Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, who completes his five-year term next month, on Thursday sounded a tad emotional at a programme here as he pointed out that it could be his last visit…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy committed suicide here as he was “often scolded” by parents for failing Class XI examination, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in Swaroop Nagar in…
Rajkot, June 29 (IANS) Special selfie zones in the backdrop of surgical strike hoardings, light and sound shows, countless cut-outs and cheering crowds greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as he was given a…
Mumbai: Actress Amyra Dastur during Femina Women Awards 2017 in Mumbai on June 28, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Amyra Dastur during Femina Women Awards 2017 in Mumbai on June 28, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai:…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A day after the Union cabinet gave its in-principle approval for Air India’s divestment, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that the budget passenger airline IndiGo has expressed interest…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on killings in the name of cow protection, saying those sound “hollow” and “mere lip service”, as little has changed…
Mumbai: Actors Huma Qureshi, Denzil Smith, Arunoday Singh and British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha during a programme organised to launch the trailer of upcoming film “Partition: 1947” in Mumbai, on June 29, 2017. (Photo: IANS)â Mumbai:…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Amid continuing differences within Bihar’s ruling Grand Alliance, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has decided to attend the rollout of GST in Parliament, while Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) — like…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Delhi assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to reserve 85 per cent seats for the students belonging to Delhi in the colleges funded by the Delhi government, which…
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Nivedita Barthakur, the employer of the Meghalaya woman who was subjected to racial abuse at the Delhi Golf Club, on Thursday said that the three-member panel constituted by the elitist club…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi said her best scenes in the upcoming movie “Partition: 1947” are with the legendary late actor Om Puri. Huma said Om Puri was “a great human being…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Taking a tough stand on dope control, Sports Minister Vijay Goel asserted on Thursday that the government is determined to take tough anti-doping measures in order to curb the use…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that the Congress will repent its decision to boycott the midnight function in Parliament for the launch of the Goods and Services…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in connection with a case of alleged seizure of foreign currency worth…
Ghaziabad, June 29 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to free all land and built up property from illegal occupants. GDA Secretary Ravendra Madhukar Godbole said on Thursday that FIRs would be filed…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) It may take time for the residential real estate market to pick up, as the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are likely to…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) About 650 pubs and bars across the city face imminent closure from July 1 if the “highways” on which they are located are not de-notified by the central government by Friday…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Praising the central government’s move to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said it will put an end to the burden…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Delhi Assembly on Thursday condemned incidents of lynching in the name of “Gau Raksha” and passed a resolution urging people to “uphold the constitution in letter and spirit”. The…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Kolkata-based private lender Bandhan Bank, which mostly lends to small and micro enterprises, is hoping to gain from the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a top official said…