Bangladesh PM to visit India tomorrow to attend Suvra Mukherjee's funeral
Aug 18, 2015, at 11:54 pm
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IBNS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the funeral of President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee, media reports said.
Aug 17, 2015, at 10:41 pm
Masdar City, Aug 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited Masdar City, a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, which relies on solar energy and other renewable energy sources.
Aug 16, 2015, at 01:25 am
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday announced the creation of five new districts in the state taking their total number to 32.
Sonia Gandhi unfurls national flag on I-Day
Aug 16, 2015, at 12:28 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday unfurled the tri-colour at the AICC headquarters here on the occasion of India's 69th Independence Day.
I-Day: Mobile phone, internet services snapped across Kashmir
Aug 15, 2015, at 11:54 pm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Saturday jammed mobile phone and internet services in the Valley for a period in an attempt to ensure an incident free Independence Day celebrations.
Kashmir shuts down on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2015, at 08:00 pm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS) A separatist-led strike has paralysed life in Kashmir region on India's Independence Day, police said, as security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Director General SA & SAARC summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:30 am
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was called in by the Director General (SA& SAARC) on Friday and a protest was lodged against decision of the Indian National Investigation Agency not to contest the bail granted to Swami Aseemanand on " Special Leave Permission."
Parliament has been converted into an arena of combat rather than debate: Pranab Mukherjee
Aug 15, 2015, at 01:06 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): A day before India celebrates Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday addressed nation and said the Parliament has been converted into an arena of combat rather than debate.
Indian PM Narendra Modi greets Pakistan on I-Day
Aug 14, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people of Pakistan on the occasion of the country's Independence Day.
Chidambaram demands apology from Sushma Swaraj
Aug 13, 2015, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram attacked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the controversy surrounding former IPL chief Lalit Modi and demanded for her apology on Thursday.
Satya Bharti Abhiyan gives boost to sanitation in rural Punjab
Aug 13, 2015, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Bharti Foundation’s ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’ initiative, which is aimed at improving rural household sanitation, on Thursday said that it has constructed and handed over 5000 Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) free of cost in 210 villages across district Ludhiana in Punjab.
Nestle India welcomes Bombay High Court' order on Maggi
Aug 13, 2015, at 09:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Welcoming the Bombay High Court's order which quashed ban on noodles brand Maggi in India, Nestle India on Thursday said it will comply with the order to undertake fresh tests.
India-Pakistan NSA-level talks on August 23 in Delhi
Aug 13, 2015, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan will meet for bilateral-level talks on August 23 in New Delhi, reports said.
India to formally request Pak for information on terrorist Naveed
Aug 12, 2015, at 06:29 pm
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IBNS) India will make a formal request to Pakistan seeking information on terrorist Naveed, who was captured after an attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir last week, media reports said.
Ban on websites without not featuring child pornography lifted
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:52 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Amid criticisms, the government has directed internet services providers to lift ban on several websites that did not feature child pornographic content, media reports said.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Punjab
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:13 am
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the terror attack in Indian state of Punjab which left several people dead.
Failed lover affairs driving farmers to commit suicide: Agriculture Minister
Jul 25, 2015, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has claimed that farmers are committing suicides due to failed love affairs, reports said.
"AIIMS like institutes to be setup in all states"
Jul 21, 2015, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS) Under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), the Centre is planning to establish AIIMS like institutions in every state in a phased manner.
Pak ceasefire violation again in Kashmir
Jul 20, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Jammu, Jul 20 (IBNS) In fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops on Monday opened firing on several Indian posts in the Shahpur area along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Lashkar terrorist, who beheaded Indian soldier killed in J&K encounter
Jul 17, 2015, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Jul 17(IBNS) The terrorist responsible for the beheading of an Indian soldier in 2013 wast reportedly killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir this week, media reports said.
Drone shot down by Pak Army does not belong to India: Foreign Secy S Jaishankar
Jul 16, 2015, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): Hours after Pakistan summoned India's envoy claiming to have shot down an Indian "spy plane" for intruding into its territory, Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Thursday said the "drone in question shows it is not of Indian design."
India, Kyrgyzstan sign 4 agreements
Jul 13, 2015, at 02:51 am
Bishkek, July 12 (IBNS) Four agreements have been signed between India and Kyrgyzstan as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited nation on Sunday.
PM Modi and Nawaz Sharif's meeting goes beyond scheduled time
Jul 10, 2015, at 05:01 pm
Ufa, Russia, Jul 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Friday greeted each other with a warm handshake before holding formal bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Russia, reports said.
PM Modi hopes of productive meetings at BRICS, SCO Summits
Jul 08, 2015, at 10:55 pm
Moscow/New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Russia on Wednesday, has hoped of productive meetings and interactions at the BRICS and SCO Summits.
A concerned India in touch with China over Lakhvi episode
Jun 24, 2015, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) India has got in touch with China to express its concern after Beijing blocked New Delhi's proposal for UN action against Pakistan over the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the prime accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case.
India releases 88 Pakistani fishermen lodged in Indian jails
Jun 20, 2015, at 03:01 am
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) The Centre on Friday said it has released and repatriated 88 Pakistani fishermen lodged in Indian jails.
Myanmar op changed mindset, those who fear India are reacting: Parrikar
Jun 11, 2015, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that Indian Army's operation in Myanmar to kill Northeast militants, responsible for Manipur ambush, "shows a change in mindset."
Myanmar denies India's attack on militants inside its territory
Jun 11, 2015, at 03:52 pm
Yangon, June 11 (IBNS): With media reports claiming that India killed Northeast militants, responsible for the Manipur ambush, inside Myanmar, the neighbouring country has now denied reports that Indian forces had attacked militants inside its territory.
Greenpeace member again denied entry into India
Jun 08, 2015, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, June 8 (IBNS) In another controversy over Greenpeace India, the NGO has alleged that one of its international staff members has been refused entry into India despite having a valid business visa.
Modi arrives in Dhaka on crucial two-day visit
Jun 06, 2015, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka, June 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day visit to the country to settle a four-decade-old problem over the 4,096 km borderline between the two countries by finalising a landmark agreement apart from signing few key pacts.