Army convicts 7 men for Machil fake encounter in Kashmir
Nov 13, 2014, at 06:07 pm
Srinagar, Nov 13 (IBNS) Seven army men, including two officers, were convicted and sentenced to life for the killing of three Kashmir youths in 2010 in a fake encounter in Machil in militancy-wracked state, said reports on Thursday.
Sonia invites Mamata, Nitish to Nehru's 125th birth anniversary conference
Nov 13, 2014, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi invited West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar to attend an international conference in Delhi to mark the 125th birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Centre to conduct study on madrasas along International Border
Nov 13, 2014, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): The Centre will carry out a survey in states along the international border to check whether foreign nationals are employed in madrasas, media reports said.
JU: Engineering students also vote against VC
Nov 13, 2014, at 05:36 am
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): The result of the referendum of the engineering faculty in Kolkata's Jadavpur University was declared on Wednesday where maximum number of students voted against Vice-Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty.
Nov 13, 2014, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS) The Minister for Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has released a Commemorative Postage Stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee of UTI.
CAPS hosts 11th Subroto Mukerjee seminar
Nov 13, 2014, at 04:48 am
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS) : The Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) organised the 11th Subroto Mukerjee seminar on the Nov 11 and 12.
You are a man of action: Obama tells Modi
Nov 13, 2014, at 03:19 am
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): US President Barack Obama on Wednesday greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a dinner hosted for the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Summit (EAS) member countries.
Maha trust vote: 5 Cong MLAs suspended for manhandling Guv
Nov 13, 2014, at 02:48 am
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IBNS): Five Congress MLAs from Maharashtra have been suspended for allegedly manhandling and injuring Governor C Vidyasagar Rao outside the state assembly on Wednesday evening while protesting against the trust vote which was won by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
UP: Cop throws money at dancer, forces her to perform at gunpoint
Nov 13, 2014, at 02:16 am
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a police constable in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district has allegedly forced a dancer to perform at gunpoint for an hour.
NHRC sends notice to Chhattisgarh govt, seeks report on Bilaspur mishap
Nov 13, 2014, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sent a notice to the Chhattisgarh government over the deaths of women while undergoing sterilization surgery in Bilaspur district and has demanded a report into the incident within two weeks.
India is my second home, Suu kyi tells Modi
Nov 13, 2014, at 12:21 am
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): During the sidelines of 12th India-ASEAN summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting with Nobel laureate and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sri Lanka to release 5 Indian fishermen on death row
Nov 13, 2014, at 12:10 am
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Sri Lanka has decided to release five Indian fishermen serving death sentence after President Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to pardon them, reports said on Wednesday.
Army, Bengal govt to study army's land requirement
Nov 12, 2014, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): The army and the West Bengal government will carry out a joint feasibility study soon on the army's requirement of land in the state's different regions, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Safety and security for foreign tourists high on priority: Tourism Minister
Nov 12, 2014, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism and Culture, Dr Mahesh Sharma has said that it would be the priority of the Government to promote culture, rich heritage and natural beauty of the country by creating synergy between the ministries of culture, tourism and civil aviation.
Paswan invites EU to collaborate in quality assurance programme
Nov 12, 2014, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday invited European Union (EU) to collaborate in quality assurance programme and development of mandatory standards for various consumer services and products by his Ministry.
PM Modi,s opening speech at ASEAN meet
Nov 12, 2014, at 10:08 pm
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): I am very pleased to have the privilege to participate in the India-ASEAN Summit.
President meets National Defence College officers
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Officers of the 54th NDC course of National Defence College along with their spouses met President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Centre commits to eradicate Maoist extremism
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Government will commit all resources at its disposal to eradicate the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country.
Modi must act against Dow Chemical : Bhopal victim friends
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:53 pm
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IBNS) Twenty eminent Delhiites Wednesday visited five women survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster and their supporter who are on the second day of their water-less fast and spoke in support of their protest at Jantar Mantar. They also called upon the Prime Minister and the Minister of Chemicals to resolve the issues related to additional compensation immediately.
Gunmen attack BJP candidate's house, blast in Congress rally in J&K
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:32 pm
Kulgam, Nov 12 (IBNS): Ahead of Assembly elections in the state, suspected militants on Wednesday fired on the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in south Kashmir's Kulgam area, which is about 69 kilometers away from capital Srinagar.
Invited by Congress, Mamata likely to attend Nehru conference
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee, Jayalalithaa and Nitish Kumar are the 'like-minded prople' who featured in Congress' invitee list for a mega-event to mark Nehru's birth anniversary, media reported.
BJP wins trust vote in Maharashtra
Nov 12, 2014, at 07:05 pm
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IBNS): The BJP led minority government in Maharashtra lheaded by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis won the trust vote in the state Assembly through a voice vote on Wednesday even as Congress challenged the process of winning the motion.
Social media-savvy Modi joins Instagram
Nov 12, 2014, at 06:52 pm
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday instagrammed a picture from Myanmar - where he is attending the ASEAN-India summit, expanding his footprints in the social media platforms further.
PM Modi debuts on instagram, posts first picture from Myanmar
Nov 12, 2014, at 05:56 pm
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi ON Wednesday instagrammed a picture from Myanmar - where he is attending the ASEAN-India summit, media reports said.
NIA questions SSB jawan for giving shelter to Burdwan blast suspect
Nov 12, 2014, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths questioned a soldier of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) who was believed to have given shelter to a Burdwan blast suspect arrested in connection with a terror network exposed by October 2 accidental blast in West Bengal, media reports said.
NY's only Ebola patient cured, released from hospital
Nov 12, 2014, at 05:20 pm
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): A New York-based doctor who contracted the virus while treating Ebola infected people in West Africa was declared cured and discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
PM Modi pitches 'Make in India' dream to Malaysia
Nov 12, 2014, at 05:10 pm
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again pitched his "Make in India" dream to his Malaysian counterpart Najib Tun Razak, media reports said. The duo met on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit in Myanmar.
Union minister Meghwal asked to appear before Jaipur court today
Nov 12, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Jaipur, Nov 12 (IBNS): Union minister of state (MoS) for Panchayati Raj Nihal Chand Meghwal, who is accused by a woman of raping her three years ago, will have to appear in a court in Rajasthan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Congress calls statewide shutdown in Chhattisgarh over sterilization crisis
Nov 12, 2014, at 04:32 pm
Bilaspur, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Congress called a statewide shutdown in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday demanding the resignation of chief minister Raman Singh and health minister Amar Agarwal over the issue of sterilization camp tragedy in Bilaspur.
Sena likely to vote against BJP in floor test
Nov 12, 2014, at 03:50 pm
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Shiv Sena is not likely to vote in favour of the minority Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Maharashtra, media reports said.