BJP picks up Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate

BJP picks up Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit leader, is the National Democratic Alliances choice for India's next President, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Monday.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

PM Modi  meets BJP Parliamentary Board to discuss Presidential candidate

PM Modi meets BJP Parliamentary Board to discuss Presidential candidate

New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with the BJP's Parliamentary board, including most senior members of the BJP, to decide the ruling party's choice for the next President of India.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

Mamata Banerjee leaves for The Hague ; Darjeeling continues to boil

Mamata Banerjee leaves for The Hague ; Darjeeling continues to boil

Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for The Hague in the Netherlands to attend a UN meet as unrest continued to rage in Darjeeling where an indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha entered the eight dayhe eighth day.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

Mali resort attack: At least two dead after terrorists storm compound

Mali resort attack: At least two dead after terrorists storm compound

Bamako, Mali, Jun 19 (IBNS); At least two people were killed by terrorists after they stormed a luxury resort in Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

UK: One dies, several hurt as van mows down worshipers near Finsbury Park Mosque

UK: One dies, several hurt as van mows down worshipers near Finsbury Park Mosque

London, Jun 19 (IBNS): At least one person died and 10 others have reportedly sustained injuries after a van ran over worshipers near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London, reports said.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

PM Modi greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

PM Modi greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the latter's birthday.

by India Blooms News Service June 19, 2017

Trump spends weekend at Camp David

Trump spends weekend at Camp David

Washington, Jun 19 (IBNS): American President Donald Trump, who spent his weekend at Camp David, praised the military for their maintenance of the presidential retreat.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

Calicut University- What to do after Trial Allotment?

Calicut University- What to do after Trial Allotment?

Calicut University, on June 6 released trial allotment list on its official website. Trial allotment results have been published after the Centralized Admission Process registrations have completed. The last date to register for CAP was on June 2, 2017.

by IBNS June 19, 2017

CBI raids Delhi Deputy CM  Manis Sisodia's residence

CBI raids Delhi Deputy CM Manis Sisodia's residence

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS) : in a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party, The Central Bureau of Investigation raided Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodias house on Friday morning, media reports said.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu  hold 30-minute meeting with Sonia Gandhi on Presidential candidate

Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu hold 30-minute meeting with Sonia Gandhi on Presidential candidate

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS) : Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday, to decide on the possibility of a consensual presidential candidate, reports said.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

1993 Mumbai serial blasts verdict on Abu Salem to be announced

1993 Mumbai serial blasts verdict on Abu Salem to be announced

Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS) : A special TADA court is likely to pronounce its judgement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case involving gangster Abu Salem, reports said.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Pakistani militias fighting along with ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan

Pakistani militias fighting along with ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan

Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The provincial director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Nangarhar General Abdul Saboor Sabit said the Pakistani militias are actively participating in the fight alongside the ISIS loyalists in this province,Afghanistan's state-run news agency Khaama Press reported.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Rajnath Singh and Venkiah Naidu to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss the name of Presidential candidate

Rajnath Singh and Venkiah Naidu to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss the name of Presidential candidate

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS) : As the Narendra Modi Government makes move for a consensus on the name of the next President, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu will meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday to discuss the issue, media reports said.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Suicide attack in Kabul mosque kills 7

Suicide attack in Kabul mosque kills 7

Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including attackers, were killed in a suicide attack at a mosque in the Shia-dominated Dasht-i-Archi area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

US names ISIS chief recruiter in India as global terrorist

US names ISIS chief recruiter in India as global terrorist

Washington, June 16 (IBNS): The US government on Thursday designated Mohammed Shafi Armar, the chief recruiter of Islamic State in India, as 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' .

by IBNS June 15, 2017

China kindergarten explosion: Death toll touches 8

China kindergarten explosion: Death toll touches 8

Jiangsu, June 16 (IBNS): The death toll in Thursday's explosion near a kindergarten in China has touched 8, media reports said on Friday.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Haryana : Five-year-old twin sisters found dead inside locked car

Haryana : Five-year-old twin sisters found dead inside locked car

Gurgaon, June 15 (IBNS) : In a shocking incident, five-year-old twin sisters died in Gurgaon near Delhi on Wedensday after being locked up in a hot car for over two hours, NDTV said.

by India Blooms News Service June 14, 2017

London fire tragedy : Toll likely to rise as unknown numbers of bodies lie inside Grenfell Tower

London fire tragedy : Toll likely to rise as unknown numbers of bodies lie inside Grenfell Tower

London, June 15 (IBNS) : The death toll from the devastating tower block fire in west London is expected to rise as investigators rummage through the debris in the search for other victims, The Telegraph reported.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

Bus accident in Himachal Pradesh leaves nine dead, pilgrims were travelling to Jwalaji temple in Kangra district

Bus accident in Himachal Pradesh leaves nine dead, pilgrims were travelling to Jwalaji temple in Kangra district

Shimla, Jun 15 (IBNS): Nine people were killed and nearly 30 injured as a bus rolled down a deep gorge in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, according to media reports.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

Rainfall and floods continue to ravage Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam

Rainfall and floods continue to ravage Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam

Imphal, Jun 15 (IBNS): Heavy rains continue to affect life in the north eastern states of Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam on Thursday, according to media reports on Thursday.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

Pakistan : PM Nawaz Sharif appears before Panama JIT

Pakistan : PM Nawaz Sharif appears before Panama JIT

Islamabad, June 15 (IBNS) : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday appeared before the joint investigation team probing Panama Papers case at Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan said.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

AAP gets Rs. 27-lakh rent notice from its own Government for illegally occupying office buidling

AAP gets Rs. 27-lakh rent notice from its own Government for illegally occupying office buidling

New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) : Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been asked by its own Government to pay more than Rs. 27 lakh as rent for the party office building it has been "llegally occupying", an NDTV report said.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

SC issues notice to Centre on notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal fairs for slaughter

SC issues notice to Centre on notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal fairs for slaughter

New Delhi, Jun 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court (SC), on Thursday, issued notice to the Union government based on pleas challenging the government's notification banning sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter, according to media reports.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

Police raid GJM chief Bimal Gurung's office, recover weapons

Police raid GJM chief Bimal Gurung's office, recover weapons

Darjeeling, June 15 (IBNS) : Amid escalating unrest in the Darjeeling hills, West Bengal police on Thursday raided the office of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurungs and recovered a huge cache of weapons, reports said.

by IBNS June 14, 2017

UP Congress leader sacked after he calls Rahul Gandhi Pappu

UP Congress leader sacked after he calls Rahul Gandhi Pappu

New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS) Congress party's Meerut district President Vinay Pradhan was sacked on Tuesday for referring to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as 'pappu'-an infamous sobriquet often used mockingly by the BJP.

by IBNS June 13, 2017

Former Alberta politician becomes oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest

Former Alberta politician becomes oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest

Toronto, June 14 (IBNS): An ex-Alberta politician, John Oldring, 64, from Calgary, has become the oldest Canadian to climb Mount Everest, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service June 13, 2017

Number of fatalities in London fire, 30 people hospitalised

Number of fatalities in London fire, 30 people hospitalised

London, June 14 (IBNS) : London Fire Brigade has confirmed a number of people have died after fire tore through Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington on Wednesday morning.

by IBNS June 13, 2017

Massive fire breaks out at London high rise

Massive fire breaks out at London high rise

London, June 14 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at a tower block in London on Wednesday, officials said.

by IBNS June 13, 2017

Pakistan violates ceasefire in two J & K sectors along LoC

Pakistan violates ceasefire in two J & K sectors along LoC

Srinagar, June 14 (IBNS) : Pakistan violated ceasefire once again on Wednesday as its army resorted to indiscriminate firing along the Line of Control at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.

by India Blooms News Service June 13, 2017

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit Mandsaur, prohibitory orders lifted

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit Mandsaur, prohibitory orders lifted

Bhopal, June 14 (IBNS) : Prohibitory orders under Section 144, clamped in Mandsaur following farmers' agitation was lifted on Wednesday ahead of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's visit, reports said.

by IBNS June 13, 2017