Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Cloud burst damages houses in Leh

Leh, Aug 4 (IBNS): A cloudburst hit Wanla village of Khalsi town in Leh district causing extensive damage to residential houses and sparking flash floods in the area, official said on Tuesday.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Three-year-old Bengaluru girl assaulted at school, guard arrested

Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IBNS) A three-year-old girl in Bengaluru has been allegedly assaulted by a security guard of her school in the city's Indira Nagar neighbourhood.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Veto power more appropriate with a committee than an individual : RBI Governor

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IBNS) In what appeared to be a rapprochement with the government Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said retaining the veto power of the central bank chief is not something sacrosanct that he must insist on.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

Congress a destructive opposition, says BJP

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) As Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi lead the party's protest against suspension of their MPs launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi govdrnment, BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday accused the opposition party of being destructive and passed a resolution against its obstructionist and anti-development policies.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress protest against suspension of lawmakers

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are leading a party protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House a day after 25 lawmakers of the party were suspended.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Eleven killed in Thane building collapse

Eleven killed in Thane building collapse

Thane, Maharashtra, Aug 4 (IBNS) At least eleven people were killed after a 50-year-old building collapsed in Thane late on Monday night. Many others are feared trapped under the debris.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Heavy firing between India and Pakistan in J&K border

Heavy firing between India and Pakistan in J&K border

Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, Aug 4 (IBNS) in the second ceasefire violation in less than 48 hours, Pakistani troops fired at a dozen Indian posts on Tuesday morning engaging Indian forces in heavy exchange of firing across the LoC.

by IBNS August 04, 2015

Mamata visits North 24 Parganas to monitor flood situation

Mamata visits North 24 Parganas to monitor flood situation

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited the North 24 Parganas district to monitor the flood situation in the state.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Parliament logjam continues, LS Speaker  Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 MPs

Parliament logjam continues, LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 MPs

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): There seems no respite in the ongoing impasse in the Parliament as no work was carried out for the tenth day on Monday and as many as 25 Congress MPs of the Lok Sabha were suspended by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Kolkata: Minor explosion injures child

Kolkata: Minor explosion injures child

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): A minor explosion was reported from north Kolkata's Tala area on Monday morning which left one child injured.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Did not request UK govt to arrange travel papers for Lalit Modi: Sushma Swaraj

Did not request UK govt to arrange travel papers for Lalit Modi: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Amid loud protests in the Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday tried to defend herself over the allegations levelled against her for helping former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi procure travel papers to UK.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

70 killed in WB, Odisha, Manipur floods

70 killed in WB, Odisha, Manipur floods

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) At least 70 people have been killed in floods in West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur, due to incessant rainfall in the aftermath of cyclone Komen.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Sonia attacks PM Modi, says Cong will continue to fight in Parliament

Sonia attacks PM Modi, says Cong will continue to fight in Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Assailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being 'silent' on scandals involving his party colleagues, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday made it clear that her party would continue protests in parliament until the ruling BJP agreed to remove its leaders caught in Controversies.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Overnight exchange of fire along LoC following Pak attack

Overnight exchange of fire along LoC following Pak attack

Jammu, Aug 3 (IBNS) An overnight exchange of fire took place in four different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in yet another violation of ceasefire.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

Mamata spends Sunday night in office to monitor Bengal flood situation

Mamata spends Sunday night in office to monitor Bengal flood situation

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent Sunday night in the state secretariat to monitor the flood situation in the state, being pounded by incessant rain following a deep depression of the Bay of Bengal.

by IBNS August 03, 2015

39 killed in heavy rains in West Bengal

39 killed in heavy rains in West Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS) At least 39 people have been killed as heavy rain, triggered by a deep depression off the Bay of Bengal, continues to lash West Bengal resulting in a flood like situation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Action against four Delhi doctors for negligence that led to leg amputation of ten-year-old

Action against four Delhi doctors for negligence that led to leg amputation of ten-year-old

New Delhi, Aug 1(IBNS) The Delhi Medical Council has barred four doctors from practising for the next one month for their negligence that led to the amputation of a 10-year-old boy's leg.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Cong leader Gurudas Kamat gets Women's panel notice for  remarks against Smriti Irani

Cong leader Gurudas Kamat gets Women's panel notice for remarks against Smriti Irani

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) Congress leader Gurudas Kamat on Saturday got notice from women's panel for remarks against union minister Smriti Irani.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Centre calls high level meeting amid reports of IS design for attack in India

Centre calls high level meeting amid reports of IS design for attack in India

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) Amid reports of a possible terror attack by Islamic State the Centre on Saturday convened a high level meeting.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

SP leader requests Mulayam Singh to nominate Yakub Memon's wife as Rajya Sabha MP

SP leader requests Mulayam Singh to nominate Yakub Memon's wife as Rajya Sabha MP

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) A Samajwadi Party leader on Saturday triggered a controversy by requesting party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to nominate 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's widow Raheen as a Rajya Sabha MP, media reports said.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Teenager alleges gang-rape by five in Ahmedabad

Teenager alleges gang-rape by five in Ahmedabad

Ahemdabad, Aug 1 (IBNS) A 17-year-old girl has accused five men of gang-raping her at a hotel in Maninagar in Ahmedabad.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Rajasthan rains inundate many areas,army, NDRF on standby

Rajasthan rains inundate many areas,army, NDRF on standby

Jaipur, Aug 1 (IBNS) Heavy rains continued lash Rajasthan as water levels inched towards dangerous levels in Siroji and Jalore districts.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Nearly 14,000 people become new citizens of India as land swap starts

Nearly 14,000 people become new citizens of India as land swap starts

Cooch Behar, West Bengtal, Aug 1 (IBNS) Nearly 14,000 people became Indian nationals one minute past midnight on Saturday as India gained access to 55 Bangladeshi enclaves in a historic land swap amid a huge celebration of crowds who remained stateless for nearly 70 years.

by IBNS August 01, 2015

Manipal ProLearn offers Certification Program in Cloud Computing using Microsoft Azure

Manipal ProLearn offers Certification Program in Cloud Computing using Microsoft Azure

Bangalore, July 30 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn (www.manipalprolearn.com) has offered a certification program in Cloud Computing to provide professionals and students with a thorough knowledge of Cloud Computing Technology using Microsoft Azure as a platform.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

MEA confirms abduction of four Indian teachers in Libya

MEA confirms abduction of four Indian teachers in Libya

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): The Indian government on Friday confirmed that four Indian nationals have been abducted in Libya allegedly by the Islamic State terror group.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

Rahul Gandhi to meet FTII protesting students today

Rahul Gandhi to meet FTII protesting students today

Pune, July 31 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi reached Pune on Friday, to meet the students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who have been on strike over the appointment of television actor Gajendra Singh as their chairman.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

India-Bangladesh enclave swapping starts today

India-Bangladesh enclave swapping starts today

New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) India and Bangladesh will finally start exchanging 162 enclaves from Friday to accord nationality to more than 51,000 people in a historic event that ends four decades of deadlock.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

Parliament logjam continues, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon

Parliament logjam continues, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Amid chaos and uproar, the Upper House of the Parliament was on Friday adjourned till 12 noon shortly after in began its functioning for the day.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

Four Indian teachers kidnapped in Libya by suspected IS

Four Indian teachers kidnapped in Libya by suspected IS

New Delhi, Jul 31 (IBNS) Four Indian teachers have been kidnapped in Libya, allegedly by the Islamic State terror group.

by IBNS July 31, 2015

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets PM Modi

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets PM Modi

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is under fire over the Vyapam scam in his state, is meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence in New Delhi.

by IBNS July 31, 2015