Arun Jaitley leaves for five-day official tour of UK

Arun Jaitley leaves for five-day official tour of UK

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left for the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday to represent India at the reception by Queen Elizabeth II to launch UK-India Year of Culture 2017, according to media reports.

by IBNS February 24, 2017

 Bihar SSC chairman Sudhir Kumar arrested in Jharkhand

Bihar SSC chairman Sudhir Kumar arrested in Jharkhand

Patna, Feb 24 (IBNS): Senior IAS officer and chairman of Bihar SSC Sudhir Kumar has been arrested on Friday in connection with question paper leak of clerical examination in state, according to media reports.

by IBNS February 24, 2017

Hate Crime: US man guns down Indian engineer in Kansas city bar, another wounded

Hate Crime: US man guns down Indian engineer in Kansas city bar, another wounded

Kansas, Feb 24 (IBNS): In what is treated as a hate crime in USA, an Indian engineer was shot dead and two others were injured when an American man opened fire on them at a Kansas city bar after shouting "get out of my country".

by IBNS February 24, 2017

Rotary District 3291 awarded scholarships to needy meritorious students

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.

by IBNS February 24, 2017

BCC&I hosts Annual Manufacturing Conclave 2017 for MSMEs

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 24, 2017

Xerox India announces enhancements to its popular Xerox Color C70 Printers

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.

by IBNS February 23, 2017

Mosul: Iraqi forces storm airport

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.

by IBNS February 23, 2017

Tamil Nadu Assembly, ruckus : MK Stalin to meet President today

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.

by IBNS February 23, 2017

Uttar Pradesh fourth phase polling : SP candidate's son shot at, 12-15 per cent polling till 10 am

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Maharashtra :BMC polls counting  underway, Shiv Sena takes early lead ahead of BJP

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Militant ambush kills three jawans, woman in Kashmir

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Google hails NASA's exoplanets discovery, doodles

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Ind vs Aus: Smith wins toss, elects to bat first

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion  UN

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 23, 2017

Fire in Kozhikode shop, no casualty reported

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.

by IBNS February 22, 2017

Tension prevails in Hyderabad over proposed TJAC rally on unemployment issues

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.

by IBNS February 22, 2017

DMK petition against Tamil Nadu Trust vote : High Court adjourns hearing, seeks video footage of Assembly bedlam

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 22, 2017

Indian doctor, kidnapped in Libiya 18 months ago, rescued : Sushma Swaraj

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.

by IBNS February 22, 2017

India-China hold the first upgraded strategic dialogue in Beijing

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 22, 2017

Tamil Nadu : DMK on statewide hunger strike to protest against Palaniswamy's trust vote

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 22, 2017

In a first, DMK to move no-trust vote against TN speaker

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.

by India Blooms News Service February 22, 2017

Protests against government planned, says Donald Trump

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.

by IBNS February 22, 2017

PM Modi to spend Mahashivratri in Coimbatore

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

Casualties feared in bomb blast in Pakistan court

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

India keen to link Kathmandu with New Delhi and Kolkata via rail network

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

Five feared dead as plane crashes into shopping mall in Melbourne

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

New Delhi: Police arrest one in Hauz Khas Village rape incident

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

Afghanistan: At least 15 Taliban militants killed in two airstrikes

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

Afghanistan: US airstrike kills at least 12 ISIS militants

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017

It is BJP-Sena contest as Mumbai votes on Tuesday to elect new BMC

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.

by IBNS February 21, 2017