Oct 04, 2014, at 05:03 am
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IBNS) One militant, who was affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) organization, was killed in an encounter with the police and the security forces at Batpora Charsu area n Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora town on Thursday.
Patna stampede leaves 32 killed
Oct 04, 2014, at 04:41 am
Patna, Oct 3 (IBNS) At least 32 people were killed in a stampede during Dussehra celebrations in Bihar's Patna city on Friday.
Modi greets Manmohan, Sonia on Dusshera
Oct 04, 2014, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS): A rare bonhomie occurred between the ruling NDA government and the former UPA government when Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared dias with his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of Dusshera in New Delhi on Friday.
Centre backs RSS chief's Doordarshan speech
Oct 03, 2014, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/Nagpur, Oct 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday backed its "ideological arm" Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Dusshera speech on the national broadcaster by saying it was focused on National issues.
PM Modi promotes Khadi in first radio address
Oct 03, 2014, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took to All India Radio to address the nation as he urged all to buy Khadi products to support the poor and make India a cleaner nation.
RSS chief addresses live on Doordarshan, sparks row
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Nagpur, Oct 3 (IBNS) Triggering a controversy, the ruling BJP's ideological patron Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s chief Mohan Bhagwat' on Vijaya Dashmi on Friday addressed his cadres in a live telecast on the national broadcaster Doordarshan in the morning.
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:26 pm
Tokyo, Oct 3 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Japan on Friday, officials said.
PM Modi's programme on radio tomorrow
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme on radio, 'Man Ki Baat,' will be broadcast on the All India Radio network on Friday.
JU students take protest to Kolkata's modish puja pandal
Oct 03, 2014, at 02:13 am
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): Students of Jadavpur University who are protesting against the authorities over a molestation and subsequent police high-handedness on the campus took their stir to one of the most happening puja pandals of Kolkata- Maddox Square.
PM congratulates medal winners at Asian Games
Oct 03, 2014, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the medal winners at the Incheon Asian Games.
Modi invites Sachin, Tharoor, Salman, Anil to spread 'Clean India' drive
Oct 02, 2014, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): As a part of his Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited nine eminent personalities including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, industrialist Anil Ambani, Bollywood actor Salman Khan along with several other actors to spread awareness on his drive.
Defence Ministry launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Heeding to the clarion call by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill the dream of Mahatma Gandhi of a Swachh Bharat (Clean India), the Ministry of Defence started the Swachhta drive here on Thursday.
1 Lakh toilets to be constructed in schools by Energy PSUs: Piyush
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal & New & Renewable Energy has announced construction of one lakh toilets in schools by PSUs under his Ministries within a year.
Prakash Javadekar administers Swachh Bharat pledge
Oct 02, 2014, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Thursday administered the pledge of the Swachh Bharat Mission along with the senior officials and staff of the Ministry.
Rs. 20 lakh to villages per annum for Swachhta Mission: Gadkari
Oct 02, 2014, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that Rs. 20 lakhs will be given to every village in the country per annum to achieve the goal of clean India by Oct 2, 2019.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Army, central govt employees take oath
Oct 02, 2014, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachch Bharat Karyakram (Clean India Programme), a cleanliness drive was conducted at all Army establishments and formations from Sept 25 to Oct 2.
PM makes surprise visit to Mandir Marg PS in Delhi
Oct 02, 2014, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the Mandir Marg police station in New Delhi.
Subrata Roy moved back to Tihar jail cell
Oct 02, 2014, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy has been sent back to his cell in the Tihar jail after his stay period at an air conditioned facility in the complex to negotiate sale of overseas hotels ended.
Let us fulfill Gandhi's vision of clean India: PM
Oct 02, 2014, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted people to fulfill Mahatma Gandhi's vision of clean India.
India observes Gandhi Jayanti today
Oct 02, 2014, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) The citizens of India remembered and paid tributes in their own capacity to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 145th birth anniversary on Thursday.
Narendra Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
Oct 02, 2014, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited Rajghat and paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 145th birth anniversary here.
AAP workers starts their own cleaning campaign
Oct 02, 2014, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party workers, including supremo Arvind Kejriwal, were seen picking up brooms and cleaning up several parts of New Delhi in a bid to show their commitment for a clean India on Thursday.
PM Modi launches Clean India campaign
Oct 02, 2014, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in New Delhi.
Oct 02, 2014, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi after completing his visit to the US.
PIO cards now get lifetime validity
Oct 02, 2014, at 02:17 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement in New York, the Home Ministry on Tuesday notified new rules which stipulate that all NRIs holding Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards will get lifetime validity.
Swachhta Abhiyaan launched in Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Oct 02, 2014, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday launched the Cleanliness Drive (Swachhta Abhiyaan).
Air Marshal Jajgeet Singh takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge maintenance at Air Headquarters
Oct 02, 2014, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh took over as Air Officer-in-Charge (AOM) at Air Headquarters, on Wednesday.
Defence Accounts department celebrates its 267th anniversary
Oct 02, 2014, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) The Defence Accounts Department (DAD), Ministry of Defence celebrated its 267th Annual Day at CGDA Training & Development Centre (CENTRAD) at Brar Square here on Wednesday.
ECI launches video game to educate voters
Oct 02, 2014, at 01:08 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) In a first of its kind effort, the Election Commission of India has developed a video game titled "Get! Set! Vote!" amongst a series of edutainment material son voter awareness and education.
Pranab greets nations ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 02, 2014, at 12:57 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday wished the nation on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be observed on Thursday.