Osmanabad (Maharashtra), March 27 (IANS) Even as the Shiv Sena stood by its MP Ravindra Gaikwad, his supporters on Monday shut down Osmanabad district demanding action against Air India and other airlines for banning him…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC) in partnership with the Ministry of Finance will hold a symposium on ‘Accelerating Digital Payments and Deepening Financial Inclusion’ here on March 29, a statement…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) No central minister is engaged in any private business and all of them are “committed” to their official work, the government told Parliament on Monday. Minister of State for Parliamentary…
Dehrahun, March 27 (IANS) The third edition of the Uttarakhand Himalayan MTB championship will be held from April 8 to 16, organisers said here on Monday. Cyclists from 10-15 countries will take part in this…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The amendment in the law more than doubling maternity leave to 26 weeks from the present 12 may have been met with great enthusiasm but a recent survey reveals that…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) AAP legislator Ved Prakash resigned from the party as well as assembly membership and joined the BJP on Monday, ahead of the April 23 elections to the three municipal corporations…
Tokyo, March 27 (IANS) Seven school students and a teacher were killed when they were hit by an avalanche on a Japanese ski resort on Monday, local authorities said. More than 60 students and teachers…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness, and also decriminalises suicide, secured parliamentary approval on Monday with the Lok Sabha’s…
Lisbon, March 27 (IANS) Portugal national football team coach Fernando Santos on Monday warned of the threat posed by Sweden during Tuesday’s friendly, despite the absence of key player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who retired from international…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on appeals by four accused in December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their death…
Yangon, (Myanmar) March 27 (IANS) The Indian football team will look to starting their Asian Cup campaign on a high when they take on Myanmar in a Group A tie here on Tuesday. For the…
Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for his role in mass anti-corruption protests in Moscow. Navalny, who was arrested at a Sunday’s demonstration, was sentenced by…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Targeting the BJP government at the Centre, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said that it is “demonisation” and not demonetisation that succeeded (in the…
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Preparations are underway on a war footing for Namami Brahmaputra, the biggest ever river festival in India to be held in Assam, officials here said on Monday. The festival is set…
Paris, March 27 (IANS) Aymeric Laporte on Monday replaced Adil Rami in France’s national football squad. Rami had injured his right calf during training. France will face Spain in a friendly at the Stade de…
Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen module aiming to disrupt the forthcoming bypoll to the Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency was busted with seven militants arrested from Kulgam district on Monday, police said….
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Telling the Modi government to consider alternatives to pellet guns, the Supreme Court on Monday suggested technology-based solutions to control mobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Pointing out that it appreciated…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Northern Railway on Monday extended the facility to book unreserved tickets through smartphones to 15 more railway stations between New Delhi and Ghaziabad, an official statement said. The facility so…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday felicitated special athletes, coaches and officials, who returned to the country after successful participation in the World Winter Games in Austria from March 14….
Washington, March 27 (IANS) US Senate investigators plan to question US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as part of their broad inquiry into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to…