Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil dies in Mumbai

Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil dies in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Former Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader RR Patil died in Mumbai on Monday.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Saradha: Rajat Majumder gets bail

Saradha: Rajat Majumder gets bail

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Kolkata High Court on Monday granted conditional bail to ex-IPS officer and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Rajat Majumder.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Modi meets Sri Lankan Prez, discusses civil nuclear cooperation

Modi meets Sri Lankan Prez, discusses civil nuclear cooperation

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Hyderabad House here, where both leaders discussed bilateral civil nuclear cooperation among other key strategic issues.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Special TADA Court convicts gangster Abu Salem in 1995 murder case

Special TADA Court convicts gangster Abu Salem in 1995 murder case

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Monday convicted extradited gangster Abu Salem in connection with the 1995 murder case of a Mumbai-based builder Pradeep Jain.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Mamata wins West Bengal bypolls

Mamata wins West Bengal bypolls

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal won the Krishnaganj assembly seat in Nadia by a handsome margin while it is leading in the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat as counting proceeded on Monday.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Fever gone, CM Kejriwal gets down to work today

Fever gone, CM Kejriwal gets down to work today

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday tweeted that he is much better now and his fever is gone, media reports said.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

VHP leader asks pro-Hindu groups not to make controversial comments

VHP leader asks pro-Hindu groups not to make controversial comments

Ludhiana, Feb 16 (IBNS): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international president Raghav Reddy on Sunday urged all pro-Hindu groups not to pass any controversial comments which could cause problems to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a smooth functioning, media reports said.

by IBNS February 16, 2015

Government constitutes SIT to probe 1984 riots

Government constitutes SIT to probe 1984 riots

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigating/re-investigating the cases of 1984 riots under the Chairmanship of Pramod Asthana, an IPS Officer.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Pakistan: 8 killed, 56 injured in Peshawar mosque attack

Pakistan: 8 killed, 56 injured in Peshawar mosque attack

Peshawar, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed and 56 were injured in a powerful blast near an imambargah or mosque in the Hayatabad area of Pakistan's Peshawar city during Friday prayers, media reports said.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

SC stays arrest of Teesta Setalvad till Feb 19

SC stays arrest of Teesta Setalvad till Feb 19

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed that social activist Teesta Setalvad will not be arrested till Feb 19 in connection with the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Two killed, three injured in Assam blast

Two killed, three injured in Assam blast

Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and three others injured in an powerful explosion in Assam's Sivsagar district on Friday morning, police said.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Manish Sisodia will be deputy CM in Kejriwal  cabinet

Manish Sisodia will be deputy CM in Kejriwal cabinet

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Senior Aaam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia will be the deputy chief minister of Delhi and thus be number two in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet that will take oath on Feb 14 at the Ramlila Maidan.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Modi speaks to Sharif, Hasina, wish them cricket luck

Modi speaks to Sharif, Hasina, wish them cricket luck

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and wished all the best to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Cricket World Cup. He also wished other SAARC nation leaders, including Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.

by India Blooms News Service February 12, 2015

South Delhi Christian school  vandalized

South Delhi Christian school vandalized

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): After reports of a series of attacks on churches, a convent school in south Delhi was allegedly vandalized by miscreants in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, deaths reported

Train derails in Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, deaths reported

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IBNS) An express train bound for Ernakulam from Hosur in Bengaluru jumped tracks at a place near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on Friday, killing two people at least and injuring over a dozen. Some reports put the death toll at eight.

by IBNS February 12, 2015

Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea rejected

Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea rejected

Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IBNS): The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected social activist Teesta Setalvad's anticipatory bail plea in connection with the Gulbarg society embezzlement case.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

Kejriwal, Sisodia meet PM, raise full-statehood issue

Kejriwal, Sisodia meet PM, raise full-statehood issue

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Days after Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a massive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the CM designate and party leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and raised the issue of granting full statehood to Delhi.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Dayananda Saraswati

PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Dayananda Saraswati

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to Swami Dayananda Saraswati on his birth anniversary.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

PM unhappy over temple in his name

PM unhappy over temple in his name

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his displeasure over building of a temple dedicated to him in Gujarat and said it was a 'shocking' move and against Indian tradition.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

Clarke not to play WC opener against England

Clarke not to play WC opener against England

Melbourne, Feb 12 (IBNS): Australian skipper Michael Clarke will not play the opening match of the World Cup against England on Saturday, officials said.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

Kejriwal to meet PM Modi today

Kejriwal to meet PM Modi today

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister's designate Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

Lapcare launches unbreakable headphone

Lapcare launches unbreakable headphone

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Lapcare, one of India's leading brands in smartphone, tablet and laptop accessories and peripherals, on Tuesday, announced the launch of its unbreakable headband headphones under the 'YO!' lifestyle series-the LMH207 .

by IBNS February 11, 2015

CapitalVia India Ideathon completes first phase with 260 new ideas

CapitalVia India Ideathon completes first phase with 260 new ideas

New Delhi/Indore, Feb 11 (IBNS) : CapitalVia Global Research Limiteds India Ideathon completed its first phase. India Ideathon, which opened on October 3 is organised to encourage and promote entrepreneurship among young minds.

by IBNS February 11, 2015

Delhi elections results and Indian market

Delhi elections results and Indian market

An anti-corruption party is headed for a stunning victory in the Delhi state elections in a huge setback for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We are expecting that the reform process will not stall, Its good to have AAP on the winning side in Delhi as for this will act as a counter mechanism, AAP in Delhi and BJP at centre this will help drive the reform process on a track.

by By Rohit Gadia, Founder & CEO, CapitalVia Global Research Ltd. February 10, 2015

Wake up India for cough syrup with Arvind Kejriwal

Wake up India for cough syrup with Arvind Kejriwal

If you can have coffee with Karan (the king of Bollywood candy floss who made famous the celebrity show), baby food with Rahul Gandhi (owing to his political immaturity) and tea with former tea-seller turned prime minister Narendra Modi, it is time for cough syrup with Arvind Kejriwal.

by By Sujoy Dhar February 10, 2015

Kiran Bedi apologises to 'karayakartas' for loss

Kiran Bedi apologises to 'karayakartas' for loss

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Former top cop turned BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Tuesday apologised to 'karayakartas' after failing to perform well in the Delhi Assembly poll which was completely dominated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

by IBNS February 09, 2015

Delhi victory: Shiv Sena congratulates Kejriwal

Delhi victory: Shiv Sena congratulates Kejriwal

Mumbai, Feb 10 (IBNS): The Shiv Sena on Tuesday congratulated Aam Aadmi party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal for leading his party to register a massive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls.

by IBNS February 09, 2015

Afghanistan: 5 militants killed

Afghanistan: 5 militants killed

Kabul, Feb 10 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed as they attacked the police headquarters in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Tuesday.

by IBNS February 09, 2015

Mamata congratulates AAP for Delhi victory

Mamata congratulates AAP for Delhi victory

New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal after his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a landslide victory in Delhi Assembly polls.

by IBNS February 09, 2015

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi congratulate Kejriwal

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi congratulate Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal after his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a massive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls.

by IBNS February 09, 2015