By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Shubh Mangal Saavdhaan”; Director: R.S. Prasanna; Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar; Rating: *** It’s okay if you can’t get it up. There. I said it. It’s taken Hindi cinema years…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday directed the government-run Navodaya Vidyalayas to adopt solar energy and to ensure that future buildings be compliant with solar and water-harvesting….
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Minister of State for Skill Development Rajeev Pratap Rudy on Thursday night resigned from the Union Council of Ministers, while six others are believed to have offered to resign from…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday slammed the Modi government as India’s GDP growth for the first quarter of the current fiscal ended June slowed down to 5.7 per…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and China have called for eliminating trade-distorting agricultural subsidies given by developed countries, in a joint proposal to the WTO, the Indian Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. “India and…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Rajiv Mehrishi, who retired as Union Home Secretary on Wednesday, has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, sources said on Thursday. Senior IAS officer…
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The coal workers’ unions and management of Coal India Ltd (CIL) could not reach consensus to sign a wage agreement, a union leader said on Thursday. “The National Coal Wage Agreement-X,…
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Two children of Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners who challenged the Triple Talaq practice in the Supreme Court, went “missing” on Thursday morning but were found by police and…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Amid reports of a rift in the Congress Bihar unit, its President Ashok Choudhary on Thursday met party chief Sonia Gandhi and said “the party was united” in the state….
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) The Akshaya Patra Foundation on Thursday inaugurated a high-tech kitchen in Narsingi in Telangana to provide midday meals to over 35,000 children in the state. The kitchen has been constructed with…
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) The Karnataka Cabinet will be expanded on Friday with the induction of three lawmakers of the ruling Congress, an official said on Thursday. “The Cabinet will be expanded on Friday evening…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted multiple searches here as part of its money laundering probe in the Rs 390-crore NAFED defraud case, an official said on Thursday. The central agency…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Thursday said it has received an “overwhelming response” for the “Next Gen Verna” sedan. According to the company, it has received more than…
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Swedish-Swiss company Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) will install solar inverters at 750 railway stations across the northern region to reduce carbon footprint and energy bills, its Indian arm said on Thursday….
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A video clipping allegedly showing Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu involved in a scuffle with a man in what appears to be an incident of road rage went viral on social media…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Amid rising train accidents in the country, India and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements in the rail sector, including one on technical cooperation, following bilateral talks led by Prime…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Full-service carrier Jet Airways on Thursday announced its “Great Premiere Sale” to promote international travel. According to the airline, the seven-day, special fare offer is effective from August 31 to…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and Switzerland on Thursday agreed to enhance cooperation in the fight against tax fraud while acknowledging the need for a global level playing field for implementation of the international…
Hamburg (Germany), Aug 31 (IANS) Indian youngster Gaurav Bidhuri went down 0-5 to Duke Ragan of USA in the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56 kilogram) category at the World Boxing Championship here on Thursday. Bidhuri,…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Rajiv Mehrishi, who retired as Union Home Secretary on Wednesday, was on Thursday appointed the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil…