New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Navy commanders are set to discuss plans for “enhancing and sustaining Indian Navy’s operational footprint in the Indian Ocean Region” (IOR) and review the navy’s combat readiness at a conference…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday declared Shankar Dayal Tripathi as its candidate for the November 9 by-election to the Chitrakoot assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district. The…
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has taken a dig at BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao over his remarks that most Indian film stars have “very low IQ and very low general knowledge”. “How…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) A top Chinese Army official on Sunday said negotiations with the Indian Army paved the way for the resolution of the Doklam stand-off in the Sikkim Sector on…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Referring to ‘Nabakalebara’ or transformation of the idols of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, the BJP on Sunday said that people in Odisha have decided to dethrone the “anti-poor” Naveen Patnaik…
Imphal, Oct 22 (IANS) Most major rivers in Manipur were flowing above the danger level on Sunday following two days of heavy rain. Locals rued the lack of action by officials to redress the situation….
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Seven persons were arrested on Sunday for assaulting a Kolkata Police traffic sergeant here, police said. The incident took place at the Panditiya Road-Hazra Road crossing in south Kolkata’s Ballygunj area…
Guwahati, Oct 22 (IANS) A BJP MP from Assam came under attack on Sunday for comparing Mahatma Gandhi and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with garbage. “The Congress has pushed the Nehru-Gandhi garbage into…
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) As if the Kolkata football fanatics were not enough, four Brazilian fans, including one die-hard Club Atletico Paranaense supporter, thronged the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan for the Brazil-Germany big-ticket FIFA Under-17…
Kochi, Oct 22 (IANS) Spain produced a sublime performance to defeat Iran 3-1 and enter the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Sunday. Abel Ruiz (13th minute) and Sergio Gomez (60th) gave…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) A top Chinese Army official on Sunday said several negotiations with the Indian Army paved the way for the resolution of Doklam crisis on the India-China border. “This…
New Delhi/Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday announced the second and third lists of candidates for the November 9 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh which include Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya. He…
Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday tacitly warned people in his home state Gujarat about the possible pitfalls of picking a government of a party different from the one at the…
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) India underlined their continental supremacy as they overcame a fighting Malaysia 2-1 in the final here on Sunday to win the Asia Cup hockey championship for the third time. Ramandeep Singh…
Bhopal, Oct 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meetings in Gujarat are a flop and are witnessing a poor turnout, said Congress in-charge of the Madhya Pradesh unit Deepak Babaria here on Sunday. The…
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday announced that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s appointment as its Goodwill Ambassador has been cancelled. After days of scathing criticism from around the globe…
New Delhi/Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya did not figure in the Congress’ second list of seven of the nine pending candidates for the November 9 assembly polls in…