PM Modi to address 50,000 in Dubai today

PM Modi to address 50,000 in Dubai today

Abu Dhabi, Aug 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday visit Masdar City and meet a business delegation in Abu Dhabi on the last day of his two-day UAE visit, reports said.

by IBNS August 17, 2015

Sri Lanka votes to elect new PM

Sri Lanka votes to elect new PM

Colombo, Aug 17 (IBNS) Voting for Sri Lanka's General Election is currently underway as more 15 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise on Monday.

by IBNS August 17, 2015

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visits Oman, UAE

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visits Oman, UAE

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has proceeded on Sunday on a four- day visit to Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

by IBNS August 17, 2015

PM Modi to address Indian diaspora today

PM Modi to address Indian diaspora today

Abu Dhabi, Aug 17 (IBNS) On the second day of his visit to the UAE, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will address Indian diaspora in Dubai.

by IBNS August 17, 2015

Manipal ProLearn offers Certification Programs in Business Analytics

Manipal ProLearn offers Certification Programs in Business Analytics

Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn (www.manipalprolearn.com) has offered a specialized professional certification program in Business Analytics, designed for professionals and students wishing to upgrade their skills.

by IBNS August 16, 2015

Army foils major terror attack in Assam, KLO militant killed

Army foils major terror attack in Assam, KLO militant killed

Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS) A day before Independence Day celebrations across the country, the army has foiled a major terror attack in Assam on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Vice President greets people ahead of Independence Day

Vice President greets people ahead of Independence Day

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Friday greeted the people of on the joyous occasion of the Independence Day.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Terror bid on Assam rail track foiled by Army: Reports

Terror bid on Assam rail track foiled by Army: Reports

Guwahati, Aug 14 (IBNS) Ahead of the Independence day celebrations, a terror attack bid in Assam has been foiled by the Army, said media reports on Friday.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Radhe Maa to be quizzed by police on dowry case

Radhe Maa to be quizzed by police on dowry case

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IBNS) Godwoman Radhe Maa will be quizzed by the Mumbai Police on Friday in a dowry harassment complaint by a woman whose in-laws are her followers.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Pondicherry University woman VC asked to go on leave

Pondicherry University woman VC asked to go on leave

Pondicherry, Aug 14 (IBNS) Chandra Krishnamoorthy, who happens to be the first woman Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry University, has been asked to go on leave by the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry following demand for her removal by the students, said media reports.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Kashmir Valley under security cloak ahead of I-day celebrations

Kashmir Valley under security cloak ahead of I-day celebrations

Srinagar/Jammu, Aug 14 (IBNS) A security blanket has been thrown around vital installations and checking intensified across Kashmir Valley ahead of Independence Day to thwart any attempt by militants to disrupt the celebrations.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Police, ex-servicemen demanding OROP scuffle at Jantar Mantar

Police, ex-servicemen demanding OROP scuffle at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Police on Friday had to scuffle with the ex-servicemen demonstrating for months for One Rank One Pension in the national capital's protest hub Jantar Mantar as they tried to clear the area and sanitize it ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on Aug 15.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Indian PM Narendra Modi greets Pakistan on I-Day

Indian PM Narendra Modi greets Pakistan on I-Day

New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people of Pakistan on the occasion of the country's Independence Day.

by IBNS August 14, 2015

Monsoon session ends without GST bill being passed

Monsoon session ends without GST bill being passed

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) A turbulent, rancorous and infructuous Monsoon session of Parliament ended on Thursday without legislation including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposal being passed.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

Bombay High Court lifts ban on Maggi, asks for fresh tests

Bombay High Court lifts ban on Maggi, asks for fresh tests

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IBNS) In a huge relief for Nestle India, the Bombay High Court has ordered roll back of the ban on the popular instant snack Maggi noodles while asking the company to have its product samples tested afresh, reports said.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

NCP to pull out of anti-BJP alliance for Bihar polls

NCP to pull out of anti-BJP alliance for Bihar polls

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) Barely a day after the announcement of a grand alliance against the BJP-led NDA in Bihar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has threatened to pull out of the coalition accusing the big parties of taking unilateral decisions, reports said.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

Massive explosions in China's Tianjin town: At least 44 dead

Massive explosions in China's Tianjin town: At least 44 dead

Tianjin, China, Aug 13 (IBNS) At least 44 people were killed and more than 500 injured following two massive explosions in China's northern city of Tianjin on Wednesday.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

NDA MPs to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan protesting unruly behaviour of Congress

NDA MPs to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan protesting unruly behaviour of Congress

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) After having been denied ground to push through key reforms in Parliament NDA MPs will to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday to lodge their protest against the unruly behaviour of the Congress members that has stalled proceedings in the entire Monsoon session, reports said.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

Radhe Maa's plea for anticipatory bail to be heard in court today

Radhe Maa's plea for anticipatory bail to be heard in court today

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IBNS) A Mumbai court will hear on Thursday the plea for anticipatory bail of self styled godwoman Radhe Maa, named in a domestic violence and dowry harassment case, reports said.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

Eight injured in Kashmir grenade blast in mosque

Eight injured in Kashmir grenade blast in mosque

Srinagar, Aug 13 (IBNS) At least eight people were injured in a grenade blast inside a mosque in Shopian in south Kashmir on Thursday morning, reports said.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

On last day of Monsoon session Government looks for ways to pass GST

On last day of Monsoon session Government looks for ways to pass GST

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) The monsoon session of Parliament comes to an end on Thursday after having failed to transact a single business as the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance meets in the morning to discuss the fate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill and other key legislations which are yet to be passed because of persistent turbulence caused by the Congress-led opposition.

by IBNS August 13, 2015

I did no wrong: Sushma Swaraj on Lalitgate debate

I did no wrong: Sushma Swaraj on Lalitgate debate

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Amid a din in Parliament by Congress members, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said she did no wrong by helping tainted cricket administrator and former Indian Premier League (IPL) boss Lalit Modi who allegedly travelled out of the UK, where he is based now, at the intervention of Swaraj.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Lalitgate debate begins in Parliament as Sushama Swaraj accepts opposition's challenge

Lalitgate debate begins in Parliament as Sushama Swaraj accepts opposition's challenge

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) A debate on "Lalitgate scandal" finally began in Parliament on the penultimate day of its Monsoon session on Wednesday after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accepted the opposition's challenge calling for a discussion on the controversy that has virtually kept paralysed Parliament for more than three weeks with the Congress demanding her resignation allegedly for helping tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Dayanidhi Maran not to be arrested before Sept 14 : Supreme Court

Dayanidhi Maran not to be arrested before Sept 14 : Supreme Court

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran got a major reprieve on Wednesday as the Supreme Court ruled that he can not be arrested till September 14 in connection with the corruption charge against him, reports said.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

India to formally request Pak for information on terrorist Naveed

India to formally request Pak for information on terrorist Naveed

Srinagar, Aug 12 (IBNS) India will make a formal request to Pakistan seeking information on terrorist Naveed, who was captured after an attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir last week, media reports said.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Sushma Swaraj calls opposition for debate in Parliament

Sushma Swaraj calls opposition for debate in Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday dared the opposition to come to a debate on the controversy that links her to tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi and has left Parliament virtually paralysed.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Let Parliament function : India Inc pleads in online petition

Let Parliament function : India Inc pleads in online petition

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) India's leading industrialists have signed an online petition castigating the perpetual disruptions in Parliament and demanding that both houses be allowed to "function, debate and legislate" on proposals like the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Government likely to give a final push for GST bill in Parliament today

Government likely to give a final push for GST bill in Parliament today

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) With a day to go for end of Parliament's monsoon session, the Narendra Modi government is expected to go all out on Wednesday to push through the Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms through a bill that has been pending because of continuous opposition ruckus.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

Mamata central figure in anti-BJP parley at today's tea party

Mamata central figure in anti-BJP parley at today's tea party

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be among the prominent figures at a tea party to be held on Wednesday where several opposition parties are expected discuss ways to ensure defeat of the BJP in the coming Bihar Assembly elections.

by IBNS August 12, 2015

New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis

New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis

London, Aug 11 (IBNS) A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham, UK.

by IBNS August 11, 2015