Metro House fire: Cooling operations on at Mumbai's iconic building
Mumbai, Jun 3 (IBNS) Cooling operations continue on Friday after a fire engulfed large portion of Metro House located on Mumbai's Colaba Causeway on Thursday, according to media reports.
Police bust kidney racket gang in Delhi
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) South Delhi's multi-speciality Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Friday that it is co-operating with the police and providing them with all information required to hold an inquiry into the alleged kidney sale racket.
Modi to meet Obama for seventh time in two years
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit America next week as a part of his five-nation tour that begins on Saturday.
Sarkar, the LA gunman, who killed his professor, was from West Bengal
Kolkata, June 3 (IBNS) Mainak Sarkar, the gunman who shot dead the University of California-Los Angeles professor, William Klug and a woman, believed to be his own wife, was originally a resident of West Bengal.
Three IIT students detained in Italy, released after India's intervention
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Three IIT students who had travelled to Italy for the weekend from France, were detained for hours by the Italian Police before being released following intervention by the Indian mission.
PM Modi to visit Afghanistan-first stop in his five-nation trip
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday-for the second time in six months- to hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat province.
Mathura anti-encroachment drive: At least 21 killed as clash intesifies
Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including two policemen, lost their lives as agitations intensified following an anti encroachment drive in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.
PM Modi urges people to practice yoga, shares video on Twitter
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared a video on Twitter and urged people to practice yoga.
Amit Shah meets Fadnavis over Eknath Khadse's twin scandals
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jun 2 (IBNS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he has given information to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah on Maharashtra senior minister Eknath Khadse, who is mired by twin scams, media reports said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviews Border Management
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju reviewed the Border Management here on Thursday.
Kolkata: Madan Mitra accuses police officials for his defeat in Bengal polls
Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): After the results of West Bengal assembly elections were declared, former cabinet minister and jailed TMC leader Madan Mitra on Thursday reacted before the media for the first time in Kolkata's SSKM hospital, where he claimed that few police officials were responsible for his defeat.
Facebook site of WCD Ministry scales another milestone; hits 2,00,000 Likes
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) The Ministry of Women & Child Development on Thursday said scaled another milestone in the area of social media when the Facebook site of WCD Ministry hit 2,00,000 likes on June 1.
Shake hands with Africans: Sushma Swaraj tells Indians
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday urged Indians to 'shake hands' with African nationals when they met them in future.
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Border Security Force (BSF) troops positioned on the South Bengal Frontier on Thursday seized silver granules, weighing about 9.7 KGs, having a market value of approximately Rs. 4,02,200.
Navy assisting in Mumbai building fire
Mumbai, June 2 (IBNS) The Indian Navy has joined the firefighting efforts at the Metro House in Mumbai's Colaba Causeway area, according to latest reports.