One Indian nun among 16 killed in Yemen
Sanaa, Mar 5 (IBNS) Contrary to their earlier claims, the External Affairs Ministry clarified on Friday night that one and not four Indians was among the 16 killed by gunmen in Yemen on Friday when they stormed into an old age home run by the Missionaries of Charity of late Mother Teresa.
Rahul Gandhi mocks 'acche din' campaign of Modi
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was verbally attacked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his failing intellect on Thursday in the Parliament, hit back at the central government and their "acche din" campaign on Saturday.
PM Modi pays tribute to late Odisha CM Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid his tribute to late Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary.
PM Modi greets Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan on his 57th birthday
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted his good friend and chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, on his birthday.
Maid torture: NHRC issues notice to Kerala govt
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS)The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in a case of torture of a house maid by police in Cheranallur Police Station, Ernakulam, Kerala, has issued a show cause notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala and asked why an interim relief of Rs.3 lakh be not recommended to be paid to the victim.
Civilians bear brunt of Yemen's unrest, UN human rights office warns
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The number of civilians killed in Yemen continues to rise, almost doubling between January and February, the United Nations human rights office Friday announced.
Union Budget is commendable as it decouples vision, policy from financial planning: Angel investor
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Ravi Kiran, angel investor and Co-Founder, VentureNursery has said the 2016 Budget, which was presented by Arun Jaitley on Monday is commendable as it decouples vision and policy from financial planning.
Pranab Mukherjee condoles passing away of PA Sangma
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday condoled the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma.
President Mukherjee says country proud of Indian Air Force
Jamnagar, Mar 4 (IBNS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standard to 119 Helicopter Unit and Colours to 28 Equipment Depot of Indian Air Force on Friday at Jamnagar, Gujarat and said the nation is immensely proud of the Indian Air Force and remains eternally indebted to the air warriors for their selflessness and sacrifice..
Flight landing scare: Jet Airways says extending cooperation to DGCA
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) After 127 passengers on board a Jet Airways plane from New Delhi had a close shave when its main landing gear collapsed during landing in Mumbai, the airline said it is extending full cooperation with DGCA and kept it informed.
Kanhaiya Kumar trending in Twitter after fiery speech, leaders shower praise
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges in February and was released from Tihar Jail on Thursday on an interim bail, has garnered a lot of support from many quarters, especially after his fiery "azadi" speech made at the JNU campus on Thursday night, targetting the Modi government and the Prime Minister himself.
Prime Minister Modi launches Setu Bharatam programme
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Setu Bharatam programme for building bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Election Commission to announce polls in five states today
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls in five Indian states likely to be scheduled over April and May 2016.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma dies of heart attack
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) Former Lok Sabha Speaker and a prominent politician from the Northeast, Purno Agitok Sangma, died on Friday from heart attack here. He was 68.
USCIRF says India denied them visa
Washington, Mar 4 (IBNS) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said that the Indian government 'failed to issue visas' to the in time for a trip to the Asian nation.
PM Modi to present vote of thanks in Parliament today, likely to counter Rahul's comment
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to counter Rahul Gandhi's comment in Parliament on Thursday when he will present the vote of thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee for his Budget opening speech.
This is half the win: Kanhaiya Kumar's brother
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Expressing delight at arrested JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar's interim bail, which was granted to him by Delhi High Court on Wednesday, Kumar's brother was quoted in the media as sating that this is just half the win.
Congress lawmakers protest Katheria "hate speech" outside Parliament
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Congress lawmakers on Thursday protested against BJP Minister Ram Shankar Katheria outside the parliament, demanding justice against his inflammatory comments.
Heavy snow disrupts life in Moscow
Moscow, Mar 3 (IBNS) Early snow on Wednesday disrupted life in Moscow, according to reports.
Irom Sharmila resumes her fast, gets arrested yet again
Imphal, Mar 3 (IBNS) Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu was arrested yet again by Manipur Police on Wednesday after she resumed her hunger strike on Monday, according to reports.
New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe dies, aged 53
Auckland, Mar 3 (IBNS) Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who was suffering from cancer, breathed his last here on Thursday.
N. Korea launches short-range missiles toward East Sea
Seoul, Mar 3 (IBNS) North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range missiles toward the East Sea, media reports said.
Kanhaiya Kumar to walk out of jail today
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was granted an interim bail of six months on Wednesday, is likely to walk out of the jail on Thursday.
Union Budget: With digital literacy,financial literacy should have been clubbed, says AISECT
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): In response to the allocations for the Banking and Financial Inclusion sectors in Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2016-17, Abhishek Pandit, Director-Business Services, AISECT, has said that along with digital literacy, financial literacy should also have been clubbed.
Union Budget took positive step regarding skills and digital initiatives: AISECT
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): In response to provisions on Skills and Digital Initiatives in the Union Budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Siddharth Chaturvedi, Director, AISECT, has termed the same as a step in positive direction.
Ishrat Jehan case: Chidambaram has already explained his stance, says Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) As the Ishrat Jehan encounter case thickens, pushing Congress on the back foot, party supremo Sonia Gandhi stated on Wednesday that BJP is targeting them and has been doing so for a long time.
Two videos of JNU anti-India slogans doctored, 5 authentic says lab report
Hyderabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): Two videos of the controversial anti-India slogans being shouted at a JNU event to observe the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru were doctored while five others are authentic, said a forensic probe ordered by the Delhi government.
NATO Secretary General welcomes change of command in Afghanistan
Kabul, Mar 2 (IBNS) General John Mick Nicholson assumed command of NATOs Resolute Support mission from General John F. Campbell on Wednesday, a NATO press release said.
Astronauts Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a year in space
Washington, Mar 2 (IBNS) NASA astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Tuesday after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station.
Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law dies
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law Colonel Ramesh Chanda Chibber passed away on Tuesday night at a Delhi hospital.
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