Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) Petroleum dealers in India will not make purchases from the oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Thursday but continue to sell fuel and will go on a full-fledged strike on November 15…
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) Former skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday cautioned England from getting whitewashed in the upcoming five-match Test series, starting November 9 at Rajkot, when they face an in-form Indian side. The legendary…
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 2 (IANS) Shattered by his suicide, the family of ex-army man Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal is ruing the politics being played over the death of the army veteran. In Grewal’s Bamla village,…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) After hours of detention, police on Wednesday night freed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who alleged that an “undeclared Emergency” had been imposed in the capital. Speaking to the…
Rome, Nov 2 (IANS/AKI) Dozens of aftershocks shook central Italy early on Wednesday, including a magnitude 3.5 tremor in the Marche region’s province of Macerata, further fraying the nerves of quake-hit residents. At 7.07 a.m.,…
Rome, Nov 2 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday ruled out delaying a crucial referendum on overhauling the country’s political machinery next month due to the recent earthquakes in central Italy. “The referendum…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) It was straight third day that Delhi residents woke up to a “foggy” morning, with many complaining about irritation in eyes and a cough, thanks to the air quality that…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday accused Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “indulging in politics over deaths”. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s response came after the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday blamed the Narendra Modi government for what he said was “detention” of the kin of an ex-serviceman who committed suicide and said “it…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Condemning the detention of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia by Delhi Police after an ex-serviceman’s suicide, the AAP on Wednesday said the central government had…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Nov 2 (IANS) Ties between Nepal and India are unshakeable as their bilateral friendship is based on a solid foundation, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said on Wednesday as…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Delhi Police on Wednesday said no political leader was arrested but few of them were detained for affecting “orderliness” while attempting to meet the grieving family of the deceased ex-serviceman…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 2 (IANS) India hit out at Pakistan’s latest attempt on Wednesday to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN, accusing Islamabad of ruling the area under its occupation as…
Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) Global IT services firm Sonata Software Ltd on Wednesday reported consolidated net profit of Rs.37.8 crore for the second quarter of 2016-17, registering 4 per cent decline from Rs.39.3 crore in…
Toronto, Nov 2 (IANS) Former Scotiabank Vice Chairman Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. Toronto-based Marwah, who retired as from Scotiabank in 2014, is among six…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal, the army veteran who committed suicide on Tuesday, wanted to make the supreme sacrifice for the nation and for his fellow soldiers, his…
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Environment’s Central Zoo Authority has demanded an explanation on the death of a female Homboldt Penguin, named Dory, at the Mumbai Zoo on October 23. The CZA Member-Secretary…
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) A Hindu group in the US has branded the closest aide of US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, as “pro-terrorist” and questioned her “Pakistani and Saudi background” in a…
Vijayawada, Nov 2 (IANS) All arterial and sub-arterial roads in upcoming Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati will be ready by the end of next year, officials informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday. The 270-km-long…