Imphal, Jan 31 (IANS) The United Naga Council (UNC), which had imposed an indefinite economic blockade of Manipur on November 1 to protest against the creation of new districts, will take part in the proposed…
Mumbai: Actors Sanjay Suri and Suzanna Mukherjee during the Promotional Interview at film Mona darling at Pooja films in Mumbai at Jan 30, 2017 (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actors Sanjay Suri and Suzanna Mukherjee during the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Tuesday posted a 29 per cent increase in its net profit for the third quarter ended December 2016 at Rs 3,994.91 crore, buoyed by…
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IANS) The Guwahati High Court on Tuesday directed the Nagaland government to constitute the Municipalities and Town councils in the state with 33 per cent reservation for women. The Nagaland government announced…
Lahore, Jan 31 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of arrested Jamat-ud-Dawah founder Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday staged protests across major cities of Pakistan, including Lahore and Islamabad, against the government’s decision to place the 2008 Mumbai…
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (Reliance Mutual Fund) managed Central Public Sector Enterprises Exchange Traded Fund’s (CPSE ETF) second tranche got listed on the bourses on Tuesday. The further fund…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that Indian defence forces had given a fitting reply to repeated cross-border incursions through “surgical strikes” as he outlined the Narendra Modi government’s various…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Tuesday reported a decline of 25.1 per cent in net profit for the quarter ended December 31. According to the airline, the net profit during the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India’s trade deficit declined to $76.5 billion between April 2016 and December 2016 compared with $100.1 billion in the corresponding period of 2015-16, the 2016-17 Economic Survey said on Tuesday….
Jakarta, Jan 31 (IANS) Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s immigration policy for seven Muslim-majority nations can raise ‘suspicion’ towards Muslims. “It can raise suspicion especially towards Muslims,”…
Kathmandu, Jan 31 (IANS) Nepal has geared up to develop a strong disaster response plan for major airports following the devastating earthquake in the country on April 2015. Considering possible disasters in future, more than…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In a major relief to Bollywood and Punjabi singer Mika Singh, a court here on Tuesday allowed the complainant’s plea seeking to settle an assault case against the singer. Metropolitan…
Vienna, Jan 31 (IANS) Austria’s governing coalition has agreed to ban full-face veils in courts, schools and other public places, the media reported on Tuesday. The prohibition will apply to the naqab and burqa, the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu opening batsman Abhinav Mukund’s consistency in domestic cricket was on Tuesday recognised by the BCCI selectors, who picked him for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, starting February 9…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) After taking over as the new Delhi Police Commissioner, Amulya Kumar Patnaik on Tuesday said safety of women and children will be a top priority for police in the national…
Gurugram, Jan 31 (IANS) As many as 51,000 students from 400 schools of Gurugram and surrounding areas on Tuesday created history by singing the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ in one voice in Tau Devi Lal…
Shillong, Jan 31 (IANS) Shillong Lajong FC won their third straight home match with a 2-0 win against Chennai City FC in the I-League football tournament here on Tuesday. Dipanda Dicka gave the hosts an…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was not seeking full statehood for Delhi but more administrative powers, contending that a “democratically elected government can’t be…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi government will present its health model to the WHO, World Bank and other major international bodies at a conference in Bangkok on Wednesday. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Two engineers of Western Railways were arrested here while accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe to favour a person in the departmental examination, the CBI said on Tuesday. “The (senior section) engineers…