Ramdev demands  KC Tyagi's apology

Ramdev demands KC Tyagi's apology

New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday demanded an apology from Janata Dal United MP KC Tyagi and other political leaders for 'mocking ayurveda'.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

Woman gangraped in Moga

Woman gangraped in Moga

Moga, May 1 (IBNS) Punjab's Moga witnessed another shame as another woman has been allegedly gangraped in the state, media reports said on Friday.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

World Vision calls for urgent medical,  shelter aid in Nepal

World Vision calls for urgent medical, shelter aid in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 1 (IBNS): Following Saturday's magnitude earthquake that caused widespread destruction and displacement in Nepal, World Vision has highlighted the immediate requirement of medical and shelter aid for the survivors.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

Pakistan: 27 militants killed

Pakistan: 27 militants killed

Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Security forces in Pakistan have killed 27 militants in the country's Khyber Agency areas in the past 24 hours, officials said.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

3.5 earthquake hit Nagaland

3.5 earthquake hit Nagaland

Tuensang, May 1 (BNS): An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Tuensang district in Nagaland on Friday, officials said.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Woman rescued alive after 128 hours

Nepal earthquake: Woman rescued alive after 128 hours

Kathmandu, May 1 (IBNS) In a miraculous story, a woman has been rescued alive from under the rubble of devastated houses at Gongabu buspark area in Nepal capital Kathmandu after 128 hours since the earthquake rocked the country, media reports said on Friday.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

India joins rest of the world in celebrating May Day

India joins rest of the world in celebrating May Day

New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): India on Friday joined the rest of the world in commemorating May Day, which is observed as a public holiday in many countries.

by IBNS May 01, 2015

BSF guns down Pakistani intruder in Jammu

BSF guns down Pakistani intruder in Jammu

Jammu, Apr 30 (IBNS) The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Pakistani intruder in the Samba sector of Jammu this morning, said officials.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Girl dies after pushed off bus with mother for resisting molestation

Girl dies after pushed off bus with mother for resisting molestation

Chandigarh, Apr 30 (IBNS) A woman and her daughter were pushed off the bus by a group of men in Punjab who started harassing and molesting them inside the vehicle, owned by a company where the chief minister's family has stakes, resulting in the death of the 14-year-old daughter, officials said on Thursday.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Hunt for the Most Consumer Friendly State begins

Hunt for the Most Consumer Friendly State begins

Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of West Bengal extended their support by hosting the Regional Conference on Criteria for Measuring the Most Consumer Friendly State(s) in India organized by the Consumer Online Foundation in New Delhi.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Vodafone Foundation Instant Network team deployed to Nepal

Vodafone Foundation Instant Network team deployed to Nepal

New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): The Vodafone Foundation Instant Network Mini, a portable 'mobile network in a backpack', has been taken to the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal to help restore communications to some of the areas worse affected by last weekend's earthquake.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Modi speaks to Pakistan PM over earthquake

Modi speaks to Pakistan PM over earthquake

New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, who had called to express condolences over the loss of lives in various parts of India due to the recent earthquake.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

'Slight' earthquake hits Nepal

'Slight' earthquake hits Nepal

Kathmandu, Apr 30 (IBNS): A 'slight' intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Thursday as the country continued to experience aftershocks following Saturday's 7.9 quake which devastated the Himalayan nation.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Marital rape is not same as understood abroad: Govt.

Marital rape is not same as understood abroad: Govt.

New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS) Marital rape as understood internationally does not apply in the Indian context where society treats marriage as sacred, said the government in Parliament on Wednesday.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Maharashtra: Rahul begins 'padyatra' for farmers

Maharashtra: Rahul begins 'padyatra' for farmers

Nagpur, Apr 30 (IBNS) In a bid to reach out to farmers, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has commenced his day-long 15-km 'padyatra' (march) in Maharashtra on Thursday.

by IBNS April 30, 2015

Proposal to move Official Amendments to the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

Proposal to move Official Amendments to the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by pursuing the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, pending before the Rajya Sabha by moving official amendments.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

India will always stand firmly beside Afghanistan: President Mukherjee

India will always stand firmly beside Afghanistan: President Mukherjee

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has received Afghanistan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

3.3 earthquake hit Nepal

3.3 earthquake hit Nepal

Kathmandu, Apr 29 (IBNS): Nepal was hit by a 'slight' intensity earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale on Wednesday, officials said.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

3.5 earthquake hits Assam

3.5 earthquake hits Assam

Guwahati, Apr 29 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Wednesday, officials said.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi over farmers' suicide in Parliament

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi over farmers' suicide in Parliament

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised the issue of farmers' plight and suicide in Lok Sabha attacking the Narendra Modi government and using the reference of BJP's Haryana minister who said farmers committing suicide are cowards.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

Three rhino poachers killed in Kaziranga

Three rhino poachers killed in Kaziranga

Guwahati, Apr 29 (IBNS) : Three rhino poachers were killed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

It is not the government of farmers and labourers: Rahul

It is not the government of farmers and labourers: Rahul

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wendesday attacked the Centre and Narendra Modi over the issue of agrarian crisis which the country is currently facing and asked the Prime Minister to visit Punjab to see the situation in the state.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

Farmers committing suicide are cowards: Haryana minister

Farmers committing suicide are cowards: Haryana minister

Chandigrarh, Apr 29 (IBNS) Amid opposition attack on the BJP-led government in centre over the issue of farmers' suicide, a minister in Haryana in the state's BJP government said farmers committing suicide are "cowards" who are running away from their responsibility and the government should not support them.

by IBNS April 29, 2015

TMC retains KMC, sweeps other civic bodies polls

TMC retains KMC, sweeps other civic bodies polls

Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): With the Assembly polls scheduled to be held next year, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) gained momentum as the party posted a strong result in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections and the 91 civic bodies in West Bengal while the Left Front managed to hold the second spot, ahead of the Congress and the BJP.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

Congress,BJP attack Tomar over his degree

Congress,BJP attack Tomar over his degree

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday demanded Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar's resignation over a fresh controversy on his law degree.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

Nepal quake toll touches 10,000

Nepal quake toll touches 10,000

Kathmandu, Apr 28 (IBNS) The death toll in Nepal's earthquake could reach 10,000 as rescue and relief operations are going on war footing in the devastated country, officials said.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

"India supports Ghani's  vision for peace and stability in Afghanistan"

"India supports Ghani's vision for peace and stability in Afghanistan"

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed India's support for Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's vision for peace and stability in Afghanistan.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

Rahul leaves to meet farmers in Punjab

Rahul leaves to meet farmers in Punjab

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is visiting Punjab to meet farmers in the state.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

Earthquake tremors hit Pakistan

Earthquake tremors hit Pakistan

Peshawar, Apr 28 (IBNS): Pakistan was jolted by an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS April 28, 2015

Violence erupts in Baltimore after Freddie Gray's funeral

Violence erupts in Baltimore after Freddie Gray's funeral

Baltimore, Apr 28 (IBNS) Violence protests erupted in the streets of Baltimore city in the US over the death of Freddie Gray who was fatally injured in police custody, media reports said on Tuesday.

by IBNS April 28, 2015