Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Tipu Sultan Mosque’s controversial Imam Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, who threatened ‘jihad’ and refused to take off the red beacon from his vehicle, was sacked from the post by the mosque’s…
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) The Tripura government on Wednesday created 13,000 non-teaching posts in two departments – ostensibly to “accommodate” 10,323 teachers facing the axe due to a March 29 Supreme Court verdict. Announcing the…
Rome, May 17 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan entered the quarter-finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday. The Indo-Kazakh pair got a walkover from Ukrainians…
Panaji, May 17 (IANS) The only major port in Goa Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has filed a complaint against Western India Shipyard Limited (WISL) alleging mischief, after a dry dock partially sank on Wednesday, sparking…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed with Australia on cooperation in combating international terrorism and transnational…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of stealing over Rs 9 lakh in cash from a relative’s house, police said on Wednesday. Shabnam was taken into custody after…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested that the government could put in place a law to deal with issues including triple talaq instead of waiting for it to decide on…
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) A woman, claiming to be the wife of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Braja Pradhan, was taken into police custody after she ransacked the lawmaker’s government residence here on Wednesday. The…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Bajaj Finance on Wednesday reported a surge of 42.57 per cent in its net profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 449.15 crore for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the 2016-17 fiscal…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP-ruled central government and said it had “completely failed” on all fronts no matter which parameter was used to evaluate its performance. Talking to…
Chandigarh/Rewari, May 17 (IANS) With around 10 girls falling unconscious and rushed to hospital following their indefinite hunger strike, the Haryana government on Wednesday gave in and announced that the government school in their village…
Rome, May 17 (IANS/AKI) Police in southern Italy on Wednesday impounded assets worth close to one million euros from two lawyers and a tax advisor suspected of ties to the Calabrian mafia. The seized assets…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a collaborative mission between industry and academia for accelerating research for early development of bio pharmaceuticals. The programme entails an…
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) The first ever premiere of a Bollywood movie was on Wednesday held in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar. ‘Sargoshiyan’, shot extensively in Kashmir, is the first Bollywood film shot in…
Sochi (Russia), May 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy and Russia need to join forces in battling terrorism and in ending regional crises in the Middle East and elsewhere, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday. “There…
Dimapur (Nagaland), May 17 (IANS) A new political party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was launched in Nagaland on Wednesday and it will the contest the 2018 assembly elections. The formation of the new party…
Rabat, May 17 (IANS/MAP) The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the leading donor in Morocco’s water sector, with installations financed by it ensuring sustainable supply of drinking water in several cities. The programmes financed by…
Beijing, May 17 (IANS/WAM) Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs, and Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission of China General Fan Changlong discussed military ties between the two countries…
Rome, May 17 (IANS/AKI) A 16-year-old Italian girl has been arrested in the UK for sex offences against her six-year-old brother and for distributing child pornography on social media, Italian Police said on Wednesday. The…
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) The 14th meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley begins here on Thursday, an official statement said. The meeting will…