New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) After the nod from President Pranab Mukherjee to the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, and its Gazette notification, the process remains long in implementing the pan-India Goods…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated the strongest action against states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining India’s principled stand on the South China…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In a first, a Special Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to Delhi resident Ankur Narayanlal Panwar for a fatal acid attack his neighbour Preeti Rathi as she stepped off…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of “financing terrorism” on its soil, saying “open evidence is available of India’s involvement in subversive activities”. The statement comes days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its investigation into the gangrape of a minor girl and her mother on the national…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 8 (IANS) An Indian rocket with an over two tonne INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport here on Thursday afternoon. At precisely 4.50 p.m….
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday gave his assent to the landmark Goods and Services Tax bill, an official said. The President has given his approval for the GST Bill, the…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The third One-Day International (ODI) between India and New Zealand, scheduled to be held on October 19 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here, was on Thursday postponed by a day…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Completing a series of multilateral and bilateral engagements here, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Laos for New Delhi on Thursday. “The Prime Minister emplanes for Delhi after productive multilateral…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The third One-Day International (ODI) between India and New Zealand, scheduled to be held on October 1 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here, was on Thursday postponed by a day…
Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Andhra Pradesh legislature began on a stormy note on Thursday as the opposition YSR Congress Party stalling the proceedings to protest against what it termed a…
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said he will soon be announcing more schemes like the distribution of free laptops and smart phones to the people of his state….
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistans nuclear programme complies with global standards of safety and terrorists have never tried to harm it, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Thursday. Addressing a seminar on nuclear security, he…
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday formally announced a new political front ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ saying that his fight was against the system and the leaders who had “ruined” Punjab. Sidhu said the…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed confidence that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), passed by the Indian parliament last month, will unleash significant economic activity. He said this…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Value buying at lower levels, healthy quarterly results, consistent buying by foreign funds and a rise in global crude oil prices buoyed the Indian equity markets on Thursday. Both the key…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In the first such instance, a Special Court here on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man convicted of throwing sulphuric acid on a Delhi girl in 2013. Convict Ankur…