Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) on Thursday impounded two more Indian boats off the Gujarat coast along with 12 fishermen. Pakistan officials had earlier taken into custody 16 Indian boats…
Shillong, Feb 25 (IANS) A huge haul of explosives, including 40 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), were on Thursday seized, averting a major tragedy in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district. The IEDs were planted by rebels…
Jammu, Feb 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle in the state administration, transferring over two dozen senior IAS and state civil service officers. The decision was taken…
Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday met Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to discuss the potential for investment and business in the state. Verma said that the current $150…
New Delhi: Singer Fazilpuria during the launch of his new album `Party` in New Delhi, on Jan. 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Known to be a Haryanvi sensation, singer and rapper…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said in his budget speech on Thursday that India Railways is taking assistance from the government of Japan to execute a high-speed passenger corridor between Ahmedabad…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu arrives at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Feb 25…
Agra, Feb 25 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has warned of ‘coercive proceedings’ against two senior officials while hearing a public interest litigation to save the forest land around the famous Soor Sarovar bird sanctuary…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Ten Indians are among the 16 crew members rescued in Nigeria from a ship hijacked off the Ivory Coast earlier this month, a senior official said on Thursday. While one…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) With the notification to elect three new Rajya Sabha members from Kerala ready, former defence minister A.K. Antony is all set to get another six-year term in the upper house. Chief…
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the 2016-17 railway budget had failed to meet the state’s…
Boxer Vijender Singh at a practice session, a day before leave for Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday for the World Boxing Championship, in New Delhi on Oct 10th 2013. Express photo by RAVI KANOJIA. Liverpool, Feb…
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Less than two months after a jaundice outbreak in the state capital, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday pulled up top government functionaries for their apparent lapses in dealing with…
Panaji, Feb 25 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Thursday criticised the railway budget presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, even as the BJP and members of trade and industry in Goa welcomed it. “As…
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Taking a step forward to establish meaningful contact with the youth, the Indian Army on Thursday announced that it has been organising free tuitions classes for needy students in north Kashmir’s…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that there is genuine friction between him and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. The Silver Arrows pair have repeatedly clashed over the last two…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the government will have the draft bill ready for setting up an independent Rail Development Authority to govern the rail tariff and other…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed Indian jewellery designer Hanut Singh, who has clients like Beyoncé Knowles, Madonna and Christian Louboutin, says his latest collection ‘Future of the Future’ spreads the message that jewels are…
Kutch: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrives in Kutch of Gujarat on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, on returning home, has chosen…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha arrive at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo:…