BRICS: PM Modi meets  Russian President Vladimir Putin in Fortaleza

BRICS: PM Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Fortaleza

New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit at Fortaleza on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 16, 2014

Whistleblower Ashok Khemka's deputation to Centre cleared

Whistleblower Ashok Khemka's deputation to Centre cleared

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): In a relief to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ashok Khemka, who had taken on political forces by challenging a land deal by Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in Haryana, the Cabinet Secretary has cleared his appointment at the Centre, amid reports that he had sought central posting in a letter forwarded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns

UK's top diplomat William Hague resigns

London, July 15 (IBNS): British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced his resignation on Monday.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

Vaidik-Saeed meeting is a diplomatic misadventure: Jaitley

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With Parliament witnessing uproar over the meeting of journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it was a "diplomatice misadventure of a private individual."

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Vaidik: Rahul curious whether Indian embassy aided in meeting, govt denies

Vaidik: Rahul curious whether Indian embassy aided in meeting, govt denies

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, creating a spark over his meeting with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he is a "RSS man".

by IBNS July 15, 2014

After Maneka, SC emphasises for stricter Juvenile Justice Act

After Maneka, SC emphasises for stricter Juvenile Justice Act

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): After Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, the Supreme Court of Indian has now emphasised for a more stricter Juvenile Justice Act.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Met issues heavy rainfall alert in Uttarakhand

Met issues heavy rainfall alert in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 15 (IBNS): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy rainfall and thunder storm in the state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Political parties slam club for denying entry to dhoti-clad judge

Political parties slam club for denying entry to dhoti-clad judge

Chennai, July 15 (IBNS): After a judge of Madras High Court wearing a 'dhoti' (traditional Indian garment) was reportedly denied entry in a club owing to its dress code, political parties reacted strongly against the move asking the state government to intervene into the matter.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Fortaleza

PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Fortaleza

Fortaleza, July 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping shortly after his arrival at Fortaleza in Brazil on Tuesday on the eve of the sixth BRICS Summit.

by IBNS July 15, 2014

Kashmir protests Gaza strikes by Israel

Kashmir protests Gaza strikes by Israel

Srinagar, July 14 (IBNS) Hundreds of students on Monday walked hand in hand to register their vociferous protest against Israeli air strikes in Gaza that has claimed nearly 172 lives so far in one week.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

Maneka for treating juvenile accused of rapes as adults

Maneka for treating juvenile accused of rapes as adults

Chennai, July 14 (IBNS): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has said that juveniles accused of rape should be treated as adults.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

TRAI amendment passed in Lok Sabha; Mamata, Maya to support in RS

TRAI amendment passed in Lok Sabha; Mamata, Maya to support in RS

New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress did a U-turn and assured to support the Modi government in passing a bill in Rajya Sabha to amend the TRAI Act facilitating the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra as the principal secretary of the Prime Minister.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

Parliament witnesses anger over Ramdev aide meeting Hafiz Saeed

Parliament witnesses anger over Ramdev aide meeting Hafiz Saeed

New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Parliament witnessed noisy scenes on Monday over the meeting of an Indian journalist, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan during a visit of scribes to that country organized by a peace research institute.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

Row in Tamil Nadu after dhoti-clad judge denied club entry

Row in Tamil Nadu after dhoti-clad judge denied club entry

Chennai, July 14 (IBNS) A row was sparked in Chennai after a judge of Madras High Court who was wearing a dhoti was reportedly denied entry in a club owing to its dress code.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

Journalist and Ramdev aide sparks row over Hafiz Saeed meeting

Journalist and Ramdev aide sparks row over Hafiz Saeed meeting

New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): A new controversy has erupted over the meeting of an Indian journalist, who is a close associate of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan during a visit of scribes to that country organized by a peace research institute.

by IBNS July 14, 2014

DMK demands CBI probe into Chennai building collapse

DMK demands CBI probe into Chennai building collapse

Chennai, July 12 (IBNS) The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent collapse of an 11-storey building that left more than 60 people dead.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

7 infant deaths reported from Malda hospital in West Bengal

7 infant deaths reported from Malda hospital in West Bengal

Malda, July 12 (IBNS) At least seven new-born babies died in the Malda Medical College and Hospital in Malda district of West Bengal, said reports on Saturday.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

House collapses in Mumbai, 1 dead

House collapses in Mumbai, 1 dead

Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) In yet another house cave-in, one person died and several were injured when an under construction shanty building collapsed in south Mumbai on Saturday.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

Court summons Rahul Gandhi over RSS remark

Court summons Rahul Gandhi over RSS remark

Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS) A local court in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi has issued summons to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks during an election rally on the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS)

by IBNS July 12, 2014

Journalist Jehangir Pocha passes away

Journalist Jehangir Pocha passes away

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Senior TV journalist and Editor-in-Chief of NewsX news channel Jehangir Pocha died on Saturday morning from a cardiac arrest.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

Yahoo female executive sued for sexual harassment

Yahoo female executive sued for sexual harassment

San Francisco, July 12 (IBNS) A top female official of Yahoo has been accused in a lawsuit on Friday of sexually harassing another junior colleague of hers promising her a "bright future at Yahoo" for sexual favours, a charge that has been denied by the company.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

Kins kill 6-year-old in Bangalore after kidnapping for ransom

Kins kill 6-year-old in Bangalore after kidnapping for ransom

Bangalore, July 12 (IBNS) A six-year-old girl was abducted and then strangled to death on Wednesday by her own unlce and aunt in Bangalore after the kidnapping for ransom went awry, said media reports on Saturday.

by IBNS July 12, 2014

Supreme Court rejects petition to repeal Article 370 in Kashmir

Supreme Court rejects petition to repeal Article 370 in Kashmir

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding quashing of Article 370 that grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports on Friday.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

Sri Lankan foreign minister meets Sushma Swaraj

Sri Lankan foreign minister meets Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Sri Lankan foreign minister G. L. Peiris, who is on a three day India visit that concludes on Friday, met India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the last day of his stay and the two leaders understood to have discussed the issue of Indian fishermen who are often taken captive by the Lankan authorities for alleged fishing in their waters.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

President Obama invites PM to Washington in Sept

President Obama invites PM to Washington in Sept

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Friday and invited the latter to USA through a letter sent by US president Barack Obama.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

Mizoram governor resigns, refuses Nagaland posting

Mizoram governor resigns, refuses Nagaland posting

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) Mizoram governor Vakkom B Purushothaman, who was being transferred to Nagaland, resigned on Friday as a mark of protest, said media reports.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

10-yr-old raped on order of Jharkhand village headman

10-yr-old raped on order of Jharkhand village headman

Bokaro, July 11 (IBNS): A 10-year-old girl has been raped by some men in a Jharkhand village near Bokaro on the order of a headman who tried to adjudicate a complaint of harassment of another girl by the victim's brother, said media reports on Friday.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

Amit Shah lawyer Uday U Lalit likely to be SC judge

Amit Shah lawyer Uday U Lalit likely to be SC judge

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Uday U Lalit, a senior lawyer who represented Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide and new BJP president Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin encounter case, is likely to be elevated as a Supreme Court judge, according to a TV channel report on Friday.

by IBNS July 11, 2014

Budget   turned out to be a damp squib: Yogendra Yadav

Budget turned out to be a damp squib: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday criticised the Centre over its Union Budget and said it was a 'damp squib'.

by IBNS July 10, 2014

Pune: Explosion  outside police station, 2 injured

Pune: Explosion outside police station, 2 injured

Pune, July 10 (IBNS) At least two people were injured as a minor explosion occurred outside a police station in central Pune on Thursday, reports said.

by IBNS July 10, 2014