By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Madhur Bhandarkar’s new film “Indu Sarkar” — set in the backdrop of the 1975 Emergency — is in the news after senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam demanded to…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday indicated she was open to holding discussions with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the Darjeeling situation, even as she blamed “foreign forces”…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In a comment that barely any Congress leader has voiced in public, former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has described P.V. Narasimha Rao as an ideal Prime Minister, while maintaining…
Amaravati, July 8 (IANS) YSR Congress party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday alleged that the value of the corruption scandals of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is Rs 3.75 lakh crore. He…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra farmers’ panel chief Kishore Tiwari on Saturday demanded a special long-term package of Rs 40,000 crore from the NITI Aayog to resolve the agrarian crisis in the state’s suicide-prone regions….
Imphal, July 8 (IANS) The flood situation in Manipur worsened as the water level of major rivers increased due to incessant rain and many villages continued to reel under the floods. Chief Minister N. Biren…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday ordered a judicial probe into the communal violence in North 24 Parganas district’s Basirhat sub-division. Making the announcement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a sitting…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Raninder Singh, son of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was on Saturday re-elected the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for another four-year term. Raninder defeated the president…
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall next week, a weather official said here on Saturday. “Most of the areas in the state are likely to experience heavy spells…
Leicester (UK), July 8 (IANS) Half-centuries from Lizelle Lee and Dane van Niekerk helped South Africa post a challenging 273/9 in their women’s cricket World Cup group match against India here on Saturday. Lee was…
Damascus, July 8 (IANS) The ceasefire agreement reached between the US and Russia to quell fighting in southwest Syria is a “step in the right direction”, Deputy UN Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy…
Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday agreed to promote bilateral relations and cooperation. “The Chinese side is willing to make concerted efforts with the French…
Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday waved to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and then walked up to him for an “impromptu” chat at the G20 summit here. Arvind Panagariya, India’s Sherpa…
Baghdad, July 8 (IANS) The Iraqi security forces have driven out the IS militants from all neighbourhoods except for a small area in the Old City and are set to announce victory over the terror…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Star network is set to launch a new sports channel named Star Sports First from July 21 to telecast sports content in Hindi. The channel will air the much-awaited Pro Kabaddi…
Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the G20 nations to walk the talk on aiding Africa technically and financially. Participating in a working session on “Partnership with Africa, Migration and…
జులై 11న ‘లై’ టీజర్ యూత్స్టార్ నితిన్ హీరోగా వెంకట్ బోయనపల్లి సమర్పణలో 14 రీల్స్ ఎంటర్టైన్మెంట్ ప్రై. లిమిటెడ్ పతాకంపై హను రాఘవపూడి దర్శకత్వంలో రామ్ ఆచంట, గోపీ ఆచంట, అనీల్ సుంకర నిర్మిస్తున్న భారీ చిత్రం ‘లై’ (లవ్ ఇంటెలిజెన్స్ ఎన్మిటి). ఈ చిత్రాన్ని ఆగస్ట్…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Financial majors Shriram Group and IDFC have announced a possible merger to create a “financial conglomerate”, a top company official said here on Saturday. “Today the boards of Shriram Group and…
Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here on Saturday and sought Britain’s cooperation for the return of Indian economic…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) West Bengal sent back four companies of BSF and four companies of additional paramilitary forces in violence-hit Basirhat, Union Home Ministry sources said on Saturday, refuting West Bengal Chief Minister…