Germany supports India’s Smart Cities Programme
Mar 08, 2016, at 02:10 am
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS) Germany is committed to helping India make a success of its Smart Cities Programme.
Laser walls along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan border
Mar 02, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Majeed Memon and S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that installing laser wall is one of the integrated measures taken by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check terrorist infiltration along Indo-Pakistan border.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Kuwait ahead of National Day
Feb 24, 2016, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Amir and people of the State of Kuwait on the eve of their National Day which will be observed on Thursday.
Bus service between India, Pakistan resumes
Feb 24, 2016, at 08:44 pm
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IBNS) India and Pakistan have resumed the Lahore-Delhi Dosti bus service on Wednesday, media reports said.
Nepal to import electricity from India
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be importing 80 megawatts of electricity from India from Saturday, reports said.
Narendra Modi appreciates NDA's performance in bypolls
Feb 17, 2016, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appreciated his BJP and its allies for strong performance in bypolls in various states and said voters 'reposed faith in politics of development '.
India's first transgender SI ready to take charge
Feb 16, 2016, at 04:48 pm
Salem, Feb 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Prithika Yashini, India's first transgender Sub Inspector, is ready to take charge as she received her appointment order along with 21 others, here on Monday, after a legal battle.
UK Economic Secretary, UK PM's Envoy to visit India
Feb 14, 2016, at 07:59 pm
London, Feb 14 (IBNS): Harriett Baldwin, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, also known as 'City minister' because of her responsibility for the city of London's financial centre, will visit New Delhi and Mumbai from Feb 15-18.
Any insult to India will not be tolerated: Irani
Feb 12, 2016, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on Friday condemned protesters who raised anti-India slogans in the JNU premises and said any insult to India in any form would not be tolerated.
India condemns North Korea's rocket launch
Feb 09, 2016, at 05:15 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): India on Monday expressed concerns over the launching of a rocket by North Korea which was a part of a program to develop intercontinental ballistic missile technologies.
Piyush Goyal to co-chair 3rd India- Australia energy security dialogue
Feb 07, 2016, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy will co-chair 3rd India-Australia Energy Security Dialogue to be held from February 8th to 11th in Australia.
Sushma Swaraj arrives in India
Feb 07, 2016, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) Completing her Sri Lanka visit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in India on Saturday.
Hafeez Saeed warns India of more attacks
Feb 04, 2016, at 06:29 pm
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IBNS) Hafeez Saeed, the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attack that killed hundreds, in a public rally on Wednesday in Pakistan spoke about the recent Pathankot Airbase attack and warned India against many more, according to reports.
Terror: Son of retd. Major Gen. arrested for suspected links
Feb 04, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Panaji, Feb 4 (IBNS) A 44-year old man, son of a retired Major General, was arrested in Goa for suspected terror link, according to reports.
PM addresses India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh, 16 agreements exchanged
Jan 25, 2016, at 04:28 am
Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh where she appreciated France for the manner in which it coordinated the CoP 21 negotiations.
Four terror suspects arrested in Hyderabad
Jan 22, 2016, at 06:23 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IBNS) Four terror suspects, reportedly connected to the Islamic State and planning to carry out bomb blasts across the country were arrested on Friday by the National Investigation Agency in Hyderabad, reports said.
PM Narendra Modi condemns militant attack in Pakistan university
Jan 20, 2016, at 09:28 pm
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the militant attack in a Pakistani university which killed at least 21 people.
India's Tejas makes history in Bahrain: Govt
Jan 17, 2016, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Indian government on Sunday said Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, which is indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has created record by flowing in foreign airspace to participate in the Bahrain International Airshow-2016.
We have no information regarding arrest of Maulana Masoon Azhar: Swarup
Jan 14, 2016, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): India on Thursday said it has no information that leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masoon Azhar has been arrested in Pakistan.
India to announce decision on Foreign Secretary talks with Pakistan today
Jan 14, 2016, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS) India is expected to announce its decision on Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan, media reports said.
NSA Ajit Doval may hold secret meeting with Pak counterpart: Media reports
Jan 12, 2016, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 12 (IBNS) Ahead of the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval may meet secretly in the next few days with his Pakistani counterpart Nasser Khan Janjua in a third country to resolve discrepancies and help conduct a proper investigation into the Pathankot terror attack, media reports said.
Jan 11, 2016, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) ‘Road Safety Week’ was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a function in New Delhi on Monday morning.
Pak carrying out swift probe on Pathankot attack: Nawaz Sharif to John Kerry
Jan 10, 2016, at 04:02 pm
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on a telephone call, has assured US Secretary of State John Kerry that his country is carrying out "swift" and "transparent" investigations into the terror attack that took place on Indian Air Force base at Pathankot.
Never called Aamir Khan a traitor : Manoj Tiwar
Jan 09, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) As a political row broke out following removal of Aamir Khan as the brand ambassador of Incredible India, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has denied having called the actor a traitor during Parliament panel meeting on tourism, reports said.
Cabinet approves India-Bahrain Agreement on cooperation in combating terrorism
Jan 06, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval to the Agreement between India and Bahrain on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crime and Trafficking in Illicit Drugs, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors Chemicals and its ratification.
Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India, Singapore in the field of Civil Aviation
Jan 06, 2016, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approvalfor signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed in November, 2015 between Airports Authority of India and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise in Civil Aviation during Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore.
Pathankot: US expects that Pakistan will take actions against perpetrators
Jan 05, 2016, at 03:03 pm
Washington, Jan 5 (IBNS): The US has said it is expecting that Pakistan will take actions against the perpetrators who attacked the Pathankot Airbase in Punjab.
Indian consulate targeted in Afghanistan
Jan 04, 2016, at 11:09 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS) Unidentified gunmen tried to storm the building of Indian consulate in Afghanistan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday, media reports said.
K.P. Sharma Oli calls Narendra Modi
Dec 31, 2015, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS) Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and briefed him on the political developments in Nepal.
Modi should be given a free hand over Pakistan issue: Subramanian Swamy
Dec 26, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): BJP leader Subramanian Swamy feels that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be given 'a free hand' over the issue of Pakistan as the 'buck stops with him'.