PM Modi and Chancellor Merkel discuss regional and global issues

PM Modi and Chancellor Merkel discuss regional and global issues

Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): Afghanistan, China's belt and road initiative, terrorism and climate change were some of the key issues discussed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to media reports on Tuesday.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

PM Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

PM Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Goa on their state day.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

IAS officer drowns in Delhi swimming pool while trying to save woman colleague

IAS officer drowns in Delhi swimming pool while trying to save woman colleague

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS) : An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer drowned in a swimming pool on Monday night after he jumped into it to save a woman colleague, NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

PM Modi greets Puducherry CM on birthday

PM Modi greets Puducherry CM on birthday

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on the latter's birthday.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Australia: SC sentences mother to 20 years jail-time for killing three children

Australia: SC sentences mother to 20 years jail-time for killing three children

Victoria, May 30 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of Victoria has sentenced a woman to at least 20 years jail-time for deliberately killing three of her children, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Australia: Police kill man who fatally shot a senior constable

Australia: Police kill man who fatally shot a senior constable

Queensland, May 30 (IBNS): The Queensland police have shot dead a man after the latter killed a senior constable (SC) on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, thousands evacualted

Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, thousands evacualted

Dhaka, May 30 (IBNS): Cyclone Mora has hit the coast of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, lashing the country's south-eastern parts, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Kolkata: Bengal Chamber and others mull over strategies for e-waste management

Kolkata: Bengal Chamber and others mull over strategies for e-waste management

Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): The increased use of electronic appliances is resulting in a lot of e-waste, whose cumbersome and hazardous disposal requires intensive management, was the general consensus at the E-Waste Management seminar organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with PHD (Progress Harmony Development) Chamber and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Group of IIT Madras students hold beef festival protesting central rule

Group of IIT Madras students hold beef festival protesting central rule

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS) : A group of students of IIT Madras participated in a "beef festival" in the institution premises on Sunday night protesting what they said "BJP's imposition of communal agenda on the masses," NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Sri Lanka floods : 169 dead, 112 missing

Sri Lanka floods : 169 dead, 112 missing

Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 29 (IBNS) : Severe flooding triggered by by monsoon rains across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka has left 169 people dead, CNN reported quoting the country's Ministry of Disaster Management.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Mohammad Shahabuddin in CBI custody for question in Journalist murder case

Mohammad Shahabuddin in CBI custody for question in Journalist murder case

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : The CBI on Monday took custody of Bihar strongman and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shahabuddin, an accused in journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Totally agree with Army chief's statement : Venkiah Naidu

Totally agree with Army chief's statement : Venkiah Naidu

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday supported the Army chief's statement defending that the "dirty war in Jammu and Kashmir needs innovation to be tackled with and said that he "totally" agrees with Bipin Rawat.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

High alert in Pathankot, abandoned bags found

High alert in Pathankot, abandoned bags found

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : A high alert was sounded in Punjab's Pathankot on Monday after police found two suspicious bags near Mamun Army cantonment, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

PM Modi leaves for four nation Europe tour

PM Modi leaves for four nation Europe tour

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Berlin in Germany on his six-day four nation Europe tour, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Man beaten to death for stopping urinating on road

Man beaten to death for stopping urinating on road

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) : An e-rickshaw driver was beaten to death in north Delhi on Saturday after he stopped two youths from urinating on the road, NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Three Youth Congress suspended in Kerala for slaughtering ox in public

Three Youth Congress suspended in Kerala for slaughtering ox in public

Kannur, May 29 (IBNS) : Three Youth Congress workers have been suspended in Kerala for slaughtering an ox in public, media reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day

Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day

Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Park Clinic of Kolkata, whose community health services include a range of activities, including providing subsidised health care to economically poor patients to health camps in remote areas of Sunderbans, to name a few, recently celebrated its 20th Foundation Day recently.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Prime ministers of India and Mauritius meet for delegation level talks on Saturday

Prime ministers of India and Mauritius meet for delegation level talks on Saturday

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth discussed various issues at the delegation level talks, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Saturday.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

Defying entry ban on him Rahul Gandhi leaves for riot-hit Saharanpur in UP

Defying entry ban on him Rahul Gandhi leaves for riot-hit Saharanpur in UP

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) : Defying the Uttar Pradesh police ban on his entry, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday left for riot-hit Saharanpur for an on-the-spot survey of the situation, reports said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Bhat among eight terrorists killed in Kashmir

Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Bhat among eight terrorists killed in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 27 (IBNS) : Burhan Wani's successor and Hijbul commander Sabzar Bhat were among eight terrorists killed in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, reports said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

West Bengal Madhyamik Board results declared, girls outshine boys

West Bengal Madhyamik Board results declared, girls outshine boys

Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS) : The results of Madhyamik, the Class 10 level West Bengal board exams, were declared on Saturday morning.

by India Blooms News Service May 27, 2017

Kashmir: Encounter kills at least four militants in Tral village

Kashmir: Encounter kills at least four militants in Tral village

Srinagar, May 27 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed in a gunfight between forces and militants at Saimu Tral sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning, police said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

USA: Man chants anti-Muslim slurs, kills two in Portland

USA: Man chants anti-Muslim slurs, kills two in Portland

Portland, May 27 (IBNS): At least two men were stabbed to death and another injured on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) train by an attacker who was yelling 'anti-Muslim slurs', reports said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary

PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the latter's death anniversary.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

PM Modi greets Nitin Gadkari on his birthday

PM Modi greets Nitin Gadkari on his birthday

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the latter's birthday.

by India Blooms News Service May 27, 2017

Modi government working hard to create new India: Amit Shah

Modi government working hard to create new India: Amit Shah

New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Appreciating Narendra Modi-led Central government as it completed three years in the office, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said the government is an efficient one and working hard to create new India.

by IBNS May 26, 2017

Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill passes away

Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill passes away

New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Former Punjab DGP KPSGill pased away on Friday. He was 82.

by IBNS May 26, 2017

Gunmen attacks bus in Egypt, several killed

Gunmen attacks bus in Egypt, several killed

Cairo, May 26 (IBNS): Several people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a bus in Egypt on Friday, media reports said.

by IBNS May 26, 2017

IAF SU 30 aircraft wreckage found

IAF SU 30 aircraft wreckage found

New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): The wreckage of IAF Su-30 MKI jet that went missing with two pilots onboard has been found in the thick forest around 60 Kms from Tezpur, Assam where it lost radar contact with the base.

by IBNS May 26, 2017

Two terrorists killed as Indian Army foil BAT-backed infiltration bid at LoC

Two terrorists killed as Indian Army foil BAT-backed infiltration bid at LoC

Srinagar, May 26 (IBNS) : Two terrorists were killed as the Indian Army on Friday foiled an attack by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service May 26, 2017