Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) Election authorities on Tuesday rejected the nomination papers of senior Congress leader Vidya Stokes for Theog seat in the November 9 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections due to “discrepancies” in documents, officials…
Berlin, Oct 24 (IANS) German football club Cologne and sporting director Joerg Schmadtke have agreed to part ways with immediate effect, the struggling Bundesliga club said. Cologne on Monday sacked sporting director Schmadtke, who had…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 24 (IANS) Flamengo’s Colombia winger Orlando Berrio is likely to be sidelined for the rest of the year because of a knee injury, according to the Rio de Janeiro football club’s…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) There will be 565 sites for Delhiites to perform Chhath Pooja on Thursday, said Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai, adding that the number is almost double compared to last year….
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Healthy off-take in banking sector stocks over expectations of further recapitalisation measures pushed the key Indian equity indices higher on Tuesday. According to market observers, other factors like expectations of positive…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Reliance Entertainment-backed “Golmaal Again”, the latest in the hit Bollywood franchise “Golmaal”, has garnered $24 million at the worldwide box office in the first four days of its release, the makers…
Ahmedabad, Oct 24 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court on Tuesday issued summons to all the accused in a criminal defamation case filed by Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah, against news portal The…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Opposition, including the Congress and Left, on Tuesday voiced doubts at the government’s “intent and sincerity” behind its sudden Kashmir initiative and wondered if it was linked to the…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday took a dig at the opposition parties over their plan to observe the anniversary of demonetisation as a ‘Black Day’ and said the opposition…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) A court on Tuesday asked the Tihar Jail Superintendent to appear in person and respond to jailed gangster Neeraj Sehrawat’s plea to ensure hygienic conditions for prisoners. Additional Sessions Judge…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Actors Rahul Sharma and Chhavi Pandey will play lead roles in the upcoming TV show “Kaal Bhairav Rahasya”. Rahul will essay the role of the brother of Iqbal Khan’s character Indra….
Ujjain, Oct 24 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for calling GST a ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, saying those people who have destroyed…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Environment Ministry has suspended the proposal to release the Genetically Modified variety of Mustard — Dhara Hybrid 11– for commercial cultivation, official…
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) US scientists have identified five malaria vaccine targets that have the potential to reduce the parasite’s ability to invade blood cells. Malaria is a disease caused by a plasmodium parasite,…
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for talks on bilateral and regional issues. It is Tillerson’s first visit to Pakistan since the new US administration assumed…
Michigan, Oct 24 (IANS) US First lady Melania Trump highlighted prevention of school bullying, with a stop at a Michigan middle school where she chatted with students in a sixth-grade class working on an activity…
Jakarta, Oct 24 (IANS) Indian Naval ship Sukanya reached Indonesia on Tuesday to take part in the 30th edition of CORPAT (Coordinated Patrol) and third Bilateral exercise between the Indian and Indonesian navies. The exercise…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The body of a diamond merchant was found inside his ransacked shop here, police said on Tuesday. Mohammed Salim owned a jewellery shop in central Kolkata’s Jakaria street, a police officer…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday said that the wide publicity on social media and the live coverage of the ICC World Cup have played a big…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Kabir Khan’s most ambitious film “’83” is based on the Indian cricket team’s World Cup victory in 1983. Kapil Dev, who had led the team back then, says he will try…