Media Statement by Prime Minister Modi with Japanese Prime Minister in New Delhi

Dec 12, 2015, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS) Following is the media statement of Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Tarun Gogoi will be Congress CM candidate in Assam : Rahul Gandhi

Dec 12, 2015, at 06:40 pm

Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will be the Congress Chief Ministerial candidate in the 2016 Assam assembly polls.

Visa on arrival for Japan nationals in India: Modi

Dec 12, 2015, at 06:38 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (Not in Town/IBNS): India will offer visa on arrival for Japanese nationals, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

Sonia didn't allow me to become PM in 1991: Sharad Pawar in new book

Dec 12, 2015, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS) NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, whose book 'Life on My Terms- From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Powers', was released on Friday by the President of India, coinciding with his 75th birthday on Thursday, revealed how the Congess denied him a top spot to govern India.

India, Japan sign high speed rail, civil nuclear project agreements

Dec 12, 2015, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): India and Japan on Saturday signed agreements for introducing high speed train in India with Japanese collaboration besides inking pacts on civil nuclear energy as the two prime ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe held bilateral talks at the Hyderabad House here during the ongoing visit of Abe to India.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe to attend Ganga Aarti in Varanasi

Dec 12, 2015, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who is now on a visit to India, will attend Ganga Aarti at Dasaswamedh Ghat of Varanasi, on Saturday along with PM Modi.

India needs Japan in high speed growth: Modi with Shinzo Abe

Dec 12, 2015, at 04:19 pm

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi who along with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe attended the Business Leaders Forum here on Saturday said India just not want high speed train, but also high speed growth.

Police arrest Indian Oil executive in Jaipur for alleged links with IS

Dec 12, 2015, at 04:46 am

Jaipur, Dec 11 (IBNS): The police on Friday arrested an official of the state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for having alleged links with the terror outfit Islamic State (IS).

Chandigarh: Man caught on camera slapping elderly couple

Dec 12, 2015, at 04:21 am

Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IBNS): A man was caught on camera slapping a woman and her husband at their mobile phone shop in a market complex in the Chandigarh city, media reports said on Friday.

Imran Khan meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dec 12, 2015, at 02:34 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf Party and the Member of Parliament of Pakistan Imran Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

PM Modi releases two books on President's birthday

Dec 12, 2015, at 02:30 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released two books – 'Speeches of the President – Vol.III' and 'Presidential Retreats' at a function in the historic Durbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhawan here.

Centre has political vendetta against Congress: Rahul in Assam

Dec 12, 2015, at 01:50 am

Guwahati, Dec 11 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday reiterated that the Narendra Modi government was having a political vendetta against the Congress party and it was coming out of Prime Minister Office (PMO).

Modi govt paints a rosy picture, Sonowal contradictory views: Tarun Gogoi

Dec 12, 2015, at 01:12 am

Guwahati, Dec 11 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said that Union Minister and BJP State President Sarbananda Sonowal's statement that the State’s economy has become stagnant has been proved wrong by the BJP-led NDA Government's report that gave Assam the sixth position in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).

Rajnath Singh to chair 26th Meeting of Southern Zonal Council

Dec 12, 2015, at 12:57 am

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 26th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council to be held at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.

Mumbai: CBI arrests joint commissioner of income tax department for 'accepting' bribe

Dec 11, 2015, at 11:17 pm

Mumbai, Dec 11 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it has arrested a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Piramal Chambers, Mumbai for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 5 lakhs from the Complainant.

Park Street rape case: 3 accused sentenced for 10 years

Dec 11, 2015, at 10:43 pm

Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS) : A criminal court in Kolkata on Friday sentenced for 10 years three men after convicting them for raping a 37-year-old woman inside a car here in February 2012, even though the victim, who later became a symbol of anti-rape protest, did not live to see the justice having succumbed to an ailment earlier this year.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe arrives in India, Modi welcomes

Dec 11, 2015, at 10:20 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to India as he commenced his three-day visit to the nation.

Chief Ministers of several states wish Pranab Mukherjee on his birthday

Dec 11, 2015, at 10:02 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Chief Ministers of several states, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, wished President Pranab Mukherjee on his 80th birthday on Friday.

New diesel vehicles will not be registered in Delhi: NGT

Dec 11, 2015, at 09:48 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): In a bid to reduce air pollution trouble in New Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said no diesel car will be registered in the national capital.

National Herald: Congress disrupts Rajya Sabha

Dec 11, 2015, at 09:08 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) The Indian Parliament witnessed ruckus on Friday with Congress members disrupting the Rajya Sabha over the summoning of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case.

Pranab Mukherjee wishes Kenya on the eve of Independence Day

Dec 11, 2015, at 08:52 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya on the eve of their Independence Day.

President of India inaugurates 'Umang-2015'

Dec 11, 2015, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated ‘Umang-2015’,a Festival of Energy at the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya School in President’s Estate on Friday.

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit West Bengal tomorrow

Dec 11, 2015, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from Dec 12 to 14.

Sonia rebuts at PM's 'whims and fancies' comment

Dec 11, 2015, at 08:27 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) A day after Narendra Modi criticised the Congress for disrupting the Parliament, party supremo Sonia Gandhi hit out at the PM and rubbished his statement.

Petroleum Minister calls for expediting drought relief measures for Odisha

Dec 11, 2015, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was briefed by K.S. Srinivas, Joint Secretary of Union Agriculture Ministry about the visit of the inter-Ministerial delegation to Odisha, led by him, to examine the impact of drought on the farmer community and agriculture of Odisha, according to a release by the Petroleum ministry.

Abe's visit will deepen Indo-Japan relations: PM Modi

Dec 11, 2015, at 06:23 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the visit of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will further deepen Indo-Japanese ties.

PM Modi greets Prez Mukherjee on his birthday

Dec 11, 2015, at 05:14 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted President Pranab Mukherjee on his birthday.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar avoids direct answer to Trump question

Dec 11, 2015, at 04:55 pm

Washington, Dec 11 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is touring the US, on Friday avoided a direct answer to the Donald Trump issue where the US Presidential candidate and a front runner for the White House had earlier claimed the ban of Muslims from the USA.

Rajnath Singh to chair the 26th Meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Vijayawada

Dec 11, 2015, at 04:52 pm

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 26th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council to be held in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, according to a release by his department.

Even-odd car rule: Chetan Bhagat, Kejriwal indulge in Twitter war

Dec 11, 2015, at 05:02 am

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Author Chetan Bhagat and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indulged in a war of words on Twitter on Thursday over the AAP government's even-odd formula for private cars.