Google pays tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam with a 'black ribbon' on its homepage

Google pays tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam with a 'black ribbon' on its homepage

New York, July 30 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Thursday paid homage to former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away on Monday, by displaying a black ribbon on its homepage.

by IBNS July 30, 2015

Hope govt, judiciary will show  similar commitment in all cases of terror: Digvijaya Singh

Hope govt, judiciary will show similar commitment in all cases of terror: Digvijaya Singh

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) Hours after 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged in Nagpur, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said he hopes that the Centre and the judiciary will also show 'similar commitment' in all cases of terror.

by IBNS July 30, 2015

APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral to be held in Rameswaram today

APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral to be held in Rameswaram today

Chennai, July 30 (IBNS): Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral will be held at his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

by IBNS July 30, 2015

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur prison

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur prison

Nagpur, July 30 (IBNS): Putting an end to all legal battle and nearly two hours after the Supreme Court rejected his final plea, 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged at Nagpur Central Prison in Nagpur on Thursday.

by IBNS July 30, 2015

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon hanged

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon hanged

Nagpur, July 30 (IBNS) Ending all speculations, 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has been hanged in the Nagpur Central Jail here on Thursday

by IBNS July 30, 2015

Starmark to launch Scion of Ikshvaku in Kolkata

Starmark to launch Scion of Ikshvaku in Kolkata

Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) Kolklata's leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Westland, will host the launch of Scion of Ikshvaku (Book I of the Ram Chandra Series) by writer Amish this week.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

CPRF men, civilians injured in Kashmir grenade attack

CPRF men, civilians injured in Kashmir grenade attack

Srinagar, July 29 (IBNS) Suspected militants lobbed a grenade on a CRPF vehicle in South Kashmirs Anantnag town leaving three security personnel and two civilians injured on Wednesday, officials said.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Sidharth Malhotra wants to visit Pakistan

Sidharth Malhotra wants to visit Pakistan

Mumbai, July 29 (IBNS) Young actor Sidharth Malhotra is having a great time shooting for his film, Kapoor & Sons with Alia Bhatt and Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

AIIMS scam whistleblower bureaucrat Chaturvedi and NGO head Gupta to get Magsaysay

AIIMS scam whistleblower bureaucrat Chaturvedi and NGO head Gupta to get Magsaysay

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) Bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the whistle blower on the alleged scam at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Anshu Gupta, head of the NGO Goonj, have been selected from India for this year's Ramon Magsaysay award, reports said.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Yakub Memon files fresh mercy petition with President

Yakub Memon files fresh mercy petition with President

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) Just a day before his scheduled hanging 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has filed a fresh mercy petition with the President, reports said.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Jayalalithaa not to attend Kalam's funeral owing to health condition

Jayalalithaa not to attend Kalam's funeral owing to health condition

Chennai, Jul 29 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she would not attend the last rites of former President A P J Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram owing to her health condition.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Five killed in Thane building collapse, more feared trapped

Five killed in Thane building collapse, more feared trapped

Thane, Maharashtra, Jul 29 (IBNS) Five people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday night as efforts were going on to rescue the people feared to be trapped inside.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Kalam's body taken  out from Delhi for  hometown Rameswaram for last rites

Kalam's body taken out from Delhi for hometown Rameswaram for last rites

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam was flown out from Delhi to Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning, it will be taken by helicopter to Rameswaram, his hometown.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Three-Judge SC bench likely to decide today whether Yakub Memon is to be hanged

Three-Judge SC bench likely to decide today whether Yakub Memon is to be hanged

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) With less than 24 hours left for the scheduled hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, a three-member bench of Supreme Court will take up on Wednesday his plea against the death warrant.

by IBNS July 29, 2015

Top leaders and common people mingle in paying last respect to Abdul Kalam

Top leaders and common people mingle in paying last respect to Abdul Kalam

New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Top political leaders were among a stream of people who paid their last respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam whose body was kept for few hours at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in Delhi on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Anushka misspells APJ Abdul Kalam's name, receives  flak

Anushka misspells APJ Abdul Kalam's name, receives flak

Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): Netizens criticised Bollywood star Anushka Sharma after she misspelled the name of late Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam while posting her condolence message on micro-blogging site Twitter.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia

7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, July 28 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian province of Papua on Tuesday, the USGS said.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Thank you buddy...I am sorry to keep you standing : Kalam told his guard moments before he collapsed

Thank you buddy...I am sorry to keep you standing : Kalam told his guard moments before he collapsed

Shillong, Jul 28 (IBNS) A while before he collapsed at an event in Shillong, former President APJ Abdul Kalam greeted a policeman who was on duty for his security, saying, "Thank you, buddy."

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Kalam's body arrives in Delhi to the highest honour

Kalam's body arrives in Delhi to the highest honour

New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The President and the Prime Minister skipped protocol as they received the body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam after it arrived in Delhi's Palam airport from Guwahati on Tuesday by a special aircraft.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court

Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court

New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon against his execution, scheduled to be carried out on July 30.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrives in Delhi

APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrives in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrived in Delhi from Guwahati by a special aircraft shortly after noon on Tuesday.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Luminaries pay rich tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam

Luminaries pay rich tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam

New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Politicial luminaries and celebrities joined the nation in paying rich tributes to former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Primarc bags two trophies at ICC Retail Awards 2015

Primarc bags two trophies at ICC Retail Awards 2015

Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) : Another feather was added in the cap for Primarc Group as the companys retail ventures 'Story' and 'Junction Mall', recently bagged awards at the ICC Retail Awards 2015 in the categories of Best Marketing Concept of the Year and Best Real Estate Retailer of the Year respectively.

by IBNS July 28, 2015

Two of the four terrorists killed in Gurdaspur: Nine dead so far

Two of the four terrorists killed in Gurdaspur: Nine dead so far

Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) Two suspected Pakistani terrorists and four policemen were among nine killed in hours long gun battle in Punjab's Gurdaspur district as intermittent exchange of firing was going on between gunmen, holed up in Dinanagar police station.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

Gunmen kill six in police station attack in India's Punjab

Gunmen kill six in police station attack in India's Punjab

Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) Suspected Pakistani terrorists dressed in Indian army fatigues on Monday attacked a police station in Gurdaspur district of Punjab killing at least six, including a senior cop, as security forces continued to battle the gunmen who also hijacked a car and sprayed bullets in a bus station, officials said.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

Parliament: Congress attacks PM Narnedra Modi on Gurdaspur terror attack

Parliament: Congress attacks PM Narnedra Modi on Gurdaspur terror attack

New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) The opposition Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Gurdaspur terror attacks, demanding to know "what happened after Modi-Nawaz Sharif meeting" in Russia's Ufa.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

President greets Peru on its national day

President greets Peru on its national day

New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the government and people of Peru on the country's National Day on July 28.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

Punjab denies prior warnings on terror attack

Punjab denies prior warnings on terror attack

New Delhi/Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jul 27 (IBNS) As intelligence inputs reportedly suggested a revival of Khalistan movement media reports on Modnay claimed that there were prior warnings of attacks on police stations and gurdwaras, which the Punjab government may have ignored.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

Punjab terror attack eerily similar to that in Jammu: Omar Abdullah

Punjab terror attack eerily similar to that in Jammu: Omar Abdullah

New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the attack in Punjab is eerily similar to attacks in the border belt of Jammu.

by IBNS July 27, 2015

Punjab terror attack: At least seven killed, fight  goes on with army and police

Punjab terror attack: At least seven killed, fight goes on with army and police

Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jul 27 (IBNS) At least seven people, including two policemen and one terrorist were killed as heavy exchange of firing is going on in Punjab's Gurdaspur district where Pak terrorist who sneaked into India through Jammu border early on Monday morning, are now holed up in a police station after gunning down four bus passengers.

by IBNS July 27, 2015