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Across the world a new image of India has emerged: Modi tells Indian community

San Jose, Sept 28 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with people from Indian community at the SAP Centre in San Jose and said a 'new image' of India has emerged across the world.

by IBNS September 27, 2015

Full text of PM Modi's speech at UN

New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly in the US on Saturday.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Eighteen Indians among those killed in Mecca stampede: MEA

New Delhi/Mina, Saudi Arabai, Sept 26 (IBNS) Eighteen Indians have died in the stampede outside the holy city of Mecca which has claimed lives of more than 700 Haj pilgirms, the External Affairs Ministry said.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Security Council reforms must for greater credibility : PM Modi tells UN

New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for bringing in reforms in the United Nations Security Council to make it more credible.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Need to ensure climate justice : PM Modi says at United Nations

New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Making clear India's stand in favour of redefining the approach to environment, Prime Minister Modi has said the focus should shift from 'climate change' to 'climate justice.'

by IBNS September 25, 2015

PM Modi to meet G4 leaders in New York

New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet G4 leaders in a special summit to wrap up his engagements in New York on Saturday, reports said.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Undertrials attack jail officials, hold them hostage

Chennai, Sept 26 (IBNS) At least four policemen were injured as 10 undertrials attacked them inside Chennai's Puzhal Central Jail on Friday, reports said.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Narendra Modi wishes former PM Manmohan Singh on his birthday

New York/New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished former Pm Manmohan Singh on his birthday.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

PM meets leaders of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Cyprus in New York City

New York/New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay in New York City.

by IBNS September 25, 2015

Greenpeace ask PM Modi to press US President Obama on solar trade, climate change issues

New York/Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): In advance of Narendra Modi's speech to the United Nations on Friday, Greenpeace published an open letter asking the Prime Minister to "urge US President Barack Obama to reconsider his administrations actions that significantly undermine the fight against climate change."

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Mumbai hospital doctors beaten up after child dies of dengue, 1200 doctors on strike

Mumbai, Sept 25 (IBNS) Three doctors in Mumbai's state-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital were allegedly beaten up by relatives of a child who died of dengue, reports said.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Rahul's absence : BJP-Congress war of words

New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS) The absence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi from the capital for what his party says attending a conference in the US has set the BJP tongue waging proclaiming that the opposition leader is again "missing," reports said.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Hawala racket: Key accused arrested from Kolkata

Kolkata, Sept 25 (IBNS): In a major development in the hawala racket bust, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday midnight has detained one of the key accused S Nagarjan from Kolkata's Hazra area, sources said.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

To raise money for reality show teenaged boy and girl allegedly murder 13-year-old

New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS) Two teenagers- a boy and a girl, have been nabbed by the police for allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old boy and then strangling him in a grisly plot to raise money to participate in a reality show, reports said.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Fourteen Indians among the 717 Haj pilgrims killed in Mecca stampede : Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi/Mina, Saudi Arabia, Sept 25 (IBNS) Fourteen Indians are among the 717 Haj pilgrims who have been killed in Thursday's stampede at Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Friday.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Modi best leader with best policies : Rupert Murdoch

New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch tweeted that he had a "great hour" with the Indian PM, the "best leader with best policies since independence."

by IBNS September 24, 2015

India celebrates Eid al-Adha

Kolkata, Sept 25 (IBNS) The Indian Islamic community celebrated Eid al-Adha, also known as Id-ul-Zuha (feast of the sacrifice), on Friday.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Himachal Kalyan Sabha to felicitate NDRF

New Delhi, Sept 24 (IBNS) The Himachal Kalyan Sabha, an apex organization of Himachalis settled in national capital New Delhi, will honour and felicitate a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which conducted one of the biggest rescue operations of its kind in Himachal Pradesh in which two of the three trapped workers were saved after a nine-day-long ordeal in an under construction tunnel in Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane project being constructed by a pvt company.

by IBNS September 24, 2015

Sundar Pichai welcomes PM Narendra Modi in USA

San Francisco, Sept 24 (IBNS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached USA, India born Google CEO Sundar Pichai welcomed him on a YouTube video message saying all Googlers and the entire Indian community is excited.