Warsaw, April 26 (IANS) India’s Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Warsaw on Wednesday evening for his a three-day State visit to Poland. He is accompanied by his wife Salma Ansari. They were received at…
London, April 26 (IANS) Raj Kumar Bagri, the longest serving chairman in the history of the London Metal Exchange (LME), died here on Wednesday. He was 86 years old. Born in 1930 in Calcutta, Bagri…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Accusing the previous UPA government of making India a laughing stock on the world stage, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi-led central government has worked significantly to…
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) Early transplant of kidney is important for children diagnosed with advanced kidney failure, said a senior nephrologist on Wednesday at the local Kavery Hospital, where two boys underwent successful kidney transplant…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday asked the government to bring a legislation to provide compensation of Rs one crore to families of security and defence personnel killed while fighting anti-national elements….
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Human Resource Development Ministry has stressed the importance of all seven principles mentioned in a position paper on ‘Early Language and Literacy’ commissioned by CARE India and USAID last…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India has agreed to help develop the road infrastructure in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna region, official sources said on Wednesday. The issue came up for discussion when Road Transport and Highways…
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said India supports a greater role by Russia in global affairs as well as in “our shared neighbourhood” in view of growing terrorism which “remains…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) City soccer giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will seek the All India Football Federation’s help in their bid to play in the top league of the country on their own…
Bengaluru, April 26 (IANS) The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Wednesday ordered closure of 30 polluting industries around the Bellandur lake in the city’s south-east suburb for its restoration. “Of the 30 units,…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress suffered its worst defeat of the last three Delhi municipal polls on Wednesday, bringing to light the enormity of challenges it faces to revive itself…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed 13 polluting industries situated along tributary or major drain of the Ganga river to be shut down. The tribunal bench headed by…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as the new chief of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), two days after the force lost 25 troopers…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Wednesday asked the industry to partner with it for the “complete transformation” of the railway network in the country. Addressing the fourth Global Rail Convention under…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Reviewing the progress towards handling and resolution of grievances related to the Railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that “strictest possible action” will be taken against railway officials…
Jagdalpur/Raipur, April 26 (IANS) A helicopter of the Indian Air Force was damaged on Wednesday while landing in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, but the two crew and five CRPF personnel had a providential escape, the…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Attacking the Congress and its offshoots for being without a specific ideology of their own, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said a multi-party democracy like India cannot be run by…
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors Ltd. on Wednesday said it is ready with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technologies for BS IV compliant engines for its commercial vehicles….
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) In the wake of death of 25 CRPF men in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, the force’s acting chief Sudeep Lakhtakia on Wednesday said a new strategy in anti-Maoist operations will be adopted…