Assam : Seven killed, 15 injured in three road mishaps

Assam : Seven killed, 15 injured in three road mishaps

Guwahati, May 9 (IBNS) : At least seven people were killed and 15 injured in three separate road mishaps in Assam in the past 24 hours.

by India Blooms News Service May 09, 2017

Modi to address nation from Guwahati on May 26 on NDA Govt's three years

Modi to address nation from Guwahati on May 26 on NDA Govt's three years

Guwahati, May 9 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from Guwahati on May 26 to mark the completion of three years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA Government.

by India Blooms News Service May 09, 2017

Two hardcore NSCN (K) militants nabbed  in Arunachal Pradesh

Two hardcore NSCN (K) militants nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, May 6 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended two hardcore militants belonging to NSCN (K) from Arunachal Pradesh's Khonsa area , officials said on Saturday.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Kashmir : After bank robberies, cash transaction stopped in 40 branches

Kashmir : After bank robberies, cash transaction stopped in 40 branches

Srinagar, May 6 (IBNS) : Police have stopped cash transactions in at least 40 branches in Pulwama and Shopian of South Kashmir following a sudden spurt in bank robberies by suspected militants in the last few days.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Yogi Adityanath sweeps streets with broom to lead cleanliness drive in UP

Yogi Adityanath sweeps streets with broom to lead cleanliness drive in UP

Lucknow, May 6 (IBNS) : A day after a state-sponsored survey revealed the names of cleanest and dirtiest cities in India, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Y,ogi Adityanath took to the street with a broom on Saturday to kick-start a move to make the state, languishing at the bottom of chart, cleaner, media reports said.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron hit by massive email hack

French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron hit by massive email hack

Paris, May 6 (IBNS): Ahead of Sunday's Presidential polls in France, Emmanuel Macron, the front runner for Elysee Palace, received a setback as he complained of a 'massive, coordinated email hack', reports said.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Gas leak near Delhi school, 70 students taken to hospital

Gas leak near Delhi school, 70 students taken to hospital

New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS) : About 70 students were hospitalised after they fell sick following a gas leak from a container in an area close to a south Delhi girls' school on Saturday morning, media reports said.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Bengaluru: Wife arrested for shooting husband thrice following argument

Bengaluru: Wife arrested for shooting husband thrice following argument

Bengaluru, May 6 (IBNS): Law enforcers have arrested a Bengaluru based businessman's wife after she allegedly open fired at her husband at a busy junction near Electronics City on Fridayevening, reports said.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Republican Healthcare far better than Ocare, says US President Donald Trump

Republican Healthcare far better than Ocare, says US President Donald Trump

Washington, May 6 (IBNS): Slamming the American media yet again for 'making his victory look as bad as possible', US President Donald Trump said that the Republican Healthcare plan is far better than the recently repealed Obamacare.

by IBNS May 06, 2017

Dr Bobby George speaks on healthcare laws in his book 'The Act that Wasnt'

Dr Bobby George speaks on healthcare laws in his book 'The Act that Wasnt'

Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): How well do you know your the law? Well, before we start taking a little guilt trip of our own, conclusive data has revealed that 9 out of 10 people around us do not know their law and rights very well.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

Suspected militants kill two abducted Kuki people in Manipur

Suspected militants kill two abducted Kuki people in Manipur

Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS) : Police on Friday morning recovered the bodies of two Kuki tribals who were among the three abducted by suspected militants.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

President pays homage  to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary

President pays homage to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

Uttar Pradesh : 14 killed, 28 injured as truck with marriage party falls into canal in Etah

Uttar Pradesh : 14 killed, 28 injured as truck with marriage party falls into canal in Etah

Etah, Uttar Pradesh, May 5 (IBNS) : Fourteen members of a marriage party were killed and at least 28 injured when a truck carrying them veered off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradeshs Etah district early on Friday morning, media reports said.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

Kerala : Thrissur Pooram festival starts with pomp and gaiety

Kerala : Thrissur Pooram festival starts with pomp and gaiety

Thrissur, Kerala, May 5 (IBNS) : Thrissur Pooram, one of the most prominent annual festivals in Kerala, began on Friday amid pomp and fanfare, reports said.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

Samajwadi Party heads for a split, Mulayam Singh to head a new party in Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party heads for a split, Mulayam Singh to head a new party in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, May 5 (IBSN) : In the biggest political development in Uttar Pradesh since the Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party heads for an imminent split with its founder Mulayam Singh Yadav going to head a new party, the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, reports said.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

New No Fly rules announced, Govt categorieses 3 levels of offence

New No Fly rules announced, Govt categorieses 3 levels of offence

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : After the recent unsavoury incident involving Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaekwad, the Government on Friday announced new rules for a "no-fly list" for unruly passengers, stipulating suspension for three months to two years or more for offences, reports said.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

Supreme Court ruling today on the reprieve appeal of Nirbhaya convicts

Supreme Court ruling today on the reprieve appeal of Nirbhaya convicts

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : Four years after a 23-year-old medical student was tortured and gang-raped in a moving bus in the national capital, triggering nationwide horror and indignation, the Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether the four men sentenced to death by a trial court deserve the penalty, reports said.

by IBNS May 05, 2017

PM Modi greets ML Khattar on his birthday

PM Modi greets ML Khattar on his birthday

New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the latter's birthday.

by India Blooms News Service May 05, 2017

Four suspected Maoists arrested in connection with the Sukma attack on CRPF

Four suspected Maoists arrested in connection with the Sukma attack on CRPF

New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : Nearly ten days after 25 CRPF jawans were killed in a deadly ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, four people, believed to be involved in the attack, have been arrested, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service May 04, 2017

Bombay High Court denies death penalty for Bilkis Bano rape-murder convicts, upholds life sentenche

Bombay High Court denies death penalty for Bilkis Bano rape-murder convicts, upholds life sentenche

Mumbai, May 4 (IBNS) : The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the life imprisonment of 11 convicts in the gang-rape and murder of Bilkis Bano, committed during the post-Godhra Gujarat pogrom while rejected their death penalty as demanded by the CBI, media reports said.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Alert sounded along Indo-Myanmar border as 100 militants take shelter to carry out attacks

Alert sounded along Indo-Myanmar border as 100 militants take shelter to carry out attacks

Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS) : Security has been beefed up along the Indo-Myanmar border following intelligence reports about probable militant attacks on security forces.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Kashmir: Security forces cordon off over 20 villages in Shopian

Kashmir: Security forces cordon off over 20 villages in Shopian

Srinagar, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Security forces on Thursday morning cordoned off more than 20 villages in Shopian of SouthKashmir as part of a major crackdown following spurt in militant activities, police said.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

USA: Murder-suicide kills two at Texas college

USA: Murder-suicide kills two at Texas college

Irving, May 4 (IBNS): At least two people have died following a suspected murder-suicide at a Texas college, reports said.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Punjab: Police lands search for three suspicious men near international border

Punjab: Police lands search for three suspicious men near international border

Amritsar, May 4 (IBNS): The Punjab Police has sounded a high alert after three men jumped a signal and sped away under suspicious circumstances near Baharampur sector, reports said.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Afghanistan: Premature IED explosion kills Taliban militant

Afghanistan: Premature IED explosion kills Taliban militant

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): A Taliban militant was killed as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb exploded prematurely in Afghanistan's Balkh province, local Khaama Press reported.

by India Blooms News Service May 04, 2017

Perpetrators, not victims, should be shamed for conflict-related sexual violence  UN report

Perpetrators, not victims, should be shamed for conflict-related sexual violence UN report

New York, May 4 (Just Earth News)Survivors of sexual violence in war zones need to be recognized as legitimate victims of conflict and terrorism, and not blamed, stigmatized or shamed, the United Nations has said in an annual report to be presented to the Security Council.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Mumbai: Manthan: Art & Science of developing leaders book launched

Mumbai: Manthan: Art & Science of developing leaders book launched

Mumbai, May 2 (IBNS): In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world of today, leaders are faced with ever new set of challenges. If competitive pressures are high then businesses are also increasingly confronted with ethical dilemmas ranging from scarcity of resources to being mindful of local community needs.

by IBNS May 02, 2017

College of Engineering in association with AICTE and British Council presents Teacher Training Workshop in Kolkata

College of Engineering in association with AICTE and British Council presents Teacher Training Workshop in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 2 (IBNS): JIS College of Engineering in association with AICTE along with the British Council is conducting a Teacher Training Workshop on E-Learning Challenges and Oppurtunities on Tuesday at JIS College of Engineering.

by IBNS May 02, 2017

Pak BAT team that mutilated Indian soldiers' bodies included terrorists : BSF ADG

Pak BAT team that mutilated Indian soldiers' bodies included terrorists : BSF ADG

New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS) : As the mutilation of bodies of two Indian soldiers continues to rock the country, the Border Security Force has said that the Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) that launched cross-border attack on Indian posts in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, comprised army regulars and terrorists.

by IBNS May 02, 2017

Infosys to hire 10,000 Americans after Trump's visa policy revision

Infosys to hire 10,000 Americans after Trump's visa policy revision

New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS) : In what people may perceive as a result of US President Donald Trump's H-1B visa policy, Indian IT giant Infosys will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years.

by IBNS May 02, 2017