Lok Sabha adjourned till noon, Rajya Sabha for day

Mar 22, 2018, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The logjam in the parliament continued even on the 14th day of the second leg of the budget session on Thursday as the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till noon and the Rajya Sabha for the day following the ruckus by the opposition parties in both the houses.

Rahul Gandhi accuses government of diverting attention from deaths of Indians in Mosul

Mar 22, 2018, at 05:04 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accused the central government of diverting the people's attention from the news of death of 39 Indians in Mosul as it has allegedly been caught lying.

Prime Minister Modi wishes Union Minister Jual Oram on birthday

Mar 22, 2018, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished Union Minister Jual Oram on his birthday.

Prime Minister Modi greets people on Bihar Diwas

Mar 22, 2018, at 03:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished people on the occasion of Bihar Diwas.

PM Narendra Modi makes a congratulatory telephone call to German Chancellor Merkel

Mar 22, 2018, at 01:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephone call on Wednesday to Angela Merkel to congratulate her on assuming office as the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany for the fourth successive term, officials said.

Cabinet approves Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission

Mar 22, 2018, at 04:24 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  on Wednesday approved the launch of a new Centrally Sponsored Ayushman Bharat -National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) having central sector component under Ayushman Bharat Mission anchored in the MoHFW. 

Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Guyana on cooperation in Renewable Energy

Mar 22, 2018, at 04:13 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Renewable Energy between India and Guyana. 

Cabinet approves formation of 100% owned C Corporation of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. in USA

Mar 22, 2018, at 04:07 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for formation of 100% owned C Corporation of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.(TCIL) in USA.

Cabinet approves moving official amendments in 'Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016'

Mar 22, 2018, at 04:05 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for moving official amendments in the "Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016". 

India strongly condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Mar 22, 2018, at 02:15 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): India on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city which left 29 people killed.

BSF seizes 50 cattle in Meghalaya along Indo-Bangladesh border

Mar 22, 2018, at 01:26 am

Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Tuesday seized 50 cattle worth of more than Rs 10 lakh in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills while being smuggled to Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday.

President of India Kovind to present standard to the 51 squadron and colours to the 230 signal unit of the Indian Air Force tomorrow

Mar 22, 2018, at 12:55 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Punjab (Halwara) on Thursday.

Sushma Swaraj meets UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash

Mar 21, 2018, at 11:58 pm

Mumbai, Mar 21 (IBNS): External Affairs Sushma Swaraj met UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Wednesday.

Five militants, four forces' personnel killed in Kashmir gunfight

Mar 21, 2018, at 11:32 pm

Srinagar, Mar 21 (IBNS): Two policemen and a soldier were killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces at Halmatpora Kupwara in North Kashmir, police said.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warns FB of 'strict action'

Mar 21, 2018, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday warned social media sites, including Facebook, that 'strict action' will be taken if any attempt was made by them to influence India's electoral process through undesirable means. 

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Cong has links with Cambridge Analytica, warns Facebook

Mar 21, 2018, at 10:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has links with Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting company, alleged to have harvested private data of Facebook, while warning the popular social networking site against any attempt to influence India's electoral process.

Mohammad Shami's wife Hasin Jahan to meet CM Mamata Banerjee on March 23

Mar 21, 2018, at 08:46 pm

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS) : India cricketer Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 23 over the allegations of  domestic violence, attempt to murder, match-fixing, adultery and infidelity against her husband, media reports said.

Minor girl commits suicide in Noida after alleged sexual harassment by teachers

Mar 21, 2018, at 07:26 pm

Noida, Mar 21 (IBNS) : A 15-year-old student of a Delhi private school committed suicide at her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Tuesday evening after she was allegedly sexually harassed by two of her teachers, The Hindustan Times reported.

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon, Rajya Sabha for day over ruckus by opposition

Mar 21, 2018, at 05:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Within minutes of the start of the proceedings, the ruckus created by the opposition parties has forced the Lok Sabha to adjourn till noon and the Rajya Sabha for the day.

Rahul Gandhi to participate on second day of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in Karnataka

Mar 21, 2018, at 04:38 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 21 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will participate on the second day of Jana Aashirwada Yatra in Karnataka on Wednesday.

Jayalalithaa was reluctant to go to hospital, Sasikala tells inquiry panel

Mar 21, 2018, at 04:32 pm

Chennai, Mar 21 (IBNS): Former acting AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala has said Tamil Nadu's ex-Chief Minister, late J Jayalalithaa, was reluctant to go to hospital after she collapsed in the washroom in her Chennai residence in Sept. 2016, media reports said.

Congress leader Raj Babbar resigns as UP party chief?

Mar 21, 2018, at 03:16 pm

Lucknow, Mar 21 (IBNS): Congress leader Raj Babbar has resigned as the Uttar Pradesh Congress party president, media reports said.

Trump's campaign data consultant Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO after UK's Channel 4 sting

Mar 21, 2018, at 10:46 am

London, Mar 20 (IBNS): Stories about US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign doesn't seem to die down. The latest to have emerged from that controversial election is the role of Trump campaign’s data consultant, Cambridge Analytica, accused of using Facebook data wrongfully to influence the polls, even as the company Tuesday suspended its CEO Alexander Nix after a sting operation caught him discussing potential bribery and entrapment.

JNU professor arrested over sexual harassment case

Mar 21, 2018, at 04:23 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Delhi police has detained a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Professor in connection with a sexual harassment case, media reports said on Tuesday.

IAF Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashes, pilot safe

Mar 21, 2018, at 02:11 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force Hawk Mk-132 aircraft crashed on Tuesday after getting airborne from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, for a routine training mission, officials said on Tuesday.

Government approves Plastic Park to be set up in Deoghar District, Jharkhand

Mar 21, 2018, at 02:05 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar announced that the Government of India has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Deoghar District, Jharkhand, here on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi congratulates Xi Jinping over re-election as Chinese President

Mar 21, 2018, at 02:00 am

New Delhi,Mar 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephone call on Tuesday to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, to congratulate him on his re-election as the President of the People’s Republic of China.

Ministers, denior dignitaries attending Informal WTO Ministerial meeting call on PM Modi

Mar 21, 2018, at 01:56 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Ministers and Senior Dignitaries attending the Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, on Saturday called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

It is important for officers to learn local languages: Vice President Naidu

Mar 21, 2018, at 01:55 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that it is important for the Officers to learn local languages as it helps in improving efficiency and communicate better with locals.

President Kovind expresses sadness over killing of 39 Indians in Mosul

Mar 21, 2018, at 01:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday expressed his sadness over the killing of 39 Indians in Mosul.