By Arul Louis United Nations, May 13 (IANS) In a world economy still ensnared in a low-growth trap, India is well-placed to maintain its high growth rate despite the drought and the external pressures, according…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada, an official of the organization said here on Friday. Kripasagar, press and publicity…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee, set up to probe lapses into the official response to the violence during the Jat agitation in Haryana in February, has held certain police and administrative officers…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The cabinet on Friday approved the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy designed to safeguard trademark identities, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here. He said the Department of Industrial Policy…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Babusona Sarkar, 27, from West Bengal, in the running for the state assembly polls is a tea seller. However, any comparisons with Prime Minister Narendra Modi a la the chaiwala are…
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) All opposition parties and tribal and Moolvasi organisations in Jharkhand are supporting a call for a state-wide shutdown on Saturday to protest against the domicile policy announced by the Raghubar Das…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday bid farewell to retiring members from the Rajya Sabha and said it would have been good if the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would look to get one foot into the play-offs when they host a struggling Rising Pune Supergiants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices that opened in the red on Friday fell further during the afternoon session following disappointing macro data on Thursday. India’s factory output growth turned flat in…
Cannes: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and filmmaker Sudhir Mishra at the India Pavillion in 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Paris, May 13…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old ITI student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Mallik, a…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of India’s criminal defamation law that was contested by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP…
Washington, May 13 (IANS) House speaker Paul Ryan and Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump concluded a highly anticipated meeting amid signals that the party will work to piece itself together after a fractious…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of the criminal defamation law in the country, saying it was not in conflict with the freedom of speech. The apex…
Dehradun, May 13 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has decided to add an economic offences wing (EOW) to its police force primarily to investigate cases of land grab and benami property, an official said on Friday….
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and the former additional solicitor general L. Nageswara Rao were sworn-in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. With this…
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China has raised the rank of Tibet Military Command’s authority level in an effort to strengthen its military presence in the region and for more combat assignments. The Tibet Military Command’s…
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) US tech giant Apple on Friday announced that it will invest $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing platform, Didi Chuxing. “We decided to make the investment for a number of strategic reasons,…
Brasilia, May 13 (IANS) Brazil’s new interim President Michel Temer has pledged to renew economic growth and has called for greater trust. In his first speech as acting president on Thursday, the former vice president…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday was trading 114.76 points or 0.44 percent lower during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…