Bengaluru, Oct 24 (IANS) Six years after foraying into the electric segment ahead of its times, automotive major Mahindra is hoping to ride high on a four-door battery-driven hatch back with a host of innovative…
Colombo, Oct 24 (IANS) Students in northern Sri Lanka on Monday launched a protest and submitted a petition to the government over the death of two university students in Jaffna town last week. The students…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) With nearly 23 lakh individual household toilets being built in urban areas in the last two years, the target of ending open defecation in urban areas by 2019 is broadly…
Manama (Bahrain), Oct 24 (IANS) Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that, after World War II, terrorism constitutes the “greatest threat” to humanity, and there should no differentiation between good and bad terrorists….
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) At least six more birds died here on Monday due to bird flu, taking the total deaths of migratory birds from the disease to 64, Delhi Animal Husbandry Minister Gopal…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Women devotees will have access up to the sanctum sanctorum of Sufi saint Haji Ali in MUmbai, the Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Monday informed the Supreme Court. The trust…
Varanasi, Oct 24 (IANS) Blaming political motives for the railways lagging behind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed upon the need for their modernisation and assured his government’s commitment in this regard. During the…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to bring the state’s Self-Help Groups (SHG) under insurance cover within the current fiscal year, a minister said on Monday. “There are 1.95 lakh SHGs…
Brussels, Oct 24 (IANS) Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Monday. The deal has been suspended because of objections from one of its regions, Wallonia,…
Gurgaon, Oct 24 (IANS) A woman from Meghalaya was stabbed to death by an auto-rickshaw driver at a Metro station here on Monday, the local police said. Pinki, 33, hailing from Shillong in Meghalaya, was…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) A day after a female Humboldt Penguin, a prized new possession of Mumbai Zoo, died following an infection, a political row erupted here on Monday questioning the wisdom of keeping the…
Ghaziabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Police have cracked a burglary case here with the arrest of two men who took away diamonds, gold jewellery and British currency from an NRI’s house. The crime was committed in…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, continues to be under observation at a city nursing home a week after he met with a…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) In a surprise move, industrial conglomerate Tata Sons on Monday replaced Cyrus P. Mistry as its chairman and named Ratan N. Tata as the interim chairman of the company. The decision…
San Francisco, Oct 24 (IANS) For running enthusiasts, the water resistant Apple Watch Nike+ will be available in India on October 28, Apple and Nike announced on Monday. Apple Watch Nike+ will be available in…
Colombo, Oct 24 (IANS) The United Nations on Monday said it was adapting and refocusing its work in Sri Lanka with evolving global and national development priorities. According to UN Resident Coordinator and Development Programme…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first National Tribal Carnival in New Delhi on Tuesday, seeking to promote a sense of inclusiveness amongst the tribals. “Main purpose of this…
By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The fire in the SUM Hospital, which claimed 27 lives so far, has been doused. But a week after the incident, the anger and anguish over the incident…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) The replacement of Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry was done keeping in mind the “long-term interest” of the company, according to a spokesperson. “The company’s board and the principal shareholders…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Friday (October 28) on whether the names of individuals and companies with non-performing assets (NPAs) of Rs 500 crore or more could…