Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Indian wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday said he is happy to see Afghanistan doing well and rising through the ranks of world cricket. “They’re able to produce big players even…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 14.30 crore to promote block level sports in Jammu and Kashmir. The amount has been sanctioned under the ‘Khelo India’ scheme by the Union…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram for over “seven hours” in the Rs 3,500 crore Aircel-Maxis deal case, officials said. An…
Indore, June 12 (IANS) Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, a Madhya Pradesh-based spiritual guru who had prominent followers from different political parties, committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself at his residence. The 50-year-old guru, who was recently…
Business Wire IndiaWipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been named a winner in the ‘HfS Research Blueprint…
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman from Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh died at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) after being bitten by a rabid domesticated pup, an official said on…
Ranchi, June 12 (IANS) Three labourers died after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a well in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district on Tuesday. According to Police, the three labourers went inside the well one after another and…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Three foreign nationals residing in Noida have been arrested for allegedly extorting almost Rs 8 lakh from a Bengal girl on the false promise of marriage, police said on Tuesday. “We…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The combined push of food and fuel prices continued to drive up retail inflation in India in May towards the 5 per cent-mark, official data showed on Tuesday. As per…
Mumbai/Thane, June 12 (IANS) Without naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday compared him with prominent fugitives and expressed suspicion that even “he may run away” like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said the recapitalisation of banks and resolution of non-performing assets (NPA) had started showing results which was reflected in the double-digit growth in bank credit in…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who was on Tuesday questioned for the second time by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Aircel-Maxis deal case, reiterated that this was happening without…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The government on Tuesday extended the special fortnight-long drive to process pending GST refunds by two more days till June 16. It said that refunds worth over Rs 7,500 crore…
New York, June 12 (IANS) If you are in the habit of having lunch from your workplace cafeteria, think twice. It tend to contain high amount of sodium and refined grains, calories and very little…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) A 26-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid editor Gauri Lankesh last September, police said on Tuesday. “In connection with the Gauri Lankesh case,…
Jammu, June 12 (IANS) Jammu city sizzled on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at 41.5 degrees Celsius, 2.5 degrees above average, weather officials said, adding the heat wave conditions are likely to persist this week….
Moscow, June 12 (IANS) Football is practically the last major sport to start using video replay technology to help referees ensure they made the right calls on the pitch, and on March 3 FIFA took…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee kept a distance from the Ram temple movement and in private conversations objected to its agitational stance, according to a new book titled “Shades…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Four persons, including a man and his daughter, were killed in a lightning strike in West Bengal’s Bankura district as thundershower lashed parts of the state on Tuesday, police said. “A…