Vrindavan, Feb 22 (IANS) The anniversary celebrations of one of the largest temples here — the land of Lord Krishna — saw thousands of devotees performing aarti on Wednesday. The Prem Mandir, established by the…
Indore, Feb 22 (IANS) In a fierce attack on his own party’s government, BJP MP Varun Gandhi said that in the last two years, over 50,000 debt-ridden farmers had committed suicide while nothing had been…
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) As a part of its multi-pronged attack on Chief Minister K.Palaniswami’s government and to protest events inside Tamil Nadu assembly on February 18, the DMK under the leadership of Working President…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Wednesday declared an interim dividend of Rs 560 crore for the year 2016-17. “AAI has earned a revenue of Rs 10,824 crore (previous…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) An SBI ATM here dispensed fake Rs 2,000 notes — with “Children Bank of India” printed in place of Reserve Bank of India and other glaring discrepancies. Police said on…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government for fooling the people, saying Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) have increased 56 per cent in the last 12 months between…
Kohima, Feb 22 (IANS) Soon after taking office, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to 24 parliamentary secretaries here. They include 17 of the ruling Naga People’s…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) With the trend of a gradual slowness in pay hikes and higher emphasis on productivity and performance, a drop in pay increases to an average of 9.5 per cent is…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the centre to frame a policy for rehabilitating patients who have been cured after treatment at mental hospitals across the country. A bench of…
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan has ordered an unspecified number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 twin-engined helicopters, Italian aerospace and defence firm Leonardo-Finmeccanica confirmed on Wednesday. The order was placed by the Ministry of Defence, Dawn…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired his 17th interaction through PRAGATI — ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation — and reviewed infrastructure projects, an official statement…
Mumbai/Visakhapatnam, Feb 22 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday unveiled its plans to develop Visakhapatnam as Fintech hub of the country and signed MoUs with Visa and Thomson Reuters. Visa, the leading global payments network,…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Indian IT firms were spending 70 per cent of their funds on education and employable skills, said the industry’s representative body Nasscom on…
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) World champion Ning Zetao has violated the rules of the Chinese national swimming team and was sent back to his original Chinese Navy team for training, the Chinese swimming authority confirmed…
Adelaide, Feb 22 (IANS) Australia rode on a disciplined all-round effort to beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs and avoid a clean sweep in the third and final Twenty20 International at the Adelaide Oval here…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said “no fake note is likely to be dispensed through its ATMs at any time” as it has state-of-the-art note sorting machines….
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The AAP government on Wednesday approved a loan of Rs 200 crore to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation for payment of salaries of employees. “A Rs 200-crore loan to the…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Delhi Police claimed to have busted a syndicate of international drug suppliers and arrested its two members with three kg of high-grade heroin valued at Rs 12 crore in the…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Remaining silent on party President Sonia Gandhi’s absence from poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Wednesday said “it was a clear sign of generational shift” in the Grand…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Amid concerns in political circles over the judicial overreach, Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Wednesday said the top court will function within its limits. Assuring that the…