Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Bolstering efforts to carry out cadaver organ transplants in West Bengal, a team of doctors is gearing up to perform eastern India’s first such liver transplant in the city, a doctor…
Aizawl, July 26 (IANS) In a bid to promote sustainable eco-tourism, a Cherry Blossom Avenue was launched in this Mizoram capital on Tuesday. Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla planted the first cherry blossom sapling at…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday expressed surprise over CRPF Director General K. Durga Prasad’s statement that the force will continue using pellet guns in Jammu and Kashmir, and said he must…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar, who was arrested on July 4 on charge of involvement in a…
Tokyo, July 26 (IANS) Police arrested a 26-year-old man who went on a stabbing spree on Tuesday at a care facility for people with mental disabilities in Tokyo that left at least 19 people dead…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Profit booking, caution ahead of key global and domestic events and negative international indices plunged the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Despite value buying at lower levels and recovery in rupee’s…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) In the second conviction in a coal block allocation case, a special court on Tuesday held Delhi-based Rathi Steel and Power Ltd. (RSPL) and three officials guilty of illegal allocation…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Veteran diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who led the Indian delegation at the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) negotiations in Geneva in 1996, passed away here early on Tuesday aged 76….
Imphal, July 26 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with her announcement that she will end her fast on…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said that governments must protect the independence of their central banks for a stable sustainable growth. “It is important that governments…
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) India has lost its arbitration case in an international tribunal against Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Ltd for cancelling its space/satellite contract with the government-owned Antrix Corporation, Devas said on Tuesday. In…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) AAP parliamentarian Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also be summoned before a panel set up to probe the alleged breach of Parliament security, saying the…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) While the heavy but patchy rain on TUesday provided the national capital with some respite from heat and humidity, rainfall would increase on Wednesday, a weather expert said. Even though…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Computer electronics major Dell India on Tuesday expanded its 2-in-1 range of devices with the launch of new Inspiron 3000 (11-inch) and 5000 series (13-inch and 15-inch) 2-in-1 laptops with…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, 26 July (IANS/AKI)…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old Dalit rape victim. The victim,…
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) Goa’s popular beaches will soon come under an elaborate CCTV network, tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said on Tuesday. About Rs 3.61 crore were put aside for setting up the surveillance network…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dubbed a Lok Sabha panel formed to probe his video of Parliament a “stunt” even as his party alleged that the government was plotting…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday morning following uproar in the house over the issue of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh. The Congress pressed for taking…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said India does not carry out any joint patrol with foreign navies, though there are coordinated patrols. In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha,…