January this year, an official statement said.
Apr 02, 2015, at 03:34 am
New Delhi,Apr 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had an informal interaction with all Secretaries to the Government of India.
IAF evacuates Indian nationals from strife-torn Yemen
Apr 02, 2015, at 03:32 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Consequent upon the Government of India issuing an advisory for Indian nationals to leave Yemen, the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed two heavy transport aircraft with alacrity, in support of evacuation operations.
Aircel-Maxis case: ED attaches assets worth Rs 742.58 crores in the name of Maran brothers
Apr 02, 2015, at 03:19 am
Chennai, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached Maran Brothers' assets worth Rs 742 crore to the Aircel-Maxis case.
Sonia's skin colour remark: BJP Chief warns Giriraj Singh
Apr 02, 2015, at 02:33 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): After Union Minister Giriraj Singh sparked a row with his 'racist' comment on Sonia Gandhi's skin colour, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah warned him against making such controversial statements, media reports said on Wednesday.
President calls for improvement in quality of higher education in India
Apr 02, 2015, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday inaugurated in Kolkata the Centenary Building of Asutosh College.
WB govt bans entry of VHP leader Praveen Togadia
Apr 02, 2015, at 01:41 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) The West Bengal Government on Wednesday declared a ban on firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia from entering the state.
HRD review panel suggests scrapping of UGC
Apr 02, 2015, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Criticizing the University Grants Commission (UGC), a review committee has now suggested that the Commission should be scrapped since it has failed to fulfill its duty, media reports said on Wednesday.
Ramdas questions AAP decision to remove him
Apr 01, 2015, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS) Days after being removed as AAP ombudsman, former Navy chief Ramdas has questioned the party's decision claiming that his term would have ended in November 2016.
Navy evacuates 349 Indians from strife-torn Yemen
Apr 01, 2015, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) In a well coordinated operation involving multiple agencies, INS Sumitra, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, which has been deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since 11 Mar was the first to undertake evacuation from Yemen, said the government on Wednesday.
Bengaluru student shot dead in boarding room
Apr 01, 2015, at 10:32 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 1(IBNS) A teenaged student of a Bengaluru college was shot dead and her friend injured allegedly by an office assistant in their boarding room on the city's outskirts on Tuesday night.
Giriraj Singh apologises for comment on Sonia
Apr 01, 2015, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS) Union minister Giriraj Singh, whose 'racist' comment on Sonia Gandhi's skin colour went viral evoking scathing criticism, apologised on Wednesday for his "off-the-record-remark."
Yadav and Bhushan now sacked as AAP spokespersons
Apr 01, 2015, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS) Rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan have been sacked as spokespersons of the Aam Aadmi Party in what is being seen as another move to marginalise them in the organisation.
BJP minister comments on Sonia's skin colour
Apr 01, 2015, at 08:44 pm
Hajipur, Bihar, Apr 1(IBNS) Giriraj Singh, union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises has created a flutter by making a 'racist' and 'sexually discriminating' comment about Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Two NDFB(S) militants gunned down in Sonitpur
Apr 01, 2015, at 07:52 pm
Guwahati, April 1 (IBNS): Security forces on Wednesday gunned down two hardcore militants belonging to NDFB(S) in Assam's Sonitpur district, officials said.
Apr 01, 2015, at 06:19 pm
Tokyo, Apr 1 (IBNS): The oldest woman in the world Misao Okawa died at a nursing home in Japan's Osaka city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Coal scam: Ex- PM Manmohan Singh gets temporary relief
Apr 01, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) Giving temporary relief to former PM Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the summons to him by a Delhi Court in connection with the coal block allocation scam case.
JK Assembly witnesses uproar over flood
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:57 pm
Jammu, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Wednesday mornign after the opposition members created ruckus in the house over the government's alleged apathy over flood relief to people, media reports said.
WB nun gangrape: Four suspects detained in Punjab
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:55 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (IBNS): Four suspects have been detained by the Ludhiana Police from the Punjab city of Ludhiana in connection with the gang-rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal last month which had triggered angry protests across the nation.
PM Modi greets people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished the people of Odisha on the occasion of 'Utkala Dibasa'.
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:25 pm
Bangalore, Apr 1 (IBNS): A young student has been shot dead at a residential school on the outskirts of Bangalore city, media reports said on Tuesday.
PM Modi greets VP on his birthday
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesay wished vice-president on his birthday.
Navy in night operation evacuates Indian nationals from Yemen
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Indian Navy on Tuesday night evacuated about 348 Indians caught in war-torn Yemen after Saudi-led air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Durgapur to host Army Recruitment rally
Apr 01, 2015, at 04:29 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS) A week-long army recruiting rally will begin on Apr 7 at Nehru Stadium in Durgapur for candidates from several districts in West Bengal like Burdwan, Nadia, Birbhum and Murshidabad.
More Metros in Kolkata on Saturdays, Sundays
Apr 01, 2015, at 02:44 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Metro Railway, Kolkata has decided to increase Metro services on Saturdays and Sundays.
WB: Rajnath assess situation along Indo-Bangla border
Apr 01, 2015, at 02:21 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in West Bengal on Tuesday on a two-day visit to assess situation along Indo -Bangladesh boarder, was briefed by the Border Security Force officer at Chhit Balapukhri near Indo-Bangla international border.
Sikh man beaten brutally in Birmingham
Apr 01, 2015, at 01:42 am
Birmingham, Mar 31 (IBNS): In an alleged racist attack, a Sikh man was beaten up brutally in Broad Street in Birmingham in UK, an online video showed.
Karnataka makes Kannada compulsory subject in govt schools
Apr 01, 2015, at 01:13 am
Bengaluru, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to make Kannada a compulsory language in schools affiliated to the state board.