Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday announced an over two-fold increase in financial assistance given to World War II veterans and their widows. The decision will benefit 4,060 beneficiaries, Finance Minister Abhimanyu…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday made a suggestion to authorities to consider lifting an 108-foot Lord Hanuman statue in central Delhi to remove encroachment around it. The Hanuman idol…
Shillong, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Tuesday reviewed the security scenario in the northeast with commanders from the Eastern Air Command. Dhanoa, who inaugurated the Commanders’…
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Actress Ulka Gupta, known for her roles in mythological and historical shows like “Jhansi Ki Rani”, “Veer Shivaji” and “Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev”, says she likes accepting challenges. “From Rani Laxmibai to…
Gorakhpur, Nov 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said those who have threatened “Padmavati” director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Deepika Padukone are wrong. Adityanath said the Uttar Pradesh government had…
Jaipur, Nov 21 (IANS) A court here has sent a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer accused of raping a 23-year-old girl to two days’ police remand, a police official said. “B.B. Mohanty, who surrendered…
Kochi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed that Malayalam film “S Durga” be screened at the ongoing 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa — a…
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IANS) A soldier and three Pakistani militants were killed on Tuesday in two separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said the militants belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed…
By Samrat Chakraborty New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) East Bengal head coach Khalid Jamil said on Tuesday his side will go step by step in the I-League 2017-18 edition and at the moment the focus…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was honoured with the 10th KISS Humanitarian Award at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here on Tuesday. The award citation recognised his “concern…
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Dark features earlier proposed as evidence of liquid water flowing on Mars may actually be granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, says a study. The new…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday hit out at the Congress for targeting the government over delay in convening the winter session of Parliament and said that the…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the government is delaying the winter session of Parliament to avoid questions from the opposition on issues like unemployment, corruption, GST and allegations against…
Lahore, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Indian Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to enter a regional cooperation agreement to tackle the issue of smog and environmental pollution. Sharif wrote…
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS) Military operations against terrorists in Syria are coming to an end, with the focus shifting to a search for a political solution, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said as he hosted…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) The number of Company Secretaries in India has crossed the 52,000-mark and more than four lakh students are aspiring to be one. The figures were revealed on the eve of the…
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) “S Durga” actor Kannan Nair is happy the movie will be screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). He says a lesson learnt is that the right to…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday appealed to all parents to restrain their children from taking part in outdoor activities due to severe air pollution. The Directorate of Education asked the…
Shimla, Nov 21 (IANS) A CBI court on Tuesday sent Superintendent of Police D.W. Negi, arrested for the custodial death of an accused in the gang-rape and murder of a school girl, to judicial custody…
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Panic prevailed in a girls school in West Bengal after a grenade that was being defused in a nearby police station exploded, settling off a melee in which some students were…