New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Gopal Baglay, who headed the Ministry of External Affairs division dealing with Pakistan, on Monday assumed charge as Ministry spokesperson. An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1992 batch, Baglay…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Asserting that nobody had the right to support Indias disintegration and Kashmirs independence, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday accused leftist forces in the country of trying to turn…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Physically and visually impaired children and youngsters in Delhi, Ludhiana and Chennai will get an opportunity to learn various aspects of astronomy as part of the National Science Day celebrations…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Union Ministers Uma Bharti and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday echoed Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s stand on the BJP fielding Muslim candidates in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Bharti,…
Johannesburg, Feb 27 (IANS) Renowned Indian-origin South African human rights lawyer and anti-apartheid activist Essa Moosa has died aged 81. Moosa passed away on Sunday in his sleep at his home in Cape Town and…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Monday announced changes in its domestic and international roaming plans after Reliance Jio offered free voice calls on its domestic network with no local or roaming charges….
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Fashion designers Tarun Tahiliani and Amit Aggarwal are collaborating for the grand finale of the upcoming Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017. The designers will be presenting their interpretation…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) AAP legislator Rajesh Rishi’s brother was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting and molesting an elderly woman over a parking dispute, police said. Rajeev Rishi was accused of assaulting the…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh, who is currently in Switzerland as its ambassador from India, has been working round the clock to meet deadlines for his assignments. Ranveer shot for a brand endorsement…
Baghdad, Feb 27 (IANS) Iraqi forces on Monday continued to engage in fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in western Mosul but seized a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the embattled city, the military…
By Nivedita Taipei (Taiwan), Feb 27 (IANS) Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart have all good things to say about their 11-year-old costar Dafne Keen, who plays Laura in the American superhero film “Logan”….
Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday invited both governments and business communities of CLMV countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam — to actively…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan has confirmed he is teaming up with filmmaker Shoojit Sircar for a new project. Asked about the rumours of his association with Sircar at an event for Singapore…
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IANS) A special court in Indore on Monday handed life sentences to 11 SIMI activists, including Safdar Nagori, for anti-national activities. The trial against Nagori and 10 other Students Islamic Movement of…
Kochi, Feb 27 (IANS) A court here on Monday handed custody of the four other persons accused in the kidnap of a popular actress to the police probe team. The prime accused Pulsar Sunil and…
Seoul/Kuala Lumpur, Feb 27 (IANS) Two North Korean ministries orchestrated the plot to kill Kim Jong-nam on the orders of Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea’s spy agency said on Monday. The National Intelligence Service…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Amid concerns over cheap imports of ferro alloys from Malaysia, Indian ferro alloy producers on Monday called the Steel Ministry to undertake protective measures. “A significant amount of ferro alloys is…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) A glorious era of the flagship of the Indian Navy, the INS Viraat, will end next Monday with her decommissioning after 57 years of service, including 27 with the Royal Navy,…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) AAP legislator Rajesh Rishi’s brother was arrested here on Monday for allegedly assaulting an elderly woman over a parking dispute, police said. The Janakpuri MLA’s brother, Rajeev Rishi, was also…