Aug 14, 2018, at 05:48 pm
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS): Congress MP and President of All India Mahila Congress Committee (AIMCC) Sushmita Dev on Tuesday said that, girls-women are presently not safe in the country.
PM Modi condoles the passing away of Balramji Dass Tandon
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Balramji Dass Tandon, the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
Children should be made responsible citizens: Vice President Naidu
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Children should be made responsible citizens.
Security beef up in Assam ahead of I-Day celebration
Aug 14, 2018, at 05:13 pm
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS): Ahead of the 2018 Independence Day celebrations, security measures have been beefed up in Assam.
Aug 14, 2018, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Continuing to be unsparing with his scathing criticism of the NDA Government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the rupee falling all time low,mining one of his old speeches on the issue, which he mockingly said "a master class on economics."
Supreme Court admits Armymen plea against FIR against them in AFSPA areas
Aug 14, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) : More than 300 soldiers on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in areas where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is in force, reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Amid the threat of power tussle, DMK's Executive Council meeting underway
Aug 14, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Chennai, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Amid a possible power tussle between M K Stalin and his elder brother Alagiri following the death of M Karunanidhi, an executive council meeting of the DMK is underway at the party's headquarters in Chennai on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bihar bureaucrat shot dead during robbery attempt
Aug 14, 2018, at 01:21 pm
Patna, Aug 14 (IBNS): A senior Government officer in Bihar was shot dead when unidentified people allegedly tried a robbery in his Patna home in the small hours of Tuesday, NDTV reports.
Madras High Court orders CBI probe into Tuticorin police shooting
Aug 14, 2018, at 12:13 pm
Tuticorin, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the police shooting in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin where 13 anti-Sterlite protesters were killed, media reports said.
Kashmir: Two Pakistani soldiers killed in Tangdhar sector
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:55 am
Srinagar, Aug 14 (IBNS): In an attempt to foil the infiltration bid, the Indian Army killed two Pakistani soldiers in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Rupee hits record low, Congress mocks Modi government
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:18 am
Mumbai/New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Indian currency touched the record low on Tuesday with one US dollar corresponding to Rs. 70 08, media reports said.
Aug 14, 2018, at 11:13 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Congress is likely to revive its lost territory in the upcoming state polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, overpowering the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while the latter may get a second term to rule the country, according to a survey conducted by ABP News and CVoter.
Govt planning to hold elections in 11 states with 2019 Lok Sabha polls?
Aug 13, 2018, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Centre is keen to hold elections in 11 states along with the 2019 general polls, media reports quoting sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Monday.
IMD issues fresh rain alert in flood affected Kerala
Aug 13, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kochi, Aug 13 (IBNS): While the state of Kerala is still recuperating from the havoc of the floods which claimed at least 37 lives, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh warning of heavy rains in the state in the next 24 to 48 hours.
MHA advises citizens to not use plastic made National Flag
Aug 13, 2018, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Ahead of the Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all State Governments/UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Govt. of India to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the 'Flag Code of India, 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'.
President to address nation tomorrow on the eve of I-Day
Aug 13, 2018, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on the eve of the 72nd Independence Day on Tuesday.
New Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity named
Aug 13, 2018, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Justice Manjula Chellur took Oath as Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Ministry of Power, here on Monday.
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Pakistan releases 30 Indian prisoners ahead of I-Day, India reciprocates
Aug 13, 2018, at 07:08 pm
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Monday said it has released 30 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of the country' Independence Day. India also repatriated seven Pakistan civilian prisoners the same day.
Kiren Rijiju calls meeting with US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster as 'fruitful'
Aug 13, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster along with other officials of the Embassy called on Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju here in New Delhi on Monday.
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Indian government repatriate seven Pakistani civilian prisoners
Aug 13, 2018, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): India's External Affairs Ministry said seven Pakistan civilian prisoners were repatriated on Monday.
LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan pays last tribute to predecessor late Somnath Chatterjee
Aug 13, 2018, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): Lok Speaker Sumitra Mahajan paid her last tribute to her predecessor Somnath Chatterjee, who passed away on Monday.
Somnath Chatterjee's death is a great loss for us all: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 13, 2018, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was saddened by the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
Post-Karunanidhi DMK : Alagiri dares brother Stalin, says party leaders are with him
Aug 13, 2018, at 05:08 pm
Chennai, Aug 13 (IBNS) : In less than a week after DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's death, his elder son MK Alagiri has dared the party's working president and younger brother Stalin for party leadership.
TMC sends legal notice to Amit Shah for graft allegations against Mamata nephew
Aug 13, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Monday sent a legal notice to BJP president Amit Shah for his speech in Kolkata where he had brought graft charges against Mamata Banerjee's newphew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, media reports said.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster meets Kiren Rijiju
Aug 13, 2018, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster met Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday.
Shashi Tharoor expresses disbelief over India's poor performance in second Test
Aug 13, 2018, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has expressed his disbelief and shock after Indian batsmen collapsed in the second innings as England defeated the visitors by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test match of the ongoing series.
Indian naval ship Sahyadri visits Fiji on goodwill mission
Aug 13, 2018, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) : Sahyadri, an Indian Naval Ship (INS), entered Port of Suva on Monday on a goodwill visit to Fiji to further strengthen the bilateral bilateral relations with the south Pacific archipelago nation.
Justice Manjula Chellur takes oath as newChairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
Aug 13, 2018, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) : Justice Manjula Chellur on Monday took oath as Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Ministry of Power.
JNU student Umar Khalid shot at in New Delhi
Aug 13, 2018, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) : An unidentified assailant reportedly shot at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in the heart of the national capital on Monday, media reports said.
JNU student Umar Khalid escapes attack on him in Delhi
Aug 13, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid was reportedly attacked outside Constitution Club of India on Rafi Marg on Monday with a firearm but he escaped unhurt. He was attending an anti-government protest there, reports said.