Rotary District 3291 awarded scholarships to needy meritorious students
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS): District Governor Rtn Shyamashree Sen handed over cheques to meritorious students in a ceremony organised by Rotary Calcutta West Ridge on Saturday afternoon.
BCC&I hosts Annual Manufacturing Conclave 2017 for MSMEs
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS): An annual manufacturing conclave designated as the Power of Innovation in Manufacturing- Driving India's growth in the 21st century commenced under the collaboration of BCC&I and BIMS at the BCC&I recently in Kolkata.
Xerox India announces enhancements to its popular Xerox Color C70 Printers
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS): Xerox India, a part of Xerox Corporation, announced the launch of the enhanced version of its popular Xerox ColorC70 Printers with the all new Fiery NX Pro at PrintPack 2017 in Delhi/NCR earlier this month.
Mosul: Iraqi forces storm airport
Mosul, Feb 23 (IBNS): In an attempt to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces have attacked the airport in the city, media reports said on Friday.
Tamil Nadu Assembly, ruckus : MK Stalin to meet President today
Chennai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : DMK working president M K Stalin will meet President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Thursday to make a presentation on behalf of his party on the incidents that took place in the Tamil Nadu assembly during the floor test on February 18, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh fourth phase polling : SP candidate's son shot at, 12-15 per cent polling till 10 am
Raebareli, Feb 23 (IBNS) : A Samajwadi Party candidate's son was shot at during clashes with rival BSP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba on Wednesday night only hours before voting started in the fourth phase of elections in the state, NDTV reported.
Maharashtra :BMC polls counting underway, Shiv Sena takes early lead ahead of BJP
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS) : Counting of votes in the elections for BMC and nine other municipal corporations in Maharashtra began on Thursdaymorning with the Shiv Sena taking an initial lead ahead of the BJP in the battle for the countrys richest civic body, reports said.
Militant ambush kills three jawans, woman in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least three army soldiers and an elderly woman were killed and three other army jawans were wounded after militants ambushed a patrol party in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday.
Google hails NASA's exoplanets discovery, doodles
Mountain View, Feb 23 (IBNS): Tech giant Google on Thursday dedicated a doodle to celebrate NASA's latest discovery, where the agency found out about seven Earth-like exoplanets.
Ind vs Aus: Smith wins toss, elects to bat first
Pune, Feb 23 (IBNS): Australian captain Steve Smith won the coin toss and opted to bat first in the first Test match against India, here on Thursday.
Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion UN
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Sounding the alarm on behalf of more than 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing devastating levels of food insecurity, Secretary-General Antnio Guterres joined other top United Nations officials on Wednesday calling for strong and urgent action from the international community to help the already-fragile countries avert catastrophe.
Fire in Kozhikode shop, no casualty reported
Kozhikode, Feb 22 (IBNS) : A major fire broke out in a textile shop in Kozhikode's SM Street on Wednesday, reports said.
Tension prevails in Hyderabad over proposed TJAC rally on unemployment issues
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Tension prevailed in Hyderabad on Wednesday following detention of Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) Chairman M. Kodandaram in the wake of proposed rally of unemployed youth, according to media reports.
DMK petition against Tamil Nadu Trust vote : High Court adjourns hearing, seeks video footage of Assembly bedlam
Chennai, Feb. 22 (IBNS) : The Madras high court on Wednesday adjourned till Monday the hearing on the opposition DMK's petition challenging Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamys trust vote and sought the video footage of the Assembly ruckus, reports said.
Indian doctor, kidnapped in Libiya 18 months ago, rescued : Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) : Ramamurthy Kosanam, an Indian doctor who was kidnapped by ISIS militants in Libya 18 months ago, has been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on Tuesday night.
India-China hold the first upgraded strategic dialogue in Beijing
New Delhi/Beijing, Feb 22 (IBNS): India and China held their upgraded strategic dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday to shore up bilateral ties, media reported.
Tamil Nadu : DMK on statewide hunger strike to protest against Palaniswamy's trust vote
Chennai, Feb 22 (IBNS) : The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu is observing a one-day hunger strike throughout the state on Wednesday to protest the "violation of Assembly rules" in adopting the confidence motion moved by Chief Ministers Edappadi Palaniswamy, reports said.
In a first, DMK to move no-trust vote against TN speaker
Chennai, Feb 22 (IBNS): In a first in the history of Tamil Nadu politics, opposition DMK is set to move no-trust vote against state speaker P Dhanapal, reports said.
Protests against government planned, says Donald Trump
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed dissent against his government as staged incidents by liberal activists.
PM Modi to spend Mahashivratri in Coimbatore
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he will be spending Mahashivratri in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Casualties feared in bomb blast in Pakistan court
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IBNS): Several people feared injured in bomb blasts at a local court in Pakistan's Charsadda district on Tuesday, according to media reports.
India keen to link Kathmandu with New Delhi and Kolkata via rail network
New Delhi/Kathmandu, Feb 21 (IBNS): India is keen on linking Nepal's capital Kathmandu with New Delhi and Kolkata through a railway network, media reports said on Tuesday.
Five feared dead as plane crashes into shopping mall in Melbourne
Melbourne, Feb 21 (IBNS): Five people, including the pilot, are feared dead after a charter plane crashed into a shopping outlet on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia, according to media reports.
New Delhi: Police arrest one in Hauz Khas Village rape incident
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Delhi police on Tuesday arrested one person in the alleged Hauz Khas rape incident, according to media reports.
Afghanistan: At least 15 Taliban militants killed in two airstrikes
Kabul, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least 15 Taliban militants were killed in two separate airstrikes conducted by the Afghanistan government in the country's Helmand province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: US airstrike kills at least 12 ISIS militants
Kabul, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least 12 ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
It is BJP-Sena contest as Mumbai votes on Tuesday to elect new BMC
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS) The richest civic body of India-Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)- is witnessing a hard contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena as the former allies decided to fight against each other after falling out on seat sharing issue.
Vice President condoles the passing away of Justice Altamas Kabir
New Delhi, Feb (IBNS) : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has condoled the passing away of former Chief Justice of India, Shri Altamas Kabir.
After getting offer for car lift, woman raped in Delhi's upscalae Huaz Khas
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS) : A woman from north-east India was allegedly raped in Delhi's Hauz Khas area by a man who offered her a lift after a party, reports said.
Trust vote was illegal, cancel it : DMK moves Madras High Court
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS) : Challenging the validity of Saturday's Trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Opposition DMK has moved the court, requesting for its cancellation, reports said.
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