Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) The BSF seized 1,000 bottles of cough syrup phensedyl worth Rs 1.16 lakh from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district but no smugglers were arrested, an official said on Saturday. On getting information…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday accused the opposition parties of indulging in “appeasement of terrorism” after a political war erupted over the surgical strikes carried out by Indian armed forces on…
Valencia, Oct 8 (IANS) Raul Gonzalez, Cesar Rodriguez, Telmo Zarra, Lionel Messi and Enrique Castro ‘Quini’ led the list of the best footballers in La Liga’s history, according to a study conducted by the Centre…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded total implementation of the Street Vendors Act of 2014 in the national capital, following an ongoing eviction drive against squatters in no-vending zones. The party…
Vadodara (Gujarat), Oct 8 (IANS) India would have 100 per cent electrification for all by May 1, 2017, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. “I am confident that 100 per cent electrification in…
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas on Saturday snatched two weapons from police guards at a ‘minority post’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Militants snatched two weapons from policemen guarding members of…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly cheating several people, as also a French company, of several crore of rupees, a Delhi Police officer said. Manjeet Sangwan, 51, who…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The national capital experienced a sunny day on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 35.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office. Sunday is expected…
Port-au-Prince/Daytona Beach, Oct 8 (IANS) Hurricane Matthew, the most deadly storm in a decade, killed nearly 900 persons in Haiti and left tens of thousands homeless before it slammed the Atlantic Coast at the border…
Margao, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City defeated FC Goa 2-1 in the eighth match of the cash-rich football league at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Saturday. Japanese player…
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Celebrity perfumer Monika Khurde was suffocated to death, a senior police officer said on Saturday, even as confirmation of whether she was also raped will have to wait until more forensic…
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions, Pakistan continued to strike a tough posture against India, with top Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz saying that there can be no expectations of any breakthrough in ties…
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) Clashes broke out in Srinagar after a boy with pellet injuries died in hospital on Saturday, taking to 91 the toll in the nearly three month-long cycle of violence, and forcing…
Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) ‘Maha Bathukamma’, the floral festival of Telangana, made it to the Guinness World Records with over 9,000 women participating in festivities here on Saturday. At the grand event held at L.B….
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) After a scintillating start, the Durga Puja spirit soared on Saturday which marked Maha Saptami — Day Two of the Puja — as thousands of revellers decked up in their best…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A number of advances to central government employees, including festival advance and advance of pay on transfer, have been abolished, said an official statement. In pursuance of the decision taken…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A number of advances to central government employees, including festival advance and advance of pay on transfer, have been abolished, said an official statement. In pursuance of the decision taken…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government had created a climate of hate and hostility across the country during its over two-year rule at the…
Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl of a Secunderabad family died after observing a fast for 68 days, prompting an NGO working for child rights to demand registration of a criminal case against those…
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who was last seen in a menacing role in A.R. Murugadoss-directed “Akira”, will be making his Tamil debut with upcoming action-thriller, “Imaikaa Nodigal”. “I am Rudra. Here’s the…