Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s dialogue offer to the Taliban. “Afghan Taliban is a political entity and Pakistan supports the dialogue between the Afghan government and the…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Claiming that the “art of leaving after defrauding banks” is the new culture under the Narendra Modi government, the opposition Congress on Thursday alleged another jeweller, Jatin Mehta has duped…
Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) Ahead of the Karnataka assembly election in April-May, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released a 20-page pictorial booklet listing omissions and commissions of the ruling Congress government that…
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) With all mining activity in Goa scheduled to end after March 15 following an apex court order, state MLAs cutting across party lines on Thursday resolved to meet Union Ministers Narendra…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) As part of the clean and responsible banking initiative, state-run banks have started rationalising their overseas operations by consolidating 35 operations and closing down non-viable branches, the government announced on…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A meeting of the committee on Lokpal selection was held here on Thursday to choose an eminent jurist on the panel, informed sources said. Leader of the Congress in the…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight was forced to turn back here following a suspected engine failure on Thursday evening. Confirming the incident, an IndiGo spokesperson said the Mumbai-Kolkata flight 6E-395 returned to…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Domestic electrical and electronics manufacturers are betting on exports for their growth prospects as the opportunities in the domestic sector have shrunk, an official said. “Domestic market has shrunk. Whatever growth…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive here on March 9 for a four-day state visit to India, during which he will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) State-run Canara Bank on Thursday clarified that it gave only Rs 40 crore loan to the Kolkata-based RP Infosystems and its directors. “Under the consortium arrangement of 17 banks, we financed…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Vinay Kumar, a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, was on Thursday named India’s new Ambassador to Afghanistan. He will replace Manpreet Vohra in Kabul. Kumar, currently a Joint Secretary…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) The Telangana government and Tata Trusts on Thursday signed an MoU to deliver high quality affordable cancer care and develop academic and research capabilities in the state. As part of the…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) All cinema theatres in the five south Indian states will stop screening films indefinitely from Friday to demand reduction of Virtual Print Fee (VPF). The shutdown will continue till the Digital…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Cracking down on economic offenders who flee the country after committing frauds, the union cabinet on Thursday approved a bill for confiscation of properties of these fugitives and also gave…
Aizawl, March 1 (IANS) Defending champions Aizawl FC will host in-form Gokulam Kerala FC in their final match of the ongoing I-League season here on Friday. Aizawl have found it hard to replicate last season’s…
Paris, March 1 (IANS) Veteran Indian designer Manish Arora used popular Chinese emoticon Tuzki in his Fall-Winter collection ‘Orange is the new Zen’, showcased at the Paris Fashion Week. With quirky movements and humorous body…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government was harassing senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s family but protecting those who fled the country after siphoning off Rs 39,000 crore…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) People in West Bengal on Thursday celebrated the spring festival, or Dol, with colours, songs, prayers and distribution of sweets. Thousands of people from all age groups and from different corners…
Rio de Janeiro, March 1 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar Jr. is expected to miss the rest of this season as it will take up to three months to recover from a surgery on his…