New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India men’s cricket team skipper Virat Kohli led others in congratulating his women’s counterpart Mithali Raj moments after she broke the world record by becoming the highest run-getter in One-day…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Supporting CBFC’s decision to red flag director Suman Ghosh’s documentary on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the board had the power to pass…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday promised strict action over allegations that some National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials were bribed by a US-based construction firm…
Moscow, July 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday called for “collective and decisive” cooperation among nations to counter the increased threat of terrorism. Mahajan’s remarks came during her address to the State…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has suggested the names of former India captain Kapil Dev, former Test opener Anshuman Gaekwad and wicket-keeper Bharath Reddy and former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai…
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) Four new cases of swine flu have been reported in the Uttar Pradesh capital, taking the total number of cases to 15 in Lucknow this year. Three patients suffering from swine…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday chided the Election Commission for retracting its earlier position supporting a plea for lifetime ban on convicted lawmakers from contesting elections. “It is within the…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, whose debut production “Jagga Jasoos” is releasing on this Friday, says that everybody should make money and not just the producers. The actor, who was present at…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A domestic help and his accomplice have been arrested for the murder of a woman and looting of cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh from her south Delhi house,…
Ghaziabad, July 12 (IANS) A man returning to Delhi from a Ghaziabad court after attending a case involving a parking lot was shot dead by seven men, police said on Wednesday. The shooting took place…
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday increased the financial assistance or pension given to the war veterans, who fought in the Second World War, and for their widows from Rs 1,000 to…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Electricity will remain cheaper for Delhi residents as the state government has decided to extend the current subsidy on electricity for citizens who use up to 400 units a month,…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Eight months after demonetisation, RBI Governor Urjit Patel still refused to give the amount of junked notes deposited with banks, saying they are still being counted. He also parried a…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Meibomian gland dysfunction — also known as dry eye syndrome — is on the rise among women due to excess make-up of the eyes. Though not taken seriously, the condition…
New York, July 12 (IANS) Hyperloop One on Wednesday announced the successful completion of the world’s first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. It was the first phase of a multi-phase programme which…
Panaji, July 12 (IANS) A minister in the BJP-led coalition government in Goa has endorsed a probe ordered by the state Public Works Department (PWD) Ministry into allegations of graft against some National Highways Authority…
Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) The flood situation has taken a critical turn in Assam, affecting over 17 lakh people in 24 districts and taking the death toll to 44, officials said on Wednesday. Five people…
Houston (Texas), July 12 (IANS) Costa Rica and Canada national football teams played a 1-1 tie in a Concacaf Gold Cup Group A match at BBVA Compass stadium here. Canada’s Alphonso Davies, a 16-year-old soccer…
Cairo, July 12 (IANS) Egypt’s national carrier announced on Wednesday that the US has lifted the in-cabin ban imposed on the airline regarding carrying of electronic devices larger than a smartphone onboard the aircraft for…
Riyadh, July 12 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with Foreign Ministers of the four Arab countries that have established a…