New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Congress on Monday demanded a parliamentary probe into alleged DDCA irregularities and sought the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had been long at its helm, rejected the…
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) A rare assortment of postcards and bank notes associated with Azad Hind, the provisional government-in-exile formed by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, and Indian National Army medals will be on display at…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Yahoo on Monday said the ‘cow’ pipped all other contenders in 2015 to emerge as the personality of the year in India. “In an unexpected twist, the humble ‘cow’ emerged…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) As defence minister, then Congress leader Sharad Pawar ordered the army intelligence to videotape the Babri Masjid razing in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. Not knowing what would happen that…
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) The criminal justice system in Pakistan is “quite unfriendly to child rights”, said a daily on Monday after a case was registered against a three-year-old child. An editorial “Children Of Crime”…
Hyderabad, Dec 21 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party has decided to boycott the rest of the winter session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly to protest against the suspension of its member R.K. Roja for one…
Las Vegas, Dec 21 (IANS) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2015, but only after some stage drama. The ceremony’s host Steve Harvey mistakenly mixed up the winners’ names at the…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea opposing the release of a juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case, saying he cannot be kept in a juvenile home…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses during the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture – 2015 organised by All India Radio in New Delhi, on Oct 26, 2015….
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Former India cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin on Sunday denied reports that he has married for the third time. “News about my 3rd marriage is incorrect and false. Please check facts before publishing,”…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) The juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape was today released and sent to an NGO at an undisclosed destination with police no longer guarding him, amid continued protest by…
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Indias symbolic gift for democracy in Afghanistan – its new parliament building – is almost complete with plans in the works for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kabul in the…
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) India’s batting all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Sunday said he needs to grab hold of the opportunity that will come his way playing against Australia in the T20 internationals next month. The…
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) Debutant director Sriram Adittya says he bonded like a brother with actor Sudheer Babu, who plays the lead in the forthcoming Telugu entertainer “Bhale Manchi Roju”. “I’d imagined Sudheer as a…
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) Hollywood films have shown steady growth in India year-on-year. However, this year has been phenomenal as the domestic box office collections of the top five Hollywood titles stood at over a…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the annual general meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi on Dec. 19, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi,…
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) At a time when Americans hold a highly skeptical view of Washington, political outsiders are seeing their popularity surge. A sense of frustration with Washington’s elite has been a boon to…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 20 (IANS) Four people were killed in a landslide in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam city early on Sunday, a police official said. Rocks rolled down a hillside in Thatichetlapalem, burying several houses. While three…
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) As Democratic presidential contenders sparred at their last debate of the year, frontrunner Hillary Clinton suggested that her Republican rival Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Muslims was becoming a potent and powerful…
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) The finale of the 2015 Miss World contest came to a conclusion with Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo claiming the crown in Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China’s Hainan…