SEI,SUN join hands to offer online solar professional training courses to students

SEI,SUN join hands to offer online solar professional training courses to students

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Solar Energy International (SEI), US has teamed up with Saurya Urja Niketan (SUN), which is an initiative of Environmental Education Media Project India (EEMPi), to offer online solar professional training courses partnered with practical training facilities at the Saurya Urja Niketan Campus at Serampore, near Kolkata.

by India Blooms News Service August 19, 2016

Mother Teresa's statue to be installed in Kolkata

Mother Teresa's statue to be installed in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): Archbishop Thomas D'Souza announced on Friday at the press meet that a life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the Bishop house next to where the statue of Pope John Paul II currently stands.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Sushma Swaraj meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

Sushma Swaraj meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu here.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Gopalganj hooch tragedy : 25 cops suspended, six people arrested

Gopalganj hooch tragedy : 25 cops suspended, six people arrested

Patna, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Bihar government on Friday suspended 25 policemen and arrested six people in connection with the death of 16 people in a suspected hooch tragedy in Gopalganj district.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

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

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

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Hungary on the eve of their National Day (August 20, 2016).

by India Blooms News Service August 19, 2016

Curfew in Kashmir enters 42nd day, normal life remains paralysed

Curfew in Kashmir enters 42nd day, normal life remains paralysed

Srinagar, Aug 20 (IBNS) : Curfew and restrictions continued in Kashmir for the 42nd day on Friday with 68 civilians and two cops being killed since July eight and the separatist groups extending the strike till August 25.

by India Blooms News Service August 19, 2016

Security guard thrashed for stopping Union Minister Mahesh Sharma's car

Security guard thrashed for stopping Union Minister Mahesh Sharma's car

Ghaziabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Culture Mahesh Sharma's security personnel were caught thrashing security guards in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad,reports said.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

PM Modi greets Afghanistan on Independence day

PM Modi greets Afghanistan on Independence day

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Keeping his strong bond intact with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Fridaygreeted the people of the country on their Independence Day.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Sidhu yet to put pre-conditions, needs time to think: Kejriwal

Sidhu yet to put pre-conditions, needs time to think: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Putting an end to rumours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that former cricketer and BJP lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu needs more time to think and is presently not joining the Delhi based Aam Aadmi Party.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Terrorism: Twitter blocks additional 235,000 accounts

Terrorism: Twitter blocks additional 235,000 accounts

New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter, which is used by celebrities, politicians and common man across the globe to share their ideas and opinions on numerous issues, on Friday said it has suspended additional 235,000 accounts for violating its policies related to promotion of terrorism in the last six months.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Argentina: Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage, a step forward for Human Rights

Argentina: Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage, a step forward for Human Rights

New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): A ruling to release a woman sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage in Argentina is a step forward for human rights in the country, Amnesty International said.

by IBNS August 17, 2016

Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani wishes nation on I-Day

Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani wishes nation on I-Day

Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS): Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday wished his nation on the occasion of Independence Day.

by IBNS August 17, 2016

Turkey: Car bomb detonation kills three, 50 injured

Turkey: Car bomb detonation kills three, 50 injured

Ankara, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least three people died and 50 others sustained injuries following the detonation of a car bomb near a police station in Turkey's Elazig city, reports said.

by India Blooms News Service August 17, 2016

Napoleon's army killer Scrub Typhus strikes Kolkata

Napoleon's army killer Scrub Typhus strikes Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): When the official death toll, due to Dengue, reached 17 and Dengue cases crossed 3000 in West Bengal, another bacterial disease Scrub Typhus, which killed thousands of French military and political leader Napoleon's troops in early 19th century, has broken out in Kolkata, medical reports said.

by IBNS August 17, 2016

Environment minister inaugurates public facilities in Madhya Pradesh

Environment minister inaugurates public facilities in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Aug 18 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (I/C) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, inaugurated a night shelter for Narmada Parikrama pilgrims and several public facilities in the Jahanpur Gram Panchayat in Sihor district of Madhya Pradesh, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, on Wednesday.

by India Blooms News Service August 17, 2016

Nation building is our priority, says PM Modi at party worker's meet

Nation building is our priority, says PM Modi at party worker's meet

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Addressing party workers on Thursday in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his party's aim is to work inclusively towards the development of India.

by IBNS August 17, 2016

Machali, world's oldest and most celebrated  tigress dies

Machali, world's oldest and most celebrated tigress dies

Jaipur, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Machali, the worlds oldest tigress in the wild, died on Thursday in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje confirmed the news on Twitter.

by India Blooms News Service August 17, 2016

Mumbai road mishap kills 5

Mumbai road mishap kills 5

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when a speeding car hit a tree on the Western Express in Mumbai.

by IBNS August 17, 2016

Kashmir unrest : Four killed, 15 injured in firing after mob attack on police convoy

Kashmir unrest : Four killed, 15 injured in firing after mob attack on police convoy

Srinagar, Aug 16 (IBNS) : Four civilians were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday as security forces opened fire on protesters in Jammu and Kashmirs Budgam district on Tuesday, reports said.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Maharashtra doctor allegedly kills six, bodies found at farmhouse

Maharashtra doctor allegedly kills six, bodies found at farmhouse

Satara, Maharashtra, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The Maharashtra police have arrested a doctor, who in a chilling tale, has reportedly confessed to murdering six people, five of them women, and burying them at his farmhouse in Satara, reports said.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Peru: 5.4M quake kills at least 9, 52 others injured

Peru: 5.4M quake kills at least 9, 52 others injured

Lima, Peru, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and 52 others injured by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck Peru on Sunday night, reports said.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Petrol, diesel prices reduced

Petrol, diesel prices reduced

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Petrol price has been reduced by Rs 1 a litre and diesel by Rs 2 per litre on Monday, officials said.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Rio: PV Sindhu, K Srikanth reach quater-finals

Rio: PV Sindhu, K Srikanth reach quater-finals

Rio, Aug 16 (IBNS): Keeping alive hopes for India to clinch medals, Indian shuttlers PV Sindu and K Srikanth reached the quater-finals of the Rio Olympics.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

New York imam killing: One arrested

New York imam killing: One arrested

New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of an imam and his assistant in New York, media reports said.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Brand Summit by Globsyn alumni to strengthen B-school

Brand Summit by Globsyn alumni to strengthen B-school

Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS): The second day of the two-day Brand Summit organised by Globsyn Business School (GBS) Alumni Association, on Sunday, was marked by a special session where Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia addressed the gathering.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Our aim is to wipe out black money from Indian economy, says IT Director in Kolkata

Our aim is to wipe out black money from Indian economy, says IT Director in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 15 (IBNS): The aim of the Income Tax Department is to wipe out black money from the Indian economy, said S.S. Rana, Director of Income Tax Department (Intelligence & Criminal Investigation), Kolkata at a conference on Friday.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Indian Tricolour flies high in Canada

Indian Tricolour flies high in Canada

Toronto, Aug 16 (IBNS): Over 600 hundred people of Indian origin gathered together to celebrate the Indian Independence Day at the Consulate of India Office in Toronto on Monday.

by IBNS August 15, 2016

Tennis : Andy  Murray clinches Olympics gold in Olympics

Tennis : Andy Murray clinches Olympics gold in Olympics

Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Britain Tennis star Andy Murray clinched his second Olympics gold medal by beating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.

by IBNS August 14, 2016

Usain Bolt clinches gold medal

Usain Bolt clinches gold medal

Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt clinched gold in the Olympic 100m event by beating American Justin Gatlin here.

by IBNS August 14, 2016

Terrorists open fire on security forces, 4 jawans injured

Terrorists open fire on security forces, 4 jawans injured

Srinagar, Aug 15 (IBNS): Terrorists opened fire on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowhatta area which left at least four jawans injured on Monday, media reports said.

by IBNS August 14, 2016