Aug 17, 2015, at 10:41 pm
Masdar City, Aug 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited Masdar City, a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, which relies on solar energy and other renewable energy sources.
Gogoi asks Modi govt to take steps to stop illegal influx
Aug 16, 2015, at 03:29 am
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday asked to the Union government to take necessary steps to stop illegal influx into the state.
The termite of corruption will be rooted out by Team India: PM
Aug 15, 2015, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the resolve of 125 crore Indians, as "Team India", to root out corruption, and to make India a developed nation by 2022 - the 75th anniversary of independence.
We have accepted OROP, but talks still on: PM Modi
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Delivering his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government in principle has accepted the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for defence personnel, but the nitty-gritty are being worked out before its proper implementation even as his speech triggered anger among the protesting ex-servicemen.
Foreign Minister of Iran meets PM Modi
Aug 14, 2015, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Foreign Minister of Iran Javad Zarif called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.
John Kerry wishes India ahead of I-Day
Aug 14, 2015, at 09:53 pm
Washington/New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday greeted people of India as the nation is gearing up to celebrate its Independence Day on Saturday.
Police, ex-servicemen demanding OROP scuffle at Jantar Mantar
Aug 14, 2015, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Police on Friday had to scuffle with the ex-servicemen demonstrating for months for One Rank One Pension in the national capital's protest hub Jantar Mantar as they tried to clear the area and sanitize it ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on Aug 15.
Assam urges Modi govt for continued assistance for e-governance projects
Aug 13, 2015, at 01:53 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Assam government on Wednesday urged the Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad to continue financial assistance from the Government of India for e-Governance projects in order to realize the declared goal of a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Assam CM urges PM to take up issue of dams with China
Aug 13, 2015, at 01:32 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the silence maintained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of construction of dams on the Brahmaputra by China which will adversely affect downstream areas of Assam and the North East Region.
PM Modi congratulates Sundar Pichai on being named as Google CEO
Aug 11, 2015, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated India-born Sundar Pichai who has been named as the CEO of search engine Google.
GST bill never mentioned in agenda : Congress leader Anand Sharma
Aug 11, 2015, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) Congress MP Anand Sharma on Tuesday claimed that t the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill was never mentioned in the business advisory committee meeting while alleging that Parliamentary proceduares were not being followed by the Narendra Modi government.
Soon after PM Modi's praise, Mulaym Singh changes mind, decides to disrupt Parliament
Aug 11, 2015, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) Not long after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Mulayam Singh Yadav for his warning to the Congress on its disruption strategy in Parliament, the Samajwadi Party supremo on Tuesday said his party will disrupt the house demanding discussions on caste census.
PM Modi likely to announce One Rank One Pension scheme for ex-servicemen
Aug 11, 2015, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi may announce implementation of the long pending One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme on August 15 when India celebrates its 68th Independence Day, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi
Aug 11, 2015, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will visit New Delhi on Monday.
50 lakh people of Bihar to send their DNA for test to PM Modi : Nitish Kumar
Aug 10, 2015, at 05:00 pm
Patna, Aug 10(IBNS) Escalating the "DNA" issue to the level of a full-blown campaign war before the state Assembly elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said 50 lakh people of the state will send their samples for testing lineage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi insulted Bihar by calling it sick: Kumar
Aug 10, 2015, at 12:06 am
Patna, Aug 9 (IBNS): Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has insulted the people of his state by calling it 'sick'.
Indian PM condemns Afghanistan attacks
Aug 09, 2015, at 05:10 am
Kabul/New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned the militant attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday.
It is not Narendra Modi's Government: Rahul Bajaj
Aug 07, 2015, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Eminent industrialist and Rajya Sabha member Rahul Bajaj, known to be an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned a critic of the BJP-led NDA government, saying it is losing the shine.
PM Modi expresses grief over Myanmar floods
Aug 07, 2015, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief and solidarity with Myanmar in the face of the Flood Emergency the nation is facing.
Assam CM asks secrecy over Naga Peace deal
Aug 05, 2015, at 01:39 am
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the secrecy surrounding the Naga Peace Accord raised the deal might affect the interests of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
PM meets prize winners of Techno-Challenge 2015
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Girl students from the New Horizon Educational Institution in Karnataka called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Parliamentary democracy murdered: Sonia, PM should listen to people's Mann ki baat: Rahul
Aug 04, 2015, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government a day after 25 party lawmakers were suspended from the Lok Sabha, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said parliamentary democracy was being "murdered" in the country.
Parliament logjam continues, LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 MPs
Aug 03, 2015, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): There seems no respite in the ongoing impasse in the Parliament as no work was carried out for the tenth day on Monday and as many as 25 Congress MPs of the Lok Sabha were suspended by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Did not request UK govt to arrange travel papers for Lalit Modi: Sushma Swaraj
Aug 03, 2015, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid loud protests in the Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday tried to defend herself over the allegations levelled against her for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi procure travel papers to UK.
Rajnath takes dig at previous UPA govt while making statement in LS over Gurdaspur attack
Jul 31, 2015, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday made a statement over the Gurdaspur attack in the Lok Sabha and said the term 'Hindu terrorists' coined by the previous UPA government has weakened India's stand on terrorism.
Parliament logjam continues, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon
Jul 31, 2015, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Amid chaos and uproar, the Upper House of the Parliament was on Friday adjourned till 12 noon shortly after in began its functioning for the day.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets PM Modi
Jul 31, 2015, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is under fire over the Vyapam scam in his state, is meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence in New Delh in Friday.
PM Modi, thousands others bid adieu to Kalam at his funeral in Rameswaram
Jul 30, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Jul30 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among tens of thousands of people who bid adieu to the People's President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as he was laid to rest on Thursday morning with full military honours at a public ground in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram, his hometown.
PM Modi pays tribute to Kalam at his funeral in Rameswaram
Jul 30, 2015, at 05:08 pm
Rameswaram, July 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his last tributes to former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam at his funeral in his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu where several other dignitaries from across India also poured in.
BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha meets Nitish Kumar, calls him 'guardian of Bihar'
Jul 26, 2015, at 06:49 pm
Patna, July 26 (IBNS): Raising eyebrows, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his residence in Patna and called him the "guardian of the state."