Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday set aside the appointment of 11 members to Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) as it lacked selection process. Hearing a public interest litigation questioning…
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) China has shut down 290 websites for copyright infringement between July and November this year, media reported on Thursday. A total of 4.67 million yuan ($670,000) of fine were levied for…
By Ashish Mishra and Vishav New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The seeds of the tussle between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, who quit on Thursday, were sown during the 49-day…
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) The proposed Goa-Mumbai concrete expressway would promote tourism in Goa as well as in the Konkan region, Union Minister for Roads and Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday,…
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) Poachers killed a male one-horned rhino in Assam’s highly secured Kaziranga National Park on Thursday and managed to decamp with its horn, officials said. This was the 18th rhino killed by…
Amman, Dec 22 (IANS/WAM) Japan has signed an agreement for a $254 million grant to Jordan to enhance its financial situation and support development policies to reform public services in the country. The grant, to…
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian leaders on Thursday attended a state funeral service for slain ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov at the Russian Foreign Ministry building here. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan got discharged from the Breach Candy hospital on Thursday afternoon and returned to her Bandra residence with her newborn child Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi. Father Saif Ali…
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who reportedly advised “chronic critics to dance naked” recently, on Thursday said that Konkani is a dangerous language and while translating it into English, care should be…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Launching another all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her Trinamool Congress will hit the streets from January 1 with the slogan…
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of settling non-Kashmiri Hindus in the Jammu region in an attempt to change the demographic composition of Jammu and Kashmir. “Reportedly, PDP-BJP regime… in violation of…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Thailand’s Pariya Junhasavasdikul seized the round one lead at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship golf, courtesy a masterly six-under-66 here on Thursday. Pariya, playing on a sponsor invite and making his…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Indian Port Rail Corporation (IPRCL) on Thursday said that 20 railway projects were taken up across eight major ports in 2015-16. Among the works, 11 works with total project cost…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Although efforts to reduce infant mortality rate in the country over the past 20 years have had a striking impact, still-births and newborn deaths still need significant attention to bring India…
Jammu, Dec 22 (IANS) After an uproar by separatists and the opposition, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday clarified that refugees who migrated here from Pakistan since after Independence were not given domicile certificates…
Ahmedabad, Dec 22 (IANS) The I-T Department is considering criminal proceedings against property dealer Mahesh Shah, who declared Rs 13,860 crore under an Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) but later said it belonged to some “big…
Bangkok, Dec 22 (IANS) India outclassed South Korea 3-0 to finish with the bronze medal at the 4th Women’s U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament here on Thursday. Ritu put India in the lead by…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The organisers of the second edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Thursday announced their association with leading social cause organisation — Child Rights and You (CRY), to raise…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday asked Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to encourage Japanese companies to expand their production base in India under Make In India campaign. A…