Gandhinagar, Oct 15 (IANS) As the countdown for the unveiling of the tallest statue in the world by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun, Gujarat Ministers have fanned out across the country with invites for…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on wholesale prices accelerated 5.13 per cent on year in September, from a 4.53 per cent increase in August, as prices of primary articles and food…
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) The only Israeli Olympic gold medal winner ever Gal Fridman, announced on Monday that he would sell the medal at an auction. The 43-year-old Fridman wrote in Facebook: “I’m looking for…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Media firm NDTV on Monday announced its partnership with telecom service provider Bharti Airtel to launch live channel “NDTV HOP”. The live channel for smartphones comes in portrait (vertical) mode…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday officially launched his party’s ‘Aap ka Daan Rashtra ka Nirmaan’ campaign aimed at collecting funds to tackle the…
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) The Dubai-bound Air India Express flight that hit the upper portion of the five feet tall boundary wall of the Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu was not overloaded, an airline official…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a woman journalist, Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual harassment, alleging that “scandalous allegations” have been…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The 18-member Indian men’s hockey team, led by midfielder Manpreet Singh, on Monday left for the 5th Hero Asian Champions Trophy, starting October 18 in Muscat. World No. 5 India…
Jaipur, Oct 15 (IANS) The number of people infected with the Zika virus rose to 72 in Jaipur, officials from the health department said on Monday. The number of people carrying the virus was put…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Former Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Mani Shankar Pandey on Monday joined the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), and said the grand-old party has disregarded its workers in the state. At…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Delhi Metro’s Pink Line section connecting Shiv Vihar and Trilokpuri in east Delhi is likely to open soon. “The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety will inspect the 17.86 km-long Shiv…
Madrid, Oct 15 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has an injury problem less than two weeks before the first ‘Classico’ between his side and Real Madrid with the confirmation that the Catalan football club’s…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Durga Puja rituals began in West Bengal on Monday as enthusiastic devotees plunged into merriment marking the first day of the biggest festival in this part of the world. “Sasthi” or…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India’s merchandise exports declined by 2.15 per cent in September on a year-on-year basis, even as the country’s merchandise trade deficit registered its lowest in last 5 months despite the…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A day after Union Minister M.J. Akbar said that charges of sexual harassment against him were “wild and baseless”, Ghazala Wahab, one of the journalists who had levelled the allegations,…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who paid tributes to former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his 87th birth anniversary on Monday. While…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A 36-year-old builder was beaten to death by three men after he failed to return the money borrowed from one of them, police said on Monday. All three accused have…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that reduction in inequalities will bring peace and harmony to mankind, which finds itself in a state of violence currently. “We are…
