Singapore Foreign Minister meets Modi
Jul 03, 2014, at 02:45 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Singapore Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Jul 03, 2014, at 02:27 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Gopal Subramanium: Congress slams BJP govt
Jul 03, 2014, at 02:15 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its decision to reject former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium's candidature as Supreme Court judge.
Goa CM defends PWD Minister's "sexist comment"
Jul 03, 2014, at 01:18 am
Panaji, July 2 (IBNS): Defending Goa's PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar's alleged sexist remark, state Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said media distorted his comments.
India raises snooping issue with the US
Jul 03, 2014, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday informed that it has raised the issue of United States' 'snooping' on Indian political party-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the US administration in Washington and the Embassy here.
No pressure on Sudhir Gupta over Sunanda's autopsy report: AIIMS
Jul 03, 2014, at 12:09 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday denied the allegations levelled by forensic department head Sudhir Gupta over Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report.
Tapas Paul let off, Trinamool accepts his apology
Jul 02, 2014, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said an unconditional apology by its MP Tapas Paul, who threatened in a village the opposition CPI-M women with rape by his boys, has been accepted by the party, effectively letting off the actor-turned-politician facing a nationwide outrage for his remarks.
Preity Zinta "sets record straight" on case against Wadia
Jul 02, 2014, at 11:08 pm
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS) While Mumbai Police continued its investigation into the Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia case, the Bollywood actress in a Facebook post said she is setting the records straight on the issue.
Shashi Tharoor speaks out on Sunanda Pushkar death row
Jul 02, 2014, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) Former union minister and Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday issued a statement demanding a protracted probe into her wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, after a fresh controversy was triggered by the forensic head of AIIMS hospital over the cause of the demise in January this year.
Goa minister asked to explain sexist remark by CM
Jul 02, 2014, at 07:35 pm
Panaji, July 2 (IBNS) A Goa Minister who has made some sexist comments on women's dress code and warning them against wearing short attires or going to pubs has been asked to explain his remarks by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Chennai building collapse toll touches 43
Jul 02, 2014, at 05:36 pm
Chennai, July 2 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 43 on Wednesday as rescue operations still continued, said reports.
Second provocative video of Tapas Paul emerges
Jul 02, 2014, at 05:31 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): A second video of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul asking his men to kill opposition has emerged after he was caught on camera threatening his boys to rape women of the rival CPI-M.
AIIMS doctor sparks row over Sunanda Pushkar death report
Jul 02, 2014, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) There is a fresh twist to the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader and former union minister Shashi Tharoor, with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) forensic head in a report alleging that he had been pressurised to submit a doctored report on the cause of Sunanda's mysterious demise in January this year.
Coffee-table book on President to be released tomorrow
Jul 02, 2014, at 04:39 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will receive the first copy of a coffee-table book titled 'First Citizen: Pranab Mukherjee in Rashtrapati Bhavan' on Wednesday at a function to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
US snooping on BJP unacceptable: MEA
Jul 02, 2014, at 03:22 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday said the United States' snooping on Indian political party-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "totally unacceptable."
Gopal Subramanium: CJI criticises Centre
Jul 02, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Chief Justice of India R M Lodha has criticised the Centre over its decision to reject former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium's candidature as Supreme Court judge, media reports said on Tuesday.
President makes debut on Twitter
Jul 02, 2014, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) Creating a history, Pranab Mukherjee joined Twitter on Tuesday, making him the first President of Indian to join the micro-blogging site.
France Foreign Minister calls on PM, invites him to visit the country
Jul 02, 2014, at 01:07 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday and invited him to visit France.
Tapas Paul apologises for rape remark in letter to party, media, people
Jul 02, 2014, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said its MP Tapas Paul, who threatened in a village the opposition women with rape, has tendered an apology in a letter to the party and media and everyone else.
Tamil Nadu Governor calls on PM Modi
Jul 02, 2014, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Trinamool speaks to media, but no action yet on Tapas Paul
Jul 01, 2014, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said its MP Tapas Paul, who threatened in a village the opposition women with rape, has tendered an apology but did not spell out if they are taking any strong action against him for his remarks made in a village in May that was captured on video and later went viral on TV channels.
Army chief to visit China with military delegation
Jul 01, 2014, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, will proceed on a high level military delegation visit to China from Jul 2 to 5.
MHA seeks report on Tapas Paul's rape remark; nation outraged
Jul 01, 2014, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): While a nationwide outcry has followed demanding punishment of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul who in a public meeting in a village in West Bengal has been caught on camera threatening women of the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with rape by his boys, the Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the state on the action taken.
Tarun Tejpal gets regular bail from Supreme Court
Jul 01, 2014, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, who was on interim bail earlier and had been in jail for months over the charges of rape and harassment of a young woman employee of his media house during a conclave in Goa.
Goa minister asks women not to dress skimpily, or go to pub
Jul 01, 2014, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) While the nation watched stunned a Trinamool Congress MP threatening rape of women from the opposition, a Goa Minister is facing flak for sexist comments.
3 more rescued in Chennai building collapse, toll rises
Jul 01, 2014, at 05:39 pm
Chennai, July 1 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 26 on Tuesday even as three more were rescued alive from the rubble.
Nationwide outrage over rape threat by TMC MP Tapas Paul
Jul 01, 2014, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): A nationwide outcry has followed demanding punishment of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul who in a public meeting in a village in West Bengal has been caught on camera threatening women of the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with rape by his boys. He also threatened to kill people himself with a firearm.
Never used the word rape: Paul
Jul 01, 2014, at 06:51 am
Kolkata, June 30 (IBNS): Amid controversy, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and Bengali film actor Tapas Paul , who was caught on camera saying he would unleash his boys to 'rape' the opposition members (read CPI-M) and eliminate them, on Monday denied uttering such words.
Lack of toilets: NHRC sends notice to Centre, states, UTs
Jul 01, 2014, at 05:52 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): In a significant move, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices and sought report from the Secretary, Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories on the issue of defecation in open and lack of toilets.
Jul 01, 2014, at 05:37 am
New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS): India said 94 nationals have left conflict-hit Iraq on Monday.