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PM Modi advances departure for US visit by a day

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi advanced the departure for his six-day US visit by a day in view of the night landing curfew in Germany, reports said.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

Cong-NCP to meet over seat-sharing logjam today

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IBNS): Maharashtras ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to sort out the seat-sharing logjam ahead of the state Assembly polls scheduled next month, reports said.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

PLA must have absolute faith in Communist Party of China: Jinping

Beijing, Sep 23 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded absolute loyalty from People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s top brass, media reports said.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

Protests over Tughlaq Road bungalow to turn into Chaudhary Charan Singh memorial

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IBNS): Hundreds of activists from Ajit Singhs Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Bhartiya Kisan Union are expected to converge at a Tughlaq Road bungalow for a mayapanchayat or meeting to discuss their campaign demanding a memorial in the name of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, reports said.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

Tournament & Project Director for 2017 U-17 World Cup appointed

New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS): The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the U17 FIFA World Cup 2017 on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Javier Ceppi as Tournament Director and Joy Bhattacharya as the Project Director for the mega event slated to be held in October 2017 in India.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

Record intel before any encounter case: SC directs Police

New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS): Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard to curb the menace of fake-encounters by directing the police to keep record of all tip-offs before going to nab terrorists and also not to provide rewards to those personnel involved in encounters till their bravery is proved, media reported.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

White tiger mauls man who fell in its enclosure

New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS): In a shocking incident a white tiger attacked and killed a man who apparently slipped and fell into the beasts enclosure at a Delhi zoo on Tuesday. sparked a controversy over the security of the premises, media reported.

by IBNS September 23, 2014

Coal scam: Cant file final report, CBI tells court

New Delhi, Sept 22 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told a special court hearing coal block allocation cases, that it is unable to file final report in the case as it has been barred by Supreme Court from doing so.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Mahayuti awaits miracle for salvation

New Delhi/Mumbai, Sept 22 (IBNS): With both sides remain adhere to their stances, BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is on the verge of breakdown. The fate of Mahayuti, as the 25-year old alliance is known in the political fraternity, which is on ventilator now, can only be saved by some miracle, media reported on Monday.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Asian Games: India women shooters clinch 25m pistol bronze

Incheon, Sept 22 (IBNS) Indian shooters continued their good performance as the trio of Heena Siddhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed won bronze in the womens 25m pistol event of the Asian Games here.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Trinamool to hit streets to counter JU students protests

Kolkata, Sep 22 (IBNS): With late night police crackdown on agitating Jadavpur University (JU) students and the subsequent massive rally last week, West Bengals ruling Trinamool Congress students arm Trinamool Chatra Parishad will hit the streets on Monday to protest the incident.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Asian Games: Dipika settles for bronze

Incheon, Sept 22 (IBNS): Indian squash star Dipika Pallikal settled for bronze after she lost the semi-final clash against Nicol David of Malaysia in the ongoing Asian Games here on Monday.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

India-China media dialogue cancelled after border dispute

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IBNS): The Indian government abruptly withdrew clearances for Chinese editors who were coming to New Delhi later this week for a media exchange programme with their Indian counterparts following the ongoing border stand off , reports said.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

BJP-Sena seat-sharing fate likely to be decided today

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IBNS): The fate of long-time alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena is expected to be decided on Monday with the former considering releasing its list of candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled next month, reports said.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Two killed, many injured in explosions in Xinjiang

Beijing, Sep 22 (IBNS): Multiple explosions in Chinas western region of Xinjiang killed at least two people and injured many others, media reports said on Monday.

by IBNS September 22, 2014

Indian Muslims will live for India and die for India: Modi

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday is confident that the Al-Qaedas delusional plan to set up branch in India would fail because Indian Muslims will never allow that to happen. Modi said, he believes Indian Muslims will live for India and die for India.