Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa to be sworn in as CM today

Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa to be sworn in as CM today

Chennai, May 23 (IBNS) AIADMK chief, J Jayalalithaa is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Monday.

by IBNS May 22, 2016

Pakistan confirms drone strike

Pakistan confirms drone strike

Islamabad, May 23 (IBNS) The Pakistan government has confirmed that the United States shared information that a drone strike was carried out in Pakistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area, in which reportedly the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhter Mansoor was targeted.

by IBNS May 22, 2016

Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya, a dance recital program staged in Kolkata

Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya, a dance recital program staged in Kolkata

Kolkata May 21 (IBNS):Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya, a dance recital program by Satabdi Acharyya dance production company was staged at a city auditorium on Friday.

by IBNS May 22, 2016

BJP MP Tarun Vijay attacked by mob in Uttarakhand, CM orders probe

BJP MP Tarun Vijay attacked by mob in Uttarakhand, CM orders probe

Dehradun, May 21 (IBNS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has ordered a probe into the attack on BJP Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay and a Dalit leader who were stoned by a mob after they came out of a teple in Chakrata, about 180 km here.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

CBSE results for 2016  declared

CBSE results for 2016 declared

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday announced results of class XII board exams.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

African youth beaten to death in south Delhi

African youth beaten to death in south Delhi

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) A Congolese national was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in south Delhi on Friday night, reports said.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

PM greets nation on Buddha Purnima

PM greets nation on Buddha Purnima

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, greeted the people of India on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

Pakistan:  Balochistan minister son missing

Pakistan: Balochistan minister son missing

Quetta, May 21 (IBNS) Son of a Pakistani provincial minister has been missing for the past two days, media reports said.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

Ecuador: month after quake, humanitarian needs acute; many without roof over heads  UN

Ecuador: month after quake, humanitarian needs acute; many without roof over heads UN

New York, May 21(Just Earth News): One month after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of over 650 people in north-western Ecuador, humanitarian needs remain acute there, as 73,000 people have been displaced, 15,000 people have lost their identity documents, and 17,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, mostly from Colombia, who lived in the stricken areas were also affected, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

Calcutta Angels' portfolio company TabSquare raise SGD3.5mn in Series A funding

Calcutta Angels' portfolio company TabSquare raise SGD3.5mn in Series A funding

Kolkata, May 21 (IBNS) TabSquare, a portfolio company of Calcutta Angels Network (CAN) and a start-up that offers cloud-based operations management and customer engagement platform for the Food & Beverage (F&B) industry, raised Singapore dollar 3.5 million in its Series A funding round recently.

by IBNS May 20, 2016

Left experiences nightmare in Bengal, struggles with baffling figures

Left experiences nightmare in Bengal, struggles with baffling figures

Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS) The electoral arithmetic that the Left Front calculated by joining hands with the Congress in West Bengal, has terribly gone awry leaving it to face a nightmare result.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan to become Kerala Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan to become Kerala Chief Minister

Thiruvanthapuram, May 20 (IBNS) Pinarayi Vijayan, who head the force against VS Achuthanandan in Kerala CPI(M)'s intra-party tussle, has reportedly been chosen as Chief Minister at the head of the Left Democratic Alliance in the state, media reports said.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Qora: Indigenously developed fecal incontinence management system

Qora: Indigenously developed fecal incontinence management system

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) Minister of State for Science & Technology Shri Y.S.Chowdary, on Thursday, launched the indigenously developed fecal incontinence management system Qora, to augment one of the unmet clinical needs of patients, especially those who are bedridden.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Odisha and Andhra still not off Cyclone Roanu's path

Odisha and Andhra still not off Cyclone Roanu's path

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) Even as Indian naval ships rushed to Sri Lanka on Friday with relief material for the cyclone-hit nation, Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are bracing for heavy rainfall after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued cyclone warnings for both states, according to media reports.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Enough introspection, need surgery : Digvijay Singh on Cong defeats

Enough introspection, need surgery : Digvijay Singh on Cong defeats

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) After Congress President Sonia Gandhi called for "introspection" into the party's ouster from power in Kerala and Assam, her statement was virtually turned down by party leader Digvijay Singh, who suggested a "major surgery."

by IBNS May 19, 2016

At 51 degrees, India records highest temperature ever

At 51 degrees, India records highest temperature ever

New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) India on Thursday recorded its highest ever temperature as heatwaves swept across Rajasthan's Phalodi city, forcing the mercury to rise to 51 degree Celsius, reports said.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Ghaziabad: Body of 24-year-old man found near railway crossing

Ghaziabad: Body of 24-year-old man found near railway crossing

Ghaziabad, May 20 (IBNS) The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered near a railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad city on Thursday morning, reports said.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Mali: Ban condemns attack on UN convoy that killed five peacekeepers

Mali: Ban condemns attack on UN convoy that killed five peacekeepers

New York, May 20(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned yesterday's deadly attack that killed five peacekeepers and injured three others of the UN mission in Mali, his spokesman said in a statement.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Kolkata: Starmark, Penguin Books India to host discussion on " Indulge your mind...the arts are not a lost cause" today

Kolkata: Starmark, Penguin Books India to host discussion on " Indulge your mind...the arts are not a lost cause" today

Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS) Kolkata's lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Penguin Books India, will present an interesting discussion on " Indulge your mind...the arts are not a lost cause" featuring eminent fashion designer Anamika Khanna, Hemchhaya De, Regional Editor (East), Femina and Priyanka Mookerjee author of Hedon on Friday.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Mitrayan, in association with Bikramshila and Gaudiya Nritya Bharati, presents Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya  in Kolkata today

Mitrayan, in association with Bikramshila and Gaudiya Nritya Bharati, presents Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya in Kolkata today

Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS) Mitrayan, in association with Bikramshila and Gaudiya Nritya Bharati, will present on Friday, Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya a Satabdi Acharyya dance production conceived and based on the importance of the journey from darkness to light as presented in the Upanishads and the works of Rabindranath Tagore, as well as those of legendary composers like Hemanga Biswas and Salil Chowdhury.

by IBNS May 19, 2016

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK set to form govt. in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK set to form govt. in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) The Jayalalithaa led AIADMK is on their way to form the government in Tamil Nadu for the second consecutive time, as per the ongoing trends.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

PM Modi congratulates Mamata, Jaya over Assembly poll results

PM Modi congratulates Mamata, Jaya over Assembly poll results

New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished both West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa as their TMC and AIADMK are surging ahead to win the Assembly polls in their respective states.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

Assembly Results: Mamata's TMC leading in Bengal, BJP ahead in Assam

Assembly Results: Mamata's TMC leading in Bengal, BJP ahead in Assam

Kolkata/Chennai, May 19 (IBNS): Counting of votes is currently underway for the Assembly seats in four states-West Bengal, Tamil Nadu ,Kerala, Assam- and the Union Territory of Puducherry with early trends showing that Mamata Banerjee and her TMC is leading in Bengal and the LDF ahead in Kerala while the BJP is overtaking the ruling Congress in Assam.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK ahead as counting progresses

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK ahead as counting progresses

Chennai, May 19 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu is witnessing a major fight between the AIADMK and the DMK as counting of votes for the 234 Assembly seats in the state is currently underway on Thursday.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

Modi wishes Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani

Modi wishes Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani

New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

LDF ahead in Kerala as counting progresses

LDF ahead in Kerala as counting progresses

New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Kerala's Left Democratic Front is surging ahead as counting of votes is underway for 140 seats on Thursday. The LDF is ahead in 63 seats while the UDF is ahead in 48.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

TMC ahead in West Bengal as counting progresses

TMC ahead in West Bengal as counting progresses

Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS) The ruling TMC is ahead in 30 seats in West Bengal as per the early trends while the alliance of Left and Congress is ahead in 17 seats as counting is underway for 294 assembly seats that went to polls.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

Heavy security for counting of votes in West Bengal

Heavy security for counting of votes in West Bengal

Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS) A three tier security arrangement has been made in all 90 counting centres across West Bengal on Thursday as the stated waited with bated breath to know the outcome of the assembly polls in 294 seats.

by IBNS May 18, 2016

Godhra train burning: Key accused arrested

Godhra train burning: Key accused arrested

New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): After 14 years, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested a man who is alleged to be the key conspirator of the Godhra train burning case , reports said.

by IBNS May 17, 2016

India's copper production registers 30 percent growth: Minister

India's copper production registers 30 percent growth: Minister

New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS) Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, on Wednesday, reported a 30 percent growth in copper production in India.

by IBNS May 17, 2016