Stormy start for Modi government budget session over price rise
Jul 07, 2014, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) The first budget session of the Narendra Modi government began on Monday with a ruckus over the price rise in Lok Sabha.
Modi government budget session begins
Jul 07, 2014, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) The first budget session of the Narendra Modi government began on Monday amid high expectations from the new regime.
Discoms hatches conspiracy to force CAG to drop audit: AAP
Jul 07, 2014, at 05:43 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged that private power distribution companies have hatched a conspiracy 'with active help from the BJP and the Congress' to delay the audit of their accounts and 'frustrate' the CAG.
Modi to attend BRICS summit in Brazil
Jul 07, 2014, at 04:06 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Narendra Modi will participate in the upcoming summit of the BRICS countries in Brazil next week, making it his first multilateral meeting since taking over as the Prime Minister of the country.
2200 Indians want to come back from Iraq: MEA
Jul 07, 2014, at 03:20 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS) India on Sunday said as many as 2200 nationals, who are staying in the non-conflict zone, have expressed their desires to return to their country from the conflict-hit Iraq.
Gujarat Governor transferred to Mizoram
Jul 07, 2014, at 02:45 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal has been transferred as the Governor of Mizoram for the rest of her term on Sunday.
Jul 07, 2014, at 02:29 am
Muzaffarnagar, July 6 (IBNS): A teacher was allegedly raped at Balwa Kheri village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, the police said.
Mumbai: Dawood Ibrahim's sister dies
Jul 07, 2014, at 02:09 am
Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar died at a hospital in Mumbai following a heart attack, media reports said on Sunday.
BJP leaders promises Bihari wives for Haryana's men
Jul 07, 2014, at 01:54 am
Chandigarh, July 6 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader OP Dhankar has triggered a controversy as he said his party will bring girls from Bihar so that all men in Haryana can get married.
WB student killed for protesting against miscreants, 1 arrested
Jul 06, 2014, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): One person has been arrested in connection with the death of a college student, who was protesting against anti-social activities in his area which is about 30 kms from Kolkata, reports said.
Audio of JD-S chief demanding Rs 40 cr for nomination as party MLC released
Jul 06, 2014, at 08:22 pm
Bangalore, July 6 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy has allegedly been heard, in an audio clip released by MLC aspirant Vijugowda Patil, demanding Rs 40 crores to nominate an MLC from the party.
PM pays tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary
Jul 06, 2014, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which is the forerunner of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on his birth anniversary.
Did not tamper Sunanda's autopsy report: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jul 06, 2014, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Former Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has denied charges of his alleged involvement in the tampering of the autopsy report of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Sri Lanka Navy arrests 20 Indian fishermen
Jul 06, 2014, at 06:59 pm
Rameswaram, July 6 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested 20 Indian fishermen and four fishing trawlers for "poaching" in Sri Lankan waters, north of Mannar.
Jaya sets up SIT to probe Chennai building collapse
Jul 06, 2014, at 06:39 pm
Chennai, July 6 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the collapse of the 11-storey building near Chennai that claimed 61 lives.
Centre seeks report on Moradabad clashes
Jul 06, 2014, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): The Centre has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government over the clashes that took place in Moradabad on Friday.
Another 200 Indians return from Iraq
Jul 06, 2014, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): A day after 46 Indian nurses caught in conflict-torn Iraq reached Kochi on Saturday, a special chartered flight carrying 200 more Indians from Najaf arrived at the Delhi International Airport on Sunday, reports said.
TN: 11 dead after wall collapses in Thiruvallur
Jul 06, 2014, at 04:23 pm
Chennai, July 6 (IBNS): At least 11 people died after a compound wall of a godown collapsed in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district on Sunday, reports said.
Jul 06, 2014, at 02:57 am
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): The body of a student, who was protesting against anti-social activities in his area, was found by the police beside a railway track close to the Bamangachi station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
British Foreign Minister to visit India
Jul 06, 2014, at 12:38 am
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS) United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague will visit India on Monday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
Indian nurses caught in Iraq crisis return to Kochi, reunited with families
Jul 05, 2014, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses caught in conflict-torn Iraq, whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities, reached Kochi on Saturday shortly after noon as an emotional reunion with their anxious families followed where Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy himself was present.
JeM militant killed in Kashmir encounter
Jul 05, 2014, at 07:11 pm
Srinagar, July 5 (IBNS) A top Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, said officials.
Indian nurses caught in Iraq crisis return to Kochi
Jul 05, 2014, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities reached Kochi on Saturday shortly after noon with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy himself turning up to receive them at the airport along with the families and kins of the nurses who underwent an ordeal for weeks.
Nurses caught in Iraq crisis back to India
Jul 05, 2014, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, July 5 (IBNS):A special Air India flight with 46 Indian nurses whose freedom was secured by the Indian authorities is now in Indian airspace as the plane touched down in Mumbai first for refuelling and then took off for Kochi.
SC refers AAP plea on dissolving Delhi Assembly to Constitution bench
Jul 05, 2014, at 04:27 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday referred Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s petition seeking dissolution of Delhi Assembly to a Constitution bench.
BJP leaders clash with police in UP's Moradabad
Jul 05, 2014, at 04:15 am
Moradabad, July 4 (IBNS): Tension escalated in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad as a large group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers clashed with the police on Friday after they were stopped from holding a 'Mahapanchayat' or large gathering in Kanth town.
Omar highlights importance of railways in J&K
Jul 05, 2014, at 03:47 am
Katra, July 4 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday underlined the importance of railways in a state like his and highlighted the need of early completion of unconnected stretches of Jammu-Baramulla Railway track.
Goa Guv resigns after being quizzed by CBI in AgustaWestland scam
Jul 05, 2014, at 02:21 am
Panaji, July 4 (IBNS): Goa Governor BV Wanchoo on Friday resigned from his post hours after he was quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, reports said.
Prez expresses happiness over release of Indian nurses in Iraq
Jul 05, 2014, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed relief and happiness over the news that 46 Indian nurses have reached secure area in Iraq.
Kashmir: Modi inaugurates 240 MW Uri-II Hydro Electric Project
Jul 05, 2014, at 01:13 am
Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 240 MW Uri-II Hydro Electric Project here.