New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked all the states and Union Territories to consider enforcing the decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and the Central Pollution Control…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) In the wake of an incident of molestation inside a metro station, the CISF on Friday issued a direction for its quick reaction teams (QRTs), including women commandos, to increase…
Agartala, Nov 17 (IANS) An Election Commission (EC) team that visited Tripura on Thursday and Friday asked the state officials to make all preparations in place for the next assembly polls, due in February next…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Actor Ranvir Shorey says that his forthcoming movie “Kadvi Hawa”, which deals with the issue of climate change, is not an art film. “It’s not an art film or a…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The White House reportedly plans to request about $45 billion in additional aid from Congress on Friday for disaster-hit areas, including Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida. The amount would be significantly…
Brussels, Nov 17 (IANS) The Secretary-General of NATO was forced to issue an apology to Turkey’s President on Friday after it was revealed that his name had been included on a list of enemies used…
Visakhapatnam, Nov 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has sought the cooperation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in areas of agriculture, nutrition, health and sanitation. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu made the request during a…
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet on Friday approved the “Connect with Your Roots” (CYR) programme to reach out to youngsters of Punjabi origin settled in other countries. The programme, aimed at young NRIs,…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) A middle rung police officer and a militant were killed on Friday in a gunfight in summer capital Srinagar, police said. Militants attacked a police checking party at Zakura on the…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed an NRI to approach the Constitution Bench, scheduled to hear a challenge to Aadhaar validity, regarding his challenge to amendments in rules against money…
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) Two youths were killed and a third was seriously injured on Friday after they allegedly jumped off a moving train in Punjab’s Mansa district, police said. The youths, according to the…
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s banner Red Chillies Entertainment has partnered with Netflix to bring out a multilingual series based on the book “Bard of Blood”. Penned by young Indian author…
Moscow, Nov 17 (IANS) Former English striker Gary Lineker has been chosen to conduct the 2018 World Cup Final Draw scheduled for December 1 at Moscow’s Kremlin Palace, world football’s governing body FIFA announced on…
Bengaluru, Nov 17 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the national space agencies of the Asia-Pacific region are looking towards collaboratively developing small and cube satellites, a senior Indian space official said on Friday. Heads of…
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Budget carrier GoAir on Friday said it will operate 22 additional flights on new routes, along with increasing the frequencies by eight flights on existing routes, during the winter schedule effective…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The issue of purchase of more Rafale fighter jets was raised when the Indian and French Defence Ministers met here last month, but India has not given any answer yet,…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic rose to 104.51 lakh in October — up 20.52 per cent — from 86.72 lakh reported for the corresponding month of 2016, official data showed on…
Jaipur, Nov 17 (IANS) Entry to the famous Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan was closed on Friday as a few thousand people sat on dharna outside the main gate to protest Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie…
