New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Air Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations), the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. He has earlier served in three out of…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai/Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Banking services at branches of state-run banks across the country were hit on Wednesday following the strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday claimed to have busted an Islamic State module by arresting 10 people, including the group leader, who were allegedly planning terror attacks targeting some political personalities…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Wednesday defaced a signboard of Rajiv Chowk in Connaught Place and demanded the renaming of the place after revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh….
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) All India Students’ Federation (AISF) leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doing communal politics and vowed to fight against…
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) Punjab Education Minister O.P. Soni on Wednesday warned that officers and principals will be held fully accountable for the poor performance of students in examinations. Presiding over a meeting with the…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will have separate high courts from January 1 with the Centre issuing orders for bifurcation of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. The orders, signed…
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd. became the latest official sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the organizing Committee announced here on Wednesday. Shunxin will supply Beijing 2022…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday inaugurated kiosks for two major cab aggregators — Ola and Uber — here at the Dwarka Sector-21 and Rajiv Chowk metro stations for commuters to…
Mumbai: Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao at the trailer launch of “Thackeray” in Mumbai on Dec 26, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao at the trailer launch of “Thackeray” in…
Kolkata: Actress Jaya Ahsan during a promotional program in Kolkata on Dec 26, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata: Actress Jaya Ahsan during a promotional program in Kolkata on Dec 26, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata: Actress Jaya…
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Australia batsman Travis Head rued their failure to dismiss Indian captain Virat Kohli on the opening day of the third Test here on Wednesday. Kohli, batting on 47, was dropped on…
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of being “communal”, after police, early on Christmas eve, stopped a traditional Christmas eve gala dance at Nuvem village, citing…
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) A civilian was killed on Wednesday in Pakistan ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said here: “At around 12…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NITI Aayog will on Thursday release the second delta ranking of the most backward districts of the country — which it has dubbed as “aspirational districts” — reflecting the…
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS) In a welcome move, 60 couples each from the Indian Army and the Myanmar Army visited the neighbouring countries recently to boost the centuries-old ties between the two nations. Defence spokesman,…