Bhubaneswar, Jan 4 (IANS) Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) President Ranjib Biswal and secretary Asirbad Behera stepped down from their posts on Wednesday following the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. The move comes after the Supreme…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that Japan should look to build a new nation in 2017, a year that will mark the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Constitution. “Now…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will send on Thursday a New Year message to the Governors and Lt. Governors of states and Union Territories through video conferencing from Rashtrapati Bhavan. The message…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will elect new governments in staggered polls from February 4 to March 8 in the biggest popularity test since the Lok Sabha polls…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service and its Indian affiliate ICRA Ltd on Wednesday said their stable outlook for Indian corporates (non-financial) is based on India’s sustained economic growth. In…
Istanbul, Jan 4 (IANS) Police arrested 27 suspected members of the Islamic State terrorist organisation in the Turkish province of Izmir on Wednesday for their alleged links to the New Year attack on Istanbul’s Reina…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a bid to ensure more participation of women in the electoral process, the Election Commission on Wednesday said that it has decided to make special arrangements in form of…
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) China supports the Philippines in assuming the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 2017, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday. “China hopes to push relations…
Mumbai: Actor Aditya Roy Kapoor on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show to promote their film ‘OK Jaanu’ in Mumbai Jan 3, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Aditya Roy Kapoor on the sets of…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The much awaited World Book Fair, the largest event of its kind in the country, will be held between January 7-15 at Pragati Maidan here. The 44th edition of the…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday granted bail to two more accused arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the government has virtually taken over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) role with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the shots…
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) An experiment seeks to study photosynthesis on the Moon, and yet another proposes brewing beer to study yeast formation. These are just a couple of the 25 ideas that Bengaluru-based TeamIndus…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Aamir Khan with his wife Kiran Rao during the announcement of Satyamev Jayate Water Cup 2, in Mumbai on Jan. 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) With as many as 956 young champions clustered at a tennis training session with players and coaches here, India attempted to break a record of “the largest tennis lesson”. The current…
Natural Star Nani is on a roll with back to back blockbusters. He has now teamed up with well-known producer Dil Raju and Sri Venkateswara Creations Banner for the film “Nenu Local”. The film’s caption…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Admitting that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was racing against time on its deadline of April 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is hoping to…
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Weak domestic cues pulled the Indian equities markets lower on Wednesday. Investors’ sentiments were subdued on the back of weak domestic services data for December — the Nikkei Services Purchasing Managers’…