Fire engulfs Kashmir's Kupwara market

Fire engulfs Kashmir's Kupwara market

Kupwara, Apr 4 (IBNS): A major fire which broke out in Northern Kashmirs Kupwara district on Monday around 11 p.m., gutted more than 50 shops, seven houses and a commercial building, official said.

by IBNS April 04, 2017

St. Petersburg explosion: Death toll rises to 11, at least 45 injured

St. Petersburg explosion: Death toll rises to 11, at least 45 injured

Moscow, Apr 4 (IBNS): At least 11 people have died in the twin underground stations blast, which rocked Russia's St. Petersburg on Mondayafternoon, reports said.

by IBNS April 04, 2017

Australia: Woman, two children drown in flooded river

Australia: Woman, two children drown in flooded river

Sydney, Apr 4 (IBNS): A woman and her two children drowned in a flooded river in New South Wales, after their car plunged into the water-body, reports said.

by IBNS April 04, 2017

EVM row: BJP slams AAP as sour losers

EVM row: BJP slams AAP as sour losers

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Taking a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its allegations in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering row, the BJP has termed the former as 'sour losers'.

by IBNS April 04, 2017

Hindustani classical singer Kishori Amonkar dies, aged 84; PM Modi condoles loss

Hindustani classical singer Kishori Amonkar dies, aged 84; PM Modi condoles loss

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of Indian Classical singer Kishori Amonkar.

by IBNS April 04, 2017

PM Modi interacts with students at Smart India Hackathon 2017

PM Modi interacts with students at Smart India Hackathon 2017

Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a group of students from Guru Nanak Institute of Technology in the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2017 on Saturday.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

Iran releases 15 Indian fishermen

Iran releases 15 Indian fishermen

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS) : Iran has released 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen nearly five-and-a-half months after they were captured after straying into the central Asian country's waters, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.

by India Blooms News Service April 03, 2017

Army jawan arrested with two grenades at Srinagar airport

Army jawan arrested with two grenades at Srinagar airport

Srinagar, Apr 3 (IBNS) : A soldier was arrested at Srinagar airport on Monday morning after two live grenades were found in his baggage, media reports said.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

Top Delhi Congress leader quits party ahead of MCD polls

Top Delhi Congress leader quits party ahead of MCD polls

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS) : Ahead of the upcoming Delhi civic polls the Congress suffers a big jolt as top party leader AK Walia has resigned alleging corruption in distribution of tickets, reports said.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

Makers release new poster of Meri Pyaari Bindu

Makers release new poster of Meri Pyaari Bindu

Mumbai, Apr 3 (IBNS): The makers of Bollywood movie Meri Pyaari Bindu have released a new poster of the film.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will, says Donald Trump

If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will, says Donald Trump

Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): Responding to nuclear threats from North Korea, US President Donald Trump has said that his government is going to take on the Kim Jong-un led nation, with or without the help of China.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

Indian Edtech player Eruditus raises $8 Million from Bertelsmann

Indian Edtech player Eruditus raises $8 Million from Bertelsmann

Mumbai, Apr 3 (IBNS): Eruditus Executive Education recently announced that it has raised $8 million (INR 52.36 crore) in its Series B round from Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), an official release stated.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

Suresh Prabhu pays homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji on death anniversary

Suresh Prabhu pays homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji on death anniversary

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday paid homage to late Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji on the latter's death anniversary.

by IBNS April 03, 2017

FIFA completes internal investigation, shares findings with authorities

FIFA completes internal investigation, shares findings with authorities

Zurich, Apr 3 (IBNS): FIFA announced on Friday that it has completed the internal investigation it began in June 2015 after the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced investigations into allegations of criminal misconduct, bribery and corruption in world football, an official release stated.

by India Blooms News Service April 03, 2017

PM Modi to have video conference with students at  Guru Nanak Institute of Technology

PM Modi to have video conference with students at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): At a time when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking steps to streamline the health sector of West Bengal, on Apr 1 over 360 students from all over the country will converge at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT), Kolkata to solve the digital woes of the health sector of India as part of Smart India Hackathon 2017.

by IBNS April 02, 2017

West Bengal State Akademi, RBU organises Basant Utsav

West Bengal State Akademi, RBU organises Basant Utsav

Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with All India Radio, Kolkata and Doordarshan Kendra, Kolkata, organised the Basant Utsav a classical music concert featuring artistes and well-known accompanists at the Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata on March 17 and 18.

by IBNS April 02, 2017

The new Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI debuts in India

The new Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI debuts in India

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced the launch of the new Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI FWD adding to an exciting lineup that includes recently launched new Audi Q3 2.0 TDI FWD and new Audi Q3 2.0 TDI quattro.

by IBNS April 02, 2017

Dalai Lama arrives in Guwahati for his 12-day north-east India visit

Dalai Lama arrives in Guwahati for his 12-day north-east India visit

Guwahati, Apr 1 (IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrived in Guwahati on Saturday on his 12-day visit to north-east India.

by India Blooms News Service April 01, 2017

Kolkata: Girl goes missing from Salt Lake, family claims abduction, rescued later

Kolkata: Girl goes missing from Salt Lake, family claims abduction, rescued later

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Nearly 16 hours after a 17-year-old girl went untraceable from Kolkata's Salt Lake area, police rescued her from Rajarhat New Town, reports said.

by IBNS April 01, 2017

Election Commission bans exit polls for Lok Sabha bypolls in Kashmir

Election Commission bans exit polls for Lok Sabha bypolls in Kashmir

Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS) : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned exit polls for Lok Sabha by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to be held between April 9 and April 16.

by IBNS April 01, 2017

Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra and brother arrested

Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra and brother arrested

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of real estate firm Unitech, and his brother Ajay Chandra have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police, reports said.

by India Blooms News Service April 01, 2017

Smart India Hackathon today, PM Modi to address participants

Smart India Hackathon today, PM Modi to address participants

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday address the world's largest hackathon via video conferencing in what is being seen as a part of the initiative to push for a Digital India.

by IBNS April 01, 2017

PM Modi greets Sivakumar Swamy on birthday

PM Modi greets Sivakumar Swamy on birthday

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Indian monk Sivakumar Swamy on his birthday.

by India Blooms News Service April 01, 2017

PM Modi greets VP Hamid Ansari on birthday

PM Modi greets VP Hamid Ansari on birthday

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Vice President Hamid Ansari on his birthday.

by IBNS April 01, 2017

EVM tampering: Delhi CM cries foul against BJP

EVM tampering: Delhi CM cries foul against BJP

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cried foul against the BJP over the ongoing EVM tampering issue.

by IBNS April 01, 2017

Child Cabinet (Bal Panchayat) member meet

Child Cabinet (Bal Panchayat) member meet

Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): PATH Welfare Society with support from ITC Mission SunehraKal organized a Childrens Meet- a gathering of over 400 children & Child Cabinet members from 24 government schools in Kolkata.

by IBNS March 31, 2017

Pakistan using social media to incite Kashmir youths

Pakistan using social media to incite Kashmir youths

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Making an appeal to the youths of Kashmir to not rush to the sites of encounter, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused Pakistan of using the social media to incite youngsters to help militants against action by security forces, reports said.

by IBNS March 31, 2017

Life imprisonment for cow slaughter in Gujarat

Life imprisonment for cow slaughter in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Ahead of the state Assembly elections, the Gujarat Assembly on Friday amended the existing law making cow slaughter punishable by life term in jail-the toughest measure against such acts in the country, reports said.

by IBNS March 31, 2017

Five MOUs likely to be inked at the annual meeting of the New Development Bank

Five MOUs likely to be inked at the annual meeting of the New Development Bank

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The second Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) began in New Delhi on Friday with the Meeting of its Board of Directors.

by IBNS March 31, 2017

Restore my work, or won't appear next time, Justice Karnan tells the Supreme Court

Restore my work, or won't appear next time, Justice Karnan tells the Supreme Court

New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS) : Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan, whose standoff with the country's top judiciary earned him a warrant-a thing ever to have happened for the first time with a sitting judge-appeared before a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday in a show of relent from his earlier position, but declared that he would not appear again unless his administrative and judicial work is restored.

by IBNS March 31, 2017