SC agrees to hear CBSE plea seeking more time to re-conduct AIPMT exam
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s plea seeking more time to re-conduct the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) examination.
Don't have confidence that emergency cannot happen again: LK Advani
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment for the NDA government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani has said "forces that can crush democracy have become stronger."
Rahul Gandhi visits family of Punjab farmer who committed suicide
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 18 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the family of a farmer in Punjab who committed suicide last week.
Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, holds off on support to Raje
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Being cornered by the Oppositions over the Lalit Modi visa row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is at power in the Centre is backing its External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and said she has done nothing wrong by helping the former Indian Premier League commissioner procure travel documents.
PM launches 'Narendra Modi Mobile App'
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a Narendra Modi Mobile App, which is an application that will provide updates on the day-to-day activities of him.
PM Modi welcomes Tanzania President to India
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete and Mama Salma Kikwete to India.
Lalit Modi evades questions but admits to having relations with Sushma, Raje
Motenegro, June 18 (IBNS): Amid raging controversy over his procurement of travel documents to the UK, former Indian Premier League commission Lalit Modi averted questions that required him to make any statements but accepted that that he indeed has relations with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje among many other politicians.
Pakistan forces kill 25 militants
Rawalpindi, June 17 (IBNS): Security forces have killed 25 militants during clashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, June 17 (IBNS) Normal life was disrupted due to a shutdown being observed across the Kashmir valley on Wednesday against a spree of targeted killings in north Kashmirs Sopore town.
Architect Charles Correa passes away, PM condoles death
Mumbai, June 17 (IBNS) Charles Correa, one of India's most celebrated architects of contemporary times whose works were defined by the sensitivity for the lower income housing and urban planning, died here Tuesday night. He was 84.
PM greets the people of Iceland on Iceland's National Day
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Iceland on Iceland's National Day.
Congress demands Sushma, Raje resignations
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Congress leader Shobha Oza on Wednesday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje should resign for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi, who is now in UK, to travel in Europe despite he being wanted in India to face the law over IPL irregularities.
Bihar MP Pappu Yadav accused of misbehaving with airhostess
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS) Bihar MP Pappu Yadav on Monday was accused of misbehaving with an air hostess on a Patna to Delhi bound Jet Airways flight.
No individual meeting between Lalit Modi and Swaraj: Reports
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): There was no individual meeting between former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, said the office of Swaraj, according to NDTV on Wednesday, even as the controversy over helping Modi travel in Europe at the recommendation of Indian politicians raged.
Lalit Modi says UPA hounded him, claims Raje took his sick wife to Portugal
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): At the centre of a raging controversy involving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bigwigs who reportedly helped him travel in Europe, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi said he was taken to task by the former UPA government for no reason though even some ministers of that government had helped him, a claim that was denied by the leaders he named.
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 16 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has not fulfilled the promises he had made to the people of the country before the Lok Sabha polls.
Saradha scam: Mithun Chakraborty returns Rs. 1.19 Crore to ED
Kolkata, June 16 (IBNS): Trinamool congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday returned an amount of Rs. 1.19 crore which he received from the Saradha Group to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), reports said.
Lalit Modi row: BJP backs Sushma, Congress derides her
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is backing Sushma Swaraj, the Congress party on Tuesday mocked the Foreign Minister's defence of her action of helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on humanitarian ground as a "tearjerker."
Inspired by film, nephew fakes I-T raid at uncle's house in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): Inspired by Bollywood film 'Special 26', a gang of eight people deceived one of their uncles by posing as Income Tax (I-T) officials.
Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi seeks graft probe against Kejriwal's secretary
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Adding more troubles to the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, senior bureaucrat Ashish Joshi has written to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief MK Meena against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's secretary Rajender Kumar accusing him of allegedly indulging in corruption.
Mumbai: Woman locks herself inside car during drink driving check
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): A woman locked herself in her car during a drink driving check late on Monday night in Mumbai, forcing the on duty police officers to take drastic measures.
India dare not treat Pakistan like Myanmar: Pervez Musharraf
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Days after Indian Army's operation along the Indo-Myanmar border to kill Northeast militants, former Pakistan President Parvez Sharif has slammed the same and said India should not attempt the same with his country.
IAF's Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes 13 Kms away from Allahabad
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF)'s Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed 13 Kms South- East of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi because of her family ties: Congress
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Amid rising demand over Sushma Swaraj's resignation for aiding former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in the game, procure travel documents in the UK last year, the Congress party has alleged that the External Affairs Minister helped him because of her family ties.
Can't fight against course of nature: UP Minister on journalist's killing
Lucknow, June 15 (IBNS): Amid outrage over the murder case of journalist Jagendra Singh in UP's Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh Horticulture Minister Parasnath Yadav said "You can't fight against the course of nature."
Piyush Goyal reviews Jammu and Kashmir's power sector in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS):,Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal took a review meeting of the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in the presence of Dy. Chief Minister, J&K, Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister, J&K, Haseeb A. Drabu, Sajjad Gani Lone, Minister for S&T & Animal Husbandry , J&K and MoS (Power), Mohammad Ashraf Mir at Sher-E-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), at Srinagar on Monday .
Sakshi Maharaj calls himself true Muslim, Prophet Mohammed great 'yogi'
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Sparking a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has claimed that he is a "true Muslim" and Prophet Mohammed is the biggest practitioner of yoga.
Mysterious killings continue in Kashmir, another former militant shot in Sopore
Srinagar, June 15 (IBNS): Guerrillas on Monday killed a former militant in Sopore town of North Kashmir , which is the latest in the spate of recent attacks in the state.
SC scraps AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within 4 weeks
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) for admission to the MBBS course and directed the CBSE to conduct a fresh entrance examination within four weeks time.
OROP: Manohar Parrikar asks ex-servicemen to be patient
Jaipur, June 15 (IBNS): Even as ex-servicemen are holding protest rallies across the country over delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday asked the retired personnel to be 'patient.'
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