Twelve major announcements for MSME sector by PM Modi

Nov 02, 2018, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS):   Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 12 important support measures for MSME sector from New Delhi, in a nationwide launch on Friday.

PM Narendra Modi gives Diwali gift to MSMEs

Nov 02, 2018, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): Providing a Diwali gift to small industries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a 59-minute loan programme to help them.

Indian Railways eliminates unmanned level crossings on Broad Gauge in a mission mode

Nov 02, 2018, at 06:16 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): Indian Railway on Friday said it has taken a mission area to eliminate all Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge and accordingly special efforts have been made so that elimination can be completed at the earliest.

Mamata Banerjee turns social media DP black to protest against Assam killings

Nov 02, 2018, at 06:01 pm

Kolkata, Nov 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday changed her social media DP to black to protest against the killing of five people in Assam.

Ram Nath Kovind to visit Uttarakhand tomorrow

Nov 02, 2018, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Uttarakhand on Nov 3 and 4, officials said on Friday.

BJP names first list of candidates for MP assembly polls

Nov 02, 2018, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday issued the first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.

Rajnath Singh visits Varanasi, attends MSME event

Nov 02, 2018, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday attended a MSME support and outreach programme in Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh.

Congress appoints P C Zoram Sangliana as co-chairman of Mizoram Pradesh Campaign Committee

Nov 02, 2018, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2(IBNS): The Congress party on Friday appointed  P C Zoram Sangliana as the co-chairman of party's Mizoram Pradesh Campaign Committee.

Contribute to the exciting growth story unfolding in India today: Vice President Naidu tells Indian Diaspora in Botswana

Nov 02, 2018, at 04:48 pm

New York, Nov 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Indians living abroad can contribute to the exciting growth story unfolding in India on Friday.

Assam killings: Rajnath Singh feels 'deeply anguished'

Nov 02, 2018, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS); Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday condoled the killing of five people in Assam and said the incident left him 'deeply anguished'.

Congress condoles death of BJP leader in Jammu and Kashmir in suspected terror attack

Nov 02, 2018, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Congress party on Friday condoled the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Jammu and Kashmir in a suspected terrorist attack on Thursday.

Tinsukia killing: Combing ops launched ; BJP accuses Cong; ULFA (I) denies involvement

Nov 02, 2018, at 03:51 pm

Guwahati, Nov 2 (IBNS) : A day after killing of five people by unidentified gunmen at in the  Kherabari area in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district,  security forces launched massive operation along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border to track down the culprits even as the ULF denied its involvement in the incident.

BJP releases list of 177 candidates for Madhya Pradesh polls

Nov 02, 2018, at 02:38 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday  released a list of 177 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state election,scheduled to be held on November 28.

Narendra Modi won't survive an inquiry on Rafale : Rahul Gandhi

Nov 02, 2018, at 02:35 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) : As a news portal came up with a new investigative report on the Rafale jet deal,   Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday aid "Prime Minister Narendra Modi won't survive an inquiry on Rafale, I guarantee."

SC dismisses CBI appeal to reopen Bofors case

Nov 02, 2018, at 01:00 pm

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) : In a development that could have bearing on the present national politics, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigtigation (CBI) to reopen the Rs. 64 crore Bofors pay-off case.

US-based journalist accuses M J Akbar of rape

Nov 02, 2018, at 11:56 am

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) : In yet another charge of sexual predatory, a US-based journalist has accused former minister M J Akbar of raping her in 1994 while she was working as the Op-Ed page editor of The Asian Age.

Mamata Banerjee condemns killing of five people in Assam

Nov 02, 2018, at 09:29 am

Kolkata, Nov 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condemned the killing of five people by suspected  ULFA (I) militants attack in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday.

BJP leader, brother shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir, politicians condemn attack

Nov 02, 2018, at 09:16 am

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): Politicians have criticised the killing of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Congress's Divya Spandana lands in controversy over tweet on PM Modi's photo

Nov 01, 2018, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): Congress leader Divya Spandana has landed into a controversy over her tweet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph at the inauguration of statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Suspected ULFA (I) militants kill five people in Assam’s Tinsukia district

Nov 01, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Guwahati, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least five people were killed and one injured in suspected ULFA (I) militants attack in Assam’s Tinsukia district at around 7-45 pm on Thursday.

PM Modi to launch major support and outreach initiative for MSME sector tomorrow

Nov 01, 2018, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Union Government’s Support and Outreach Initiative for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi meets Chandrababu Naidu, vows to work with TDP to defeat BJP

Nov 01, 2018, at 06:34 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): After meeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the national capital, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday vowed to work with the former to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which will be held in few months' time.

Chandrababu Naidu to meet Rahul Gandhi, discuss opposition alliance

Nov 01, 2018, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS) : In a broad  indication of alignment with the national opposition front forming against the BJP, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Thursday, media reports said.

Bhima Koregaon violence: Relief from arrest to Gautam Navlakha, two others till Nov 21

Nov 01, 2018, at 03:35 pm

Mumbai, Nov 1 (IBNS) : The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended interim protection from arrest to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde and activist Stan Swamy till November 21, for their alleged Maoist links, media reports said.

Qatar Airways plane hits water tank in Kolkata airport while landing, no casualty

Nov 01, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Kolkata, Nov 1 (IBNS) : A Qatar Airways flight, arriving in Kolkata from Doha, hit a water tanker on Thursday while landing at the  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Thursday, reports said.

Cabinet approves renaming of Jharsuguda Airport after Veer Surendra Sai

Nov 01, 2018, at 02:12 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS) : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”.

Cabinet approves India-Morocco agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters

Nov 01, 2018, at 02:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS) : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

Cabinet approves moving resolution in the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Nov 01, 2018, at 02:09 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS) : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for moving a Resolution in the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for amending the Framework Agreement of the ISA for opening up the ISA membership to all countries that are members of the United Nations.

Supreme Court refuses to urgently hear Karti Chidambaram's request to travel abroad

Nov 01, 2018, at 12:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti's request to travel abroad on an urgent basis, media reports said.

'Saturated' Nitish Kumar wants to step down: RLSP leader Kushwaha

Nov 01, 2018, at 10:44 am

Patna, Nov 1 (IBNS): RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha, whose party is an ally of the ruling Janata Dal (United) that leads the Bihar government, has recently claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wants to step down, media reports said.