New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has initiated a probe into the recovery of 2kg of morphine mixture from a catering food trolley which was used on an Air India aircraft, the…
Derby, July 21 (IANS) All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur’s scintillating 115-ball unbeaten 171 helped India thrash Australia by 36 runs in the second semi-final here and set their date with hosts England in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup…
Derby, July 21 (IANS) All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur’s belligerent 115-ball unbeaten 171 helped India beat world champions Australia by 36 runs in the second semi-final here and set their date with hosts England in Sunday’s Women’s…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Most of the cross-voting in presidential election favoured NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind, but significantly in Rajasthan, where the BJP is in power, opposition-backed Congress nominee Meira Kumar was the…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Niti Aayog on Thursday made a presentation on the proliferation of digital payments in the country and how it is transforming the Indian economy to the parliamentary Standing Committee…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged people to use bicycle at least once a week to protect the environment. “Use cycle at least once a week, as it…
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the multi-crore Gomti Riverfront Project, one of the dream projects of his…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Defence Ministry has asked all wings of the Indian Army to come up with suggestions by July 31 on roles women officers can be given. According to a notice…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government has identified 208 level crossings for construction of rail over bridges (ROBs) under Setu Bharatam programme, which aims to make all national highways free of railway level crossings…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government on Thursday said a total of 1,62,586 candidates have been skilled and 84,900 placed after skill training under Deendayal Upadhayaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in 2016-17. Replying to…
By Subhash K Jha Starring: Shabana Azmi, Satinder Sartaaj, Amanda Root, Directed by Kavi Raz Rating: *1/2 Something awfully aberrant, horribly wrong resides at the heart of this nobly intended tale of a valorous Sikh…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government will launch a new scheme, named Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), to provide an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This scheme will…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will benefit small traders more and asked the party MPs to give pace to their activities…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Industrial technology major ABB India on Thursday reported an increase of 34.90 per cent in its net profit for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017. According to the company, its net…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Reports of cross-voting in the presidential polls surfaced in West Bengal after NDA’s winning candidate Ram Nath Govind secured five votes more than the total strength of BJP and its allies…
Cairo, July 20 (IANS) Egypt admonished on Thursday the US for warning its citizens against travel to the Middle Eastern country because of the threats from terrorists and violent political groups. In a press statement,…
Jaipur, July 20 (IANS) Unlike in several other states, cross-voting in the presidential election seems to have gone against National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind in Rajasthan. Kovind secured 166 votes from…
Jerusalem, July 20 (IANS) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin talked over the phone with Turkish President Recep Erdogan in a rare conversation between the two leaders over the escalating tensions around East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. A…
Ahmedabad, July 20 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress on Thursday evening issued a warning to veteran party leader Shankersinh Vaghela not to “play any politics” under the guise of his 77th birthday celebrations with his supporters…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The road transport and highways ministry in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday said that it has given “in-principle” approval to convert 51,300 km length of state…