Samjhauta Express was cancelled due to local agitation: MEA

Samjhauta Express was cancelled due to local agitation: MEA

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Clarifying its stand on the cancellation of Samjhauta Express, India on Friday said the train was among 75 trains travelling through Punjab which were cancelled due to local agitation in the state.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Samjhauta Express: Pakistan summons Indian envoy

Samjhauta Express: Pakistan summons Indian envoy

Islamabad, Oct 10 (IBNS): Pakistan has summoned Acting Deputy High Commissioner of India over the issue of cancellation of operation of Samjhauta Express on Oct 8.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

'Slight' tremor hits Delhi, no casualty

'Slight' tremor hits Delhi, no casualty

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): A mild earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and the National Capital Region areas on Saturday, officials said.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Libya: Security Council authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling

Libya: Security Council authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling

New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Acting to help save the threatened lives of migrants or of victims of human trafficking and to disrupt criminal enterprises operating on the high-seas off the coast of Libya, the United Nations Security Council on Friday authorized for one year operations by the European Union (EU) and individual countries to inspect and or seize vessels of suspected of people smuggling in the Mediterranean.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Afghanistan: UN agency begins humanitarian assistance to families fleeing Kunduz

Afghanistan: UN agency begins humanitarian assistance to families fleeing Kunduz

New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Afghans who fled fighting in Kunduz have received bread baked from wheat flour fortified with vitamins and minerals along with other food supplies, but the World Food Programme (WFP) is seriously concerned about the safety and food security of people remaining in the north-eastern province.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Ghulam Ali to perform  in Delhi in December: Arvind Kejriwal

Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi in December: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Delhi CM Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali will perform in the national capital in December.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Pune: Man seen walking on road with wife's head

Pune: Man seen walking on road with wife's head

Pune, Oct 9 (IBNS): In a shocking visual for people of Pune, a person was caught on camera walking on the street of the Maharashtra city with a severed head on Friday.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

RJD to approach EC over PM Modi's Shaitaan remark against Lalu Prasad

RJD to approach EC over PM Modi's Shaitaan remark against Lalu Prasad

Patna, Oct 9 (IBNS) Taking strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Shaitaan" remark, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad plans to complain with the Election Commission, reports said.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Two men raping a woman is not gang-rape : Karnataka minister

Two men raping a woman is not gang-rape : Karnataka minister

Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IBNS) Karnataka Home Minister KJ George on Friday stirred a controversy when he said that two men raping a woman is not gangrape, reports said.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Dadri lynching : Forensic test proves the meat found in Akhlaq's house was mutton, not beef

Dadri lynching : Forensic test proves the meat found in Akhlaq's house was mutton, not beef

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS) In a new twist to the Dadri lynching incident, forensic test has reportedly found that the meat collected from victim Mohammad Akhlaq's house was mutton and not beef.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

United opposition in Bengal boycott today's civic election re-polling

United opposition in Bengal boycott today's civic election re-polling

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS) A united oppoistion of the Left, Congress and the BJP in West Bengal has decided to boycott Friday's re-polls ordered by the newly appointed State Election Commissioner of West Bengal in 9 out of the 438 booths in Kolkata's Salt Lake and at 2 in Asansol.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

Chopping off hand of an Indian woman in Saudi Arabia is brutal: Sushma Swaraj

Chopping off hand of an Indian woman in Saudi Arabia is brutal: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called the alleged chopping off hand of an Indian woman by her employer in Saudi Arabia as 'brutal'.

by India Blooms News Service October 09, 2015

NASA releases plan outlining next steps in the journey to Mars

NASA releases plan outlining next steps in the journey to Mars

California, Oct 9 (IBNS) NASA is leading our nation and the world on a journey to Mars, and Thursday the agency released a detailed outline of that plan in its report, NASAs Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration.

by IBNS October 09, 2015

After Sena ban, Ghulam Ali gets invitation from AAP

After Sena ban, Ghulam Ali gets invitation from AAP

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS) Hours after Shiv Sena banned his concert in Mumbai over border firing, legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali gets invited by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for a concert in Delhi.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

MCKV students launches Safaya, joins the Clean India drive

MCKV students launches Safaya, joins the Clean India drive

Kolkata, Oct 8 (IBNS) Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modis call for a cleaner India, students of M C Kejriwal Vidyapeeth (MCKV) Liluah, launched their domestic cleaning product, Safaya, in their school premises on Wednesday.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

BJP MLAs beat up Independent legislator in Jammu and Kashmir

BJP MLAs beat up Independent legislator in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 8 (IBNS) Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators on Thursday morning assaulted an Independent MLA, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, for allegedly hosting a beef party a day ago, triggering a new controversy over the episode that created communal tensions already after the Dadri incident when a Muslim man was killed.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

Aditya Thackeray defends cancellation of Ghulam Ali concert

Aditya Thackeray defends cancellation of Ghulam Ali concert

Mumbai, Oct 8 (IBNS): Young Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, son of Uddhav Thackeray, on Thursday defended the Sena protest against holding of musical concert of Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali when soldiers of India are victims of Pak firing along the border.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

We will have women fighter pilot soon, says IAF chief Arup Raha

We will have women fighter pilot soon, says IAF chief Arup Raha

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to recruit women fighter pilots, confirmed Air Chief Arup Raha, on the 83rd Air Force Day on Thursday.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

Poll in Bihar will be on development: Modi

Poll in Bihar will be on development: Modi

Munger, Bihar, Oct 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the issue of development as he campaigned in the state ahead of the assembly polls.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

UN refugee official calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

UN refugee official calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): The United Nations most senior refugee official is appealing to the international community to refocus its attention on Afghanistan, warning that it would be dangerous to ignore the country, and praised Iran and Pakistan for hosting so many Afghan refugees.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

UN chief condemns killing of peacekeeper in Central African Republic

UN chief condemns killing of peacekeeper in Central African Republic

New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Wednesday the killing of a blue helmet from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), which occurred yesterday in the capital, Bangui.

by IBNS October 07, 2015

Akbaruddin Owaisi faces arrest for hate speech against Modi

Akbaruddin Owaisi faces arrest for hate speech against Modi

Patna, Oct 7 (IBNS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi faces arrest for making inflammatory speech at an election rally in Bihar on Monday.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

After Nayantara Sahagal, poet Ashok Vajpeyi returns award

After Nayantara Sahagal, poet Ashok Vajpeyi returns award

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) After writer Nayantara Sahgal, Poet Ashok Vajpeyi has also returned the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award protesting against the alleged attack on India's diversity.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Ready for debate with PM, is he ? : Nitish Kumar dares Narendra Modi ahead of Bihar polls

Ready for debate with PM, is he ? : Nitish Kumar dares Narendra Modi ahead of Bihar polls

Patna, Oct 7 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has accused the BJP of trying to import the controversy over beef-eating into the state ahead of polls next week.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Minor Mumbai girl raped by Facebook friend

Minor Mumbai girl raped by Facebook friend

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS) A 15-year-old girl paid dearly for trusting the friend she made on a social networking site when she met the man in a party and got raped.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Indrani Mukerjea back in jail from hospital

Indrani Mukerjea back in jail from hospital

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS) Indrani Mukerjea, former media executive and wife of former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea, was brought back to jail on Tuesday from hospital, reports said.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Supreme Court to give ruling today on use of Aadhar card

Supreme Court to give ruling today on use of Aadhar card

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will decide on Wednesday whether the Aadhar card can be used for services like opening bank accounts and taking phone connections.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

India has potential to be a great global power: US

India has potential to be a great global power: US

Washington, Oct 7 (IBNS): Looking at India as a country with the potential to be one of the great global powers in the 21st century,the US said it wants to see the cooperation between the two nations in economically, politically, and security areas to grow in the upcoming days.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Air strike on Afghanistan hospital was a mistake: US

Air strike on Afghanistan hospital was a mistake: US

Washington, Oct 7 (IBNS): US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has expressed his regret over the loss of lives in a U.S. military airstrike on a hospital in Afghanistan.

by IBNS October 06, 2015

Globsyn Skills organises a Kaushal Mela in Assam

Globsyn Skills organises a Kaushal Mela in Assam

Lakhimpur, Assam, Oct 6 (IBNS): Globsyn Skills organised a Kaushal Mela at Lakhimpur in Assam recently with the objective of encouraging the youth in north-eastern India to participate in skills development programmes.

by IBNS October 06, 2015