NSA Ajit Doval may hold secret meeting with Pak counterpart: Media reports

NSA Ajit Doval may hold secret meeting with Pak counterpart: Media reports

New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 12 (IBNS) Ahead of the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval may meet secretly in the next few days with his Pakistani counterpart Nasser Khan Janjua in a third country to resolve discrepancies and help conduct a proper investigation into the Pathankot terror attack, media reports said.

by IBNS January 11, 2016

Cop killing in East Midnapore: Main accused arrested

Cop killing in East Midnapore: Main accused arrested

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Days after a policeman- Nabakumar Hait- was shot dead during night-patrolling on NH-41 in East Midnapore, the main accused in this case- Karna Bera- was nabbed from Sonarpur Radhanagar area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS January 11, 2016

Iraq: IS claims responsibility for mall attack

Iraq: IS claims responsibility for mall attack

Baghdad, Jan 12 (IBNS): Militant group IS has claimed responsibility for the attack on a shopping mall in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday which killed at least 18 people.

by IBNS January 11, 2016

SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu today

SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu today

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday is all set to hear a batch of petitions that have been filed against the recent notification by the Centre on lifting a ban on Tamil Nadu's bull-taming sport Jallikattu.

by IBNS January 11, 2016

Primarc's 'iVenture' extends a hand towards start-ups

Primarc's 'iVenture' extends a hand towards start-ups

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Primarc Group has forayed into the dice-game of supporting start-up businesses by adding a new wing called 'iVenture'.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu

SC to hear petitions against Centere's decision to allow Jallikattu

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) Days after the Centre withdrew ban on Tamil Nadu's bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday several petitions challenging the order.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Narendra Modi pays homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri

Narendra Modi pays homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to late Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on his death anniversary.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Mehbooba Mufti breaks down at lawmakers' meet, remains silent on taking over

Mehbooba Mufti breaks down at lawmakers' meet, remains silent on taking over

Srinagar, Jan 11 (IBNS) People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti broke down as she met party lawmakers on Sunday evening after a four-day mourning for her father and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed ended.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Talks with Pakistan only after action is taken on Pathankot attack : NSA Advisor

Talks with Pakistan only after action is taken on Pathankot attack : NSA Advisor

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said that talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will take place only Islambad takes action against those behind the Pathankot terror attack.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

BJP MPs stopped from entering violence-hit Malda in West Bengal

BJP MPs stopped from entering violence-hit Malda in West Bengal

Malda, Jan 11 ( IBNSI) A three-member fact-finding team of the BJP, which was going to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda distrcit, was stopped at the railway station on Monday morning, reports said.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Rahul Dravid turns 43

Rahul Dravid turns 43

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IBNS) Former Indian cricketer, Rahul Dravid on Monday celebrates his 43rd birthday.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Yemen: Doctors Without Borders Hospital bombed, 4 killed

Yemen: Doctors Without Borders Hospital bombed, 4 killed

Sanaa, Jan 11 (IBNS) International medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has said a projectile hit a hospital in northern Yemen which killed at least four people.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Globsyn Skills imparts knowledge to Bangladeshi students

Globsyn Skills imparts knowledge to Bangladeshi students

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) In a drive to set India into a skill resource hub, Globsyn Skills, a joint venture set up by the Kolkata-based Globsyn Group in equity partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation, has successfully exported Sector Skill Council (SSC) certified trainers to provide skills training to undergraduate students in Bangladesh.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

Globsyn Skills, in association with RTI Cart 12, undertakes a CSR initiative

Globsyn Skills, in association with RTI Cart 12, undertakes a CSR initiative

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) Globsyn Skills, a joint venture of the Globsyn Group in equity partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has recently undertaken an initiative with strong CSR connotations.

by IBNS January 10, 2016

PM Modi arrives in Pathankot air base

PM Modi arrives in Pathankot air base

Pathankot, Jan 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Pathankot to assess the situation after last week's terrorist attack in the Air Force station.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

PM  Modi leaves for terrorist-hit  Pathankot air base

PM Modi leaves for terrorist-hit Pathankot air base

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Pathankot Air Base station in Punjab for an assessment of the situation in the area that came under a fierce terrorist attack.last week.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

NSUI members stage protest outside Subramanian Swamy's seminar on Ram temple

NSUI members stage protest outside Subramanian Swamy's seminar on Ram temple

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), students' wing of the Congress, on Saturday staged protest outside the venue of a seminar to be addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

Never called Aamir Khan a traitor : Manoj Tiwar

Never called Aamir Khan a traitor : Manoj Tiwar

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS) As a political row broke out following removal of Aamir Khan as the brand ambassador of Incredible India, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has denied having called the actor a traitor during Parliament panel meeting on tourism, reports said.

by India Blooms News Service January 08, 2016

Volvo Cars reports record sales of 503,127 in 2015

Volvo Cars reports record sales of 503,127 in 2015

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has said it sold 503,127 cars in 2015, the first time it has sold more than half a million cars in its 89 year history.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

Sania-Martina to play Brisbane International Tennis tournament final today

Sania-Martina to play Brisbane International Tennis tournament final today

Brisbane, Jan 9 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss doubles partner Martina Hingis will face German wild card pairing of Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic in the final of the Brisbane International Tennis tournament on Saturday.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

Egypt: Tourists killed by suspected ISIS militants

Egypt: Tourists killed by suspected ISIS militants

Cairo, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least two suspected ISIS militants stormed into a hotel in Egypt's Hurghada town and killed three foreign tourists , media reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

Pm Modi likely to visit  Pathankot today

Pm Modi likely to visit Pathankot today

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Pathankot Air Base station in Punjab on Saturday.

by IBNS January 08, 2016

Madrassa teacher arrested in Bengaluru for al-Qaeda links

Madrassa teacher arrested in Bengaluru for al-Qaeda links

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) Delhi Police have arrested a madrassa teacher for allegedly having links with the terrorist outfit al-Qaida in Bengaluru, reports said.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

Eleven killed in Tamil Nadu bus accident

Eleven killed in Tamil Nadu bus accident

Chennai, Jan 8 (IBNS) Altogether eleven people, including two children, were killed and at least 20 others injured when the bus carrying them overturned near South Valliyur, 40 km from Tirunelveli town in Tamil Nadu on Friday, reports said.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

Centre lifts ban on bull fighting festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

Centre lifts ban on bull fighting festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) Ahead of the assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the centre has lifted the ban on popular bull taming festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, reports said.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

BJP to decide on extending support to Mehbooba Mufti as J & K CM

BJP to decide on extending support to Mehbooba Mufti as J & K CM

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS) A day after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) unanimously elected Mehbooba Mufti as next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir succeeding Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, partner Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) will decide on Friday on extending support to her.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan likely to be appointed new brand ambassador of Incredible India today

Amitabh Bachchan likely to be appointed new brand ambassador of Incredible India today

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) Replacing Aamir Khan, Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan is likely to be the new spokesperson of the government's Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

Mehbooba Mufti likely to take oath as J & K CM today

Mehbooba Mufti likely to take oath as J & K CM today

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IBNS) Mehbooba Mufti is expected to take oath on Friday afternoon as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir succeeding her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who died in Delhi yesterday after a brief illness.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

World Bank downgrades global growth in 2016; cites slowdown in major emerging economies

World Bank downgrades global growth in 2016; cites slowdown in major emerging economies

New York, Jan 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Global growth disappointed again in 2015 slowing to 2.4 per cent and is expected to recover at a slower pace than previously envisioned, the World Bank Group said on Thursday in a new report, which also warned that a broad-based slowdown across developing countries could pose a threat to hard-won gains in raising people out of poverty.

by IBNS January 07, 2016

Nuclear test: UK summons North Korean Ambassador

Nuclear test: UK summons North Korean Ambassador

London, Jan 8 (IBNS) British Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Hugo Swire has summoned Democratic Peoples Republic of Koreas Ambassador in London Hyon Hak Bong to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in connection with the recent reported nuclear test conducted by the Asian nation.

by IBNS January 07, 2016