New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Venu Srinivasan and Ajay Piramal were appointed as non-executive directors of Tata Sons with effect from Thursday, the company said in a statement. Srinivasan,, Chairman, Sundaram-Clayton Limited and TVS Motor…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The dengue toll in West Bengal shot up to 23 on Thursday, with a woman succumbing to the virus-borne disease. The woman, a resident of South Parganas district and a confirmed…
Shillong, Aug 25 (IANS) For the first time in over three years, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma effected a minor rejig in the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA-II) government by axing two cabinet ministers. Senior…
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, an umbrella body of students’ groups at University of Hyderabad, has condemned the report by a one-man judicial commission that research scholar Rohith Vemula,…
Film: “A Flying Jatt” Director: Remo d’Souza Cast: Tiger Shroff, Nathan Jones, Amrita Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, K.K. Menon; Rating: *** By Subhash K Jha It isn’t a bird. It isn’t a plane. And it’s definitely…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Janmashtami, marking the birthday of Lord Krishna, was celebrated on Thursday with gaitey and religious fervour across West Bengal. A three day festivity that began on Wednesday at the International Society…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested here for assaulting and robbing a Kenyan woman here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. “There was a news report that a Kenyan…
Betul (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 25 (IANS) An American woman has reportedly become so devoted to Lord Krishna that she has been living here in Rukmini Balaji Mandir for the last two months, immersed in ‘bhakti’…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Exhorting youths to unite against terrorism, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that “bankrupt shops of terrorism” are to be destroyed to stop “evil business of bloodshed”…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most followed Indian on micro-blogging site Twitter with 22.1 million followers when he surpassed Bollywood actor Amitabh…
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Thursday said the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will go live for customers of 21 banks. The relevant details of the service would be…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Denying reports on genetically modified (GM) mustard, the government on Thursday said it has not taken a final call on whether to allow its cultivation, and added it will seek…
Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff during the screening of film A Flying Jatt and promotion of Swachh Bharat campaign in Mumbai on Aug 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff, who is known…
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty spotted at Mehboob Studio, in Mumbai, on July 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Actress-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra got a chance to meet her “big fan” on the upcoming children…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states will give presentation on any of the prominent schemes they are running in their respective states targeting the party’s vision of “Antyodaya” at a conclave…
Lucknow/Allahabad/Varanasi, Aug 25 (IANS) The flood situation in many parts of Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim, but rain stopping at many places has brought hope for authorities and people, while the raging Ganga and…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Continuing the exodus from opposition parties to the Trinamool Congress, a host of Congress leaders and elected representatives switched over to West Bengal’s ruling party on Thursday. Former state Congress president…
Rome, Aug (IANS/AKI) The devastating earthquake that struck central Italy may claim more victims than the 2009 temblor that struck the central city of L’Aquila, killing 308 people, an official said on Thursday. The L’Aquila…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 (IANS) After a tribal man’s 10-km walk with his wife’s body on his shoulder drew widespread flak, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched “Mahaprayan” scheme to help the bereaved transport…
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) France chief coach Didier Deschamps called Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, while naming Sebastien Corchia for the first time on Thursday for the next two football matches. Deschamps’s squad is preparing…