Chennai, July 12 (IANS) Domestic shipping (coastal and inland water transport) should be at par with the road transport sector in all aspects so as to take away bulk of the cargo movement from the…
Colombo, July 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka has banned plastic shopping bags as it is facing a dengue epidemic and garbage crisis, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said on Wednesday. Following a proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena,…
London, July 12 (IANS) Researchers have identified for the first time common genetic factors that influence muscle strength in humans. The researchers used data on hand grip strength from more than 140,000 participants in the…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Model turned actress Yami Gautam, who has been presented with the Indian Chamber of Commerce women’s achievement award on Wednesday, says it was a matter of pride for her as she…
Abuja, July 12 (IANS) At least 11 people, including two suicide bombers, were killed and five others injured in multiple explosions that rocked Nigeria’s Maiduguri city. Four suspected suicide blasts hit the Mulaikalmari and Sabon…
Patna, July 12 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked him to come clean, RJD leader and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dubbed the corruption charges against him a “conspiracy”…
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday accused the central government of ‘politically blackmailing’ the opposition parties. Giving examples of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Refusing to be drawn into the controversy triggered by the Censor Board red-flagging a documentary on him due to some words he uttered in the film, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on…
Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor during the promotion of film “Mubarakan” on the set of Zee TV musical show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs in Mumbai on July 11, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor…
London, July 12 (IANS) An enormous iceberg has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists have announced. The iceberg weighs a staggering trillion tonnes and has an area of 5,800 sq…
Mumbai: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput leaves for New York for IIFA 2017 in Mumbai on July 11, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput leaves for New York for IIFA 2017 in Mumbai on…
Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon leaves for New York for IIFA 2017 in Mumbai on July 11, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon leaves for New York for IIFA 2017 in Mumbai on July 11,…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated India women’s team captain Mithali Raj on becoming the leading run-getter in One-day Internationals (ODI), going past England player Charlotte Edwards record…
Haldia (West Bengal), July 12 (IANS) Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) is seeking “more land” from the West Bengal government for setting up an upstream refinery plant in order to reduce the imports of primary feedstock…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A slowdown in the manufacturing sector decelerated India’s factory output in May, official data showed on Wednesday.
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Actress Ambalika Sapra, who is reprising the character of Vidya Balan from her popular 1995 sitcom “Hum Paanch” in “Hum Paanch Phir Se”, says she is not bothered about comparisons with…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s acting Chief Justice to set up a bench for hearing the plea of state minister Narottam Mishra, challenging his…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India’s retail, or consumer price index (CPI) based, inflation in June fell to 1.54 per cent, as compared to 5.77 per cent in the same month of last year, official…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) National Award winning actress Konkona Sen Sharma says historically, regardless of class, religion and region, women were always treated as property. In the forthcoming film “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, she will…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Expectations of robust quarterly results, along with healthy buying in energy sector stocks pushed the Indian equity markets higher on Wednesday. According to market observers, gains were capped due to investors’…