Sonowal 'deeply aggrieved'  over Kerala athlete athlete

Sonowal 'deeply aggrieved' over Kerala athlete athlete

Alappuzha, May 7 (IBNS): Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said he was deeply aggrieved by the death of an athlete in Kerala and directed the Director General of SAI to rush to the spot and give him a factual report on the incident.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

UK goes to crucial Parliamentary election today

UK goes to crucial Parliamentary election today

London, May 7 (IBNS) The United Kingdom goes to polls on Thursday in what is being said one of the toughest elections in decades.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

At least 11 killed in Bengal firecracker factory explosion

At least 11 killed in Bengal firecracker factory explosion

Pingla, West Bengal, May 7 (IBNS) At least 11 people have been killed and 7 injured following a massive explosion in a firecracker factory at Pingla in the West Midnapore district.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

12 BJP MPs pressed wrong button to vote against GST bill

12 BJP MPs pressed wrong button to vote against GST bill

New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS) The government faced embarrassing moments in the Lok Sabha as 12 BJP members pressed the wrong button and voted against a clause of the GST Bill.

by IBNS May 07, 2015

Salman proved guilty : Sentenced to jail for 5 years in hit-and-run case

Salman proved guilty : Sentenced to jail for 5 years in hit-and-run case

Mumbai, May 6 (IBNS) Bollywood megastar Salman Khan on Wednesday was sentenced to five years in jail after he was convicted by a Mumbai sessions court in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case in which a pedestrian was crushed under the wheels of the SUV the actor was driving.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Salman Khan gets 5 year jail in hit and run case

Salman Khan gets 5 year jail in hit and run case

Mumbai, May 6 (IBNS) Bollywood megastar Salman Khan on Wednesday was sentenced to five years in jail after he was convicted by a Mumbai sessions court in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case. All charges against him are proved.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Modi Govt made u-turn from the promise of good governance: Sonia

Modi Govt made u-turn from the promise of good governance: Sonia

New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government accusing it of making a "blatant u-turn" from its promises of transparency and good governance.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

14 students of Andhra Pradesh stopped en route to Syria and Iraq

14 students of Andhra Pradesh stopped en route to Syria and Iraq

Hyderabad, May 6 (IBNS) In a significant development, 14 students, who left home for Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State (IS), were stopped at Hyderabad airport.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Sonia assails Modi for 'outrageous' remarks against previous govts. on foreign soil

Sonia assails Modi for 'outrageous' remarks against previous govts. on foreign soil

New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday assailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticizing previous governments during his visit to Canada last month.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Rajasthan Govt plans use of cow urine in disinfecting hospitals

Rajasthan Govt plans use of cow urine in disinfecting hospitals

Jaipur, May 6 (IBNS) After opening a refinery for collecting cow urine in Jalore district, the Rajasthan government now plans to use the liquid to disinfect hospitals in the state.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Sonia to launch offensive against Government in Parliament

Sonia to launch offensive against Government in Parliament

New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS) Days after Rahul Gandhi's vitriolics in Parliament, his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to launch an offensive against the NDA government on Wednesday when she is likely to move an adjournment motion.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Salman Khan faces verdict today in the hit-and-run case

Salman Khan faces verdict today in the hit-and-run case

Mumbai, May 6 (IBNS) Actor Salman Khan faces verdict on Wednesday in the hit-and-run case as a court will tell him whether he is guilty in running over pavement dwellers with his SUV 13 years ago.

by IBNS May 06, 2015

Urban India drifts towards voguish high-rise superstructures

Urban India drifts towards voguish high-rise superstructures

Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS): India has, in past two decades, witnessed a steady rise in the number of high-rise residential projects with luxury spilled all over them.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

AAP MLA Jarnail Singh declared absconder by police

AAP MLA Jarnail Singh declared absconder by police

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh has officially been declared an absconder by the Delhi Police on the charge of assaulting a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) engineer.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

Moga girl's death triggers uproar by opposition in Lok Sabha

Moga girl's death triggers uproar by opposition in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) The death of a teenager who was molested and thrown off a bus last week in Punjab's Moga on Tuesday triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha as the opposition took up the issue to raise a storm of protests.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

Hafiz Saedd's clean chit to Lakhvi in 26/11 attacks evokes strong Indian rebuttal

Hafiz Saedd's clean chit to Lakhvi in 26/11 attacks evokes strong Indian rebuttal

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) India on Tuesday dismissed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's clean chit to Lashkar-e-Toiba leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the y 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

I water garden plants with my urine : Gadkari

I water garden plants with my urine : Gadkari

Nagpur, May 5 (IBNS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that he waters his plants in his Delhi bungalow with urine.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea triggers fears of Tsunami

7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea triggers fears of Tsunami

Sydney, May 5 (IBNS) A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday sounding off a tsunami warning.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

Indian engineer, who turned IS activist dies in Syria

Indian engineer, who turned IS activist dies in Syria

Hyderabad, May 5 (IBNS) An engineering student from Hyderabad, who had gone to join the Islamic State, has died in the fighting in Syria.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

Modi to visit China, Mongolia, South Korea next week

Modi to visit China, Mongolia, South Korea next week

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tour China, Mongolia, Republic of Korea in another spell of three-nation visit from May 14-19

by India Blooms News Service May 05, 2015

Top Maoist leader Roopesh arrested with wife in Tamil Nadu

Top Maoist leader Roopesh arrested with wife in Tamil Nadu

Hyderabad, May 5 (IBNS) Roopesh, one of the top Maoists in the country, has been arrested with his wife Shyna in Tamil Nadu in what is being described as a major breakthrough for the police of four southern states.

by IBNS May 05, 2015

Maoists kill two tribals in Andhra Pradesh

Maoists kill two tribals in Andhra Pradesh

Hyederabad, May 4 (IBNS) Maoists have shot dead two more tribals in Andhra Pradesh suspecting them to be police informers.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

Mamata accepts protocol to receive Modi in Bengal on May 9

Mamata accepts protocol to receive Modi in Bengal on May 9

Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS) In a change from her 'daggers drawn' stance against Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will cut short her visit to districts to receive the Prime Minister when he arrives Kolkata on May 9 on a two-day visit.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

Grand celebrations to mark Modi govt's one year

Grand celebrations to mark Modi govt's one year

New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) A grand celebration awaits the completion of Narendra Modi government's one year in power through a series of meetings and programmes.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

Buddha's path can save world from war : Modi

Buddha's path can save world from war : Modi

New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said treading the path as preached by lord Buddha can save the world from wars.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

After Moga another bus molestation allegation in Punjab

After Moga another bus molestation allegation in Punjab

Khanna, Punjab, May 4 (IBNS) As the incident of death of a teenager girl, who was molested and thrown off a moving bus, another woman was allegedly harassed in a private bus on Sunday.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

"Media has taken contract to finish off AAP" : Kejriwal

"Media has taken contract to finish off AAP" : Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) Launching a tirade against the media, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the fourth estate has accepted a supari (contract) to finish off his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

by IBNS May 04, 2015

President condoles the passing away of Shri Baleshwar Ram

President condoles the passing away of Shri Baleshwar Ram

New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday condoled the passing away of former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader from Bihar Baleshwar Ram.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

Prophet cartoons conference: 2 gunmen killed

Prophet cartoons conference: 2 gunmen killed

Washington, May 4 (IBNS): Two gunmen were killed outside a venue where a contest for Prophet Mohammed cartoons in a Dallas suburb in the US on Sunday was being held, media reports said.

by IBNS May 04, 2015

IAS officer arrested for plotting friend's murder

IAS officer arrested for plotting friend's murder

New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS) An IAS officer has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly planning the murder of a close friend.

by India Blooms News Service May 01, 2015