Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) They were awarded by their new parties with a poll ticket for switching allegiance. However, for political turncoats, the West Bengal assembly polls turned out to be a mixed bag as…
Yangon/New Delhi May 19 (IANS) India on Thursday offered to assist Myanmar in the area of public healthcare and provide support in boosting agricultural production. The offer was made by Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at…
Jaipur, May 19 (IANS) Severe heat wave conditions continued to affect normal life in Rajasthan with mercury crossing 50 degrees Celsius in at least two of places in the state. Phalodi in Jodhpur district was…
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), May 19 (IANS) Authorities in coastal Andhra Pradesh went on alert on Thursday as rains continue to lash the state under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ over the Bay of Bengal….
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Power major CESC Ltd on Thursday posted a meagre 1.6 percent rise in its standalone net profit to Rs.248 crore for the quarter ended March 31 as compared to Rs.244 crore…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday crushed the opposition and Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK proved exit polls wrong by retaining power in assembly elections, the biggest popularity test after the…
Kanpur, May 19 (IANS) Tech giant Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday attended the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders here. Cook, who is in his maiden visit to…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) After a crushing defeat at the hands of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal assembly polls, Left Front partner RSP on Thursday accused a section of leaders of front…
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Haryana ordered on Thursday that all government schools in the state would close from May 23 onwards in view of the prevailing heat wave conditions. Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The CPI-M said on Thursday it will analyse its electoral defeat in West Bengal and whether its decision to ally with the Congress was right. “We respect the verdict of…
Gurgaon, May 19 (IANS) A court here on Thursday issued a notice to Gurgaon’s BJP legislator Umesh Aggarwal, against whom a suit for damages of Rs.35 lakh has been filed for allegedly using derogatory words…
Puducherry, May 19 (IANS) The Congress-DMK combine secured a majority in Puducherry on Thursday, dislodging the ruling AINRC, and were set to form the next government in the union territory. While the Congress won 15…
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, on the second day of his India visit on Thursday, inaugurated the tech giant’s development centre here and visited a women’s college, while admitting he was…
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) Romping home with an historic win in the assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has convened a meeting of the newly-elected lawmakers of her AIADMK on Friday. In statement issued…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in renewable energy, agriculture, education and health with his visiting Fijian counterpart, Rear Admiral (retd.) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama,…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The National Welfare Fund for sports persons scheme has been reviewed and revised extensively to financially assist outstanding sportsperson living in indigent circumstances with a maximum of Rs.5 lakh, the…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The National Welfare Fund for sports persons scheme has been reviewed and revised extensively to financially assist outstanding sportsperson living in indigent circumstances with a maximum of Rs.5 lakh, the…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday called for a dedicated road safety cell in the Delhi Public Works Department, which will focus on road safety aspect….
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday called for a dedicated road safety cell in the Delhi Public Works Department, which will focus on road safety aspect….
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In its fight against black money stashed abroad, India has signed a protocol with European Union member nation Slovenia to make changes to the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between the…