Kashmir on flood alert, people asked to move to safety

Kashmir on flood alert, people asked to move to safety

Srinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Monday declared flood in the Kashmir Valley, asking people living close to the banks of the Jhelum River to exercise extreme caution and move to safer places.

by IBNS March 30, 2015

247 members voted to remove Yadav, Bhushan: AAP

247 members voted to remove Yadav, Bhushan: AAP

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): After ousting rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the National Executive adopting a resolution in a National Council meeting that witnessed extreme acrimony and allegations flying thick between two warring sides, the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday defended its stand saying 247 votes were in the favour of the resolution.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

Rajasthan assembly approves bill against camel slaughter

Rajasthan assembly approves bill against camel slaughter

Jaipur, Mar 28(IBNS) The Rajasthan assembly has passed a bill prohibiting camel slaughter in the state Rajasthan Legislative Assembly today passed by a voice vote a bill to stop camel slaughter in the state.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

Met department predicts heavy snow in Kashmir

Met department predicts heavy snow in Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 28 (IBNS): Fresh western disturbances in quick succession are likely to affect Jammu & Kashmir and adjoining areas from Saturday evening to April 4 with occasional gaps, Met officials said in a weather warning.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

US cop indicted for using unreasonable force on Indian Sureshbhai Patel

US cop indicted for using unreasonable force on Indian Sureshbhai Patel

Washington, Mar 28(IBNS) A US police officer, accused of throwing to the ground and causing partial paralysis of a 57-year-old Indian has been indicted on Friday by grand jury on a civil rights charge for the use of unreasonable force.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

First arrest in Maharashtra for violating beef ban

First arrest in Maharashtra for violating beef ban

Nashik, Mar 28(IBNS) In the first instance of crackdown after the Maharashtra government put a total prohibition on beef, police have arrested two persons for violating the ban.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

AAP national council meet likely to remove Yadav, Bhushan

AAP national council meet likely to remove Yadav, Bhushan

New Delhi, Mar 28(IBNS) Amid a heightened internal rift that appears to have reached the point of no return,the national council of the Aam Aadmi Party is likely to remove on Saturday senior leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.

by IBNS March 28, 2015

Brawl in J&K Assembly, NC member injured

Brawl in J&K Assembly, NC member injured

Jammu, mar 27 (IBNS): Legislators were seen manhandling, shoving and even hitting each other as complete chaos erupted in the state Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday leaving a National Conference (NC) member injured in a scuffle with marshalls.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

President, VP greet citizens ahead of Ram Navami

President, VP greet citizens ahead of Ram Navami

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted citizens as India gears up to celebrate Ram Navami on Saturday.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

Germanwings crash: German Police probe on co-pilot

Germanwings crash: German Police probe on co-pilot

Duesseldorf, Mar 27 (IBNS): After it was revealed that the co-pilot of Germanwings jetliner, which crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne on Tuesday killing all 150 people on board, German Police have started a probe to investigate his possible motives in doing so.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

President to confer Bharat Ratna on Atal Bihari Vajpayee today

President to confer Bharat Ratna on Atal Bihari Vajpayee today

Srinagar, Mar 27 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, at his home on Friday.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

Nitish Kumar to meet Arvind Kejriwal today

Nitish Kumar to meet Arvind Kejriwal today

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Amid the internal rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will on Friday meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

Dornier crash: Body of one woman Navy Officer recovered

Dornier crash: Body of one woman Navy Officer recovered

Panaji, Mar 27 (IBNS): The body of one woman Navy Officer, identified as Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat, was on Thursday evening recovered from the wreckage of the Navy Dornier aircraft that crashed in the sea near Goa on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

Rift deepens within AAP, truce talks with Yogendra, Prashant fail

Rift deepens within AAP, truce talks with Yogendra, Prashant fail

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): As the rift is deepening within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), speculations are rife that senior leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan might be sacked from the party, reports said.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

2002 hit and run case: Salman Khan to record his statement

2002 hit and run case: Salman Khan to record his statement

Mumbai, Mar 27 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Friday will put up his defence and record statement in the 2002 hit and run case.

by IBNS March 27, 2015

India's oldest woman Kunjannam dies in Kerala

India's oldest woman Kunjannam dies in Kerala

Thrissur,Kerala, Mar 25(IBNS) Kunjannam, to be the oldest woman in India, died at a private hospital at Thrissur in Kerala on Tuesday at the age of 112.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

Underworld  don Ejaz Lakdawala's aide arrested

Underworld don Ejaz Lakdawala's aide arrested

New Delhi Mar 25(IBNS) : The Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have aborted an assassination plot with the arrest of a man believed to be the aide of underworld don Ejaz Lakdawala.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

MP governor's son, accused in MPPEB scam, found dead in Lucknow

MP governor's son, accused in MPPEB scam, found dead in Lucknow

Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh Yadav, who was an accused in the Professional Examination Board (PEB) scam, was found dead at his home in Lucknow on Wednesday morning.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

Govt may allow Land Ordinance to lapse?

Govt may allow Land Ordinance to lapse?

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): The Central Government is now considering to let the Land Ordinance lapse in normal course on April 5 and not reissue it, media reports said on Wednesday.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Andheri commercial building

Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Andheri commercial building

Mumbai, Mar 25 (IBNS): A fire broke out on Wednesday at a commercial building in Mumbai's Andheri East.

by India Blooms News Service March 25, 2015

Bengal missionary school gets 4 threat letters, security tightened

Bengal missionary school gets 4 threat letters, security tightened

Kolkata, Mar 25 (IBNS): After a spate of attacks on churches across India recently, a missionary school in north Bengal has received four handwritten letters in Hindi with a threat message of being set on fire along with a nearby church if the nuns who run it did not leave immediately.

by India Blooms News Service March 25, 2015

Posters put up in UP offering reward for finding 'missing' Rahul Gandhi

Posters put up in UP offering reward for finding 'missing' Rahul Gandhi

Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's month long sabbatical, posters have been put up in the state of Uttar Pradesh declaring the Congress Vice President 'missing'.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

Navy surveillance aircraft crashes into sea near Goa, two crew missing

Navy surveillance aircraft crashes into sea near Goa, two crew missing

Panaji, Mar 25 (IBNS): An Indian Navy surveillance aircraft has crashed into the sea near Goa leaving two crew members missing, reports said.

by IBNS March 25, 2015

BJP and Congress hail scrapping of Sec.66 A by SC

BJP and Congress hail scrapping of Sec.66 A by SC

New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order to strike down section 66A of the ITA Act, the controversial law that allowed arrests for offensive content online.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

New Zeland beat S Africa to reach World Cup final

New Zeland beat S Africa to reach World Cup final

Auckland, Mar 24 (IBNS): A mighty sixer by Grant Elliot took New Zealand to their first ever final of ICC World Cup tournament as they beat South Africa by four wickets via Duckworth Lewis in the rain-curtailed, but pulsating first semi-final here on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

India's daughter: SC seeks response from lawyers for comments on women

India's daughter: SC seeks response from lawyers for comments on women

New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from two lawyers who had made highly controversial comments on Indian women in a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

J U molestation: Arrested students granted bail

J U molestation: Arrested students granted bail

Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): Two Jadavpur University students, arrested in connection with the molestation of another student of Jadavpur University, have been granted bail on Monday midnight.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

Afghanistan: Militants attack bus, kill 13 civilians

Afghanistan: Militants attack bus, kill 13 civilians

Kabul, Mar 24 (IBNS): Militants attacked civilian bus on Kabul-Ghazni highway which killed at least 13 people, media reports said on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

Pakistan: Murder convict hanged

Pakistan: Murder convict hanged

Multan, Mar 24 (IBNS) A person, who was found guilty of murder, has been hanged in Pakistan's Multan Central Jail on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act

SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Section 66A of IT Act.

by IBNS March 24, 2015