New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved on Thursday, challenging the NEET ordinance exempting Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab for this year from the ambit of National…
Astana, May 26 (IANS) Sonia Lather assured India at least a silver medal as she stormed into the final in the feather weight (57 kg) class at the Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Thursday….
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday again urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan for, among other things, “reckless disregard of national security interests”….
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, former Indian cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla, retired IPS officers Abani Joardar and James Kujur and singer Indranil Sen will be among the new faces in West Bengal…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Even as the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress gears up for its second successive term at the helm, West Bengal, rather infamous for bitter political rivalry, finds itself in the news for…
New York, May 26 (IANS) US stocks opened higher on Thursday as investors eyed a batch of newly-released economic data and oil prices. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up…
Mumbai: Actress Rituparna Sengupta during the Zee Cine Awards 2016 in Mumbai on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Lauding her for emerging victorious against all odds, Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta urged…
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) The BJP’s ‘Gaurav Vikas Yatra’ was on Thursday pelted with eggs in Patidar-dominated Varachha area in Surat. Surat’s Bharatiya Janata Party MP Darshana Jardosh, who was leading the yatra, was hit…
Gurgaon, May 26 (IANS) Two thieves from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, said to be involved in at least 16 thefts in the city, have been arrested, Gurgaon Police said on Thursday. Police said Akhtiyar and Yunus…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Airline major Jet Airways on Thursday reported a standalone net profit of Rs.397.16 crore for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2015-16. The airline had posted a net loss of Rs.1,728.99 crore…
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) Following delay in release of a commemorative coin on Lord Jagannath’s Nabakalebara festival, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday asked the Odisha government to speed up furnishing designs and photos of…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The external affairs ministry said on Thursday that it will examine the Enforcement Directorate request for extradition of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and will send it to Britain soon….
Vientiane, May 26 (IANS) China and Indonesia on Thursday vowed to push forward military relations and strengthen cooperation on bilateral and multi-lateral levels. The pledge was made during a meeting between Chinese Defence Minister Chang…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Former West Bengal minister and CPI-M leader Sushanta Ghosh, whose facing trial for murder, was assaulted by a man in West Midnapore district on Thursday. Ghosh, a prime accused in the…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) State-run general insurer National Insurance Company said on Thursday that is looking to grow its premium income by 12 percent in the current fiscal. “We are looking to grow by 12…
Gurgaon, May 26 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists on Thursday protested outside Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma’s house here to protest against alleged deterioration in the educational system in the state and poor…
Shimla, May 26 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the union and state governments to take all possible steps to make the National Highway-5 fit for plying of vehicles, mainly in the…
Durham, May 26 (IANS) All-rounder Chris Woakes is set to replace Ben Stokes in the England cricket squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka which starts from Friday at Chester-le-Street. Captain Alastair Cook said…
Lisbon, May 26 (IANS) Hailing his country’s football captain Cristiano Ronaldo as “the best”, Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho said he is “surprised” that the striker still wants to improve. “When I met him (Cristiano) he…
Saharanpur, May 26 (IANS) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks, he minces no words. It was no exception on Thursday when he targeted the opposition, saying while the nation was changing fast the mentality of…