Panaji, Aug 29 (IANS) Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza on Monday said he would be part of a government delegation participating in the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican City, and described the…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday denied urging foreign women tourists to avoid wearing skirts in the country. Sharma told the media that he made the comment…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Reserve Bank of Governor (RBI) Raghuram Rajan on Monday ruled out any further interest rate cuts till such time inflation came down to the comfort zone, and once again asked commercial…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress on Monday alleged that the central government and the Navy are not on the same page on the Scorpene data leak, and that the government was trying to…
Shillong, Aug 29 (IANS) A court in Meghalaya on Monday recorded the statement of former Bangladesh Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, who was arrested here for trespassing into India on May 11, 2015. “The court of first…
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) West Bengal will soon have its own logo, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Monday. Speaking to mediapersons in the state assembly premises, the Chief Minister said the state needed…
Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 29 (IANS) Actor Tabu, who got rave reviews for movies like “Fitoor”, “Drishyam” and “Maqbool” says she wants to essay the role of a warrior. Speaking at a packed session at…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Monday said that India and Britain are exploring the possibility of creating a joint sub-fund under the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). “Officials…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Indias renowned mountaineer Harbhajan Singh was on Monday honoured with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Harbhajan…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met President-elect of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson. “Working together for important session of the UNGA. EAM @SushmaSwaraj…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the consortium of banks led by the SBI to respond to beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking recall of the notice of contempt…
Ranchi, Aug 29 (IANS) Police said one person was killed in firing on protesting villagers in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Monday, but according to sources two people may have been killed. The incident took place…
Nainital (Uttarakhand), Aug 29 (IANS) Pramod Patni of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) beat off stiff competiton from Puran Singh Dhami to win the seventh edition of the Namah Nainital Mountain Monsoon Marathon here…
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Urging people to oppose the strike called by the central trade unions on September 2, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people should come out without any fear…
Madrid, Aug 29 (IANS) Spain defender Sergio Ramos on Monday expressed surprise over chief coach Julen Lopetegui’s decision for not picking veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the national football squad. “We were all are surprised…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The launch of “Bapu sada kehnda”, a new music single on homosexuality, has marked the foray of No1Knows Productions — a record label and production company based out of the…
Jammu, Aug 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday that peace and dialogue is the only way forward to address the Kashmir imbroglio as violence would yield no positive result….
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Union government on Monday defended, before the Delhi High Court, the Indian Penal Code provision that says sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, who is not…
Mumbai: Music composer Vishal Dadlani during the music launch of film Te3n in Mumbai on May 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Monday booked Bollywood music director Vishal Dadlani…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The plays performed during the fifth edition of Hriday Manch 2016 contained comedy and drama suitable for the masses and failed to impress those looking for sense…