Patna, March 10 (IANS) After the Patna High Court refused to hear his anticipatory bail plea, RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, surrendered on Thursday in a court in Bihar, police…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the government as to how it allowed liquor baron Vijay Mallya to leave the country….
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Snapping six consecutive sessions’ rally, key Indian equity market indices ended in red as investors booked profits. A benchmark index for Indian equities, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock…
Ranchi, March 10 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly on Thursday witnessed disruptions over alleged lowering of land rate in Santhal Pargana division to help the Adani group. There are six districts under the division. Jharkhand Mukti…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India may soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bahrain to prevent human trafficking. The cabinet on Thursday gave its go ahead for the MoU. Apart from preventing human…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Taking up some long-pending issues in the oil and gas space, India on Thursday approved a new policy for their exploration, and defined the pricing norms for existing and new…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Real Estate Bill, proposing a Real Estate Regulatory Authority, was on Thursday approved by India’s upper house of parliament after the government accepted as many as 20 amendments to…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday affirmed there was no change in its stance on the Kashmir issue and stressed upon the need to address it as it was the oldest issue on the…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) An Indian-American boy, with his terrific memory skills and mathematical abilities, is all set to lock horns with two other finalists in the second season of Lifetime Television’s competition “Child Genius:…
V S Achuthanandan (left); Pinarayi Vijayan. New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday gave the nod to both former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and his rival Pinarayi Vijayan to contest the coming assembly…
Aizawl/Agartala, March 10 (IANS) India’s oldest paramilitary force and trained for counter-insurgency operations, the Assam Rifles has organised a cycle expedition across the north-eastern region to spread the message of peace, unity and “Swachh Bharat”…
Sriharikota: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-IRNSS-1F parked at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on March 9, 2016. The rocket standing 44.4 metres and weighing 320 tonnes is expected…
Lahore, March 10 (IANS) The national cricket team may depart for the World Twenty20 tournament in India on Friday. According to a report by Geo TV, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to allow…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government on Thursday said “every possible action will be taken” against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay…
By V. Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), March 10 (IANS) An Indian rocket on Thursday evening blasted off successfully with the country’s sixth navigation satellite called IRNSS-1F from the rocket port here. The Polar Satellite Launch…
Waashington, March 10 (IANS) Five people were killed in a shooting spree at a home in Pennsylvania state, media reports said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday provisionally closed the day’s trading 170.62 points, or 0.69 percent, in the negative territory. The wider 50-scrip…
Patna, March 10 (IANS) There was an uproar in the Bihar legislative assembly on Thursday as legislators slammed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and demanded action over his remarks to burn auto-rickshaws of non-Marathis…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) may ban the controversial Art of Living (AoL) cultural event here if it doesn’t pay up the Rs.5 crore fine slapped on it, a lawyer…
New Delhi: Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa assumes charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), in New Delhi on June 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB)’ New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The number of…