Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday asked the proponents of free software campaign to ensure that proliferation of IT reaches the rural areas to benefit the poor. “Free software emerged…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A sessions court here on Wednesday released, on bail of Rs 25,000, the businessman charged with molesting a teenaged Bollywood actress on a New Delhi-Mumbai flight last week. Vikas Sachdeva, 39,…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin on Wednesday rated the Premier Badminton League (PBL) as one of the major tournaments featuring eight World Championship medallists and nine Olympic medallists. Expanded to…
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) The stage is set for the crucial by-election in the Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency here on Thursday in which around 2.06 lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 59…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) The release date of actors Arbaaz Khan and Manjari Phadnis starrer “Nirdosh” has been postponed by a week to January 19. The film was earlier slated to release on January 12,…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Inflationary risks forced the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hold its key lending rate unchanged at 6 per cent in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review, the minutes of its…
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Brussels, Dec 20 (IANS) A transition period after the UK leaves the EU will not continue beyond the end of 2020, EU’s chief negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier said on Wednesday. He said that the…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission here on Wednesday issued visas to the mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav to visit Islamabad to meet the death row prisoner. “Pakistan High Commission in…
Cuttack, Dec 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan captain Thisara Perera won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the first Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Wednesday. The squad: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Lokesh Rahul,…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat on Saturday to attend a review meeting to analyse the party’s showing in the Assembly elections, in which it gave a tough fight…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday sentenced former TV producer/host Suhaib Ilyasi to life imprisonment for murdering his wife in 2000. Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Malhotra also slapped a fine of…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Aiming to make accessible Information and Communication Technology-based services, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday floated a consultation paper. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) had also recognised…
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Wednesday said its central marketing organisation (CMO) flagged off the first consignment of 1,000 tonnes of TMT high corrosion-resistant (HCR) reinforcement bars for…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Star cricketer Virat Kohli has replaced Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as Indias top-ranking celebrity brand, according to a report by a valuation advisor. In the 2017 report titled ‘Rise of…
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) The US Senate on Wednesday passed the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax system in more than three decades, handing President Donald Trump and jubilant congressional Republicans their most significant…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A 28-year-old man wanted in a double murder case in Bharatpur in Rajasthan was arrested from his hideout in south Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Bablu of Bharatpur district had…
Jaipur, Dec 20 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday sent notice to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeking reasons on why condom advertisements cannot be aired throughout the day and why should the ads…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Breaking a four-day winning streak, key indices of the domestic equity markets closed on a lower note on Wednesday as weak global cues, coupled with heavy selling pressure in banking and…
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) Paving the way for the levy and collection of taxes on entertainment and amusement in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved ‘The Punjab Entertainments & Amusements Taxes (Levy &…