India-France sign 17 agreements
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:51 pm
Paris, Apr 11 (IBNS) India and France have signed 17 agreements, including one on a stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the country in the first leg of his 3-nation tour making a fresh diplomatic bonhomie to firm up certain deals for the nation he heads.
India to buy 36 French-manufactured ready-to-fly fighter jets
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:02 pm
Paris, Apr 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's France visit met with the first landmark when he announced that India will buy 36 French-manufactured ready-to-fly Rafale fighter jets.
Israel says Lakhvi release setback for war against terror
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) Israel on Saturday said the release of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi from jail by the order of a Pakistani court is a big setback to the war against terror in which India and Israel are close partners.
JKLF-called Kashmir bandh on Saturday
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:56 pm
Srinagar, Apr 11 (IBNS) Separatist Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has called for a Kashmir bandh on Saturday over the issue of a separate composite colony for Kashmiri Pandits in the valley.
Three BSF jawans injured in Pakistan firing
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:10 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 11 (IBNS) Three Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were injured when Pakistani troops fired on a BSF post near Attari in Amritsar on late Friday night.
Nepalese Youth Delegation concludes its week-long visit to India
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:28 am
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): A 50-member Nepalese youth delegation led by Minister of Youth and Sports Purushottam Poudel concluded its visit to India on Friday.
Coast Guard inducts intercepts boat in WB
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday commissioned an Interceptor Boat (IB) at Haldia in West Bengal, enhancing its shallow water operational capability in riverine areas including Sunderbans and other porous maritime borders in the region.
Congress leader Nirbed Roy joins TMC
Apr 11, 2015, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Pradesh Congress leader Nirbed Roy joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday.
IAF concludes operation in Yemen
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, April 10(IBNS)- Indian Air Force has evacuated 2096 people to conclude its ten-day long operation in Yemen.
India to buy 36 Rafale Jets: Modi
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:30 am
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has spoken to French President Francois Hollande on buying 36 Rafale jets in fly-away condition from the country.
Vasundhara Raje meets with Japanese business delegation in Osaka
Apr 11, 2015, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje interacted with select members of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Osaka on Friday.
Modi meets French President Francois Hollande
Apr 11, 2015, at 02:53 am
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met French President Francois Hollande here.
Centre targets to generate 1 lakh MW of solar power by 2022 : Piyus Goyal
Apr 11, 2015, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Apr 10 (IBNS) : The Centre has set an ambitious target of generating 1 lakh mega watt of solar power by 2022, Union Power, Coal, NRF minister Piyus Goyal said in Guwahati on Friday.
NSLA militant nabbed in Kokrajhar
Apr 11, 2015, at 12:50 am
Guwahati, Apr 10 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to NSLA in Assam's Kokrajhar district, officials said.
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"Release of terrorist Lakhvi is not good news for the world"
Apr 11, 2015, at 12:47 am
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS) France has told India that the release of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi 's not good news for the world', officials said on Friday.
We will defend and protect the rights and liberty of every citizen: Modi
Apr 10, 2015, at 11:46 pm
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed at the UNESCO headquarters here and said 'we will' defend and protect the rights and liberty of every citizen.
Apr 10, 2015, at 11:38 pm
Guwahati, Apr 10 (IBNS): Poachers have killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Friday and shopped off its horn, officials said.
Congress leader Ghulam Rasool Kar passes away
Apr 10, 2015, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar, Apr 10 (IBNS) Congress leader and member of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Ghulam Rasool Kar passed away late Thursday night here in Srinagar Medical Hospital, his family said.
We are disappointed: Rajnath on Lakhvi walking free
Apr 10, 2015, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) India said it was disappointed by the release of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi who has walked free from a jail in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court ruled that his detention was illegal.
26/11 plotter Lakhvi walks free from Pakistan jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 08:49 pm
Lahore, Apr 10 (IBNS) 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has walked free from a jail in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court ruled that his detention was illegal.
AK-47 and SLR rifle recovered from former Independent MLA
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday recovered an AK-47 and one SLR rifle from former independent MLA Rambir Shokeen's property.
IT dept. attaches assets of meat exporter Qureshi
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) The income tax department on Friday attached all assets of the controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi.
Major defence deal likely to be announced during Modi's France visit
Apr 10, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Paris, Apr 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to sign a major defence deal with France involving purchase of 60 Rafale fighter jets worth over 4 billion Dollars.
Delhi cab driver arrested for attempted sexual assault
Apr 10, 2015, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) A taxi driver in Delhi has been arrested for trying to sexually assault a woman on Thursday in the Dwarka area.
Ten killed in Bengal bus accident
Apr 10, 2015, at 06:14 pm
Burdwan, West Bengal, Apr 10 (IBNS) At least 10 people, including two children were killed and 50 injured in a bus accident in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Friday.
After acquittal Akshardham accused pens book on 11 years of travails in jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:56 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 10 (IBNS) Mufti Abdul Qayyum, acquitted by the Supreme Court in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack last year, has penned a book recounting his personal account of injustice and travails that he faced for 11 years in jail for a crime he had not committed.
Nehru spied on Subhash Bose's family : Intelligence report
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) In a startling revelation two recently de-classified Intelligence Bureau files state that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru spied on the family of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose for two decades from 1948 to 1968, even though the first premier of India died in 1964.
Families of Andhra encounter victims refuse to cremate bodies
Apr 10, 2015, at 05:01 pm
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 10 (IBNS) Families of the alleged red sander smugglers who were gunned down by Andhra Pradesh Police giving rise to the allegation of a fake encounter, are refusing to cremate the bodies.
Fire in Kolkata's New Secretariat building
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) A big fire broke out in the New Secretariat building of Kolkata housing several government departments and offices on Thursday.
India expresses concern over Lakhvi walking out of Pakistan jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Responding to the Lahore High Court order setting aside the detention of terrorist commander and 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zakirur Rehman Lakhvi, India said if not prosecuted effectively such a known terrorist will be a threat to India and the world.