Russians in favour of naming street after Donald Trump

Russians in favour of naming street after Donald Trump

Ryazan, Russia, Jan 11 (IBNS): Donald Trump's Russia stance seemed to have struck a chord with the country's people as citizens in the town of Ryazan wants a street to be named after the incoming US President, a CNN report said.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Colombo, Jan 11 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa clarified his stand on the current government leasing land to a Chinese company in the country's Hambantota Port area to build a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the media reported on Wednesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Achche Din will come when Congress returns to power : Rahul Gandhi

Achche Din will come when Congress returns to power : Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS ) : Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying the country's economy through his demonetisation move, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said good days will come only when the Congress comes to power in 2019.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Saradha: CBI quizzes Kunal Ghosh, records his statement

Saradha: CBI quizzes Kunal Ghosh, records his statement

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday grilled suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh for nearly 12 hours in connection with its ongoing probe into Saradha chit fund scam and his statement was recorded by the investigators, officials said.

by India Blooms News Service January 11, 2017

Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kandahar injure Governor, UAE Ambassador

Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kandahar injure Governor, UAE Ambassador

Kabul. Jan 11 (IBNS): The Governor of Kandahar province and the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan was injured in a twin blast which rocked the province, local Khaama Press reported.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

US condemns Kabul blasts

US condemns Kabul blasts

Washingtonm, Jan 11 (IBNS): The US on Wednesday condemned the twin blasts which rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Tuesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Former Indian Minister Manish Tewari joins Atlantic Council as senior fellow

Former Indian Minister Manish Tewari joins Atlantic Council as senior fellow

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Atlantic Council has announced that former Union Minister Manish Tewari will join it as a senior fellow at the South Asia Center.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Kabul blasts: Narendra Modi condemns

Kabul blasts: Narendra Modi condemns

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the twin blasts in Afghanistan capital Kabul which claimed at least 30 lives on Tuesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam over truce formula

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam over truce formula

Lucknow, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A day after Mulaym Singh Yadav signalled the possibility of a rapprochement claiming that he doesn't have disputes with his son and that the party is not going to split, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday met his father, a next door neighbour to be huddled together in a meeting in what is being perceived as an attempt to chalk out a reconciliation formula for the warring factions of Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party that runs in a heavy weather before the state Assembly elections.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Bareilly: At least five die after buses collide

Bareilly: At least five die after buses collide

Bareilly, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least five people have died following a bus collision in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, media reports said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A militant, stated to be a foreigner, was killed and an army jawan was injured in a brief gun battle during an operation launched by security forces in the Hajin area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Tuesday, police said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

AAP mocks PM Modi following 'breakfast with mother' tweet

AAP mocks PM Modi following 'breakfast with mother' tweet

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): As Narendra Modi tweeted about himself having breakfast with mom, AAP members, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Somnath Bharti, accused the Prime Minister of using his mother to gain political favour and mocked the move as a publicity stunt.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

BSF jawan's videos: Rajnath Singh orders inquiry

BSF jawan's videos: Rajnath Singh orders inquiry

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has ordered an inquiry into the allegations made by a Border Security Force constable over the near starvation diet served to them at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

PM Modi meets mother, does breakfast with her

PM Modi meets mother, does breakfast with her

Gandhinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Gujarat to perform a ground-breaking ceremony for the Indian Railways at the Gandhinagar Railway Station and to join in several other events, on Tuesday said he skipped 'yoga' to meet his mother and spend some time with her.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Hubble captures Shadow Play caused by possible planet

Hubble captures Shadow Play caused by possible planet

Washington, Jan 10 (IBNS): Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. Theyre so small and faint that its hard to spot them. But a possible planet in a nearby stellar system may be betraying its presence in a unique way: by a shadow that is sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk surrounding a young star.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

BJP National Secretary's remark against Tapas Pal triggers controversy

BJP National Secretary's remark against Tapas Pal triggers controversy

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Creating a fresh controversy, BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha on Sunday said that actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal had been raped by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), local media reports said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Bengal Chamber organises B2B meeting with Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Bengal Chamber organises B2B meeting with Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The Bengal Chamber on Friday organized a B2B meeting with the delegation of The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce here.

by India Blooms News Service January 09, 2017

Payment of pension work taken over by Government of West Bengal

Payment of pension work taken over by Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): Government of West Bengal has decided to take over the work of payment of pension from the counter of the office of A.G. (A&E), WB with effect from March 1, 2017.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Three GRSE labourers killed in Akhnoor terror attack

Three GRSE labourers killed in Akhnoor terror attack

Akhnoor, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Three labourers of the General Reserve Engineering Forc (GRFE) were killed when terrorists attacked a camp of the General Reserve Engineering Force (GRFE) at Battal, near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Aknoor sector early on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Shimla remains cut-off as heavy snowfall disrupts life

Shimla remains cut-off as heavy snowfall disrupts life

Shimla, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Shimla and few other parts of Himachal Pradesh remained cut-off by road from rest of the state for the third consecutive day because of heavy snowfall, reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Sushma Swaraj urges people to tweet about their problems, promises action

Sushma Swaraj urges people to tweet about their problems, promises action

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has urged people to tweet about their problems to the concerned embassy while alerting her, promising help.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

UAE: Swaraj comes in aid of Indian sailors in abandoned ships

UAE: Swaraj comes in aid of Indian sailors in abandoned ships

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Abandoned by their employer in leaking ships, at least 41 Indian sailors found support in form of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who stepped in to help them following a SOS.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Donald Trump slams media as 'fake'

Donald Trump slams media as 'fake'

Washington, Jan 9 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump's perpetual fight with the press continued as the former slammed the latter as fake.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

EU condemns Jerusalem truck attack

EU condemns Jerusalem truck attack

Jerusalem, Jan 9 (IBNS): The European Union has condemned the truck attack in Jerusalem city which left at least four people dead on Sunday.

by India Blooms News Service January 08, 2017

Militants attack GREF camp, three labourers killed

Militants attack GREF camp, three labourers killed

Jammu, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least three labourers were killed when militants attacked a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor district on Monday, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service January 08, 2017

EC panel seeks govt's response on Oppositions's demand to postpone Budget

EC panel seeks govt's response on Oppositions's demand to postpone Budget

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Election Commission has sought the government's response on opposition's demand to postpone the Union Budget presentation after Mar 8, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service January 06, 2017

Hyderabad: Student hangs himself after alleged harassment for not paying school fees

Hyderabad: Student hangs himself after alleged harassment for not paying school fees

Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IBNS): A class 9 student in Hyderabad hung himself with a stole after being allegedly humiliated for not paying fees, media reports said.

by IBNS January 06, 2017

Bengaluru: After New Year shame, woman in Burqa molested in broad daylight

Bengaluru: After New Year shame, woman in Burqa molested in broad daylight

Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IBNS): It is barely a week that Bengaluru was shamed with videos of mass molestation on New Year's eve and assault of a woman while returning home, another CCTV footage has come to fore where a woman in Burqa was attacked by a man early on Fridaymorning in northern part of the city.

by IBNS January 06, 2017

Assam police Crime branch arrested rape accused absconding Meghalaya's legislator

Assam police Crime branch arrested rape accused absconding Meghalaya's legislator

Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Crime branch of Assam Police on late Friday night arrested the Meghalaya's legislator from the Gorchuk area of Guwahati city, who was absconding after his name emerged as an accused in the rape case of a 14-year old girl.

by IBNS January 06, 2017

Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphan arrested for raping minor

Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphan arrested for raping minor

Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Assam Police on late Friday night arrested Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphan from Gorchuk area of Guwahati in connection with a rape case, media reports said.

by IBNS January 06, 2017