PM visits Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar
Jul 05, 2014, at 12:52 am
Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Badami Bagh Army Cantonment in Srinagar, where he addressed the Army jawans and officers.
Another video of Tapas shows him urging villagers to kill CPI-M workers
Jul 05, 2014, at 12:15 am
Kolkata, July 4 (IBNS): Creating more embarrassment for the party, a new video has emerged showing Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul urging villagers to keep sharp weapons with them in order to "kill" Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers.
Indian nurses freed, to reach home on Saturday
Jul 04, 2014, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday confirmed that all the 46 Indian nurses are free from captivity now and are unharmed and unhurt while Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said they will be flown back by Saturday morning.
AgustaWestland scam: CBI quizzes Goa governor
Jul 04, 2014, at 08:26 pm
Panaji, July 4 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is quizzing Goa Governor BV Wanchoo on Friday as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam.
Narendra Modi arrives in Kashmir Valley
Jul 04, 2014, at 08:22 pm
Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narender Modi landed in Kashmir Valley to address the Army Personnel at Army Headquarters at Badam-i-Bagh here on Friday.
Indian nurses freed in Iraq: Media reports
Jul 04, 2014, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): The International Red Cross has confirmed that 46 Indian nurses caught in the fight between Iraqi forces and the ISIS militants have been freed, according to a report in CNN IBN on Friday.
Hurriyat shutdown in Kashmir over Modi visit
Jul 04, 2014, at 06:56 pm
Srinagar, July 4 (IBNS) Kashmir Friday observed a shutdown on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the Valley after taking over as the PM.
Narendra Modi flags off Vaishno Devi Express for pilgrims' progress
Jul 04, 2014, at 05:09 pm
Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, July 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a 25 km long Udhampur- Katra railway link by giving the green flag for the Vaishno Devi Express (which he suggested to rechristen as Shreeshakti Express), which would take commuters and pilgrims to the base camp of Vaishno Devi at Katra now on.
Tapas Paul remark: Mamata accuses media of exaggeration
Jul 04, 2014, at 05:03 am
Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Even after facing severe criticisms over her party MP Tapas Paul's 'rape' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said media is exaggerating a trivial issue.
Wreath laying ceremony of late Brig Mohd Usman held
Jul 04, 2014, at 04:35 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): A wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC was organised at Jamia Millia Islamia University Cemetery here on Thursday.
Sai Baba ate meat, cannot be regarded as Hindu god: Shankaracharya
Jul 04, 2014, at 04:21 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Triggering a new controversy, Hindu religious leader Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has said that Sai Baba was one who ate meat and cannot be regarded as a "Hindu God".
CM reviews security situation ahead of PM's visit to J&K
Jul 04, 2014, at 03:57 am
Jammu, July 3 (IBNS) Ahead of Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took stock of the security situation and arrangements put in place on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit on Friday.
CPI-M, women groups demand action against Tapas Paul
Jul 04, 2014, at 02:23 am
Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday requested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to refer Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul's hate speech to the Committee on Ethics in order to take "suitable punitive action" against him.
Narendra Modi-the third most followed world leader on Twitter
Jul 04, 2014, at 02:18 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the third most followed world leader on micro-blogging site Twitter after overtaking Indonesian President S B Yudhoyono on Thursday.
Sunanda death row: Subramanium Swamy seeks CBI
Jul 04, 2014, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Adding another twist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaniun Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.
J&K: Security beefed up ahead of Modi's visit
Jul 04, 2014, at 01:43 am
Srinagar, July 3 (IBNS): Security has been beefed up in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Friday.
Prez accepts WB Guv's resignation
Jul 04, 2014, at 12:38 am
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan's resignation.
Mumbai: School principal, teacher arrested for molesting girl
Jul 04, 2014, at 12:10 am
Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): The Dadar Police on Wednesday arrested the principal and teacher of a school for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl in the school premises, reports said.
Indian nurses have been moved to another location: MEA
Jul 03, 2014, at 10:36 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): India on Thursday said all the 46 Indian nurses, who are stranded in war-torn Iraq's Tirkit city, have been moved to another location 'for safety'.
Tapas should be forgiven: Pranab's son
Jul 03, 2014, at 10:11 pm
Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Amid controversy over Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Paul's 'rape' remark, Congress MP and President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijeet Mukherjee, who himself was booed by women groups for his remark on the Delhi gangrape protest of Dec 2012, defended the Bengali film actor saying he should be 'forgiven' as he has tendered an apology.
German Bakery blast suspect arrested in Kolkata
Jul 03, 2014, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS) A suspected Bangladeshi national and member of terror group Indian Mujahideen involved in the 2010 German Bakery blast of Pune was arrested from Kolkata on Wednesday, reports quoting police sources said on Thursday.
India Railways conducts trial run of high-speed Agra-Delhi train
Jul 03, 2014, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) The Indian Railway on Thursday conducted a trial run of a high speed train between Agra and Delhi, claiming that it will cover the distance in just 90 minutes.
Chennai building collapse toll touches 55
Jul 03, 2014, at 06:40 pm
Chennai, July 3 (IBNS): The death toll in Saturday's building collapse near Chennai reached 55 on Thursday as rescue operations still continued, said reports.
US Senator John McCain calls on PM
Jul 03, 2014, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) US Senator John McCain called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Thursday and conveyed the desire to revitalize strategic partnership.
Three terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter
Jul 03, 2014, at 05:42 pm
Jammu, July 3 (IBNS) Three militants were killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces at Baloni Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, officials said.
AIIMS forensic head sticks to his remark on Sunanda autopsy
Jul 03, 2014, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): While the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has denied the allegations of political pressure levelled by forensic department head Sudhir Gupta over Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report after her mysterious death in a hotel in January, the latter said he did his job honestly despite efforts to influence him and gave a factually correct report.
AAP leaders to meet Prez to demand fresh polls in Delhi
Jul 03, 2014, at 07:03 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his party's MLAs will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday to seek fresh Assembly polls in Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee welcomed on Twitter
Jul 03, 2014, at 04:51 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) Twitter on Tuesday welcomed a new member to its family-The President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
Agriculture Minister inaugurates Eco-Friendly Sewage Water Treatment Plant of IARI
Jul 03, 2014, at 04:08 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated eco-friendly sewage water treatment plant in the Water Technology Centre of IARI here on Wednesday.
Additional allocation of 50 lakh tonnes of rice for BPL, APL families
Jul 03, 2014, at 03:27 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday said it has approved additional allocation for 50 lakh tonnes of rice for distribution to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families at BPL prices.