PM Modi speaks to Nawaz Sharif, Sheikh Hasina, Ashraf Ghani
Jun 17, 2015, at 02:17 am
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS):Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to several SAARC leaders, including his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, to extend his 'best wishes' at the start of Ramadan from Thursday.
Vasundhara Raje supported Lalit Modi's immigration plea?
Jun 17, 2015, at 01:39 am
New Delhi/Jaipur, June 16 (IBNS): In a twist to the ongoing controversy over Lalit Modi, media reports said Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje had helped former the Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner's application for immigration to the UK in 2011.
PM Modi trying to defend Lalit Modi: Gandhi
Jun 17, 2015, at 12:48 am
Raipur, June 16 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he tried to 'defend' former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi who is a 'symbol of black money'.
NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand govt over suspected Maoists killing
Jun 16, 2015, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): The NHRC on Tuesday said it has issued a notice to the Jharkhand government over the killing of 12 suspected Maoists in the state last week.
All accusations are baseless: Jaitley on Sushma Swaraj-Lalit Modi row
Jun 16, 2015, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday rejected all allegations leveled against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi and called them 'baseless'.
BSNL Wi-Fi zone goes Live at Taj Mahal
Jun 16, 2015, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated wi-fi hotspot zone, which is created by BSNL, at Taj Mahal in Agra city on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
Jun 16, 2015, at 09:28 pm
Raipur, June 16 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has not fulfilled the promises he had made to the people of the country before the Lok Sabha polls.
Saradha scam: Mithun Chakraborty returns Rs. 1.19 Crore to ED
Jun 16, 2015, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata, June 16 (IBNS): Trinamool congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday returned an amount of Rs. 1.19 crore which he received from the Saradha Group to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), reports said.
Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, Congress derides her
Jun 16, 2015, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is backing Sushma Swaraj, the Congress party on Tuesday mocked the Foreign Minister's defence of her action of helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on humanitarian ground as a "tearjerker."
Inspired by film, nephew fakes I-T raid at uncle's house in Mumbai
Jun 16, 2015, at 07:30 pm
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): Inspired by Bollywood film 'Special 26', a gang of eight people deceived one of their uncles by posing as Income Tax (I-T) officials.
Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi seeks graft probe against Kejriwal's secretary
Jun 16, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Adding more troubles to the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, senior bureaucrat Ashish Joshi has written to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief MK Meena against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's secretary Rajender Kumar accusing him of allegedly indulging in corruption.
Rahul Gandhi holds padyatra for tribals in Chhattisgarh
Jun 16, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Raipur, June 16 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday began a padyatra (foot-march) for tribals from Saradih village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district.
Mumbai: Woman locks herself inside car during drink driving check
Jun 16, 2015, at 04:49 pm
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): A woman locked herself in her car during a drink driving check late on Monday night in Mumbai, forcing the on duty police officers to take drastic measures.
India dare not treat Pakistan like Myanmar: Pervez Musharraf
Jun 16, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Days after Indian Army's operation along the Indo-Myanmar border to kill Northeast militants, former Pakistan President Parvez Sharif has slammed the same and said India should not attempt the same with his country.
IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes 13 Kms away from Allahabad
Jun 16, 2015, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF)'s Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed 13 Kms South- East of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Lalit Modi is symbol of black money, PM Modi should sack Sushma Swaraj: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 16, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): The Congress party led by its Vice President Rahul Gandhi has upped its pressure demanding the Narendra Modi government to sack Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj from her post for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain.
A non-issues has been blown out of proportion: Lalit Modi lawyer
Jun 16, 2015, at 02:59 am
Mumbai, June 15 (IBNS) Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on Monday broke his silence on the issue of Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helping him gain emergency travel papers in Britain and his lawyer said the matter has been 'blown out of proportion'.
Mufti orders probe into killings in Sopore
Jun 16, 2015, at 02:10 am
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS) Taking a serious view of the killings of the civilians in Sopore town of north Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday issued directions to the Home Department for stepping up investigations and providing secure environment to all civilians.
Assam govt bans on sale of Wai-Wai noodles
Jun 16, 2015, at 01:49 am
Guwahati, June 15 (IBNS) : After popular noodles brand Maggi, Assam government on Monday banned on sale of Wai-Wai noodles in the state.
Top NDFB(S) leader held in Assam
Jun 16, 2015, at 01:44 am
Guwahati, June 15 (IBNS) : The security forces on Monday apprehended a top Bodo militant, allegedly one of the masterminds of the tribal massacre, from a remote village in Assam's Chirang district, officials said.
Ameising Luikham takes over as New Secretary of Department of Public Enterprises
Jun 15, 2015, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) Ameising Luikham on Monday took over as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises in the M/o Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
NCC preparesto celebrate International Day of Yoga
Jun 15, 2015, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) National Cadet Corps (NCC), the premier youth organisation of the nation, is preparing to organise the largest ever demonstration of Yoga by a uniformed organisation on a single day concurrently at multiple venues all across India.
PM Narendra Modi reviews progress of tribal welfare programmes
Jun 15, 2015, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for enhanced convergence among various schemes aimed at welfare of tribal communities across the country.
Zhang Dejiang calls on PM Narendra Modi
Jun 15, 2015, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Lalit Modi row: Congress targets PM Modi
Jun 15, 2015, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS):The Congress on Monday targeted Narendra Modi over the issue of aiding Lalit Modi and alleged that the Prime Minister had close association with the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner.
Air India flight's tyre bursts while landing in Srinagar, passengers safe
Jun 15, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS): An Air India flight's tyre burst while it was landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Monday.
Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi because of her family ties: Congress
Jun 15, 2015, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Amid rising demand over Sushma Swaraj's resignation for aiding former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the Congress party has alleged that the External Affairs Minister helped him because of her family ties.
Can't fight against course of nature: UP Minister on journalist's killing
Jun 15, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow, June 15 (IBNS): Amid outrage over the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh in UP's Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh Horticulture Minister Parasnath Yadav said "You can't fight against the course of nature."
Piyush Goyal reviews Jammu and Kashmir's power sector in Srinagar
Jun 15, 2015, at 06:59 pm
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS):,Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal took a review meeting of the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in the presence of Dy. Chief Minister, J&K, Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister, J&K, Haseeb A. Drabu, Sajjad Gani Lone, Minister for S&T & Animal Husbandry , J&K and MoS (Power), Mohammad Ashraf Mir at Sher-E-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), at Srinagar on Monday.
Sakshi Maharaj calls himself true Muslim, Prophet Mohammed great 'yogi'
Jun 15, 2015, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Sparking a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has claimed that he is a "true Muslim" and Prophet Mohammed is the biggest practitioner of yoga.