PM Modi appeals for peace in Gujarat as violence continues

PM Modi appeals for peace in Gujarat as violence continues

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for peace in Gujarat, which witnessed violence since Tuesday night violence following the brief detention of 21-year-old Hardik Patel who led a massive rally in Ahmedabad demanding reservation for the Patel community.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Gun battle between militants and security forces continues in Kashmir

Gun battle between militants and security forces continues in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 26 (IBNS) A fierce gun battle has started between security forces and militants near the Line of Control in North Kashmir' URI town, police said on Wednesday.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Sanjay Dutt granted 30-day parole for daughter's nose surgery

Sanjay Dutt granted 30-day parole for daughter's nose surgery

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS) Actor Sanjay Dutt has been granted a 30-day parole by the Maharashtra administration because his daughter is going through a nose surgery, reports said.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Sensex continues to play Chinese chequer

Sensex continues to play Chinese chequer

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS) After Monday's carnage in stock market, BSE Sensex continued to fluctuate on Wednesday keeping as it went down by 344 points and then recovered nearly 470 points in the first half keeping investors edgy.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Three BSF jawans killed in Maoist-triggered landmine blast in Odisha

Three BSF jawans killed in Maoist-triggered landmine blast in Odisha

Malkangiri, Odisha, Aug 26 (IBNS) Three BSF jawans were killed and six injured in a Maoist-triggered landmine blast on Wednesday in Odisha's southern district of Malkangiri bordering Telengana, reports said.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Ahmedabad bandh today, Gujarat tense after violence

Ahmedabad bandh today, Gujarat tense after violence

Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (IBNS) Internet services on mobile phones have been suspended in Gujarat and curfew has been clamped in some areas of Ahmedabad and Surat following violence after Hardik Patel, the upcoming young leader of the Patel community, was briefly detained on Tuesday ight, reports said.

by IBNS August 26, 2015

Sensex slide: RBI Governor assures markets

Sensex slide: RBI Governor assures markets

Mumbai, Aug 24 (IBNS) As sensex plummeted to a two-year low figure, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday assured the markets, taken by a cropped up panic, that the country is in a much better position than many others with its strong macroeconomic fundamentals, reports said.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

First collect voice sample of Lakhvi and hand it over to us: India tells Pakistan

First collect voice sample of Lakhvi and hand it over to us: India tells Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) The Narendra Modi government on Monday asked Pakistan to collect voice sample of 26/10 Mumbai terror attack The Ministry of External Affairs said that Pakistan first needs to collect Lakhvi's voice sample and then hand over the same to India. The MEA added that India will match his voice samples.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to meet ex-servicemen over OROP

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to meet ex-servicemen over OROP

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) In a move to assuage ex-servicemen who have been demanding implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme, Defeence Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet them on Monday.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Govt. officials keep Noida house sealed for 24 hours with woman and baby inside

Govt. officials keep Noida house sealed for 24 hours with woman and baby inside

Noida, Aug 24 (IBNS) In an act of gross negligence that could have gone worse with a woman and her six-month-old child, Uttar Pradesh labour department officials have mistakenly sealed a house confining the two inside for 24 hours, reports said.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Wanted gangster arrested in Delhi after shoot-out with rival gang

Wanted gangster arrested in Delhi after shoot-out with rival gang

New Delhi, Aug 24(IBNS) A wanted gangster was arrested along with four of his associates by Delhi police on Monday after a shoot- out in which a rival gang member was killed, reports said.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Google doodles to celebrates Duke Kahanamoku's birthday

Google doodles to celebrates Duke Kahanamoku's birthday

New York, Aug 24 (IBNS) Popular search engine Google on Monday celebrated thr 125th birthday of Hawaiian surfer and Olympic-medal winning swimmer Duke Kahanamoku by decorating its homepage with a colourful doodle.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Indian market opens in red

Indian market opens in red

Mumbai, Aug 24 (IBNS): The Indian market opened in the red with the Sensex starting the day more than 900 points below on Monday.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

Five killed in Andhra Pradesh rail mishap

Five killed in Andhra Pradesh rail mishap

Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IBNS): At least five people, including a Congress legislator, were killed when a truck rammed into Bangalore-Nanded Express at Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

by IBNS August 24, 2015

India to furnish evidence to Pakistan on Dawood's presence in Karachi

India to furnish evidence to Pakistan on Dawood's presence in Karachi

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) India will furnish to Pakistan fresh evidence of terror mastermind Dawood Ibrahim's presence in Karachi, If the NSA-level talks between the two countries take place on Sunday as scheduled overcoming the precarious prospect it faces till now, reports said.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

France: Gunman opens fire on train, 3 hurt

France: Gunman opens fire on train, 3 hurt

Paris, Aug 22 (IBNS): At least three people were injured as an armed man opened fire on a train in northern France, media reports said on Saturday.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Separatist Kashmiri leader Shabir Shah detained at Delhi airport

Separatist Kashmiri leader Shabir Shah detained at Delhi airport

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) Separatist Kashmiri leader Shabir Shah was detained at Delhi airport on Saturday as he arrived the national capital a day ahead of the NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan, report said.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Three dead, six lakh affected in Assam flood

Three dead, six lakh affected in Assam flood

Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS) : Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected in the Assam flood as the Army is carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in the state's 19 districts.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Voting underway for Bengaluru civic polls

Voting underway for Bengaluru civic polls

Bengaluru, Aug 22 (IBNS) Voting is underway in Bengaluru on Saturday to elect a new city corporation known as BBMP.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Delhi's AAP MLA arrested for assaulting NDMC worker

Delhi's AAP MLA arrested for assaulting NDMC worker

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) Ruling Aam Aadmi Party MLA Surinder Singh has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) worker, reports said.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah leaves for Delhi to meet Pak NSA

Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah leaves for Delhi to meet Pak NSA

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah left for Delhi from Srinagar on Saturday for talks with Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaz Aziz as Sunday's NSA-level dialogues between India and Pakistan hangs in a precarious balance.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

India nails Dawood Ibrahim lie by Pakistan, proofs show he is in Karachi

India nails Dawood Ibrahim lie by Pakistan, proofs show he is in Karachi

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS) India's security agency has hard evidence that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is living in Pakistan even though the latter has categorically denied the presence of India's most wanted and the 1993 Mumbai blasts prime accused on their soil, according to a report in Hindustan Times on Saturday.

by IBNS August 22, 2015

Manipal ProLearn  offers Certification Program in Digital Marketing

Manipal ProLearn offers Certification Program in Digital Marketing

Bangalore, Aug 21 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn, (www.manipalprolearn.com) has offered a certification program in Digital Marketing for professionals and learners.

by India Blooms News Service August 21, 2015

Last minute hitch over agreement prevented PM Modi from announcing OROP

Last minute hitch over agreement prevented PM Modi from announcing OROP

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to announce the much-awaited One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen during his speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day, but could not do so as the government could not reach an agreement in the last minute

by IBNS August 21, 2015

Only woman who received gallantry award fights to remain in the Army

Only woman who received gallantry award fights to remain in the Army

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Lt Colonel Mitali Madhumita, the lone woman to have won a gallantry award in the Indian Army is now fighting to stay in the force, media reports says.

by IBNS August 21, 2015

Kejriwal to meet kin of Uphaar cinema victim a day after SC judgement

Kejriwal to meet kin of Uphaar cinema victim a day after SC judgement

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed his displeasure over the Supreme Court verdict that spared the owners of Uphaar cinema hall a jail term for the devastating fire in 1997, he will meet a close kin of two of the victims on Friday, reports said.

by IBNS August 21, 2015

Double delight for Saina Nehwal as she signs a Rs 25 crore deal

Double delight for Saina Nehwal as she signs a Rs 25 crore deal

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Days after regaining the badminton World No 1 spot in the womens ranking, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal signed a two year exclusive deal of Rs 25 crore with sports management group IOS Sports and Entertainment on Thursday.

by IBNS August 21, 2015

Actor son Ram Charan set to commemorate  Chiranjeevis 60th Birthday

Actor son Ram Charan set to commemorate Chiranjeevis 60th Birthday

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IBNS): Southern superstar Chiranjeevi's 60th birthday also comes in with another milestone in his professional life, and that is the completion of 35 years in his celluloid career.

by IBNS August 21, 2015

India advises Pakistan against meeting with Kashmiri separatists

India advises Pakistan against meeting with Kashmiri separatists

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Ahead of Sunday's NSA-level talks that is preceded by a growing tension India and Pakistan have exchanged hard talks in keeping with their firm stand over Kashmiri separatists being invited for a meeting with Pakistan's Sartaz Aziz, reports said.

by IBNS August 21, 2015

After Tianjin explosion, UN expert calls on China to ensure transparent investigation

After Tianjin explosion, UN expert calls on China to ensure transparent investigation

New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Government of China and relevant businesses in the country should ensure complete transparency in the investigation of the chemical disaster in Tianjin, including both causes and effects of the explosion, says an independent United Nations human rights expert.

by IBNS August 21, 2015