New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The massive accumulated non-performing assets, or bad loans, of state-run banks are not too much of a worry for the government and a solution is on the anvil for unveiling…
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) A private school in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday allegedly issued a diktat to its students to sport ‘Yogi-style’ hair cut, raising the hackles of shocked parents who protested….
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure supply of potable water to the villagers of Sonshi in North Goa’s Sattari sub-district. Sonshi…
London, April 27 (IANS) A man was arrested by armed police on Thursday after an incident in Whitehall, near the British Parliament. No injuries were reported. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground,…
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) In a bid to boost tourist footfalls, tourism authorities in Goa are keen to use ‘camaios’, typically large, spacious buses used during the Portuguese era for public transport, for sight-seeing tours,…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday said that it has approached the Supreme Court to plead for a review of its judgement issued over the BS III…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) HIL Ltd of C.K. Birla group has posted Rs 54.6 crore net profit for fiscal 2016-17, registering 37.5 per cent annual growth from Rs.39.7 crore year ago. In a regulatory filing…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has told the leaders of Canada and Mexico that he was not immediately planning to end the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), but warned that the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued notice to the Art of Living (AoL) over its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s remarks last week against the green court’s statement…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government is considering a proposal to revamp and run Kolkata trams on a public-private-partnership (PPP) mode to attract tourists, state Tourism Minister Gautam Deb said here on Thursday….
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A kingpin of an inter-state gang of automobile thieves was arrested in west Delhi in the early hours of Thursday after a scuffle with two beat constables who were fired…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against three of the accused in the Rose Valley chit fund scam including the company chief and two Trinamool Congress…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Kalpit Veerwal from Udaipur city, Rajasthan, has topped the JEE exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), with 100 per cent scores. The results of the exam…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) A 58-year-old Indian-American teacher was sentenced to 11 months in jail, which he has already served during the trial, for the wire fraud scheme involving the hiring of Indian nationals to…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks on May 1 with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will arrive here on April 30 on a two-day state visit to…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier LEague (IPL) 2017 encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling AAP is likely to appoint Labour Minister Gopal Rai as the new convenor of its city unit. According to sources, the decision was taken in an emergency meeting…
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) China has decided to reorganise its army to build a strong and modernised new-type military, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. According to Defence Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun, the Central Military…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has seized an antique 24-kg idol of Lord Vishnu, said to be 500 years old, from West Bengal’s Siliguri when it arrested a man who has…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Hero Motors on Thursday entered into a partnership with UK-based motorsports transmission company Hewland Engineering for establishment of a joint venture (JV) firm. According to the company, the new JV…