Northern Command Chief Meets Mufti in Jammu

Mar 07, 2015, at 11:40 pm

Jammu, Mar 7 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syed met Northern Command Chief, Lt. General. D. S. Hooda here in Jammu on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over Mulayam Singh's illness

Mar 07, 2015, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's health condition after he has been hospitalised.

PM, Sonia condole G.Karthikeyan's death

Mar 07, 2015, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of Kerala Assembly Speaker G.Karthikeyan.

Dimapur: Those lynched Farid Khan must be brought to justice, says Amnesty International India

Mar 07, 2015, at 09:40 pm

Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 7(IBNS) While Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur continued to remain tense for the second day on Saturday after a violent mob lynched an alleged rapist after storming the central jail, Amnesty International India has said the case must be investigated.

Mulayam Singh Yadav hospitalised

Mar 07, 2015, at 07:13 pm

Lucknow, Mar 7(IBNS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon late night on Friday after he complained of uneasiness and breathing problem.

Kerala Speaker G Karthikeyan dies of cancer

Mar 07, 2015, at 05:53 pm

Thiruvanthapuram, Mar 7(IBNS) Veteran Congress leader and Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday morning.

Bar council issues showcause notices to defence lawyers in Nirbhaya case

Mar 07, 2015, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) The Bar Council of India has issued showcause notices to two defence lawyers for their remarks in a documentary on the brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman in Delhi in 2012.

Lanka PM's comment on Indian fishermen raises storm

Mar 07, 2015, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi, Mar 7(IBNS) A week ahead of Narendra Modi's Sri Lanka visit the island country's Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe has kicked up a storm, saying Indian fishermen will be shot at if they violate the maritime border.

Prohibitory orders still in force in Dimapur

Mar 07, 2015, at 04:44 pm

Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 7(IBNS) Prohibitory orders continued in Nagaland's commercial town of Dimapur for the second day on Saturday after a violent mob lynched an alleged rapitst after storming the central jail.

Govt.'s act on India's daughter has embarrassed the country: Shashi Tharoor

Mar 07, 2015, at 04:42 pm

Thiruvantapuram, Mar 7(IBNS) Flaying the Narendra Modi government for asking Britain to stop telecasting "India's daughter," a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said this embarrassed the country and the film should be watched by all.

Swaraj meets SL President Sirisena

Mar 07, 2015, at 04:39 am

Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday arrived in Sri Lanka and met country's president Maithripala Sirisena here.

Sushma Swaraj visiting SL

Mar 07, 2015, at 02:02 am

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for Sri Lanka on Friday.

Lift ban on India's daughter: Editors' Guild demands

Mar 06, 2015, at 11:47 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) Criticising the government for its move to ban India's Daughter,' the documentary about the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a student in a moving bus in Delhi, the Editors Guild of India on Friday demanded that the decision be revoked.

Former Bihar CM Ramsundar Das dead

Mar 06, 2015, at 09:39 pm

Patna, Mar 6(IBNS) Former Bihar chief minister Ram Sundar Das died at a hostpital here on Friday. He was 94.

Modi to be on three-nation visit from March 10

Mar 06, 2015, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on March 10 on a five-day visit to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka as part of the effort to strengthen relations with the neighbouring countries.

President accepts Danve's resignation

Mar 06, 2015, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Raosaheb Dadarao Danve, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, from the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, on the advise of the Prime Minister.

Plane skids off runway in US, 6 killed

Mar 06, 2015, at 05:21 pm

New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at New York City's LaGuardia Airport while landing during a snowstorm, injuring 6 on Thursday, reports said.

Modi among 30 most influential people on internet: Time magazine

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a significant achievement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his name has featured among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine.

Mob storms central jail to lynch rape accused

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:11 pm

Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 6(IBNS) Dimapur, Nagaland, Mar 4(IBNS) A violent mob has lynched an alleged rapist after breaking into a high security jail at Dimapur forcing the authorities to clamp curfew in the entire district.

Film on Indian lesbians telecast on Doordarshan

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a first of sorts, a documentary film on Indian lesbians, was telecast on National Network Doordarshan.

Kolkata: Lenin statue vandalized

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:32 am

Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): A statue of Russian communist revolutionary was vandalized by unknown attackers in Kolkata's Jadavpur area on Thursday.

Randeep Singh Surjewala appointed as incharge of Congress communications dept

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Congress on Thursday said Randeep Singh Surjewala has been appointed as the AICC's in-charge of the communication department.

Israeli elections begin at diplomatic missions in India

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:43 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Israeli diplomats posted in India voted on Thursday for the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, ahead of the general elections, set to take place in Israel on March 17.

China welcomes Indian Foreign Secretary's visit to Pakistan

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:31 am

Beijing, Mar 5 (IBNS): China on Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan and called it 'positive signs' which showed the improvement of bilateral relations between the two nations.

"Need to work on a cooperative manner to address terrorism"

Mar 06, 2015, at 03:12 am

Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistan on Thursday said the issue of terrorism should be dealt by India and Pakistan in a 'cooperative manner' and blaming 'others' for a militant attack is not a 'good approach'.

YouTube takes off Nirbhaya documentary

Mar 06, 2015, at 02:34 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Following the Indian government's request, video sharing website YouTube has removed the controversial documentary on the 2012 Delhi gangrape.

Germany makes available Rs 70 Lakh for NGO project on Women's Day

Mar 06, 2015, at 12:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Ambassador Michael Steiner will be celebrating International Women's Day at his residence here on Sunday with over 200 guests, mainly women from all walks of life.

Amendment of Land Acquisition Act essential for creating rural infrastructure: PM

Mar 06, 2015, at 12:08 am

Khandwa, Mar 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure including roads, houses for poor, schools, hospitals and irrigation projects.

No bargains made at AAP executive meeting: Yogendra Yadav

Mar 05, 2015, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5(IBNS) A day after his ouster from the party's Political Affairs Committee, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday claimed that there was no bargaining done in Wednesday's National Executive Meeting.

India Army, IDBI Bank signs MoU

Mar 05, 2015, at 10:52 pm

New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) A MoU was signed between the Indian Army and IDBI Bank on the Defence Salary Package on Thursday.