Kathmandu, Dec 30 (IANS) India will supply an additional 80 megawatt of electricity from January 1, 2017, to lessen the energy crisis in the Himalayan nation. According to the Indian Embassy here, Nepal’s Minister of…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry has decided to extend the cut-off date for crop insurance during Rabi 2016-17 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana up to January 10, an…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its nod for 51per cent stake holding in Catholic Syrian Bank to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holding, said a top bank official. “The RBI…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Expelled Samajwadi Party General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday dubbed the action against him as “unconstitutional” as it was taken unilaterally. “The action taken against me is unconstitutional. He (party…
By Meghna Mittal New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) As the time-frame to deposit the cash in demonetised Rs 500 and 1,000 notes comes to an end, the Income Tax Department on Friday said that it…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “marketing” Chinese companies in India in the name of Paytm and sought a probe into the allegations….
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a case of suspected money-laundering against NRI televangelist Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an official said here on Friday. The ED…
Dubai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia said it has got “strong indications” that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists in Yemen earlier this year,…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Rupee appreciation, firm global cues and value buying, lifted the Indian equity markets on Friday. The key indices, which opened on a buoyant note in sync with their Asian peers, edged…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Police arrested three persons, including a graphic designer, here for shooting at a rape victim’s mother with the intention to kill her, police said on Friday. Those arrested are…
By Porisma P. Gogoi and Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Despite facing massive volatility and foreign fund outflows, the Indian equities markets managed to make gains during 2016 mainly on account of a fall…
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 10 miners were killed and several others feared trapped after a cave-in in a coal mine in Jharkhand’s Godda district, officials said on Friday. The tragedy occurred at…
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Despite the assumption that English is the lingua franca of global science, one-third of new conservation science documents published annually are in non-local languages and as a result some important scientific…
`హెడ్ కానిస్టేబుల్ వెంకట్రామయ్య` షూటింగ్ పూర్తి…సంక్రాంతికి విడుదల శ్రీ తిరుమల తిరుపతి వెంకటేశ్వర ఫిలిమ్స్ బ్యానర్పై పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ ఆర్.నారాయణమూర్తి, సహజనటి జయసుధ కీలక పాత్రల్లో నటిస్తున్న చిత్రంహెడ్ కానిస్టేబుల్ వెంకట్రామయ్య. చదలవాడ పద్మావతి నిర్మిస్తోన్న ఈ చిత్రానికి చదలవాడ శ్రీనివాసరావు దర్శకత్వం వహిస్తున్నారు. ఈ సినిమా చిత్రీకరణను…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) With Beijing blocking its move to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as a UN designated terrorist, India on Friday said the development reflected “double standards” in the fight against terrorism…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years for “indulging in anti-party activities”. He said…
Dubai, Dec 30 (IANS/WAM) The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the second Gulf Wildlife Day on Friday with the aim of enhancing cooperation in the field of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Claiming demonetisation has turned out to be the biggest disaster, the Congress’s Kerala unit on Friday has demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a referendum on the move. “We demand that…
Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a suggestion of the Foreign Ministry to expel 35 American diplomats in response to a similar move by the US. Putin said outgoing President…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) People accustomed to a calorie-rich diet may not be able to reap the full benefits of switching to a healthy diet immediately due to the works of the bacterial community inside…