Our school is even open to students suffering from dyslexia: Rupamala Singh

Our school is even open to students suffering from dyslexia: Rupamala Singh

Rupamala Singh, a woman donning many hats, including that of a journalist, educationist, and marketing and communication expert, speaks to Shilpa Salwan of IBNS about Hayde Heritage Academy, where she is the Principal.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Prohibition campaign : Twenty million people to participate in Bihar human chain programme

Prohibition campaign : Twenty million people to participate in Bihar human chain programme

Patna, Jan 12 (TheBiharPost): More than 20 million people will come out of their homes on January 21 to participate in worlds biggest human chain formation in Bihar.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Submarine Khanderi launched

Submarine Khanderi launched

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) : Khanderi, the second of Indian Navys Scorpene class stealth submarine, was launched on Thursday by Minister of state for Defence Subhash Bhamre paving the way for the vessel's sea trials.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

After Sushma Swaraj's warning Amazon drops Indian flag-themed doormats from website

After Sushma Swaraj's warning Amazon drops Indian flag-themed doormats from website

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) : After External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj threatened not to grant visas, Amazon has dropped Indian flag-themed doormats from its website, NDTV reported.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Congress mocks PM Modi, demonetisation

Congress mocks PM Modi, demonetisation

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Congress mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his move to demonetise higher currency notes.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

South Korea Scandal: Probe committee questions Samsung boss

South Korea Scandal: Probe committee questions Samsung boss

Seoul, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Probe committee in charge of the South Korean scandal, involving President Park Geun-hye, has interrogated Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong and has marked him as a suspect, media reports said.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Prime Minister Modi, Mamata Banerjee remember Swamiji

Prime Minister Modi, Mamata Banerjee remember Swamiji

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narenjdra Modi on Thursday paid homage to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

As millions suffer water shortages in Syria, UN looks to keep potable supply safe

As millions suffer water shortages in Syria, UN looks to keep potable supply safe

New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations expressed concern on Wednesday about fighting in the Wadi Barada area of west Damascus, which in addition to displacing thousands of people, has also restricted water supplies to some 5.5 million people in and around the Syrian capital.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Pakistan: UN expert calls for return of four disappeared human rights and social media activists

Pakistan: UN expert calls for return of four disappeared human rights and social media activists

New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday called on the Pakistani authorities to make it a top priority to locate, protect and return home four disappeared human rights and social media campaigners.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Russians in favour of naming street after Donald Trump

Russians in favour of naming street after Donald Trump

Ryazan, Russia, Jan 11 (IBNS): Donald Trump's Russia stance seemed to have struck a chord with the country's people as citizens in the town of Ryazan wants a street to be named after the incoming US President, a CNN report said.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Colombo, Jan 11 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa clarified his stand on the current government leasing land to a Chinese company in the country's Hambantota Port area to build a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the media reported on Wednesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Achche Din will come when Congress returns to power : Rahul Gandhi

Achche Din will come when Congress returns to power : Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS ) : Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying the country's economy through his demonetisation move, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said good days will come only when the Congress comes to power in 2019.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Saradha: CBI quizzes Kunal Ghosh, records his statement

Saradha: CBI quizzes Kunal Ghosh, records his statement

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday grilled suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh for nearly 12 hours in connection with its ongoing probe into Saradha chit fund scam and his statement was recorded by the investigators, officials said.

by India Blooms News Service January 11, 2017

Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kandahar injure Governor, UAE Ambassador

Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kandahar injure Governor, UAE Ambassador

Kabul. Jan 11 (IBNS): The Governor of Kandahar province and the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan was injured in a twin blast which rocked the province, local Khaama Press reported.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

US condemns Kabul blasts

US condemns Kabul blasts

Washingtonm, Jan 11 (IBNS): The US on Wednesday condemned the twin blasts which rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Tuesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Former Indian Minister Manish Tewari joins Atlantic Council as senior fellow

Former Indian Minister Manish Tewari joins Atlantic Council as senior fellow

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Atlantic Council has announced that former Union Minister Manish Tewari will join it as a senior fellow at the South Asia Center.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Kabul blasts: Narendra Modi condemns

Kabul blasts: Narendra Modi condemns

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the twin blasts in Afghanistan capital Kabul which claimed at least 30 lives on Tuesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam over truce formula

Uttar Pradesh :Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam over truce formula

Lucknow, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A day after Mulaym Singh Yadav signalled the possibility of a rapprochement claiming that he doesn't have disputes with his son and that the party is not going to split, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday met his father, a next door neighbour to be huddled together in a meeting in what is being perceived as an attempt to chalk out a reconciliation formula for the warring factions of Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party that runs in a heavy weather before the state Assembly elections.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Bareilly: At least five die after buses collide

Bareilly: At least five die after buses collide

Bareilly, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least five people have died following a bus collision in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, media reports said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A militant, stated to be a foreigner, was killed and an army jawan was injured in a brief gun battle during an operation launched by security forces in the Hajin area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Tuesday, police said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

AAP mocks PM Modi following 'breakfast with mother' tweet

AAP mocks PM Modi following 'breakfast with mother' tweet

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): As Narendra Modi tweeted about himself having breakfast with mom, AAP members, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Somnath Bharti, accused the Prime Minister of using his mother to gain political favour and mocked the move as a publicity stunt.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

BSF jawan's videos: Rajnath Singh orders inquiry

BSF jawan's videos: Rajnath Singh orders inquiry

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has ordered an inquiry into the allegations made by a Border Security Force constable over the near starvation diet served to them at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

PM Modi meets mother, does breakfast with her

PM Modi meets mother, does breakfast with her

Gandhinagar, Jan 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Gujarat to perform a ground-breaking ceremony for the Indian Railways at the Gandhinagar Railway Station and to join in several other events, on Tuesday said he skipped 'yoga' to meet his mother and spend some time with her.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Hubble captures Shadow Play caused by possible planet

Hubble captures Shadow Play caused by possible planet

Washington, Jan 10 (IBNS): Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. Theyre so small and faint that its hard to spot them. But a possible planet in a nearby stellar system may be betraying its presence in a unique way: by a shadow that is sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk surrounding a young star.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

BJP National Secretary's remark against Tapas Pal triggers controversy

BJP National Secretary's remark against Tapas Pal triggers controversy

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Creating a fresh controversy, BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha on Sunday said that actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal had been raped by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), local media reports said.

by IBNS January 09, 2017

Bengal Chamber organises B2B meeting with Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Bengal Chamber organises B2B meeting with Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The Bengal Chamber on Friday organized a B2B meeting with the delegation of The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce here.

by India Blooms News Service January 09, 2017

Payment of pension work taken over by Government of West Bengal

Payment of pension work taken over by Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): Government of West Bengal has decided to take over the work of payment of pension from the counter of the office of A.G. (A&E), WB with effect from March 1, 2017.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Three GRSE labourers killed in Akhnoor terror attack

Three GRSE labourers killed in Akhnoor terror attack

Akhnoor, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Three labourers of the General Reserve Engineering Forc (GRFE) were killed when terrorists attacked a camp of the General Reserve Engineering Force (GRFE) at Battal, near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Aknoor sector early on Monday, reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Shimla remains cut-off as heavy snowfall disrupts life

Shimla remains cut-off as heavy snowfall disrupts life

Shimla, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Shimla and few other parts of Himachal Pradesh remained cut-off by road from rest of the state for the third consecutive day because of heavy snowfall, reports said.

by IBNS January 08, 2017

Sushma Swaraj urges people to tweet about their problems, promises action

Sushma Swaraj urges people to tweet about their problems, promises action

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has urged people to tweet about their problems to the concerned embassy while alerting her, promising help.

by IBNS January 08, 2017