Pakistan: Mumtaz Qadri buried

Pakistan: Mumtaz Qadri buried

Islamabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): Amid tight security Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was buried in Bara Kahu area near Pakistan's Islamabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS March 02, 2016

City people spruce up at grooming workshop, Emblazon

City people spruce up at grooming workshop, Emblazon

Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS) Young students and working professionals got a chance to polish up their personality at the grooming workshop, Emblazon, held at The Park Hotel in Kolkata.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Rotary India Literacy Mission to crown Literacy Heroes on Mar 11 in Kolkata

Rotary India Literacy Mission to crown Literacy Heroes on Mar 11 in Kolkata

Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS): Buoyed by the success it achieved in its Polio Eradication project, Rotary India has strategised the Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) to ensure Total Literacy & Quality Education for India through its T-E-A-C-H programme.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Bihar Army exam: Candidates made to sit in underwear to prevent cheating

Bihar Army exam: Candidates made to sit in underwear to prevent cheating

Patna, Mar 1 (IBNS) In a strange move, candidates appearing for Army recruitment exam in Bihar were stripped down to their underwear before they were allowed to partake in it, according to media reports and TV footage.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Parliament adjourned after repeated ruckus

Parliament adjourned after repeated ruckus

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) After repeated noisy scenes and ruckus, the Lok Sabha, lower house of Parliament, was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

WhatsApp to discontinue services for several Nokia, Blackberry phones

WhatsApp to discontinue services for several Nokia, Blackberry phones

Mountain View, California, Mar 1 (IBNS) Text messaging service WhatsApp in their latest blog said that the company is about to discontinue their services for several Nokia and Blackberry phones.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Parliament adjourned after opposition ruckus over Smriti comment continues

Parliament adjourned after opposition ruckus over Smriti comment continues

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Alleging Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani of misleading the Parliament floor, the opposition protested in the Houses on Tuesday, resulting in its brief adjournment.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Eight Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Eight Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Raipur, Mar 1 (IBNS) At least eight Maoist rebels, including several women cadres of the banner outfit, were killed in an encounter with police along the border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana on Tuesday morning, said reports.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

PM Modi greets Bihar CM on his 65th birthday

PM Modi greets Bihar CM on his 65th birthday

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on his 65th birthday.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Union Budget: Kejriwal cries foul against Govt.

Union Budget: Kejriwal cries foul against Govt.

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday slammed the BJP government at the centre for presenting a poor budget which is against the common people.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Ohio: 4 injured in school shooting

Ohio: 4 injured in school shooting

Washington, Mar 1 (IBNS) At least four children were injured as 14-year-old allegedly opened fire in an Ohio school cafeteria on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS March 01, 2016

Zoctr Healthcare welcomes Union Budget

Zoctr Healthcare welcomes Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Zoctr Healthcare CEO Nidhi Saxena said the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's proposals to deepen access to healthcare in underserved areas is commendable in the Union Budget is 'commendable'.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Ludhiana: Delhi CM's car attacked, hints at Congress' involvement

Ludhiana: Delhi CM's car attacked, hints at Congress' involvement

Ludhiana, Feb 29 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Monday that his car was attacked with sticks and stones.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Kejriwal hits out at govt for booking him

Kejriwal hits out at govt for booking him

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who was named in an FIR for being seditious, hit out at the government on Monday for the charges against him.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Arun Jaitley presents "pro-poor" Union Budget focusing on farm, villages and roads

Arun Jaitley presents "pro-poor" Union Budget focusing on farm, villages and roads

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presented the Union Budget 2016 focusing on rural development and farm and social sector while offering some relief to tax payers as analysts see it as a pro-poor budget with big ideas which is a challenge for the government to implement.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Budget Highlights: Jaitley on banking policies

Budget Highlights: Jaitley on banking policies

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presenting the Union Budget 2016 said the government stands firmly behind public sector banks

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Budget Highlights: Jaitley focuses on rural development

Budget Highlights: Jaitley focuses on rural development

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presenting the Union Budget 2016 highlighted on several rural development schemes.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Budget Highlights: Jaitley focuses on eight points

Budget Highlights: Jaitley focuses on eight points

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presenting the Union Budget 2016 highlighted on:

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget today

Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget today

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Union Budget on Monday.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Arun Jaitley meets Prez to brief him on budget

Arun Jaitley meets Prez to brief him on budget

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is due to present his Union Budget later on Monday, met President Pranab Mukherjee to brief him on the same.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Google doodles to celebrate Rukmini Devi's 112th birth anniversary

Google doodles to celebrate Rukmini Devi's 112th birth anniversary

Mountain View, California, Feb 29 (IBNS) Google on Monday celebrated the late Indian dancer, theosophist and animal rights activist Rukmini Devi Arundale's 112th birth anniversary with a doodle.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Priyanka Chopra walks down Oscars 2016

Priyanka Chopra walks down Oscars 2016

Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IBNS) Dressed in a Zuhair Murad couture dress, Priyanka Chopra walked down Oscars 2016 red carpet.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Kalyani Ananda Utsab 2016 spreads happiness and ignites aspirations among schoolchildren and adults near Amtala

Kalyani Ananda Utsab 2016 spreads happiness and ignites aspirations among schoolchildren and adults near Amtala

Kolkata, March 1 (IBNS): Kalyani, a Bikram Dasgupta Foundation, on Saturday organised the Kalyani Ananda Utsab 2016, mainly for underprivileged children at the Globsyn Knowledge Campus in Bishnupur, in West Bengal's 24-Parganas (South) district.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House, hosts the launch of Two Quality Ladies

Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House, hosts the launch of Two Quality Ladies

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House on Friday, hosted the launch of Amrita Priyas novel Two Quality Ladies at its South City Mall outlet.

by IBNS February 29, 2016

Economic Survey 2015-16 predicts over 8 pc growth in next couple of years

Economic Survey 2015-16 predicts over 8 pc growth in next couple of years

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented in the Parliament on Friday by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley emphasizes that Indian economy will continue to grow more than 7 percent for the third year in succession in 2016-17 helped by a normal monsoon, despite global meltdown.

by IBNS February 26, 2016

Congress slams Irani on Durga remarks, says she should be charged

Congress slams Irani on Durga remarks, says she should be charged

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) While Union Minister Smriti Irani defended her remarks on Goddess Durga, Congress went ballistic against her and said her words should be expunged and she might be arrested and charged for being blasphemous.

by IBNS February 26, 2016

Vijay Mallya resigns as Chairman of USL, receives USD 75 million from Diageo

Vijay Mallya resigns as Chairman of USL, receives USD 75 million from Diageo

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya resigned as the Chairman of United Spirits Ltd (USL) on Thursday, only to serve as the founder emiritus of the company founded by his family.

by IBNS February 26, 2016

Oppn demands apology from Smriti Irani for Durga comment

Oppn demands apology from Smriti Irani for Durga comment

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid opposition demand for apology for her remarks on Goddess Durga while replying on the JNU controversy, HRD Minister Smriti Irani Friday said she is a "practising Hindu and Goddesh Durga worshipper" and had to utter the words with "a lot of pain."

by IBNS February 26, 2016

Rupee falls down by a paisa, inching closer to an all time low

Rupee falls down by a paisa, inching closer to an all time low

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The Rupee on Friday depreciated by a paisa to go down to 68.73, thus moving closer to its all time low value of 68.85 against the US Dollar.

by IBNS February 26, 2016

Four dead in Kansas workplace shooting in USA

Four dead in Kansas workplace shooting in USA

Hesston, Feb 26 (IBNS) At least three people were killed after a man open fired on Thursday in his workplace at Hesston in the midwestern state of Kansas in United States, according to reports.The gunman was also shot dead by police.

by IBNS February 26, 2016