Karishma Tanna walked the ramp at Mansi Midha fashion show

Karishma Tanna walked the ramp at Mansi Midha fashion show

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS) Actress Karishma Tanna recently sizzled as she walked down the ramp at Mansi Midha fashion show here.

by IBNS July 20, 2016

UP BJP vice president uses derogatory language to comment on Mayawati

UP BJP vice president uses derogatory language to comment on Mayawati

New Delhi/Lucknow, Jul 20 (IBNS): Dayashankar Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) vice-president in Uttar Pradesh used abusive language on Wednesday while commenting on Mayawati, the former Uttar Pradesh chief and Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) chief, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

President of Indias message on the eve of National Day of Belgium

President of Indias message on the eve of National Day of Belgium

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings and felicitations to the King and people of Belgium on the eve of their National Day (July 21, 2016).

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Sushma Swaraj expects China may come around on India's NSG bid

Sushma Swaraj expects China may come around on India's NSG bid

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): India will not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) but the engagement with China regarding India's bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) continues, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Rajnath Singh says the Una Dalit incident has upset PM Modi

Rajnath Singh says the Una Dalit incident has upset PM Modi

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while replying to the Opposition's queries on the Gujarat Dalit case, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, said that the government strongly condemned the attack and that the incident has upset Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the media reported.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

The government stopped IAF from crossing the LoC during 1993 Kargil war

The government stopped IAF from crossing the LoC during 1993 Kargil war

New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force was ready to bomb strategic targets inside Pakistan during the 1993 Kargil war but the then NDA government, led by former PM Atal Bihari Bajpayee did not agree to the ideas, saying India will not cross the Line of Control (Loc), according to media reports on Wednesday.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue

Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue

Ahmedabad/Una, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha temporarily adjourned on Wednesday as members of the Opposition stormed the well to protest against the stripping and beating of four Dalit men by self-styled cow protectors in Gujarat last week, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Great honour to be Republican nominee for President: Trump tweets

Great honour to be Republican nominee for President: Trump tweets

Washington, July 20 (IBNS): Republican Nominee for President in the upcoming US Presidential Polls, Donald J Trump stated on Tuesday that it is a great honour for him to be nominated for the post.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Manipal University opens its admission for its twinning programme at ICAS, Manipal

Manipal University opens its admission for its twinning programme at ICAS, Manipal

Mumbai, July 20 (IBNS): Manipal University has opened admissions to its 23rd batch of International Engineering Twinning programme offered by Manipal Universitys ICAS (International Centre for Applied Sciences).

by IBNS July 19, 2016

Sharing our thoughts can help beat stress, says expert

Sharing our thoughts can help beat stress, says expert

Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Stress creates anxiety and anxiety creates disorder, which is harmful for a normal human life. Stress when clubbed with obsessive compulsive disorder makes the person unmanageable and is on border line personality disorder. But expert opines that one can beat stress by following certain tips.

by IBNS July 19, 2016

North Korea fires ballistic missiles

North Korea fires ballistic missiles

Pyongyang, July 19 (IBNS): Paying no heed to the warnings by the international community, North Korea on Tuesday fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, US and South Korean officials confirmed.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

Two naval patrol boats sink in Mumbai

Two naval patrol boats sink in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS) : Two security boats of Indian Navy sank at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following fire onboard, reports said.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

SC says cases can be transferred from J&K courts to other states

SC says cases can be transferred from J&K courts to other states

New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has ruled on Tuesday that it can transfer cases being tried in Jammu and Kashmir courts to other states, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

Navjot Sidhu resigns not only from Rajya Sabha, but also from BJP : Wife clarifies

Navjot Sidhu resigns not only from Rajya Sabha, but also from BJP : Wife clarifies

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) : Former test cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has clarified that her husband's resignation as a BJP Rajya Sabha member implies that he has quit the party.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

Supreme Court pulls up Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remark on the RSS

Supreme Court pulls up Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remark on the RSS

New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pulled up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding his alleged comment blaming the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

PM Modi congratulates Malcolm Turnbull

PM Modi congratulates Malcolm Turnbull

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

Elite CRPF commandos die in Maoist ambush in Bihar

Elite CRPF commandos die in Maoist ambush in Bihar

Patna, Jul 19 (IBNS): Ten soldiers of the elite COBRA commando team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a suspected Maoist attack in a forested area off the Aurangabad-Gaya border in Bihar, according to media reports on Tuesday. Several injured jawans have been shifted to hospitals.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

India-US bilateral energy cooperation talks

India-US bilateral energy cooperation talks

Washington/New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas met the US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washington on Monday. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, especially in oil and gas sector between the two countries.

by IBNS July 18, 2016

Lok Sabha adjourns till Tuesday

Lok Sabha adjourns till Tuesday

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Paying homage to Dalpat Singh Paraste, a Lok Sabha member who passed away on June 1, the lower house was adjourned till Tuesday, reports said.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

Kejriwal penances by washing dishes at Golden Temple

Kejriwal penances by washing dishes at Golden Temple

Amritsar, July 18 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday cleaned dishes at Golden Temple for what he considered to be his penance for an unintentional mistake, reports said.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

Baton Rouge shooting leaves three officers dead

Baton Rouge shooting leaves three officers dead

Baton Rouge, July 18 (IBNS): At least three law officers were killed and three others were injured when a Missouri man ambushed in Baton Rouge area of the US on Sunday.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

Monsoon Session of the Parliament to begin today

Monsoon Session of the Parliament to begin today

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Monsoon Session of the Indian Parliament will commence from Monday.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

Nabam Tuki congratulates new Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

Nabam Tuki congratulates new Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

Itanagar, July 18 (IBNS): Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Monday congratulated his successor Pema Khandu, after the latter was sworn in as the new Chief Minister following the Supreme Court verdict, which reinstated the Congress government in the state.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

PDP legislator attacked by mob on way to Srinagar

PDP legislator attacked by mob on way to Srinagar

Srinagar, Jul 18 (IBNS): A legislator from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir, Mohammad Khalil Bandh, was injured in a mob attack while travelling to Srinagar from Pulwama on Sunday right, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

In Kenya, Ban calls for broader partnerships, sustainable investments to drive global development

In Kenya, Ban calls for broader partnerships, sustainable investments to drive global development

New York, July 18 (Just Earth News): At a United Nations intergovernmental forum opening in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged participants to focus on strong collaboration, equality and inclusion in trade, finance and investment in order to better align action with agreed-upon sustainable development targets and help restore trust in the global economy.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

Festival-winner film 'Umformung' screened for sex-workers, monks

Festival-winner film 'Umformung' screened for sex-workers, monks

Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Hindi feature film Umformung The Transformation, which was the official selection of 4th Washington DC South Asian Film Festival, was screened before a diverse audience of monks and sex workers at state-run theatre Nandan last week.

by IBNS July 17, 2016

WB: Essar's Raniganj (E) block becomes India's highest CBM producer

WB: Essar's Raniganj (E) block becomes India's highest CBM producer

Durgapur, Jul 14 (IBNS): As the first company in India, Essar Energy has marked the highest production of Coalbed Methane (CBM) gas with its Raniganj (East) block at the rate of 1 million standard cubic metres per day (scmd).

by IBNS July 16, 2016

Essar Energy to invest additional 1000 cr in its West Bengal project

Essar Energy to invest additional 1000 cr in its West Bengal project

Durgapur/Raniganj, Jul 15 (IBNS): After achieving the milestone of 1 million standard cubic metres per day (scmd) in Coalbed Methane (CBM) gas production from West Bengal's Raniganj (East) Block, Essar Energy will invest additional 1000 crore rupees in the same project to reach a plateau of 3 million scmd by middle of FY2017-18, an official said on Wednesday.

by Durgapur/Raniganj, Jul 15 (IBNS): After achieving the milestone of 1 million standard cubic metres p July 16, 2016

Kolkata start-up aspirants get a leg up from mentors

Kolkata start-up aspirants get a leg up from mentors

Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): The newly formed Kolkata Ventures and the US Department of Commerce organised a programme called Be UR Own Boss: Starting With ZERO Money, recently in Kolkata, where entrepreneurs from diverse fields -- software to journalism -- shared their journeys of braving all odds to be on their own.

by IBNS July 15, 2016

Indian Army to honour martyrs on 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas

Indian Army to honour martyrs on 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas

Udhampur, July 15 (IBNS): The Army is preparing extensively to honour the martyrs of the Kargil War of 1999 in a series of solemn ceremonies this year, a government release stated.

by IBNS July 14, 2016