PM addresses unorganized sector workers across Gujarat
Dec 26, 2014, at 01:25 am
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed unorganized sector workers at 20 locations across Gujarat through video-conferencing.
Amit Shah will take final call on J&K govt formation: Jaitley
Dec 26, 2014, at 01:21 am
Jammu, Dec 25 (IBNS): Union finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday met the newly elected MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir and said the decision on government formation in the northern state has been left to party chief Amit Shah.
PM calls for introspection on culture of education
Dec 26, 2014, at 12:51 am
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching at the Swatantrata Bhawan in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Indian Railways will not be privatized: PM Modi
Dec 26, 2014, at 12:31 am
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday declared categorically that the Indian Railways would not be privatized.
Delhi Police arrests 2 for acid attack on lady doctor
Dec 26, 2014, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Two people were arrested on Thursday by the Delhi Police in connection with the acid attack on a lady doctor in the city on Tuesday.
VHP re-converts 59 people in Kerala
Dec 25, 2014, at 11:51 pm
Kottayam, Dec 25 (IBNS): Carrying on the 'ghar wapasi' drive of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Hindu-wing re-converted 59 people to Hinduism at an event conducted in Kottayam district in Kerala on Thursday.
Jaitley meets elected MLAs in J&K, govt formation decision soon?
Dec 25, 2014, at 11:15 pm
Jammu, Dec 25 (IBNS): Even as the fate of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly remains undecided Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders at the party office in the northern state, media reports said.
Modi promises easing of processes on Good Governance Day
Dec 25, 2014, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said good governance is key to nation's progress as he promised a transparent and accountable administration, easing of processes and procedures and chose to observe Good Governance Day in Varanasi to mark the 90th birthday of new Bharat Ratna and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whom he also paid a visit in the morning before heading for the holy city in Uttar Pradesh.
PM Modi nominates new Clean India nominees
Dec 25, 2014, at 07:18 pm
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IBNS) In keeping with his cleanliness drive across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday nominated more celebrities and organisations of repute to take forward the Swaach Bharat (Clean India) campaign.
Centre celebrates Vajpayee's 90th birthday as 'Good Governance Day'
Dec 25, 2014, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): As former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 90 years of age on Thursday, the Narendra Modi government at Centre celebrates the birthday of the Bharat Ratna as Good Governance Day.
Zero tolerance towards Bodo militants: Rajnath Singh
Dec 25, 2014, at 06:03 pm
Guwahati, Dec 25 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said there will be zero tolerance in dealing with the Bodo militants of Assam who butchered 62 Adivasi community people on Tuesday, triggering an ethnic tension and reprisal killings and police firing claiming more lives as the toll rose to 76.
Proposal for improved Voluntary Retirement Scheme for CIWTC employees approved
Dec 25, 2014, at 03:49 am
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval for an improved Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for the employees of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC) and disinvestment of CIWTC thereafter.
JU students boycott convocation
Dec 25, 2014, at 03:36 am
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): The students of Jadavpur University (JU), who have been agitating against the varsity authorities for months after an incident of molestation inside the campus triggered off a cycle of protest and invited police action, boycotted the annual convocation on Wednesday.
Three more bodies recovered in Kokrajhar, death toll rises to 75
Dec 25, 2014, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS): Three more bodies were recovered in trouble torn Kokrajhar district on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the state to 75, where at least 62 people were killed by NDFB (S) faction in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district and rests lost their lives in reprisals.
Militants capture Jordanian pilot
Dec 25, 2014, at 03:00 am
Beirut, Dec 24 (IBNS):A Jordanian pilot has been captured by 'Daash terrorist group' after a warplane crashed in Syria, media reports said.
Delhi Assembly polls: Kejriwal to contest from New Delhi seat
Dec 25, 2014, at 02:31 am
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday released names of eight candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi.
"Good Governance Day" essay competition to be held on Dec 25, 26
Dec 25, 2014, at 01:54 am
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): The Centre on Wednesday said the online essay competition on 'Good Governance' for schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education will be held on Dec 25 and Dec 26.
Assam death toll rises to 72, Rajnath, Rijiju reaches Guwahati
Dec 25, 2014, at 01:06 am
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS): At least ten people were killed in Assam in a fresh violence on Wednesday taking the death toll in the state to 72 where at least 62 people were killed by NDFB (S) faction in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district and rests lost their lives in reprisals.
Uber rape case: Police file charge sheet against cabbie
Dec 25, 2014, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against the Uber cab driver, who is accused of raping a woman in Delhi.
ACHR condemns Assam massacre, calls for proper probe
Dec 24, 2014, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) on Wednesday condemned the killing of 62 Adivasis in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts allegedly by members of the National Democratic Front of Bodolond (Songbijit faction) and called the violence a crime against humanity as defined under the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court.
Cabinet approves for improved VRS for CIWTC employees
Dec 24, 2014, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for an improved Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for the employees of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC) and disinvestment of CIWTC thereafter.
Assam toll reaches 70, more killed in police firing, backlash
Dec 24, 2014, at 11:06 pm
Guwahati/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS) The death toll in the spiralling ethnic violence in Assam, where tribal Bodo militant group NDFB-S faction gunned down 62 men, women and children on Tuesday in four coordinated attacks, rose to 70 on Wednesday as reprisals followed and police resorted to firing to quell an unruly mob.
President, VP wish citizens on eve of Christmas
Dec 24, 2014, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted citizens on the eve of Christmas.
Omar resigns as J&K CM, Guv accepts resignation
Dec 24, 2014, at 10:35 pm
Jammu, Dec 24 (IBNS): After facing an embarrassing loss in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday resigned as the Chief Minister of the northern state.
Assam on high alert, Rajnath condemns killings
Dec 24, 2014, at 10:14 pm
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS) Union home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is scheduled to visit Assam on Wednesday, called the killings of innocent women and children by the Bodo militants here a cowardice act, that have resulted in taking the death toll to as high as 68.
Sanjay Dutt granted furlough, will spend Christmas with family
Dec 24, 2014, at 09:16 pm
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IBNS): Bollywood actor and 1993 Mumbai serial blast case convict Sanjay Dutt has been granted a 14-day furlough, a temporary leave of absence, by the Yerwada Jail in Pune.
Omar Abdullah resigns as J&K Chief Minister
Dec 24, 2014, at 08:50 pm
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IBNS): Omar Abdullah on Wednesday resigned as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister after losing his own assembly seat from Sonwar segment in the state.
Govt. will never surrender: Tarun Gogoi on Assam killings
Dec 24, 2014, at 07:41 pm
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS) The governments of India or Assam will never surrender, said Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi condemning the killings of innocent women and children by the Bodo militants, setting off a cycle of violence taking the toll to nearly 67.
NDFB attacks trigger ethnic violence in Assam, 5 more die
Dec 24, 2014, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed in Assam in fresh violence reported on Wednesday even as the death toll in the National Democratic Front of Bodoland - Songbijit (NDFB-S) attack in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district rose to 62, taking the total number of people killed in the cycle of savagery to 67.
Vajpayee should have awarded Bharat Ratna during UPA regime: Nitish
Dec 24, 2014, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee should have been bestowed with the Bharat Ratna during the Congress-led United Progress Alliance (UPA) regime itself.