New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Industry body CII on Monday said that Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on agricultural produce should be abolished to protect farmers’ income. The industry body said that after witnessing an exponential…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Profit booking along with low volumes subdued the key indices of the Indian equity market during the early morning session on Monday — the first trading day — of 2018. According…
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) More than 200 New Year revellers were booked by the police for drunken driving in major towns of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Monday. All the drivers booked were under…
Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) With minus 4.4 as the minimum temperature on Monday, Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season as the cold wave intensified further in Jammu and Kashmir. Night temperatures were likely…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation on the occasion of New Year. “Happy New Year to everybody….
Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday felicitated the people on New Year. The Governor hoped the New Year would bring happiness and prosperity in…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday wished a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year, with the optimism the year would usher in a new era…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A heavy blanket of fog engulfed the national capital region on the New Year on Monday with the visibility dropping to zero. A large number of flights and trains were…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his New Year’s Day address said on Monday that his country has completed its nuclear arsenal and he has the ignition button ready “always on”…
Houston, Jan 1 (IANS) Police have seized a stash of guns, including an AR-15, from a Houston hotel room, an US official said. The police were called on Sunday to the Hyatt Regency Houston to…
Tehran, Jan 1 (IANS) Iran’s President has admitted that the Iranian people have the right to express themselves peacefully in his first comments on the anti-governmental protests. “Iran is a free nation, and according to…
San Jose, Jan 1 (IANS) A family of five from New York has perished in a Central American plane crash, that left at least 10 American tourists and two pilots dead, a media report said….
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) The North Korean leader said on Monday in his New Year’s Day address that his country has completed its nuclear forces, and called for an increase in production of nuclear warheads…
Bujumbura, Jan 1 (IANS) Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has pardoned over 2,000 inmates and called on the citizens to be more patriotic. “Over 2,000 inmates are going to be released from various prisons in 2018….
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has been watching historical drama series “The Crown” — on the life of Queen Elizabeth II — and has been feeling that he has imbibed…
Lagos, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed in two road accidents in Nigeria’s Jigawa and Ogun states, officials said. Abdu Jinjiri, Jigawa’s police spokesperson told reporters on Sunday in Dutse, the…
Paris, Jan 1 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron, in his New Year speech, urged the citizens of his country to end “irreconcilable divisions” in 2018 and vowed to continue the “profound transformations” that he launched…
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) The Assam government has published the part draft of the much-awaited National Register of Citizens (NRC) which includes names of 1.9 crore people of total 3.29 crore applicants in the state,…
Havana, Jan 1 (IANS) Cuba has concluded 2017 with a slight economic recovery and continued robust social programmes despite the roll back in ties with the US and the devastation left by Hurricane Irma. While…