Madras IIT students on protest against attack over beef fest

Madras IIT students on protest against attack over beef fest

Chennai, May 31 (IBNS) : A section of students of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) are holding protests outside the campus condemning the attack on a PhD scholar at the institute on Tuesday allegedly by some students who were agitating against the "beef fest" organised the previous day.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

Rajasthan High Court says cow national animal, recommends lifer for bovine slaughter

Rajasthan High Court says cow national animal, recommends lifer for bovine slaughter

Jaipur, May 31 (IBNS) : The Rajashtan High Court on Wednesday recommended life imprisonment for cow slaughter, saying the bovine should be declared the national animal, reports said. while also calling to make the bovine, considered holy by many Hindus, as India's national animal.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

At least 80 killed, 320 injured in Kabul suicide car attack in diplomatic zone

At least 80 killed, 320 injured in Kabul suicide car attack in diplomatic zone

Kabul, May 31 (IBNS) : The death toll in a massive suicide car bomb blast that ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter Wednesday has climbed to at least 80 while 320 people, including women and children, were left injured, reports said.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

Congress leader Baba Siddique's residence along with others raided by ED

Congress leader Baba Siddique's residence along with others raided by ED

Mumbai, May 31 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, raided the house of Maharashtra Congress leader, Baba Siddique, according to media reports.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

Ontario proposes $15 an hour minimum wage from January 2019

Ontario proposes $15 an hour minimum wage from January 2019

Toronto, May 31 (IBNS): Ontarios Premier Kathleen Wynne has said that her Liberal government is set to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 18 months as part of sweeping changes to labour laws of the province.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, casualties feared

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, casualties feared

Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): A heavy explosion has rocked Kabul on Wednesday morning, local Khaama Press reported.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

USA successfully destroys mock ICBM, calls it a milestone programme

USA successfully destroys mock ICBM, calls it a milestone programme

Washington, May 31 (IBNS): A US interceptor rocket successfully took down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Tuesday afternoon over the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon said.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

IIT Delhi: Woman scholar commits suicide

IIT Delhi: Woman scholar commits suicide

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): A woman scholar of IIT Delhi allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday night by hanging herself from the ceiling fan inside her hostel room, reports said.

by IBNS May 30, 2017

Babri demolition : Court frames conspiracy charges against Advani, Uma Bharti and others

Babri demolition : Court frames conspiracy charges against Advani, Uma Bharti and others

Lucknow, May 30 (IBNS) : A CBI special court in Lucknow on Tuesday framed charges of conspiracy against veteran BJP leader LK Advani and eleven other accused after rejecting the discharge petition in which the accused claimed that they were not guilty in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

PM Modi and Chancellor Merkel discuss regional and global issues

PM Modi and Chancellor Merkel discuss regional and global issues

Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): Afghanistan, China's belt and road initiative, terrorism and climate change were some of the key issues discussed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to media reports on Tuesday.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

PM Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

PM Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Goa on their state day.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

IAS officer drowns in Delhi swimming pool while trying to save woman colleague

IAS officer drowns in Delhi swimming pool while trying to save woman colleague

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS) : An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer drowned in a swimming pool on Monday night after he jumped into it to save a woman colleague, NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

PM Modi greets Puducherry CM on birthday

PM Modi greets Puducherry CM on birthday

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on the latter's birthday.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Australia: SC sentences mother to 20 years jail-time for killing three children

Australia: SC sentences mother to 20 years jail-time for killing three children

Victoria, May 30 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of Victoria has sentenced a woman to at least 20 years jail-time for deliberately killing three of her children, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Australia: Police kill man who fatally shot a senior constable

Australia: Police kill man who fatally shot a senior constable

Queensland, May 30 (IBNS): The Queensland police have shot dead a man after the latter killed a senior constable (SC) on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, thousands evacualted

Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, thousands evacualted

Dhaka, May 30 (IBNS): Cyclone Mora has hit the coast of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, lashing the country's south-eastern parts, reports said.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Kolkata: Bengal Chamber and others mull over strategies for e-waste management

Kolkata: Bengal Chamber and others mull over strategies for e-waste management

Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): The increased use of electronic appliances is resulting in a lot of e-waste, whose cumbersome and hazardous disposal requires intensive management, was the general consensus at the E-Waste Management seminar organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with PHD (Progress Harmony Development) Chamber and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

by IBNS May 29, 2017

Group of IIT Madras students hold beef festival protesting central rule

Group of IIT Madras students hold beef festival protesting central rule

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS) : A group of students of IIT Madras participated in a "beef festival" in the institution premises on Sunday night protesting what they said "BJP's imposition of communal agenda on the masses," NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Sri Lanka floods : 169 dead, 112 missing

Sri Lanka floods : 169 dead, 112 missing

Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 29 (IBNS) : Severe flooding triggered by by monsoon rains across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka has left 169 people dead, CNN reported quoting the country's Ministry of Disaster Management.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Mohammad Shahabuddin in CBI custody for question in Journalist murder case

Mohammad Shahabuddin in CBI custody for question in Journalist murder case

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : The CBI on Monday took custody of Bihar strongman and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shahabuddin, an accused in journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Totally agree with Army chief's statement : Venkiah Naidu

Totally agree with Army chief's statement : Venkiah Naidu

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday supported the Army chief's statement defending that the "dirty war in Jammu and Kashmir needs innovation to be tackled with and said that he "totally" agrees with Bipin Rawat.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

High alert in Pathankot, abandoned bags found

High alert in Pathankot, abandoned bags found

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : A high alert was sounded in Punjab's Pathankot on Monday after police found two suspicious bags near Mamun Army cantonment, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

PM Modi leaves for four nation Europe tour

PM Modi leaves for four nation Europe tour

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Berlin in Germany on his six-day four nation Europe tour, reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Man beaten to death for stopping urinating on road

Man beaten to death for stopping urinating on road

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS) : An e-rickshaw driver was beaten to death in north Delhi on Saturday after he stopped two youths from urinating on the road, NDTV reported.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Three Youth Congress suspended in Kerala for slaughtering ox in public

Three Youth Congress suspended in Kerala for slaughtering ox in public

Kannur, May 29 (IBNS) : Three Youth Congress workers have been suspended in Kerala for slaughtering an ox in public, media reports said.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day

Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day

Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Park Clinic of Kolkata, whose community health services include a range of activities, including providing subsidised health care to economically poor patients to health camps in remote areas of Sunderbans, to name a few, recently celebrated its 20th Foundation Day recently.

by IBNS May 28, 2017

Prime ministers of India and Mauritius meet for delegation level talks on Saturday

Prime ministers of India and Mauritius meet for delegation level talks on Saturday

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth discussed various issues at the delegation level talks, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Saturday.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

Defying entry ban on him Rahul Gandhi leaves for riot-hit Saharanpur in UP

Defying entry ban on him Rahul Gandhi leaves for riot-hit Saharanpur in UP

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) : Defying the Uttar Pradesh police ban on his entry, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday left for riot-hit Saharanpur for an on-the-spot survey of the situation, reports said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Bhat among eight terrorists killed in Kashmir

Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Bhat among eight terrorists killed in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 27 (IBNS) : Burhan Wani's successor and Hijbul commander Sabzar Bhat were among eight terrorists killed in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, reports said.

by IBNS May 27, 2017

West Bengal Madhyamik Board results declared, girls outshine boys

West Bengal Madhyamik Board results declared, girls outshine boys

Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS) : The results of Madhyamik, the Class 10 level West Bengal board exams, were declared on Saturday morning.

by India Blooms News Service May 27, 2017