Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam on Wednesday held meetings with people from various walks of life with regards to Swachh Bharat Mission activities in the state. He invited leaders from private and…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Wednesday extended the tenure of its first non-founder chief executive Vishal Sikka by two years to 2021 as a reward for his initiatives and for…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syria on Wednesday condemned the remarks of US Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned that Syria would be hard to be held together if the cessation of hostilities did not…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Police on Wednesday detained and later released 60-70 students from near India Gate after they took part in a candle light vigil in support of Dalit student Rohith Vemula who…
Kutch: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli arrives in Kutch of Gujarat on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kathmandu/New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Nepal and India did not issue a joint communique at the…
Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata felicitates retired police officer Suryakant Jog during a programme in Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Tata Sons, owners of carriers Vistara and…
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) Nepal and India did not issue a joint communique at the end of a state visit by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to Delhi on Wednesday due to India’s position on…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Scoreboard of the first Twenty20 International of the Asia Cup being played between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday: India: Rohit Sharma c Soumya…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Delhi government said on Wednesday it would give a job to the brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad University who committed suicide last month. “Delhi Government…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) An international conference on disaster mitigation and management in India’s northeastern region has called for a special cadre of engineers trained to assess damage as well as an “army” of…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to respond to a plea on imposing of “unreasonable” conditions for the grant of licences for dance performances in…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said power distribution companies, now in a state of disarray, can get their financial health back if state governments adopt the scheme approved by…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision and operationalisation of a $150 million EXIM Bank credit line for developing Iran’s Chabahar Port that India intends to use as a…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Rohit Sharma’s flamboyant innings of 83 runs not just took India out of trouble, but also helped them reach a competitive total of 166/6 in the Asia Cup opener against…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, on his arrival at Guwahati on Jan 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Ahead of the assembly elections in…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Condemned within the four walls of a prison, they have been seeking redemption through painting and now art works by West Bengal prisoners are available for the world to admire courtesy…
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik. (File Photo: IANS) Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday unveiled a logo for the year-long celebration of legendary leader Biju Patnaik’s birth…
Kolkata: West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra comes out of SSKM hospital after he was granted bail in Kolkata, on Nov 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Jailed in the Saradha scam, Trinamool Congress…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) India is set to open up commercial coal mining to the private sector towards boosting the country’s energy self-sufficiency, the government said on Wednesday. “India is all set to open up…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Command Authority (NCA) here on Wednesday stated that nuclear deterrence is a factor in South Asia’s stability. The authority, under the…