IAF Kunzang mountaineering team returns after expedition

Jun 10, 2015, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS) A flag-in ceremony was held at Air Force Station New Delhi to felicitate the 12 member IAF team that explored the uncharted Kunzang valley in East Karakoram of Ladakh region.

Nitin Gadkari to visit Bhutan for signing BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement

Jun 10, 2015, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS) Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari will visit Bhutan from June 14 to sign a landmark Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement for the regulation of passenger, personal and cargo vehicular traffic amongst four SAARC countries.

Cabinet approves ratification of ILO Convention on SID

Jun 10, 2015, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wenesday approved the Ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 185 on the Seafarers Identity Document (SID).

Shutdown hits life in north Kashmir

Jun 10, 2015, at 10:24 pm

Srinagar, June 10 (IBNS): A complete shutdown is being observed in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday against the killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist Sheikh Altaf-ur-Rehman by unidentified gunmen early Tuesday.

Cabinet approves signing of BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement

Jun 10, 2015, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS) The Cabinet has approved signing of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vehicular Traffic amongst BBIN.

KV Chowdary sworn in as new CVC

Jun 10, 2015, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): K.V. Chowdary was sworn in as as the Central Vigilance Commissioner on Wednesday.

Tomar arrest: AAP moves court, Kapil Mishra likely to be new Delhi Law Minister

Jun 10, 2015, at 08:32 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Kapil Mishra is likely to be Delhi's new law minister after Jitender Singh Tomar resigned from the post late on Tuesday over charges of possessing a fake law degree, media reports said on Wednesday.

Hardcore NDFB(S) killed in Assam encounter

Jun 10, 2015, at 08:18 pm

Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS): A hardcore militant of NDFB(S) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Wednesday, police said.

Madras HC dismisses Maran Brothers' plea against property attachment by ED

Jun 10, 2015, at 07:40 pm

Chennai, June 10 (IBNS): In a setback for the Maran Brothers, the Madras High Court on Wednesday rejected their appeal against attachment of property by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.

Coast Guard's Dornier Aircraft still missing, search operations to intensify

Jun 10, 2015, at 06:58 pm

Chennai, June 10 (IBNS): The Dornier aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard, which went missing on Monday night with three crew members while on a surveillance sortie over the seas, has still not been located.

Army commandos of 21 Para entered Myanmar to kill Northeast insurgents

Jun 10, 2015, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Sending a strong message to all terror outfits, the Indian Army has killed over 20 insurgents while injuring 11 others, who were responsible for the June 4 Manipur ambush, in a surgical strike at two bases of Northeast insurgent groups inside Myanmar .

Flood alter in Assam after incessant rainfall

Jun 10, 2015, at 06:16 pm

Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS): A flood alert has been issued in Assam after heavy rainfall has affected over 80,000 people in the north eastern state.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet L-G Najeeb Jung

Jun 10, 2015, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to meet Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday afternoon amid an escalation in tension between them.

Delhi Law Minister Tomar taken to Faizabad college in fake degree probe

Jun 10, 2015, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Former Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar, who resigned from his post on Tuesday, has been taken to Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh to take part in the investigation over his alleged faked degrees.

PM Modi ordered 'hot pursuit' after Manipur ambush: Union Minister

Jun 10, 2015, at 04:07 pm

New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): With the Indian Army killing some of the militants, who were involved in the June 4 ambush in Chandel district of Manipur, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the go ahead to the force for a "hot pursuit" of the ones, who were responsible for the attack, into Myanmar.

Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar resigns

Jun 10, 2015, at 06:00 am

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Hours after he was arrested and sent to police custody, Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar has resigned from his position.

Manobi Bandyopadhyay takes charge as principal of Krishnagar Women's College

Jun 10, 2015, at 03:57 am

Kolkata, June 9 (IBNS): Manobi Bandyopadhyay, who has become the country's first transgender college principal, on Tuesday took charge of her new responsibility.

Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar sent to 4-day police custody

Jun 10, 2015, at 02:44 am

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): A Delhi court on Tuesday sent the national capital's Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar, who was arrested in connection with charges of possessing a fake law degree, to four-day's police custody.

Rahul slams Modi over his 'Make in India' campaign

Jun 10, 2015, at 02:28 am

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'Make in India' campaign and said it showed a lion 'which can't roar'.

Indian Army kill militants involved in Manipur ambush

Jun 10, 2015, at 01:40 am

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Tuesday said some of the militants, who were involved in the June 4 ambush in Chandel district of Manipur, were killed during an operation on the Indo-Myanmar border.

Pakistan slams Modi on his 'nuisance' remarks

Jun 10, 2015, at 01:08 am

Islamabad, June 9 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday slammed Indian PM Narendra Modi for his remarks on 'Indian Government's involvement in the events of 1971 in the then Eastern Province of Pakistan'.

Metro Railways provide amenities for senior citizens

Jun 10, 2015, at 12:53 am

Kolkata, June 9 (IBNS): Metro Railway, Kolkata has arranged for quite a number of amenities for the senior citizens.

PM reviews progress of National Rural Drinking Water Programme

Jun 09, 2015, at 10:43 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that focus on water conservation should be an integral part of all water supply initiatives.

Pranab Mukherjee to administer the oath of Office to K.V. Chowdary, Vijai Sharma

Jun 09, 2015, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will administer the oath of Office to K.V. Chowdary as Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vijai Sharma as Chief Information Commissioner on Wednesday.

Govt employee shot dead in Kashmir

Jun 09, 2015, at 09:41 pm

Srinagar, June 9 (IBNS) Unidentified men shot dead an employee of the state's health department in Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday.

Home Ministry did not interfere in Jitender Singh Tomar's arrest: Rajnath Singh

Jun 09, 2015, at 09:34 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said his Home Ministry did not interfere in the issue of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar's arrest here.

Mumbai: 2 killed, 3 injured as Audi collides with taxi

Jun 09, 2015, at 08:22 pm

Mumbai, June 9 (IBNS): Two people were killed and three were injured on Tuesday as a speeding Audi SUV rammed a taxi.

L-G appointee Mukesh Meena ordered not to join ACB

Jun 09, 2015, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Adding new twist in the appointment of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief Mukesh Meena by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, the Delhi Vigilance Director has informed the new chief that there is no place for him in the ACB.

Sonia slams PM Modi at Congress CMs meet

Jun 09, 2015, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi while holding a meeting with Congress chief ministers in an attempt to discuss the agricultural crisis and the controversial Land Acquisition Bill which is being pushed by the Centre government.

Tomar's arrest is Centre's attempt to destabilize Delhi govt, claims AAP

Jun 09, 2015, at 07:00 pm

New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Hours after Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested by the Delhi Police on Tuesday on charges of possessing a fake law degree, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that this was an attempt by the Narendra Modi government at Centre to destabilize the AAP government .