PM receives Canadian Foreign Minister
Oct 14, 2014, at 03:54 am
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received Canada Foreign Minister John Baird and Minister of International Trade of Canada Ed Fast.
JU: Students continue protests, VC absent
Oct 14, 2014, at 03:49 am
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Jadavpur University students continued their demonstrations as the institute opened after the puja vacation Monday.
Saradha case: ED quizzes painter Suvaprasanna, industrialist Harsh Neotia
Oct 13, 2014, at 11:42 pm
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday quizzed artist Suvaprasanna and industrialist Harsh Neotia in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam. On the other hand, CBI on Monday quizzed son of Congress leader Badal Bhattacharya in conncetion with the case, media reported.
Army Commander's Conference commences in New Delhi
Oct 13, 2014, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Army Commander's Conference commenced on Monday here.
Tharoor 'accepts' Congress party's decision to remove him as spokesperson
Oct 13, 2014, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Monday accepted the Congress party's decision to remove him as the spokesperson.
After Hudhud fury, restoration work starts in Andhra, Odisha
Oct 13, 2014, at 08:59 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): A day after cyclone Hudhud slammed into coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, claiming six lives, relief and restoration process begun on Monday even as heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to some areas.
Tharoor removed as Congress spokesperson
Oct 13, 2014, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS) The Congress on Monday removed former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor from the post of the party's spokesperson, media reports said.
Jilted lover attacks woman with axe, then commits suicide
Oct 13, 2014, at 07:50 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a woman engineering student was attacked brutally on Monday morning in Hyderabad by a youth in front of her college. The youth then consumed poison and committed suicide. The woman is battling for life, media reported.
Army jawan killed in J&K encounter
Oct 13, 2014, at 06:38 pm
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS): An army jawan was killed and another injured in a counter-insurgency operation with suspected terrorists on Monday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, media reported.
Congress moves to EC over airing Modi's Madison Square Garden speech
Oct 13, 2014, at 05:09 pm
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Congress complained to the Election Commission over airing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Speeding taxi runs over three in Chennai
Oct 13, 2014, at 04:50 pm
Chennai, Oct 13 (IBNS): Two women and a man, all rag-pickers in the area, were killed as a speeding taxi swerved on to a footpath in Chennai and ran over the trio, media reports said.
SC to hear Jayalalithaa's case on Friday
Oct 13, 2014, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Supreme Court decided to hear former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's request for bail on Friday.
Scam Maharashtra to skill Maharashtra, Modi pledges at rally
Oct 13, 2014, at 04:22 pm
Palgarh, Oct 13 (IBNS): In his last push to the high-voltage Maharashtra Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to transform the state from 'scams' to 'skills' if the people vote the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power with absolute majority.
One Delhi Police constable shot dead, another injured by attackers
Oct 13, 2014, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): A Delhi Police constable was killed and another was seriously injured when a group of unidentified people opened fire targeting the cops who had confronted them on finding their activities suspicious in the wee hours of Monday in Outer Delhi’s Vijay Vihar, media reports said.
Cyclone Hudhud claims six lives
Oct 13, 2014, at 03:40 am
Visakhapatnam, Oct 12 (IBNS) Cyclone Hudhud, which hit Visakhapatnam on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, has left behind a trail of destruction and claimed six lives so far, officials said.
Oct 13, 2014, at 02:19 am
Buldhana, Oct 12 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a veiled attacked on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said 'some people speak of Gandhiji ' but they do not follow his teachings.
J&K: 3 injured in grenade blast
Oct 12, 2014, at 11:12 pm
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IBNS) At least three people were injured as a grenade shell exploded in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Sunday.
Cyclone Hudhud hits Andhra, 3 killed
Oct 12, 2014, at 09:30 pm
Vishakapatnam, Oct 12 (IBNS) The landfall of severe cyclone Hudhud - when the eye crosses the land- occurred since 1130 am on Sunday in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, leaving behind a trail of destruction and claiming three lives so far, officials said.
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Burdwan blast: 6 more arrested from Assam
Oct 12, 2014, at 07:21 pm
Guwahati, Oct 12 (IBNS): At least six people were arrested by the police in Assam on Saturday in connection with the Burdwan blast of West Bengal, the investigation of which has now been taken over by the NIA (National Investigation Agency).
LoC violations: Pakistan writes letter to UNSG Ban Ki-moon
Oct 12, 2014, at 06:01 pm
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IBNS) Pakistan on Sunday said it has written to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon over the security situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the Working Boundary between Pakistan and India.
Cyclone Hudhud makes landfall in Vishakapatnam, 2 die
Oct 12, 2014, at 05:59 pm
Vishakapatnam/New Delhi, Oct 12 (IBNS): The landfall of severe cyclone Hudhud - when the eye crosses the land- has occurred after 11 am on Sunday in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, according to MET office. Heavy rain and strong wind conditions prevailed in the region while media reported two cyclone related deaths.
Cyclone Hudhud hits Andhra Pradesh coast
Oct 12, 2014, at 05:09 pm
Vishakapatnam, Oct 12 (IBNS): The landfall of severe cyclone Hudhud - when the eye hits land- is expected any time soon by noon on Sunday in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh while latest reports said the landfall has started already in the coast of the state, according to Indian Navy and MET office. Heavy rain and strong wind conditions prevail in the region.
Shots fired at cops in Connaught Place in New Delhi
Oct 12, 2014, at 05:27 am
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) Unknown miscreants fired at cops in the national capital's heart at Connaught Place when they were intercepted on Saturday evening.
Evacuations in Andhra ahead of cyclone Hudhud, PM chairs meeting
Oct 12, 2014, at 05:17 am
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Largescale evacuations to relief operations continued on a war-footing as the severe cyclone Hudhud is expected to pound India's eastern coast in Andhra Pradesh and also affect Odisha on Sunday morning while Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself chaired an emergency high-level meeting to review preparedness.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi calls on PM
Oct 12, 2014, at 05:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, Kailash Satyarthi, called on the Prime Minister on Saturday. The Prime Minister congratulated him warmly on winning the award.
Pakistan violates ceasefire again
Oct 12, 2014, at 04:31 am
Jammu, Oct 11 (IBNS): Breaking the lull of nearly 24 hours, India and Pakistan Armies exchanged gunfire and mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Modi pays tributes to Jayprakash Narayan, Nanaji Deshmukh
Oct 11, 2014, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh on their birth anniversaries.
Modi pledges to end gender discrimination
Oct 11, 2014, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted the people of India to pledge to create an atmosphere for equality for the girl child and to end gender-based discrimination in the country.
Pakistan ends de-escalation, starts firing at LoC
Oct 11, 2014, at 08:42 pm
Jammu, Oct 11 (IBNS): The "de-escalation" at the India and Pakistan border came to an abrupt end within 24 hours, with Pakistan violating the ceasefire by starting "unprovoked" firing at Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, media reported.
US congratulates Nobel Peace prize winners Kailash & Malala
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:49 pm
Washington, Oct 11 (IBNS): United States of America on Friday congratulated Nobel Peace Prize joint winners, India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousufzai. In a press statement released by the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry said: "There is no greater purpose than a life lived in service to those whom society has forgotten. Today, I congratulate Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for winning the 95th Nobel Peace Prize. Their efforts to promote the rights of children have benefited millions of young people around the world."