Real estate, now all for 'green buildings and living'

Real estate, now all for 'green buildings and living'

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): The concept of construction of 'green buildings' is the flag-bearer of sustainable development movement in the real estate sector.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Story hosts interactive session with author Amish

Story hosts interactive session with author Amish

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata hosted an interactive session with author Amish Tripathi on Saturday at its flagship store.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Story launches S Hariharan's debut book 'Runaway Children'

Story launches S Hariharan's debut book 'Runaway Children'

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): S Hariharan unveiled his debut book 'Runaway Children' in the flagship store of Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.

by IBNS August 05, 2015

Madhya Pradesh twin train derailment : 27 killed

Madhya Pradesh twin train derailment : 27 killed

Harda, Madhya Pradesh, Aug 5 (IBNS) At least 27 people, including ten women and five children, have died and 40 are injured as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

PM  Modi condoles Madhya Pradesh twin train accident

PM Modi condoles Madhya Pradesh twin train accident

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed pain over the loss of lives due to derailment of Kamayani Express and Janta Express, near Harda in Madhya Pradesh.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Bomb threat at Ambala Cant Railway station, search operation on

Bomb threat at Ambala Cant Railway station, search operation on

Ambala, Aug 5 (IBNS) Search operations are underway at Ambala Cantonment railway station following the threat of a bomb at the premises.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

BSF soldier killed as terrorists attack convoy in J & K

BSF soldier killed as terrorists attack convoy in J & K

Jammu, June 5 (IBNS) A Border Security Force soldier was killed and five were injured when terrorists attacked their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Bollywood star Kajol turns 41

Bollywood star Kajol turns 41

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IBNS) Bollywood actress Kajol turned a year older as she celebrated her 41st birthday on Wednesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Madhya Pradesh: Two trains derail, 24 killed

Madhya Pradesh: Two trains derail, 24 killed

Harda, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as two trains- Janata Express and Kamayani Express - derailed close to Harda town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, reports said.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender

Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender

New York, Aug 5 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights office have strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian human rights defender who was shot and wounded by unknown assailants in the capital on Monday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery hosts Art Adda

Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery hosts Art Adda

Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS)5: Kolkata's Chemould Art Gallery, in association with Smita Art, hosted Art Adda, an informal discussion on The Future of Installation Art as a part of Prayas 2015, a unique art initiative aimed at providing a platform to upcoming and senior contemporary artists of West Bengal to interact closely and share their views and ideas during a 60-day period.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Civilian killed in LoC firing

Civilian killed in LoC firing

Jammu, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a string of ceasefire violations along the international border in Jammu region, Pakistani rangers fired several mortar shells and targeted BSF posts in Kanachack and Pargwal on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Leh, Aug 4 (IBNS): A cloudburst hit Wanla village of Khalsi town in Leh district causing extensive damage to residential houses and sparking flash floods in the area, official said on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IBNS) A three-year-old girl in Bengaluru has been allegedly assaulted by a security guard of her school in the city's Indira Nagar neighbourhood.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IBNS) In what appeared to be a rapprochement with the government Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said retaining the veto power of the central bank chief is not something sacrosanct that he must insist on.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) As Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi lead the party's protest against suspension of their MPs launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi govdrnment, BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday accused the opposition party of being destructive and passed a resolution against its obstructionist and anti-development policies.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are leading a party protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House a day after 25 lawmakers of the party were suspended.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Eleven killed in Thane building collapse

Eleven killed in Thane building collapse

Thane, Maharashtra, Aug 4 (IBNS) At least eleven people were killed after a 50-year-old building collapsed in Thane late on Monday night. Many others are feared trapped under the debris.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Heavy firing between India and Pakistan in J&K border

Heavy firing between India and Pakistan in J&K border

Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, Aug 4 (IBNS) in the second ceasefire violation in less than 48 hours, Pakistani troops fired at a dozen Indian posts on Tuesday morning engaging Indian forces in heavy exchange of firing across the LoC.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Mamata visits North 24 Parganas to monitor flood situation

Mamata visits North 24 Parganas to monitor flood situation

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited the North 24 Parganas district to monitor the flood situation in the state.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Parliament logjam continues, LS Speaker  Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 MPs

Parliament logjam continues, LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 MPs

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): There seems no respite in the ongoing impasse in the Parliament as no work was carried out for the tenth day on Monday and as many as 25 Congress MPs of the Lok Sabha were suspended by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Kolkata: Minor explosion injures child

Kolkata: Minor explosion injures child

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): A minor explosion was reported from north Kolkata's Tala area on Monday morning which left one child injured.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Did not request UK govt to arrange travel papers for Lalit Modi: Sushma Swaraj

Did not request UK govt to arrange travel papers for Lalit Modi: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid loud protests in the Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday tried to defend herself over the allegations levelled against her for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi procure travel papers to UK.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

70 killed in WB, Odisha, Manipur floods

70 killed in WB, Odisha, Manipur floods

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) At least 70 people have been killed in floods in West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur, due to incessant rainfall in the aftermath of cyclone Komen.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Sonia attacks PM Modi, says Cong will continue to fight in Parliament

Sonia attacks PM Modi, says Cong will continue to fight in Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Assailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being 'silent' on scandals involving his party colleagues, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday made it clear that her party would continue protests in parliament until the ruling BJP agreed to remove its leaders caught in Controversies.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Overnight exchange of fire along LoC following Pak attack

Overnight exchange of fire along LoC following Pak attack

Jammu, Aug 3 (IBNS) An overnight exchange of fire took place in four different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in yet another violation of ceasefire.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Mamata spends Sunday night in office to monitor Bengal flood situation

Mamata spends Sunday night in office to monitor Bengal flood situation

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent Sunday night in the state secretariat to monitor the flood situation in the state, being pounded by incessant rain following a deep depression of the Bay of Bengal.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

39 killed in heavy rains in West Bengal

39 killed in heavy rains in West Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS) At least 39 people have been killed as heavy rain, triggered by a deep depression off the Bay of Bengal, continues to lash West Bengal resulting in a flood like situation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Action against four Delhi doctors for negligence that led to leg amputation of ten-year-old

Action against four Delhi doctors for negligence that led to leg amputation of ten-year-old

New Delhi, Aug 1(IBNS) The Delhi Medical Council has barred four doctors from practising for the next one month for their negligence that led to the amputation of a 10-year-old boy's leg.

by IBNS August 01, 2015