Congress accuses BJP govt. of complicity in Mallya's departure from India

Congress accuses BJP govt. of complicity in Mallya's departure from India

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): Disgraced liquor baron and over Rs 9000 crore bank defaulter Vijay Mallya could leave the country with the complicity of the BJP government, alleged the Congress on Friday.

by IBNS March 10, 2016

Pennsylvania: Gunmen kill six including a pregnant lady

Pennsylvania: Gunmen kill six including a pregnant lady

Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, Mar 11 (IBNS) A family cookout turned gory as two gunmen shot six people in their own backyard on Wednesday night, including an eight-month old pregnant lady, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, according to reports.

by IBNS March 10, 2016

I am not an absconder: Vijay Mallya

I am not an absconder: Vijay Mallya

Mumbai, Mar 11 (IBNS): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday said he is not an 'absconder' and being an 'international businessman' he travels to and from India frequently.

by IBNS March 10, 2016

PM Modi offers sympathy to Great East Japan Earthquake victims

PM Modi offers sympathy to Great East Japan Earthquake victims

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered sympathy towards the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake on its 5th anniversary.

by IBNS March 10, 2016

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's  World Culture Festival 2016 to begin today

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016 to begin today

New Delhi , Mar 11 (IBNS): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016, which will be held on the banks of Yamuna here, will start from Friday.

by IBNS March 10, 2016

Heavy rains forecast in J&K

Heavy rains forecast in J&K

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS) The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast heavy rains in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir Valley during the next three days and has advised people to remain vigilant.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Gujarat: Three die after consuming bhaang, about 300 odd critically ill

Gujarat: Three die after consuming bhaang, about 300 odd critically ill

Mehsana/Gujarat, Mar 10 (IBNS) Three people have died after consuming bhaang on mahashivratri in Gujarat's Mehsana district, according to reports.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Indian govt takes up medical student's death issue with Russia

Indian govt takes up medical student's death issue with Russia

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Indian government has taken up the issue of an Indian medical student's death in Russia with the country's government.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Multiple attacks in Israel condemned by senior UN official

Multiple attacks in Israel condemned by senior UN official

New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has condemned the multiple attacks which took place on Tuesday in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Petah Tiqva and Jerusalem in which at least one person was killed and some 14 others injured.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to late women activist Savitribai Phule on her death anniversary

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to late women activist Savitribai Phule on her death anniversary

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Congress Vice- President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid his tribute to late women activist, social reformer and poet Savitribai Phule.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Salman Khan leaves for Jodhpur for Blackbuck case hearing

Salman Khan leaves for Jodhpur for Blackbuck case hearing

Mumbai, Mar 10 (IBNS) Actor Salman Khan, one of the prime accused in the infamous black buck killing case, left early for Jodhpur to attend a hearing on the issue on Thursday, according to reports.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

PM Modi greets CISF personnel on their Raising Day

PM Modi greets CISF personnel on their Raising Day

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on their Raising Day.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

West Bengal: Aditional SP of Burdwan beaten up, 8 detained

West Bengal: Aditional SP of Burdwan beaten up, 8 detained

Kolkata/Burdwan, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Additional Superintendent of Burdwan district Police and his guards were badly beaten up on Wednesday night by few drunk men at Premganj under Ausgram Police Station area in West Bengal's Burdwan district when he intervened into a local issue, officials said.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Union Budget 2016 brings cheer to the realty sector

Union Budget 2016 brings cheer to the realty sector

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS) The Union Budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 29 offered some good news for home buyers and the real estate sectorviz. incentives for first-time home buyers, making affordable housing more viable and removing dividend distribution tax (DDT) on real estate investment trusts (REITs).

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Eastern fashion legacy is all about the East and its heritage: Arijit Dutta

Eastern fashion legacy is all about the East and its heritage: Arijit Dutta

Arijit Dutta, Managing Director of Priya Entertainments PVT Ltd, has conceived the Eastern Fashion Legacy, a new fashion event in the eastern part of India. As the event draws near, Dutta opens up about the various aspects enshrouding the upcoming event in a chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity.

by IBNS March 09, 2016

Standardization of medical care for obese essential, says new IBC director B Ramana

Standardization of medical care for obese essential, says new IBC director B Ramana

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS) Considering the fast increasing numbers of bariatric surgeries performed in India and other Asian countries, standardization of medical care for obese and diabetic patients has become very important., said Dr. B Ramana, the new director of the International Bariatric Club (IBC).

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Mallya may have left India, banks urge SC to keep him in the country

Mallya may have left India, banks urge SC to keep him in the country

Mumbai, Feb 9 (IBNS) Disgraced liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the former United Breweries (UB) group chairman, is believed to have left India even while the consortium of banks to which his grounded Kingfisher Airlines owe a massive debt were asking the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to stop him from leaving, according to media reports.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Parliament rocked by Sri Sri's Yamuna festival row

Parliament rocked by Sri Sri's Yamuna festival row

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) Parliament was rocked on Wednesday over the issue of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mega event on the Yamuna flood plains even as a green tribunal is likely to pass its verdict on the festival during the day.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Sri Sri's Yumana festival row: National Green Tribunal to rule today

Sri Sri's Yumana festival row: National Green Tribunal to rule today

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) India's top green court here will decide Wednesday whether Art of Living supremo and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mega event on the banks of the river Yamuna will be allowed this weekend even as experts examining the venue said Rs. 100 crore should be paid as damage for damaging the environment in the floodplains of the river.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Dominic Asquith appointed as new British High Commissioner to India

Dominic Asquith appointed as new British High Commissioner to India

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) Dominic Asquith KCMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to India, officials said.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Top IS commander targeted in US airstrike in Syria

Top IS commander targeted in US airstrike in Syria

Washington, Mar 9 (IBNS) A U.S. airstrike on Mar 4, near al Shaddadi, Syria, targeted senior ISIL leader Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, and "Omar the Chechen", the Pentagon has said.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Indian medical student attacked in Russia

Indian medical student attacked in Russia

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): An Indian medical student has been attacked in Russia by unknown men, officials said.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Ban marks UNs 20th year in Bonn, stresses need for shared responsibility on migration

Ban marks UNs 20th year in Bonn, stresses need for shared responsibility on migration

New York, Mar 9 (IBNS):Continuing his visit to Germany, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tuesday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the United Nations offices in Bonn, praising the work of the Organizations agencies based there, and discussed a range of issues with the countrys leaders, including the challenges associated with mass migration.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

ICC World T20: Pakistan team's departure to India delayed

ICC World T20: Pakistan team's departure to India delayed

Islamabad, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Pakistan cricket team's departure to India to participate in the ICC World T20 has been delayed.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Manipal ProLearn launches certification courses in Information Mapping

Manipal ProLearn launches certification courses in Information Mapping

Bangalore, Mar 8 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn in collaboration with Information Mapping International, Belgium, has launched two courses which prepare professionals for an International certification in Information Mapping.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Veteran Jharkhand lawyers memoirs capture snatches of history of Seraikella Princely State

Veteran Jharkhand lawyers memoirs capture snatches of history of Seraikella Princely State

Seraikella, Jharkhand, Mar 8 (IBNS) Unveiled recently, Seraikella Musings, memoirs of Dibyendu Gopal Bagchi, one of the longest serving lawyers of undivided Bihar, contains snatches of history of the erstwhile princely state, now carved out as a district in southern Jharkhand.

by IBNS March 08, 2016

Finance Minister Jaitley rolls back EPF Tax

Finance Minister Jaitley rolls back EPF Tax

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday announced in Parliament to roll back the tax on Provident Fund to be withdrawn as was envisaged in the Union Budget 2016.

by IBNS March 07, 2016

Nalini: Rajiv Gandhi killer granted 24-hour parole by Madras HC

Nalini: Rajiv Gandhi killer granted 24-hour parole by Madras HC

Chennai, Mar 8 (IBNS) Nalini Sriharan, one among the five behind India's then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination hatched by the LTTE for his policy on Sri Lanka, was granted a 24-hour parole by the Madras High Court on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 07, 2016

Teen girl raped and set on fire in Delhi

Teen girl raped and set on fire in Delhi

Noida, Mar 8 (IBNS) A 15-year old girl was raped and later set on fire by a man, on the outskirts of Delhi early on Monday, according to reports.

by IBNS March 07, 2016

At least 150 al-Shabab militants dead as US air raids Somalia

At least 150 al-Shabab militants dead as US air raids Somalia

Mogadishu, Mar 8 (IBNS) At least 150 al-Shabab militants have been killed in a recent air raid conducted by the US in Somalia, according to reports.

by IBNS March 07, 2016