New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday rejected claims of EVM hacking in 2014 Lok Sabha polls at a press conference in London by a self-proclaimed cyber expert as “absolutely rubbish”…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the Indian diaspora conclave, in Varanasi on Tuesday in which at least 5,000 delegates from the overseas candidate…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Use of technology over traditional methods of teaching in classrooms for school children may not always result in superior outcomes and sometimes the return is “negative”, a senior official from the…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp’s (ONGC) Rs 4,022 crore share buyback offer for shareholders will open on January 29 and close on February 11, the company has announced….
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Hindustan Zinc Ltd on Monday posted a 22 per cent sequential rise in its net profit to Rs 2,211 crore for the third quarter ending December 31. “Net profit for the…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Shares of engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) fell on Monday by over 3 per cent in opening trade over market regulator Sebi’s denial of permission last week for…
Varanasi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Kinnar Akhada (a group of transgender saints) participated in the Kumbh Mela’s ritual dip in the Ganga on Monday at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj this year. Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) There will be two kinds of alliances — “total unity” and “possible unity” — across states to reach the opposition goal of removing the Narendra Modi government,…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Amid high drama over denial of permission for facilitating the landing of BJP President Amit Shah’s chopper in West Bengal’s Malda ahead of his rally on January 22, the state BJP…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Keeping regional security in mind, India has scaled up its defence cooperation with its extended neighbourhood in the last three years under New Delhi’s Neighbourhood First, Act East and Look…
Karwar (Karnataka), Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Monday recovered eight bodies from the Arabian Sea off Karnataka’s Karwar coast after the boat in which they were sailing capsized, said an official. “Of the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 21 (IANS) Three international organisations have endorsed India’s growth story recognising it as the world’s fastest growing major economy for this and the next three years and in two…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday will hold talks on the Beijing-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) about which New Delhi has doubts and concerns. India’s Commerce Secretary Anup…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi Police have registered a complaint against an unknown caller who on Monday called up Delhi Chief Minister’s residence, saying that a man named ‘Bholo’ was planning to attack Arvind…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Stargazers were in for a treat as they enjoyed a rare “super blood moon” as it turned a stunning shade of red. This year’s only total lunar eclipse generated plenty of…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi Police arrested a sharp shooter of notorious gangster Naveen Khati in west Delhi, an officer said on Monday adding the accused was involved in over a dozen criminal cases….
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi Police have registered a complaint against an unknown caller who on Monday called up Delhi Chief Minister’s residence, saying that a man named ‘Bholo’ was planning to attack Arvind…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Delhi Police has arrested four criminals who would steal donation boxes of temples and commit thefts to buy drugs, an officer said on Saturday. “Mohd Firoj, 35, Mohd Ramjani,…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Tuesday inaugurate a 1,210-meter span-bridge over the Ravi river in Jammu and Kashmir which would reduce the distance between Kathua in…
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The five-day ‘Chandi Yagam’ of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao began on Monday with nearly 300 priests participating in the first day’s rituals amidst Vedic recitations. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi…