Nepal: PM Modi to attend only SAARC Summit

Nov 24, 2014, at 02:43 am

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): The Indian government on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will only visit Napal's capital Kathmandu city to attend the SAARC Summit on Nov 25.

Coastal security network must ensure zero tolerance to error: Parrikar

Nov 24, 2014, at 01:50 am

Gurgaon, Nov 23 (IBNS) Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday inaugurated the Indian Navy and Coast Guard’s joint operations facility named the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), at Gurgaon.

Powerful explosion rocks Assam, 1 killed

Nov 24, 2014, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam, a powerful explosion rocked upper Assam on Sunday evening which left one person killed and 20 others injured.

Maharashtra opposition role will not affect central ties with BJP: Sena

Nov 24, 2014, at 01:30 am

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut Sunday said that the situation in Maharashtra where they are playing the role of an Opposition will not affect the party's ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi.

Odisha chit fund scam: Patnaik's aide grilled

Nov 23, 2014, at 08:44 pm

Bhubaneshwar, Nov 23 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has grilled Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in connection with the ongoing investigations into the chit fund scam in the state.

Sonia slams BJP govt in Jharkhand

Nov 23, 2014, at 08:13 pm

Daltonganj, Nov 23 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government of not utilizing the fund allocated for the development of Jharkhand by the UPA government.

Vatican to confer sainthood on two blessed from Kerala

Nov 23, 2014, at 07:18 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23 (IBNS): In a significant ceremony for the Christian community in India, a Catholic priest and a nun from Kerala Father, Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia, will be conferred sainthood by Pope Francis at Vatican on Monday.

Delhi govt bans purchase of new vehicles for officials

Nov 23, 2014, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): The Delhi government has banned the purchase of new vehicles by for all officials, including those of civic bodies in the city, media reports said.

Parrikar clears purchase of 814 artillery guns

Nov 23, 2014, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): The Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, has provided an initial clearance to the Rs 15,750 crore project to acquire 814 mounted artillery gun systems or motorized howitzers, reports said.

Winter Session of Parl to witness high drama, TMC to skip all party meet

Nov 23, 2014, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): A high drama awaits during the Winter Session of the Parliament with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) party all set to stage a dharna opposing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Insurance in the House.

Mulayam's b'day: 1 killed in Badaun stampede

Nov 23, 2014, at 03:50 pm

Badaun, Nov 23 (IBNS): A stampede broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Saturday, during the blanket distribution ceremony as part of Samajwadi Party supremo Mualayam Singh Yadav's birthday, resulting in the killing of one woman.

Rahul hits PM Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan'

Nov 23, 2014, at 05:14 am

Manika, Nov 22 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed Narendra Modi over his 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' and said it is the Prime Minister's marketing strategy.

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam anoints son as heir

Nov 23, 2014, at 03:43 am

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): In a ceremony, Shaban Bukhari was formally anointed as the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) of Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on Saturday.

5 detained in Kashmir for spreading rumours

Nov 23, 2014, at 03:19 am

Srinagar, Nov 22 (IBNS): Five persons have been detained for allegedly spreading rumors, exaggerating incidents and promoting poll boycott on social networking sites, a police official said on Saturday.

Two KPLT militants killed in Assam gun battle

Nov 23, 2014, at 01:55 am

Guwahati, Nov 22 (IBNS) : Two militants of Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) were killed and another was nabbed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Saturday, police said.

AASU protest rally against jihadi activities in Assam

Nov 23, 2014, at 01:33 am

Guwahati, Nov 22 (IBNS): Demanding for the sealing of the India-Bangladesh border and protest against the jihadi activities in Assam, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) took out a protest rally in Guwahati city on Saturday.

We aim to change your destiny: Modi

Nov 23, 2014, at 01:10 am

Jammu, Nov 22(IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the ultimate aim of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to change the destiny of Kashmiri people.

Will of the nation is the will of its people: NSA Doval

Nov 22, 2014, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): After Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, it was the turn of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval who targeted Pakistan's terror ploy to de-stabilise India.

Shahi Imam defiant in anointing his son as successor

Nov 22, 2014, at 10:21 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari is defiant in appointing his son as Vice Imam, media reported.

Centre carrying out political vendetta: Mamata

Nov 22, 2014, at 09:09 pm

Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA Government is carrying out political vendetta against Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Pakistan nurturing terror against India, says Rajnath

Nov 22, 2014, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh blatantly attacked Pakistan for giving shelter to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and helping Hafeez Saaeed in carrying out terror attacks on Indian soil.

Modi wishes Mulayam on his birthday

Nov 22, 2014, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav a "long and healthy life" on his 75th birthday.

Samajwadi MLA men beat up toll plaza employees

Nov 22, 2014, at 06:12 pm

Lucknow, Nov 22 (IBNS): An Uttar Pradesh legislator from the ruling Samajwadi Party has been captured on CCTV assaulting toll plaza employees on Friday morning, said media reports.

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam to appoint son as his successor today

Nov 22, 2014, at 03:49 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Even after the Delhi High Court asked India’s largest mosque Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari to explain his decision to pick his son as his successor, the top Muslim cleric did not cancel the ceremony on Saturday, media reports said.

Sharif to Obama: Discuss Kashmir issue during your India visit

Nov 22, 2014, at 03:32 pm

Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif requested US President Barack Obama to take up the Kashmir issue with the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government during his proposed visit to India in January next year, media reports said.

Ex-AAP legislator Dhir terms Kejriwal undeserving to rule Delhi for second time

Nov 22, 2014, at 03:17 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Maninder Singh Dhir, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, dubbed Arvind Kejriwal as an undeserving candidate to be given a second chance to rule Delhi, media reports said.

CAPS organizes seminar on "India's Nuclear Strategy"

Nov 22, 2014, at 04:16 am

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): The Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) organized a National seminar on "India's Nuclear Strategy."

India, US join hands on technical vocational education and skill training

Nov 22, 2014, at 02:56 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): In another major step to strengthen the US-India bilateral relationship in the area of technical vocational education and skill training, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US India Business Council (USIBC), the premier U.S. business advocacy organization representing America's top companies investing in India.

Obama accepts Modi's R-Day invite

Nov 22, 2014, at 02:32 am

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): The United States on Friday confirmed that President Barack Obama has accepted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mopdi's invitation to be the chief guest at the Asian nation's Republic Day celebrations next year.

PM Modi invites Obama to R-Day

Nov 22, 2014, at 02:04 am

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited US President Barack Obama as the Chief Guest at the Republic Day next year.