Bhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday interrogated Odia film actor-cum-director Sritam Das for his alleged links with chit fund scam in Odisha. He was quizzed over his alleged links with chief…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Indian economy is “on the cusp of a major sustained and ongoing recovery” and poised to grow above 8 per cent from the next year, thanks to a slew…
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The body of an eight-year-old boy was found inside a water-filled drum in his residence here and his sister-in-law was subsequently arrested on the charge of alleged murder, police said on…
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Tuesday said stern action will be taken against those tried to extort money from students for admission to colleges. He also urged the selected…
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Mumbai was crippled for the second time in less than a month after a section of a foot overbridge (FOB) crashed over the Western Railway tracks at Andheri following Tuesday’s heavy…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Despite adequate exposure to sunshine, nearly 70 per cent pre-diabetic women in north India are “deficient” in vitamin D, making them more vulnerable to the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes,…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said there cannot be two different policies for farmers and businessman even as he demanded assured 50 per cent profit for agricultural commodities….
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to pay up Rs 1.21 crore to senior counsel Mukul A. Rohatgi, who represented the state government in the Judge B.H. Loya case hearings before the…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was the obligation of the State that crimes involving vigilante groups are prevented, saying self-appointed vigilantes can’t be allowed to take law…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Maharashtra government after a portion of a railway footover bridge collapsed in Mumbai, saying civic governance had collapsed in…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said that its Vitara Brezza sports utility vehicle has achieved the fastest three-lakh sales mark in the SUV segment in 28 months. “Vitara…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Asserting that Assam is not a dumping ground, the All-Assam Students Union (AASU) on Tuesday urged the central government to implement the 1985 Assam Accord that bars illegal immigrants from…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday it verdict over who — the Centre or the elected Delhi government — controls the reins of power to administer the…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said people have paid a “very high cost” for democracy in the last 70 years and it is now time to reap…
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) The US administration has recommended that state-owned China Mobile, the world’s biggest cell phone carrier, be denied a licence to operate in the US, prompting Beijing to warn Washington to shun…
New York, July 3 (IANS) Administering low-dose aspirin — a commonly used medication to treat pain, fever, or inflammation — may help in reducing plaques in the brain, reducing Alzheimer’s disease pathology as well as…
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Reliance Energy on Tuesday announced it will replace 88,000 high pressure sodium vapour (HPSV) streetlights with LED lamps in Mumbai suburbs this year to save 40 percent electricity. In the first…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The NIA has recovered over Rs 40 lakh cash, scrapped currency and gold in a raid conducted at the residence of a former director of an Imphal-based medical institute as…
St Petersburg, July 3 (IANS) In a startling revelation, Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel said he learnt that his father had been kidnapped just hours before he led Nigeria into their final World Cup group…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Giving a major relief to Reliance Communications (RCOM), the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on Tuesday directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to release the bank guarantee of…