China: Plane skids off runway, 5 injured

China: Plane skids off runway, 5 injured

Beijing, May 10 (IBNS) At least five people were injured as a plane, in which they were traveling, skidded off a runway while taxiing in a southeast China airport on Sunday, media reports said.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Three fresh tremors jolt Nepal, death toll crosses 8000

Three fresh tremors jolt Nepal, death toll crosses 8000

Kathmandu, May 10 (IBNS): Three fresh tremors rocked Nepal on Sunday triggering panic among the locals after the Himalayan nation witnessed a massive earthquake on Apr 25, resulting in the killing of over 8000 people.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Centre and 29 state governments are 30 pillars of 'Team India': Modi in Bengal

Centre and 29 state governments are 30 pillars of 'Team India': Modi in Bengal

Kolkata, May 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Union Government and 29 State Governments as 30 pillars of "Team India" which would take India forward.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Militants threaten cell phone store staff for their missing device

Militants threaten cell phone store staff for their missing device

Srinagar, May 10 (IBNS) Militants in Kashmir have threatened the staff of a cellular company after a "hi-tech communication device" which they had installed on a tower of the company in Sopore town went missing, said security officials.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Rajnath Singh launches three social security schemes in Lucknow

Rajnath Singh launches three social security schemes in Lucknow

Lucknow, May 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday launched three social security schemes-Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana-in Lucknow.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Fire collapses 4-storey building in Mumbai, kills 2 firemen

Fire collapses 4-storey building in Mumbai, kills 2 firemen

Mumbai, May 10 (IBNS): A four-storey building in South Mumbai's Kalba Devi area collapsed after a fire broke out there on Saturday, killing two firemen, reports said.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

PM Modi visits Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Belur Math in Kolkata

PM Modi visits Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Belur Math in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, becoming the first PM to visit the religious site.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

Noida: Minor gangraped, dies after being set ablaze

Noida: Minor gangraped, dies after being set ablaze

Noida, May 10 (IBNS): A class 10 girl was allegedly gangraped and then she died after the accused set her ablaze in Jewar area of Noida on Saturday, media reports said.

by IBNS May 10, 2015

J&K: Six injured in grenade attack

J&K: Six injured in grenade attack

Shopian, May 9 (IBNS) At least six civilians were injured in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir as a grenade lobbed by the militants exploded on Saturday, police said.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

Never get tired, keep working : Modi tells students

Never get tired, keep working : Modi tells students

Dantewada, Chhatisgarh, May 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday advised students not to work untiringly without keeping track of hours.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

Kutch in Gujarat experiences two mild tremors

Kutch in Gujarat experiences two mild tremors

Kutch, Gujarat, May 9 (IBNS) Two mild tremors in the span of one hour and 17 minutes were felt on Saturday morning in Kutch district of Gujarat.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

Villagers held captive by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, but police dispute

Villagers held captive by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, but police dispute

Raipur, May 9 (IBNS) As Narendra Modi visits the extremist hotbed of Bastar in Chhattisgarh on Saturday for the first time as Prime Minister, Maoists have reportedly held captive several villagers 80 km away from the venue of the PM's rally.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

West Bengal celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary

West Bengal celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary

Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): West Bengal along with the rest of India indulged in reciting, singing and dancing to the mellifluous creations of Rabindranath Tagore as they celebrated the birth anniversary of the world poet and Nobel laureate on Saturday.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

Another Vyapam scam accused found dead

Another Vyapam scam accused found dead

Bhopal, May 9 (IBNS) Yet another accused in the Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh- an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, officials and businessmen- has been found dead under mysterious circumstances taking the toll to eight and making the case further complicated.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

300 villagers held captive by Maoists ahead of Modi's Chhattisgarh visit

300 villagers held captive by Maoists ahead of Modi's Chhattisgarh visit

Raipur,May 9 (IBNS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Chhattisgarh, Maoists have held captive about 300 people of Marenga village in Sukma district, reports said.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

MIG-27 of IAF crashes in West Bengal: 2 people killed

MIG-27 of IAF crashes in West Bengal: 2 people killed

Alipurduar, West Bengal, May 9 (IBNS) A MiG-27 aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in West Bengal's Alipurduar on Friday killing two civilians though the pilot ejected safely.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

 Brother launches new ink refill tank printer series

Brother launches new ink refill tank printer series

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): Brother International, a leader in home and business IT peripherals that focuses on the Customer-First approach, has launched a range of Inkjet Multi-Function Centres that features a new Refill Tank System.

by IBNS May 09, 2015

PM releases commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda

PM releases commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda

New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Ambassadors of Norway, Philippines killed in Pakistan chopper crash

Ambassadors of Norway, Philippines killed in Pakistan chopper crash

Islamabad, May 8 (IBNS) Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D Lucenario Jr and Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen along with several others were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan's Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, said reports.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Cameron's Conservative Party set to win British elections

Cameron's Conservative Party set to win British elections

London, May 8 (IBNS) British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party is set to record a solid victory in the general election with projections and partial results Friday morning indicating that the party will at at least come close to winning an overall majority in Parliament.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

High Court suspends Salman's jail sentence

High Court suspends Salman's jail sentence

Mumbai, May 8 (IBNS) The Bombay high court suspended on Friday actor Salman Khans jail term in the 2002 hit-and-run case, pending appeal, giving him temporary reprieve.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Salman fan attempts suicide outside Bombay High Court

Salman fan attempts suicide outside Bombay High Court

Mumbai, May 8 (IBNS) A fan of actor Salman Khan has allegedly attempted to commit suicide outside the Bombay High Court, where hearing on the bail petition of the 49-year-old superstar was going on.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Main accused in Bengal nun gang-rape case arrested

Main accused in Bengal nun gang-rape case arrested

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS) Milon Sarkar, the main accused in the sensational gang-rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal's Nadia district has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Lok Sabha passes bill allowing children above 16 to be tried as adults

Lok Sabha passes bill allowing children above 16 to be tried as adults

New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that will allow children who are 16 and above to be tried as adults in serious crimes like rape and murder.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Parliament clears a historic bill on land swap with Bangladesh

Parliament clears a historic bill on land swap with Bangladesh

New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS) As Parliament on Thursday passed the constitutional amendment bill to clear a historic land agreement with Bangladesh and resolve a long standing border problem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Bangladesh counterpart Seikh Hasina and conveyed his greetings to her.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Aura boasts of being Mankundu's first five star residential project

Aura boasts of being Mankundu's first five star residential project

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): West Bengal's leading real estate developers Primarc and Riya recently launched Aura, the first five star residential project in Mankundu, Hooghly.

by IBNS May 08, 2015

Afghanistan: Khost blast injures 9

Afghanistan: Khost blast injures 9

Khost, May 7 (IBNS): At least nine people, including six policemen, were injured in a blast in Afghanistan's Khost province on Thursday, media reports said.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

CRPF personnel injured in J&K

CRPF personnel injured in J&K

Srinagar, May 7 (IBNS) A CRPF personnel was injured on Thursday in a fire mishap at Srinagars Qamarwari area in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

7.1 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea

7.1 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, May 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey the said.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

Objective news vital for information dissemination: Jaitley

Objective news vital for information dissemination: Jaitley

New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS) Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley has said that in view of the multifarious channels of information dissemination, the objective presentation of news should never become a casualty.

by IBNS May 07, 2015