Tea with Kejriwal - fundraising event ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

Tea with Kejriwal - fundraising event ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The Aam Admi Party (AAP) has organized a Tea with Kejriwal event to raise funds ahead of the crucial Assembly election in Delhi, media reports said.

by IBNS December 26, 2014

Assam toll reaches 70, more killed in police firing, backlash

Assam toll reaches 70, more killed in police firing, backlash

Guwahati/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS) The death toll in the spiralling ethnic violence in Assam, where tribal Bodo militant group NDFB-S faction gunned down 62 men, women and children on Tuesday in four coordinated attacks, rose to 70 on Wednesday as reprisals followed and police resorted to firing to quell an unruly mob.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

Omar resigns as J&K CM, Guv accepts resignation

Omar resigns as J&K CM, Guv accepts resignation

Jammu, Dec 24 (IBNS): After facing an embarrassing loss in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday resigned as the Chief Minister of the northern state.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

Govt. will never surrender: Tarun Gogoi on Assam killings

Govt. will never surrender: Tarun Gogoi on Assam killings

Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS) The governments of India or Assam will never surrender, said Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi condemning the killings of innocent women and children by the Bodo militants, setting off a cycle of violence taking the toll to nearly 67.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

NDFB attacks trigger ethnic violence in Assam, 5 more die

NDFB attacks trigger ethnic violence in Assam, 5 more die

Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed in Assam in fresh violence reported on Wednesday even as the death toll in the National Democratic Front of Bodoland - Songbijit (NDFB-S) attack in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district rose to 62, taking the total number of people killed in the cycle of savagery to 67.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

Vajpayee should have awarded Bharat Ratna during UPA regime: Nitish

Vajpayee should have awarded Bharat Ratna during UPA regime: Nitish

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee should have been bestowed with the Bharat Ratna during the Congress-led United Progress Alliance (UPA) regime itself.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

30 Flights, 65 trains delayed due to fog in Delhi

30 Flights, 65 trains delayed due to fog in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): At least 30 flights and 65 trains delayed owing to dense fog in Delhi on Wednesday morning, media reports said. Four other trains were also cancelled.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Malviya

Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Malviya

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS) Former India Prime Minister and statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late Indian educationist-politician and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the government said on Wednesday.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

College girl allegedly raped by person posing as policeman

College girl allegedly raped by person posing as policeman

Chennai, Dec 24 (IBNS): A college student in Chennai was allegedly by a person posing as a policeman, media reports said.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

At least 55 people killed in militant attacks, shutdown called in Assam

At least 55 people killed in militant attacks, shutdown called in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 24 (IBNS): Death toll rose to 61 on Wednesday as National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) or NDFB (S) militants killed at least 52 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district, police said.

by IBNS December 24, 2014

Omar loses Sonwar, wins Beerwah

Omar loses Sonwar, wins Beerwah

Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS) Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whose National Conference lost the polls by emerging third after the PDP and BJP, on Tuesday won one seat but lost another from where he had contested the assembly polls.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

All options open in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP

All options open in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday said all options are open for the party in Jammu and Kashmir where it has nearly won or led in 25 seats but trailed behind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which won or led in 30 seats in the 87-member assembly.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

BJP takes Jharkhand, trails behind PDP in Kashmir

BJP takes Jharkhand, trails behind PDP in Kashmir

Srinagar/Ranchi, Dec 23 (IBNS): India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the assembly polls in Jharkhand and is all set to form the government in the eastern state, while it is trailing behind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir which apparently is headed for a hung assembly as counting of votes is underway in the two states that went to state polls recently.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

Lotus will bloom in Kashmir: Hina

Lotus will bloom in Kashmir: Hina

Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the high profile Amira Kadal constituency in Kashmir Hina Bhat on Tuesday said she was confident that the lotus would bloom in the valley.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

Young woman alleges sexual assault in Puducherry

Young woman alleges sexual assault in Puducherry

Puducherry, Dec 23 (IBNS): A young woman in Puducherry alleged that she was raped while lying on the beach, police said.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

BJP bags Jharkhand, neck-and-neck with PDP in Kashmir

BJP bags Jharkhand, neck-and-neck with PDP in Kashmir

Ranchi/Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS): India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is winning the assembly polls in Jharkhand and will form the government in the eastern state, while it is in a close contest with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir which apparently is headed for a hung assembly as counting of votes is underway in the two states that went to state polls recently.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

Jharkhand, J&K: Assembly polls counting to begin

Jharkhand, J&K: Assembly polls counting to begin

Ranchi, Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS): Counting of votes will be held in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand where voting was held to elect the new assemblies on Tuesday.

by IBNS December 23, 2014

Water fleas prepared for trip to space

Water fleas prepared for trip to space

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS) Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK are preparing water fleas for their trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will be observed by astronauts.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

University of Birmingham academics creates festive family of penguins with 3D laser printers

University of Birmingham academics creates festive family of penguins with 3D laser printers

Birmingham, Dec 22 (IBNS) Academics from the University of Birmingham have created a festive family of penguins using 3D laser printers.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

India needs  sustainable cold chain of refrigerated warehousing and transport: Experts

India needs sustainable cold chain of refrigerated warehousing and transport: Experts

Birmingham, Dec 22 (IBNS) 43 billion worth of fruit and vegetables wasted annually in India could be better conserved if the country had a sustainable cold chain of refrigerated warehousing and transport, says the UK's University of Birmingham experts in a new study.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

 "Samajwadi Janata Dal" attacks Modi over black money in Delhi rally

"Samajwadi Janata Dal" attacks Modi over black money in Delhi rally

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): The "Samajwadi Janata Dal" , where former Janata Parivar leaders Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar and Mulayam Singh Yadav , have come together, on Monday attacked Narendra Modi over the black money issue from a rally in the national capital.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Lok Sabha adjourned over conversion ruckus

Lok Sabha adjourned over conversion ruckus

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): The lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, was adjourned amid a ruckus over the conversion issue. The upper house was adjourned too earlier as the issue continued to roil Parliament and in demand of a statement by the Prime Minister.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

ED summons Punjab minister in money laundering case

ED summons Punjab minister in money laundering case

Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a summon notice to Punjabs cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said..

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Four militants executed in Pak

Four militants executed in Pak

Faisalabad, Dec 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday executed four more militants putting an end to the six-year-old moratorium on death penalty, media reports said.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Elderly woman killed in stampede in Andhra Pradesh

Elderly woman killed in stampede in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, Dec 22 (IBNS): An elderly woman died in a stampede that broke out at a post office in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning, media reports said. She was killed in the rush to get in.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Congress RS member Sanjay Singhs estranged son joins BJP in Amethi

Congress RS member Sanjay Singhs estranged son joins BJP in Amethi

Amethi, Dec 22 (IBNS): Congress Rajya Sabha (RS) member and former Amethi royal Sanjay Singhs estranged son Anant Vikram joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, media reports said.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

No conflict between BJP and RSS over conversion: Venkaiah Naidu

No conflict between BJP and RSS over conversion: Venkaiah Naidu

Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IBNS): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that there was no conflict between the party and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the issue of religious conversions.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Kerala govt orders probe into Sunday's conversion

Kerala govt orders probe into Sunday's conversion

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Kerala government ordered a probe into the religious conversion of eight families in Alappuzha, media reports said.

by IBNS December 22, 2014

Real estate sector addresses one of the basic needs of mankind, a home

Real estate sector addresses one of the basic needs of mankind, a home

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) The Indian real estate business is giving positive vibes as green buildings and eco-friendly homes are gaining momentum among non-resident Indians.

by By Vinay Jain, CMD, AVJ group December 22, 2014

Flights, train services delayed owing to thick fog in Delhi

Flights, train services delayed owing to thick fog in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): At least 36 flights have been delayed and three have been cancelled due to heavy fog in Delhi on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS December 22, 2014