New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced that online submission of applications by the urban poor for affordable houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) will be enabled from Thursday. An…
Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) Observing that erstwhile Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan was not a freedom fighter, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday questioned the state government’s move to celebrate his birthday on November 10. “What…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked NDMC to convert Connaught Place and Khan Market as ‘No vehicle zones through necessary planning for traffic management, parking and last mile…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, police detained Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after a veteran committed suicide over the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday held Narendra Modi government responsible for an ex-soldier’s suicide over implementation of One Rank One Pension and accused it of diluting the scheme. The Congress also…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, police detained Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after a veteran committed suicide over the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The post-mortem of the ex-soldier who committed suicide over implementation of OROP could not be done on Wednesday, hospital authorities said. “The post-mortem could not be done today (Wednesday) as…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday slashed, by 0.15 percent, interest rates for its home loans up to Rs 75 lakh effective from November 1….
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave away the Ramnath Goenka Awards for excellence in journalism. “I congratulate all those who have been awarded today,” the Prime Minister said in…
New Delhi/Bhopal, Nov 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s anti-terror squad chief Sanjeev Shami on Wednesday stood by his earlier statement that the eight SIMI activists shot dead in Bhopal on Monday were not armed when they…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said on Wednesday that mental state of the ex-serviceman who committed suicide was not known and the reasons for taking the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former soldier Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide on Tuesday was entitled to OROP but his pension was delayed due to some problem in calculation by his bank, defence…
Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS) The Russian government has set aside over 156 billion rubles ($2.5 billion) in the draft federal budget for 2017-19 on holding the 2018 football World Cup, Head of the Finance Ministry…
Zhuhai (China), Nov 2 (IANS) Italian Roberta Vinci was beaten by Czech Petra Kvitova 1-6, 2-6 at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Elite Trophy here on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Italian had suffered another loss against…
Islamabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Adding to the already bitter bilateral ties, five Indian diplomats in Pakistan are likely to be expelled for allegedly being part of a spy ring, media reports citing sources said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (IANS) Top Congress leaders in Kerala marched to Governor P. Sathasivam’s official residence here on Wednesday evening to protest against party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s detention in Delhi over the suicide by an…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss a roadmap to reduce the country’s dependency on import of oil and gas, sources said. They said the Petroleum…
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Sayyeshaa Saigal, who made her big Bollywood debut in “Shivaay” said here on Wednesday that working in the film was a learning experience for her. “For the first time, I saw…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Retired Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide over OROP, made a last call to his younger son Balvinder in Haryana, telling him that he was a man of principles….
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Substitute Leo Costa scored a screamer just two minutes from time as Mumbai City FC rescued a point against Chennaiyin FC with a 1-1 draw in the Hero Indian Super League…