Columbia Asia receives $101 million investment from Mitsui & Co.

Columbia Asia receives $101 million investment from Mitsui & Co.

Kolkata, July 27 (IBNS): Columbia Asia announced on Wednesday that it is receiving $101 million in investment from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., an official release notified.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Uproar in Rajya Sabha for cow vigilantes bashing up women in MP over beef rumour

Uproar in Rajya Sabha for cow vigilantes bashing up women in MP over beef rumour

New Delhi/Mandaur, Madhya Pradesh, July 27 (IBNS) : The opposition charged up a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday over the bashing of two women in Madhya Pradesh allegedly for carrying beef.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Bangalore bus catches fire, 3 dead

Bangalore bus catches fire, 3 dead

Bangalore, July 27 (IBNS): A Dharwad bound private company-owned bus which departed from Bangalore on Tuesday, caught fire near Hubli on Wednesday, resulting in the death of three passengers while injuring nine others, including the driver, reports said.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

BJP wants to cripple Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

BJP wants to cripple Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): Taking a shot at BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the national party wants to cripple Delhi.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Narendra Modi wishes Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday

Narendra Modi wishes Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday

New Delhi/Mumbai, July 27 (IBNS): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray turned a year older on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton nominated for US president

Hillary Clinton nominated for US president

Washington, July 27 (IBNS): Making history, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday secured the Democratic Party's U.S. presidential nomination for the US Presidential polls.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Gender equality, women's empowerment central to Colombian peace process  UN officials

Gender equality, women's empowerment central to Colombian peace process UN officials

New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Two senior United Nations officials on Tuesday underscored that the centrality of women to the Colombian peace process, as shown by the 'historic commitment' by the Government and Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) at the Havana Peace Talks Table, must be reinforced in the final agreement and, more importantly, during the implementation phase.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

California Pictures bons with Orange corp India to produce and market Indian movie globally

California Pictures bons with Orange corp India to produce and market Indian movie globally

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) California Pictures from Hollywood has signed a long term memorandum of understanding with Orange Corp India to co-produce Hindi & English films and take up other film projects for release and distribution on a global scale.

by IBNS July 27, 2016

Mogadishu: Airport blasts kill over 10

Mogadishu: Airport blasts kill over 10

Mogadishu, July 26 (IBNS): Two car bomb attacks close to the airport in Mogadishu city of Somalia have killed more than 10 people, media reports said.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

France: Hostage-takers at church killed

France: Hostage-takers at church killed

Paris, July 26 (IBNS): Two gunmen, who had taken hostages at a church close to Rouen in northern France on Tuesday, have been killed, media reports said.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Knife -wielding attacker kills 19 in Japan's  mental health care facility

Knife -wielding attacker kills 19 in Japan's mental health care facility

Tokyo, July 26 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed as a knife-wielding man attacked a a residential mental health care facility in Kanagawa Prefecture west of Japan's Tokyo city on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Missing IAF aircraft : All leads have turned out to be bad, says Defence Minister

Missing IAF aircraft : All leads have turned out to be bad, says Defence Minister

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) : As the search for the missing IAF aircraft drew a blank even after five days, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday indicated the worst, saying all leads have turned out to be bad.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Modi, Rajnath, Parrikar  pay tributes to Kargil martyrs

Modi, Rajnath, Parrikar pay tributes to Kargil martyrs

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the martyred soldiers on the 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is observed every year to commemorate the victory in the war against Pakistan in 1999.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

India loses arbitration case to Devas in The Hague, damages could be $1 Billion

India loses arbitration case to Devas in The Hague, damages could be $1 Billion

The Hague, July 26 (IBNS) India has lost a big arbitration case in the International Tribunal in The Hague for cancelling a satellites and spectrum deal with Devas Multimedia and might end up paying a billion dollars in damages, said reports.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Curfew lifted in Srinagar after 17 days, Pak terrorist caught in Kupwara

Curfew lifted in Srinagar after 17 days, Pak terrorist caught in Kupwara

Srinagar, July 26 (IBNS): Curfew has been lifted in Srinagar after almost 17 days in trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir where many died in recent violence in the aftermath of the killing of Hizb Commander and militancy poster boy Burhan Wani by Indian security forces, reports said on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Dhaka: 9 suspected militants killed in police raid

Dhaka: 9 suspected militants killed in police raid

Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): At least nine suspected militants were killed during a police raid at an alleged hideout in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 26, 2016

Delhi teen, who was allegedly raped and forced to consume acid, dies

Delhi teen, who was allegedly raped and forced to consume acid, dies

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS) : A 14-year-old girl i Delhi who had been battling for live for over a month after she was allegedly raped repeatedly and forced to drink acid, died on Sunday, an NDTV report said.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

Salman Khan gets another reprieve, acquitted in poaching case

Salman Khan gets another reprieve, acquitted in poaching case

Jaipur, July 25 (IBNS) : Actor Salman Khan was on Monday acquitted in two separate poaching cases as the Rajasthan High Court overturned an earlier verdict that sentenced him to five years in jail, reports said.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

I quit from RS because I was told to stay away from Punjab: Sidhu

I quit from RS because I was told to stay away from Punjab: Sidhu

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS) : Former Test cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he resigned from Rajya Sabha as BJP MP because he was asked to stay away from Punjab, while not making any statement on his possibility of joining the AAP.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

Two ISIS sympathisers brought to Kochi

Two ISIS sympathisers brought to Kochi

Kochi, July 25 (IBNS): Two ISIS sympathisers, Arshid Qureshi and Rizwan Khan have been brought to Kochi on Sunday amid tight security, where police will produce them in court on Monday and seek their custody, reports said.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

AAP MP Mann suspended from LS monsoon session, 9-member panel to probe Parliament video

AAP MP Mann suspended from LS monsoon session, 9-member panel to probe Parliament video

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS) : Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann has been suspended from the Lok Sabha pending a decision by a Parliamentary committee which will probe into his action of shooting and uploading in social media a video to show security lapses in the high-security zone in the vicinity of Parliament.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

LS Speaker orders 9-member panel probe into Mann video row

LS Speaker orders 9-member panel probe into Mann video row

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday said a nine member panel with probe into the action of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann who shot and uploaded in social media a video of his journey to Parliament to show security lapses in the high-security zone, earning the wrath of almost entire Parliament.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

Uttar Pradesh: School van collides with train, seven dead in Bhadohi

Uttar Pradesh: School van collides with train, seven dead in Bhadohi

Bhadohi, July 25 (IBNS): At least seven children have been reported dead after a school van allegedly hit a train at an unmanned level crossing on Monday morning in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadoh district, reports said.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

Supreme Court issues notice against Vijay Mallya for flouting directive to disclose assets

Supreme Court issues notice against Vijay Mallya for flouting directive to disclose assets

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to liquor baron Vijay Mallya for not disclosing his assets, reports said.

by IBNS July 25, 2016

PM pays homage to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary

PM pays homage to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to freedom fighter and social reformer Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary.

by IBNS July 23, 2016

PM pays homage to CS Azad on his birth anniversary

PM pays homage to CS Azad on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Indian freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary.

by IBNS July 23, 2016

PM Modi condemns Munich mass shooting

PM Modi condemns Munich mass shooting

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned the mass shooting in Munich, which took place a day ago.

by IBNS July 23, 2016

Bihar: Two dalit youths thrashed, urinated upon in Muzaffarpur

Bihar: Two dalit youths thrashed, urinated upon in Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur, July 23 (IBNS): After atrocities against the backward caste was reported in Gujarat's Una a week ago, resulting in a furore in the Parliament and outside, two Dalit youths were beaten and urinated upon by upper caste leaders in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, reports said.

by IBNS July 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton names Tim Kaine as running mate

Hillary Clinton names Tim Kaine as running mate

Washington, July 23 (IBNS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday announced she has selected senator Tim Kaine as running mate.

by IBNS July 23, 2016

2nd Day: Kohli hits double century, India take command

2nd Day: Kohli hits double century, India take command

Antigua, July 23 (IBNS): Charismatic batting by Indian skipper Virat Kohli and a late wicket by pacer Mohammed Shami left India dominating the proceedings at the end of the second day of the first Test against West Indies here on Friday.

by IBNS July 23, 2016