Patna, May 13 (IANS) Manorama Devi, a Janata Dal-United legislator and mother of murder accused Rocky Yadav, on Friday filed an anticipatory bail plea in Bihar’s Gaya civil court, even as authorities prepared to confiscate…
Kolkata: CAB chief Sourav Ganguly addresses a press conference in Kolkata, on March 9, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Former India captain and incumbent Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Disappointing macro-economic data, along with profit booking, dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Friday. Consequently, the key indices traded deep in the red during the mid-afternoon session. The wider 51-scrip…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Congress on Friday alleged that Malegaon blast accused were being set free because they have links with the BJP-led central government. “The central government wanted to save Malegaon (blast…
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…