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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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

Singh should quit if disgusted with double standards of his govt: Tewari

Singh should quit if disgusted with double standards of his govt: Tewari

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): A day VK Singh attended the Pakistan Day function here, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday slammed the Minister of State for External Affairs over his 'disgust' and 'duty' tweets.

by IBNS March 24, 2015

Will do anything to protect minorities: Rajnath Singh

Will do anything to protect minorities: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Following two church attacks in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur area, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said he will do anything to protect the minorities.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Modi writes to Pak PM on National Day

Modi writes to Pak PM on National Day

New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wrote to his Pakistani counterpart as the neighbouring nation is celebrating the National Day of Pakistan.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Used to handover books to students during exams: Lalu

Used to handover books to students during exams: Lalu

Patna, Mar 23 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has sparked a row after he said he used to hand out text books to students during exams to copy from in order to make them pass.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Karnataka govt announces CBI probe into IAS officer death

Karnataka govt announces CBI probe into IAS officer death

Bangalore, Mar 23 (IBNS) The Karnataka government on Monday ordered for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of IAS officer DK Ravi.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

MP: 6 arrested over church attack

MP: 6 arrested over church attack

Jabalpur, Mar 23 (IBNS) The police have arrested six people for allegedly vandalising a church in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur area, reports said on Monday.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Submit proofs against me: Shetty dares Jain

Submit proofs against me: Shetty dares Jain

Mumbai, Mar 23 (IBNS) Amid a case of fraud lodged against her, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Monday rejected all accusations and asked Manoj Jain, who is a chairman of the Kolkata-based company, to submit all proofs against her to prove his claims.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Modi pays homage to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru

Modi pays homage to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru

New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to India freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Singapore's first PM Lee Kuan Yew dies

Singapore's first PM Lee Kuan Yew dies

Singapore, Mar 23 (IBNS): Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew breathed his last on Monday.

by IBNS March 23, 2015

Modi's greets people on various festivals

Modi's greets people on various festivals

New Delhi, Mar 21(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people on occasion of various festivals across the country.

by India Blooms News Service March 20, 2015

CBI to widen probe on corporate espionage

CBI to widen probe on corporate espionage

New Delhi, Mar 21(IBNS) the Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to examine the officials of the corporate affairs department in connection with the alleged theft and sale of confidential documents to corporate groups.

by IBNS March 20, 2015

HC asks Mamata Govt to give ads to CPI(M) mouthpiece

HC asks Mamata Govt to give ads to CPI(M) mouthpiece

Kolkata, Mar 21(IBNS) The Calcutta High Court has ordered that the Mamata Banerjee government must give advertisements to Ganashakti, the CPI(M) mouthpiece in West Bengal.

by IBNS March 20, 2015