Swine flu: Pakistani rights group advises nationals against traveling to India

Swine flu: Pakistani rights group advises nationals against traveling to India

Karachi, Mar 7 (IBNS): A rights group in Pakistan has advised people against traveling to India as swine flu has claimed nearly 1000 lives in the neighbouring nation, media reports said.

by IBNS March 07, 2015

Swine flu toll continues to soar in Rajasthan

Swine flu toll continues to soar in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Mar 6(IBNS) With nine more deaths over the past 24 hours, the swine flu toll in Rajasthan on Friday stood at 295 since January 1, 2015.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

West Indies score 182 against India

West Indies score 182 against India

Perth, Mar 6(IBNS) Powered by a scintillating 57 by tail ender Jason Holder and adding up 97 in the last three wickets, West Indies averted a total disaster, but set an easy target for India as they finished with a humble 182 all out in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at the W.A.C.A Ground in Perth in Australia on Friday.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Modi to be on three-nation visit from March 10

Modi to be on three-nation visit from March 10

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on March 10 on a five-day visit to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka as part of the effort to strengthen relations with the neighbouring countries..

by IBNS March 06, 2015

President accepts Danve's resignation

President accepts Danve's resignation

New Delhi, Mar 6(IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Raosaheb Dadarao Danve, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, from the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, on the advise of the Prime Minister.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Plane skids off runway in US, 6 killed

Plane skids off runway in US, 6 killed

New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at New York City's LaGuardia Airport while landing during a snowstorm, injuring 6 on Thursday, reports said.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Modi among 30 most influential people on internet: Time magazine

Modi among 30 most influential people on internet: Time magazine

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a significant achievement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his name has featured among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Harrison Ford injured in small plane crash

Harrison Ford injured in small plane crash

Los Angeles, Mar 6(IBNS) Hollywood star Harrison Ford was injured on Thursday when the small plane he was flying crash-landed on a golf course outside Los Angeles following mechanical failure.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Film on Indian lesbians telecast on Doordarshan

Film on Indian lesbians telecast on Doordarshan

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a first of sorts, a documentary film on Indian lesbians, was telecast on National Network Doordarshan.

by IBNS March 06, 2015

Man returning from PoK arrested with family

Man returning from PoK arrested with family

Jammu, Mar 3 (IBNS) A man who returned from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) after 24 years was arrested along with his wife and four children by the police in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

Temporary relief for Salman in illegal arms case

Temporary relief for Salman in illegal arms case

Jodhpur, Mar 3(IBNS) In a a temporary relief to Bollywood film star Salman Khan, a Jodhpur court on Tuesday allowed prosecution's application seeking re-examination of four witnesses in Arms Act case in connection with the alleged poaching of black bucks in 1998.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

Indian foreign secretary Jaishankar in Pakistan for talks

Indian foreign secretary Jaishankar in Pakistan for talks

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar arrived at Islamabad for Foreign Secretary level talks on Tuesday.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

Deeply hurt by what is going on: Arvind Kejriwal

Deeply hurt by what is going on: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Amid the bickering within the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday tweeted that he was pained by the developments and would not be drawn into it.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

Parliament adjourned over PDP remarks

Parliament adjourned over PDP remarks

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Tuesday amid an uproar by MPs over new Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's remarks on Pakistan and his People's Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in Jammu and Kashmir demanding the mortal remains of executed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to be returned to his family.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

93 farmers commit suicide in Marathawada this year

93 farmers commit suicide in Marathawada this year

Mumbai, Mar 3(IBNS) As many as 93 debt-trapped farmers have reportedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the last two months because of a major agricultural crisis.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

AAP tends to become one-man centric : Prashant Bhushan

AAP tends to become one-man centric : Prashant Bhushan

New Delhi, Mar 3(IBNS) The bickerings within the Aam Aadmi Party comes to the open as as party veteran Prashant Bhushan has said that the party tends to become a one-man force.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

China road mishap kills 20

China road mishap kills 20

Beijing, Mar 3 (IBNS) At least 20 people were killed in a road mishap at Linzhou City in Central China's Henan Province on Tuesday, media reports said.

by IBNS March 02, 2015

Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, Feb 28 (IBNS) Two militants were killed in an encounter at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

It was a dream budget

It was a dream budget

Overall it was a dream budget Corporate taxes down, GAAR postponed, crackdown on illegal money, wealth tax abolished.

by Rohit Gadia, Founder & CEO, CapitalVia Global Research Ltd February 27, 2015

 JIS Group welcomes WB Budget

JIS Group welcomes WB Budget

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS) JIS Group MD Taranjit Singh has said that the State Budget presented by West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday will encourage middle, lower middle class and even the business houses in the east Indian state.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

PM remembers 'dedication, determination and untiring efforts' of Indian scientists on  National Science Day

PM remembers 'dedication, determination and untiring efforts' of Indian scientists on National Science Day

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered the dedication, determination and untiring efforts of the Indian scientists on the occasion of National Science Day.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

Sensex climbs 230 points ahead of Budget

Sensex climbs 230 points ahead of Budget

Mumbai, Feb 28 (IBNS): As India gears up to hear Union Finance Minister Arun Jailtey presenting his government's first full fledged budget, the BSE Sensex is up by 200 points on Saturday from expectations.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

Arun Jaitley to present Modi govt's first full fledged budget

Arun Jaitley to present Modi govt's first full fledged budget

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on Saturday, his first full fledged one as all ears are on the finance minister's speech in a while in Parliament.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

PM remembers the dedication of scientists on National Science Day

PM remembers the dedication of scientists on National Science Day

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered the dedication, determination and untiring efforts of Indian scientists on National Science Day.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

Another rhino poached in Kaziranga, forest official suspended

Another rhino poached in Kaziranga, forest official suspended

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS) : A forest official was suspended after a one-horned rhino was poached in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Friday while Assam forest minister Atuwa Munda was visiting the park.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

My government's holy book is Constitution: Modi

My government's holy book is Constitution: Modi

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) Defending his secular credentials, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Indian parliament that his government's only holy book is the Constitution of India.

by IBNS February 27, 2015

PM Modi assures nation on secularism, farmers' interest

PM Modi assures nation on secularism, farmers' interest

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the Indian Parliament that he would only uphold the Constitution of India in matter of religion and is ready to change anything in a controversial law on land acquisition if it is anti-farmer.

by IBNS February 26, 2015

My government's only faith is India first: Modi

My government's only faith is India first: Modi

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Indian parliament that the only faith of his government is India first and upholding of the country's Constitution.

by India Blooms News Service February 26, 2015

Anything anti-farmer can be corrected: Modi on Land Bill

Anything anti-farmer can be corrected: Modi on Land Bill

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Parliament that if there is anything anti-farmer in the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill being challenged by the Opposition he is ready to correct it.

by IBNS February 26, 2015

Modi to attend Mufti swearing-in in Kashmir

Modi to attend Mufti swearing-in in Kashmir

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS) People's Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who will take oath as the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday morning met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said there is a political alliance with the BJP and the PM would be present at his swearing in on Sunday.

by India Blooms News Service February 26, 2015