Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Kolkata welcomed the New Year on a high, with large crowds thronging various tourist spots and eateries alongwith visiting popular places of worship. From the Alipore Zoo to the iconic Victoria…
Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Spanish youngster Ricardo Ojeda Laras win over sixth seed Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic was the highlight of the first round in the main draw of the Tata Open Maharashtra…
Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Army’s Northern Command chief, Lt Gen D. Anbu on Monday visited forward areas in north Kashmir to review winter preparedness of the forces, defence officials said. Defence sources said that…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said that while it welcomes the first ‘Draft List of National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam issued on Sunday night, its workers will ensure that…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) With the Indian Medical Association (IMA) calling for a 12-hour shutdown of all private hospitals to protest the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, the Union Health Ministry on Monday…
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) The first New Year baby girl born at 00:05 on Monday at a civic hospital in the city’s western suburb would get free education up to the degree level from the…
Singapore, Jan 1 (IANS) A 29-year-old Indian-origin man was charged at a court here on Monday with stabbing his wife using a knife with a 10-cm-long blade. Jayselan N. Chandrasegar stabbed 26-year-old Mayuri Krishnakumar twice…
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Mohun Bagan’s new recruit Cameron Watson on Monday revealed that coach Arthur Papas, who was in charge of Pailan Arrows and Dempo here, helped him stay in shape before joining the…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Vijay Gokhale, who as envoy in Beijing played a key role in the resolution of the Doklam stand-off with China, was on Monday named the new Foreign Secretary to replace…
Raipur/Durg, Jan 1 (IANS) The trustee of a prominent Jain temple at Nagpura in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district and his wife were found shot dead in their house on Monday, police said adding that their adopted…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Favourable base effect, along with higher production of steel and cement gave a boost to India’s eight major industries output in November 2017, official data showed on Monday. On a…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Aiming to make data repository robust, the Union Health Ministry on Monday launched the Allied and Health care Professional Database which will help the government to track the number of…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) In a New Year Day tragedy, three contract workers of the BMC were killed when the front portion of a massive crane crashed on them in Powai area here on Monday…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Traffic came to a complete halt and roads were choked with vehicles on central Delhi roads on Monday as more than one lakh revellers gathered at the India Gate to…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The BrihanMumbai Municipal (BMC)’s bulldozer run – in wake of the December 29 pub fire which left 14 dead and 55 injured – continued for the fourth consecutive day on Monday…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government on Monday announced the appointment of Vijay Keshav Gokhale, former ambassador in Beijing, as the new Foreign Secretary to replace S. Jaishankar who retires on January 28. The…
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) US-Pakistan relations took a major blow on Monday when President Donald Trump halted all aid to Islamabad after accusing it of lying and giving “safe haven to terrorists we hunt in…
VANCOUVER, Jan. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) — A performer plays LED sticks during the New Year celebrations at Canada Place in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 31, 2017.(Xinhua/Liang Sen/IANS) VANCOUVER, Jan. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) — People take…
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) The Assam government has published part of the draft of the much-awaited National Register of Citizens (NRC) which includes names of 1.9 crore people of total 3.29 crore applicants in the…
NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) — People attend the New Year celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, on Jan. 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying/IANS) NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) —…