Saudi Arabia: Security officials foil attack on US consulate

Saudi Arabia: Security officials foil attack on US consulate

Jeddah, July 4 (IBNS) Saudi security officials were able to thwart an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS July 03, 2016

Facebook to discontinue Paper app from its lineup

Facebook to discontinue Paper app from its lineup

California, Jul 2 (IBNS): Social networking giant, Facebook is ready to pull shutters on its news reading app Paper, reports said.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Bangla hostage crisis : Hasina condemns terror attack, but confusion prevails over toll

Bangla hostage crisis : Hasina condemns terror attack, but confusion prevails over toll

Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS) : As the hostage crisis in Dhaka ended after a 10-hour long bloody drama, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that 13 hostages were rescued from the besieged cafe in Dhaka, but some had been killed.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Dhaka cafe hostage crisis ends, six terrorists killed

Dhaka cafe hostage crisis ends, six terrorists killed

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) A hostage crisis in Bangladesh capital Dhaka ended with the troopers clearing a cafe in the upscale Gulshan area where gunmen on Friday took at least 20 people, including foreigners, as hostages, leaving several dead, including the attackers, officials said.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Air India flight rams into aerobridge, leads to altercation between AI and MIAL

Air India flight rams into aerobridge, leads to altercation between AI and MIAL

Mumbai, Jul 2 (IBNS): An Air India flight, carrying around 300-odd passengers, rammed into a stationed aerobridge upon its arrival from Riyadh on Friday, reports said.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Bangladesh: Assailants attack, critically wound Hindu priest in Satkhira temple

Bangladesh: Assailants attack, critically wound Hindu priest in Satkhira temple

Satkhira, Jul 2 (IBNS): A day after a Hindu priest was hacked to death by bike borne assailants, another was attacked on Saturday morning and sustained wounds and is admitted in a local hospital in a critical condition, reports said.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Despite hopes for calm during the holy month of Ramadan, hundreds killed in Iraq: UN

Despite hopes for calm during the holy month of Ramadan, hundreds killed in Iraq: UN

New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): At least 662 Iraqis half of them civilians were killed and another 1,457 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in the country in June, according to latest figures released by the United Nations political mission in Iraq.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Dhaka restaurant attack: 12 hostages rescued, ops on

Dhaka restaurant attack: 12 hostages rescued, ops on

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) At least five people have been killed while 12 others were rescued as security launched

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Prayas 2016: A not-to-be-missed art festival in Kolkata

Prayas 2016: A not-to-be-missed art festival in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jul 2 (IBNS): Prayas 2016, an art initiative promoted by Smita Art and Chemould Art Gallery, begins on Sunday in Kolkata.

by IBNS July 01, 2016

Taiwan mistakenly launches supersonic missile at China

Taiwan mistakenly launches supersonic missile at China

Taipei, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Taiwans navy "mistakenly" fired a supersonic anti-ship missile towards China from its naval base on Friday, media reports said quoting officials.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Three arrested for murder of seven-year-old girl who had been raped

Three arrested for murder of seven-year-old girl who had been raped

Allahabad, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Three people have been arrested for the murder of a seven-year-old girl who was earlier raped by a 15-year-old boy near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

 HAL Tejas inducted in IAF squadron

HAL Tejas inducted in IAF squadron

New Delhi, Jul 1 (IBNS): The hunt for India's indigenous fighter plane ended on Friday as the Indian Air Force inducted the homegrown HAL Tejas, a light fighter plane, in their squadron, reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

At least 14 killed in Uttarakhand cloudburst, more rains predicted

At least 14 killed in Uttarakhand cloudburst, more rains predicted

Dehradun, Jul 1 (IBNS) : At least 14 people have died as heavy rain and cloudburst washed away houses in Pithoragarh and Cahmoli districts in Uttarakhand, reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Kejriwal Government moves Supreme Court over power tussle with Centre

Kejriwal Government moves Supreme Court over power tussle with Centre

New Delhi Jul 1 (IBNS) : Continuing its battle with the Centre, the Arvind Kejriwal Government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a decision on whether or not Delhi is a state, reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Two members of a dance troupe kidnapped and gang-raped at gun point in Agra

Two members of a dance troupe kidnapped and gang-raped at gun point in Agra

Agra, Jul 1 (IBNS) Two members of a music and dance troupe have recently been kidnapped and gang-raped at gun-point by about a dozen men in Agra.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Another Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh

Another Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh

Jhenaidah, Jul 1 (IBNS): Barely a month after a Hindu priest was hacked to death in Bangladesh's Jhenaidah district, another was killed in a similar fashion in the same area on Friday morning, reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Union health minister greets doctors on National Doctors Day

Union health minister greets doctors on National Doctors Day

New Delhi, Jul 1 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday greeted the doctors on the occasion of National Doctors Day.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Narayana's Super 30 starts a dream journey

Narayana's Super 30 starts a dream journey

Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS) Narayana School has always been known as the pioneer in Education Industry to live the dream of millions of students every year to get them into Indias most prestigious institutions through IIT-JEE and MED entrance test.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim meets PM Modi

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim meets PM Modi

New Delhi, Jun 30 (IBNS): President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Alleged rapist's family murders victim to prevent her from testifying

Alleged rapist's family murders victim to prevent her from testifying

Allahabad, Jun 30 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh police refused to hand over the body of a seven-year old child who was raped and later murdered to her family on Wednesday citing that it would trigger law and order problems, according to media reports.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

J &K :BJP leader whose guard's AK-56 was snatched by terrorists held

J &K :BJP leader whose guard's AK-56 was snatched by terrorists held

Srinagar, June 30 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir police have detained four persons, including BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan, after terrorists barged into his house and snatched away his guard's AK-56 in Central Kashmirs Chadoora area of Budgam district.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Two Hizbul Muzahideen workers arrested in Kashmir, ammunition recovered

Two Hizbul Muzahideen workers arrested in Kashmir, ammunition recovered

Srinagar, June 30 (IBNS) Security forces have apprehended two Hizbul Mujahideens from Baramulla District in Kashmir, media reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan meets Arun Jaitley

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan meets Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, June 30 (IBNS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the national capital, fuelling some speculations since Rajan had earlier announced not to seek a second term amid an attack on him by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Modi to meet ministers today to assess performance before a possible reshuffle

Modi to meet ministers today to assess performance before a possible reshuffle

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his council of ministers on Thursday to review performances before a likely shake up in the cabinet, media reports said.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

India successfully test-fires surface to air missile

India successfully test-fires surface to air missile

Balasore, June 30 (IBNS) India on Thursday successfully test-fired from its defence base here a surface-to-air medium range missile, developed jointly with Israel.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Eight killed in Mumbai medical store fire

Eight killed in Mumbai medical store fire

Mumbai, June 30 (IBNS) A fire in a medical store in Mumbai killed at least eight people, said media reports on Thursday.

by IBNS June 30, 2016

Istanbul airport attack kills 36, Islamic State suspected

Istanbul airport attack kills 36, Islamic State suspected

Istanbul, June 29 (IBNS): After Brussels, a busy airport in Istanbul became the newest target of the terrorists as three suicide bombers suspected to be Islamic State members, killed 36 people and wounded nearly 150 late on Tuesday in Turkey's Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul before blowing themselves up, officials said.

by IBNS June 29, 2016

World condemns Istanbul airport attack killing 36

World condemns Istanbul airport attack killing 36

Brussels, June 29 (IBNS) Faced with terrorism on its soil after a deadly attack in the Istanbul airport late on Tuesday left 36 dead and over 140 injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the attack should be seen as a turning point in the global fight against terrorism.

by IBNS June 29, 2016

NATO condemns Istanbul airport attack

NATO condemns Istanbul airport attack

Brussels, June 29 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has condemned the terrorist attack in Istanbul that left 36 dead and 140 wounded late on Tuesday.

by IBNS June 29, 2016

Telengana CM Rao writes to Rajnath Singh over judicial crisis, says creation of state incomplete

Telengana CM Rao writes to Rajnath Singh over judicial crisis, says creation of state incomplete

Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS) Telengana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who earlier said he would stage a sit-in demonstration in Delhi soon protesting the delay in the creation of separate High Courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has written to the Centre explaining how he felt that the creation of the new state is "incomplete".

by IBNS June 29, 2016