J&K, Jharkhand undergo third phase assembly polls
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:52 pm
Srinagar, Dec 9 (IBNS): Amid heavy security arrangements, the third phase of voting is underway in three Kashmir districts - Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking re-election in the third round of staggered elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Happiness of citizens foremost objective of welfare state: President
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:58 am
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee attended the launch of 'Mobile One', a Mobile Governance application of the government of Karnataka as the Chief Guest at Bangalore on Monday.
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Tharoor slams Sushma Swaraj over her Bhagavad Gita remarks
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:42 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday attacked External affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her comments on declaring holy book Bhagavad Gita as a national scripture and said he was astonished by her remarks.
PM Modi wins reader poll for TIME Person of the Year
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:37 am
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the reader poll for TIME Person of the Year.
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Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate her birthday this year
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): In wake of the recent terror and Naxal attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh, Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi has directed his partymen not to celebrate her birthday.
Saradha scam: CBI summons Madan Mitra
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has sent second summon to West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra on Monday.
Uber cab service banned in Delhi
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Days after a woman passenger was raped by a driver, the Delhi government banned the operation private cab service Uber on Monday, reports said.
PM Modi visits Badam Bagh Cantonment
Dec 09, 2014, at 03:40 am
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday visited the Badam Bagh Cantonment here and paid tributes to the soldiers killed in Friday's militant attack in Uri.
Your pains and troubles are mine: Modi tells Kashmiris
Dec 08, 2014, at 11:34 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised to bring around development in Jammu and Kashmir and invoked former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's concepts of communal harmony, humanity and democracy as he said that the problems of the natives here are his own troubles.
Delhi cab rape: Accused Uber driver remanded in police custody
Dec 08, 2014, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Uber cab driver, who was arrested for raping a 25-year-old woman passenger in the national capital, has been sent to a three-day police custody for interrogation by a Delhi court.
RS Chairman Ansari calls all-party meeting on hate speech deadlock
Dec 08, 2014, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari called an all-party meeting to end the deadlock over union minister Niranjan Jyoti’s hate speech after a week of disruptions despite statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both houses, media reports said.
MDMK chief Vaiko walks out of NDA
Dec 08, 2014, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): MDMK chief V Gopalaswamy or Vaiko on Monday walked out of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), days after he hit out at two BJP leaders for criticizing him over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:32 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Working President of National Conference Omar Abdullah Monday alleged that people were brought from Jammu for election rally in Srinagar.
Form a stable government in J&K: Modi
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally at Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir and urged people to form a 'stable government' in the state.
Complete shutdown observed in Kashmir
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:23 pm
Srnagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Monday.
Rajanth Singh calls Delhi cab rape incident as 'shameful'
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called the Delhi cab rape incident as 'shameful'.
PM to address rally in J&K today
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:02 pm
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IBNS): Security has been beefed up across Srinagar as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his maiden election rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Delhi cab rape: AAP, NSUI workers protest outside Rajnath Singh's residence
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party workers on Monday outside Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence here over the rape a woman passenger in Delhi by a Uber cab driver last week.
Mamata opposes idea of Gita as national holy book
Dec 08, 2014, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): After External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the holy book Bhagavad Gita should be declared a national scripture, opposition Trinamool Congress has protested the idea.
Delhi rape: Cab driver was accused in similar crime earlier
Dec 08, 2014, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) The Uber cab driver arrested for raping a woman passenger in Delhi was earlier too jailed in a rape case and apparently he was appointed without verification of his antecedents by the company, said media reports on Monday.
New Delhi: Amit Shah meets CMs of BJP-ruled states
Dec 08, 2014, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Sunday met Chief Minister's of BJP-ruled states here.
J&K: Security beefed up ahead of PM's rally in Srinagar
Dec 08, 2014, at 02:08 am
Srinagar, Dec 7 (IBNS) : A thick security blanket has been thrown around vital installations across Srinagar city and checking has been intensified ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Monday.
"Must declare Bhagavad Gita as national holy book"
Dec 08, 2014, at 01:49 am
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the holy book Bhagavad Gita should be declared a national scripture.
Grenade attack in J&K, CISF jawan injured
Dec 08, 2014, at 01:48 am
Srinagar, Dec 7 (IBNS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address his first election rally in Srinagar on Monday, suspected militants hurled grenade on a CISF party at Noorpora Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir which left at least one jawan injured on Sunday evening.
Delhi rape: Cab driver arrested
Dec 08, 2014, at 12:44 am
New Delhi/Mathura, Dec 7 (IBNS) The police on Sunday arrested a cab driver, who is accused of raping a woman in Delhi, from Mathura city in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Prime Minister's Retreat with Chief Ministers
Dec 08, 2014, at 12:23 am
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the formal consultation meeting with Chief Ministers on the new institution to replace the Planning Commission, , on Sunday held a Retreat with the Chief Ministers.
Indo-China border personnel meet held on 'Army Flag Day'
Dec 08, 2014, at 12:16 am
Udhampur, Dec 7 (IBNS) A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting was held on Sunday between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA personnel on the occasion of Indian Army's 'Army Flag Day'.
Rajasthan CM presents draft worth Rs 5 crore to PM for PMNRF
Dec 08, 2014, at 12:10 am
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday presented a draft worth Rs. 5 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Prime Minister`s National Relief Fund.
Dec 07, 2014, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of a Prayer Hall and inaugurated the old-age home and Pranava-nanda International School Building of Bharat Sevashram Sangha at Wazirpur village in Gurgaon on Sunday.
PM calls meet over Planning Commission as 'fruitful'
Dec 07, 2014, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met chief ministers of states over replacing Planning Commission and called the meeting to be 'fruitful'.