Modi asks government employees to declare assets
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has ordered all government employees to disclose their assets as part of the anti-corruption Lokpal law enacted in December last year.
Lalu Prasad undergoes heart surgery
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav is undergoing a major heart surgery in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday.
Tara Shahdeos husband arrested for allegedly forcing her to convert
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The husband of national-level champion shooter Tara Shahdeo was arrested near Delhi after she accused him of deceiving her into marriage with a false religious identity, reports said.
Militants gun down teenage girl in Assam before parents
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS) The banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants killed a girl by firing at her point blank in front of her parents recently in Assam's Chirang district, media reports said on Wednesday.
SC on criminal ministers: No disqualification can be prescribed
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to disqualify ministers with criminal cases, leaving the decision to the Prime Minister's wisdom".
No Ebola case reported in India so far: Harsh Vardhan
News Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that there is no suspected case of Ebola in India so far, reports said.
New body is old age home of BJP: Congress
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) After the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a rejig on Tuesday removed patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, and accommodated them as mentors in a new body for the seniors fashioned as "Margdarshak Mandal" , the opposition Congress ridiculed the move as an old age home for silenced leaders.
Old guards Advani, Joshi out of BJP parliamentary board
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) In a major rejig in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been dropped from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, but they were accommodated as mentors in a new body for the seniors fashion as "Margdarshak Mandal" to guide the ruling outfit.
Sheila Dikshit resigns as Kerala governor
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday resigned as the Governor of Kerala, capping speculations about her removal after the new BJP led government changed governors of several states appointed by the previous UPA regime, said media reports.
Advani, Joshi dropped from key BJP body
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) BJP patriarchs L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been dropped from the party's parliamentary board, the highest decision making body, said reports on Tuesday.
Riot-accused BJP legislator Sangeet Som to get 'Z-security' cover
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Narendra Modi government's decision to provide Z-security cover for riot-accused BJP legislator Sangeet Som has sparked a political uproar.
Shah Rukh Khan given additional protection
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been given enhanced protection by the Mumbai Police following the incident of a firing at the house of his associate and producer Karim Morani allegedly by men of an underworld men.
Three passengers from Ebola-hit Liberia taken to Delhi hospital
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Three passengers, transiting through Delhi to Mumbai, were isolated and taken to a government hospital here on Tuesday for tests to determine whether they have Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The trio was travelling from Ebola-hit Liberia, reports said.
Five militants, three soldiers killed in encounters in Kashmir
Kupwara, Aug 26 (IBNS): At least three soldiers and five militants were killed in two separate encounters that have been continuing intermittently since August 23 in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, reports said.
Supreme Court quashes all coal blocks allocated since 1993
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday quashed all allocations of coal blocks since 1993, delivering a historic judgement on the coal scam after hearing petitions seeking the scrapping of allocations.
Lalu, Nitish gain in Bihar bypolls, BJP trails
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS): Lalu Prasad Yadavs Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumars Janata Dal-United (JD-U) combine along with their junior partner Congress in Bihar won four seats and was ahead in most of the 10 assembly seats at noon as counting progressed in 18 seats across four Indian states on Monday.
ED quizzes Trinamool MP Imran
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Monday questioned West Bengals ruling Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ahmed Hasan Imrat at their Salt Lake office here in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam.
Fire beaks out at Connaught place building
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): A fire broke out on the first floor of a building at Connaught Place area in Delhi on Monday, reports said.
PAK troops target 35 Indian posts in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 25 (IBNS): In a continued act of ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops targeted 35 Indian posts at the international border in Jammu and Kashmir. Two civilians were injured in the firing, reports said.
Lalu Prasad hospitalised, to undergo cardiac surgery
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for a scheduled medical check-up on Monday.
Counting begins for by-elections to 18 seats today
Patna, Aug 25 (IBNS): Counting began on Monday for by-elections to 18 assembly segments spread across four states, 10 of them in Bihar.
At least 10 killed in temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh
Satna, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including five women, feared killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at a temple in Madhya Pradeshs Satna district on Monday, reports said.
Victorinox celebrates 25th anniversary of Victorinox watches
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) Karl Elsener had laid the cornerstone in 1884 for a local company which has gone from a cutler workshop to a global group. The brand name Victorinox is a portmanteau word: it combines the first name of the founders mother, Victoria, with inox, the international term for stainless steel. The Victorinox Swiss Army Knife is legendary.
Indias own e-zine dedicated to the global luxury launched
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Indias very own e-zine with curated content, dedicated to global luxury and fine living, was launched recently and can be accessed now at www.theluxecafe.com
Our forces responding effectively: Jaitley on Pak firing
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): While Pakistani Rangers have resorted to heavy firing at Border Security Force (BSF) posts near the international border at RS Pura sector in Jammu district killing two civilians, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the Indian forces are responding effectively.
SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of UPSC prelims
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Saturday rejected the petition of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants seeking a stay on the prelims scheduled on Sunday.
ED notice to Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP in Saradha case
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a notice to Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ahmed Hassan Imran in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam. Imran has been asked to appear before the agency on August 25, reports said.
President condoles Ananthamurthy's demise
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the passing away of Jnanpith Awardee and renowned Kannada writer Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy.
INS Kamorta commissioned into Navy
Vishakhapatnam, Aug 23 (IBNS): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday commissioned India's first indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette 'INS Kamorta' at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam.
BJP to hold high-level meeting in UP today
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scheduled to hold a high-level meeting on Saturday preparing a political roadmap for the party to take on the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.
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