Kejriwal replies to EC: Denies abetting bribery

Kejriwal replies to EC: Denies abetting bribery

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Replying to Election Commission's notice over his 'bribe' appeal to voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has denied having made such overtures.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

Your visit has taken India-USA ties to a new level: Modi to Obama

Your visit has taken India-USA ties to a new level: Modi to Obama

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) As US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed from India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said s visit to the Asian nation has taken India-USA ties to a new level.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

President condoles R K Laxaman's death

President condoles R K Laxaman's death

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the death of eminent cartoonist, R.K. Laxman.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

Annual  Amarnath pilgrimage will have delayed start

Annual Amarnath pilgrimage will have delayed start

Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): The centuries' old pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva popularly known as "Amarnath Yatra" situated in mighty Kashmir Himalayas will be delayed by almost a fortnight this year and will commence from 2nd July 2015.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

India can be America's best partner: Obama

India can be America's best partner: Obama

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Holding that India should be included as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US President Barack Obama addressing a gathering of students and activists on the concluding day of his three-day visit here on Tuesday said America can not only be a natural partner of India but the best partner as they are both bound by shared democratic values.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

Obama addresses gathering at Siri Fort Auditorium

Obama addresses gathering at Siri Fort Auditorium

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama will conclude his three-day visit to India on Tuesday but on the last day of his historic stay in India he is addressing an audience comprising Delhi University students at the Town Hall of Siri Fort Auditorium.

by IBNS January 26, 2015

Shashi Tharoor again praises Modi

Shashi Tharoor again praises Modi

Jaipur, Jan 23 (IBNS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seems to have done it yet again. In his remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival while reading from his book he was heard again praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi though tempered with some criticism.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan unacceptable : Obama

Safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan unacceptable : Obama

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) Ahead of his visit to India, US President Barack Obama has said terrorists getting 'safe haven' in Pakistan is 'not acceptable' and those behind the 26/11 attack in Mumbai must face justice.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Parrikar sparks row with "deep assets compromise" aspersions on ex-PMs

Parrikar sparks row with "deep assets compromise" aspersions on ex-PMs

Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar triggered a controversy when at a function to release a publication on Thursday he said that some former Prime Ministers had compromised the country's "deep assets" on national security.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Bomb blast in Bihar's Arrah, 1 killed

Bomb blast in Bihar's Arrah, 1 killed

Arrah, Bihar, Jan 23 (IBNS) One person was feared dead in a bomb blast outside a court premise in Bihar's Arrah on Friday, police said.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

India observes Netaji's birthday, PM pays tribute

India observes Netaji's birthday, PM pays tribute

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IBNS): India proudly remembered and celebrated the sacrifices made by country's nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose, who is more fondly and better known as 'Netaji' or 'Respected Leader', on his 118th birth anniversary on Friday.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Aus Open: Sania-Su-Wei Hsieh  crash out

Aus Open: Sania-Su-Wei Hsieh crash out

Melbourne, Jan 23( IBNS) India's Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Su-Wei Hsieh crashed out of the Australian Open after losing their second round match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Alicja Rosolska here on Friday.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

India, US share mature relationship: Jaitley

India, US share mature relationship: Jaitley

Davos, Jan 23 (IBNS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India and the United States (US) share a mature relationship and can survive differences, media reports said.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Saudi's King Abdullah dies

Saudi's King Abdullah dies

Riyadh, Jan 23 (IBNS) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has died on Friday, reports said.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

20% less CO2 per ocean container by 2020:  DB Schenker and Maersk Line sign partnership agreement

20% less CO2 per ocean container by 2020: DB Schenker and Maersk Line sign partnership agreement

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): DB Schenker Logistics and Maersk Line have signed a six-year strategic agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from ocean freight.

by IBNS January 22, 2015

Bedi to be a good chief minister: AAP patriarch Shanti Bhushan

Bedi to be a good chief minister: AAP patriarch Shanti Bhushan

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) After Sazia Ilmi made a bitter attack on him and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kezriwal suffered another embarrassment before Delhi Assemby elections when party patriarch Shanti Bhushan called for a 'change in leadership' and applauded BJP's Kiran Bedi as a good chief ministerial candidate.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

 SC rules Meiyappan, Kundra were involved in IPL betting

SC rules Meiyappan, Kundra were involved in IPL betting

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that exiled BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan as well as Raj Kundra of Rajasthan Royals team were involved in illegal betting as it passed a verdict on the IPL spot fixing and betting scam of 2013.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

BJP negotiating with former cricketer Sourav Ganguly: Reports

BJP negotiating with former cricketer Sourav Ganguly: Reports

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly is reportedly in talks to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Maran says CBI trying to frame him to please RSS

Maran says CBI trying to frame him to please RSS

Chennai, Jan 22 (IBNS): Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of framing him in an attempt to please Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Kiran Bedi praises RSS, says it helps unite India

Kiran Bedi praises RSS, says it helps unite India

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi elections Kiran Bedi said that the partys ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had managed to unite India at a time when the nation was being divided, reports said.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Sensex hits historic 29000 points

Sensex hits historic 29000 points

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IBNS) The BSE Sensex hit a record 29,000 on Thursday as the stock markets saw a new high for the third consecutive session.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Modi, Obama to hear India on Mann Ki Baat

Modi, Obama to hear India on Mann Ki Baat

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) Trust Narendra Modi to cajole President Obama to fall in line with his way of public communication. In a flurry of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning announced that US President Barack Obama, who will arrive here in a three-day visit from Sunday, will join him in a special edition of his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat' (from the heart).

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Great time for investors: Vivek Gupta on Sensex rise

Great time for investors: Vivek Gupta on Sensex rise

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) The BSE Sensex breached 29000 for first time on Thursday.

by IBNS January 21, 2015

Water for the future

Water for the future

Zaragoza, Spain, Jan 17 (IBNS) The three day session of 2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference comes to an end in Zaragoza, Spain, on Saturday.

by By Ranjita Biswas January 20, 2015

Brazilian surfer shot dead

Brazilian surfer shot dead

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 21 (IBNS): Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos has been shot dead outside his home close to Florianopolis city, media reports said.

by IBNS January 20, 2015

Bedi, Kerjiwal file nomination

Bedi, Kerjiwal file nomination

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal filed their nominations for the Delhi Assembly polls on Wednesday.

by IBNS January 20, 2015

PM greets people of Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur

PM greets people of Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their Statehood Day.

by IBNS January 20, 2015

Kiran Bedi hits the street with her road show

Kiran Bedi hits the street with her road show

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) A day after Arvind Kejriwal hit the street, BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly elections, Kiran Bedi on Wednesday went to the people in east Delhi constituency, holding a road show.

by IBNS January 20, 2015

Ten die of swine flu in Hyderabad

Ten die of swine flu in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IBNS) Swine flu, the dreaded viral disease that rages through Telengana, has claimed 10 lives this month with 3 more deaths being reported.

by IBNS January 20, 2015

India markets opens strongly

India markets opens strongly

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Indian market opened on a strong note on Wednesday with both the BSE Sensex and the Nifty gaining points.

by IBNS January 20, 2015