Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Despite repeated appeals from the state government, continued reluctance of the nationalised banks in extending their services to remote areas has hampered rural development in West Bengal, a state minister said…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday held Mahmood Farooqui, who is best known as co-director of the 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, guilty of raping an American woman. Additional Sessions Judge…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Delhi Police has lodged a first information report (FIR) against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat on the charge that he allegedly raped a woman here, police said on Saturday….
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday held Mahmood Farooqui, who is best known as co-director of the 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, guilty of raping an American woman.
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him as he was inspired by the feelings of unity in the wake of a…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said on Saturday the government has filed a case in the Supreme Court to declare Andhra…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Former chief justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, who headed the panel for bringing reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) administration, on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court’s…
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) The Goa government on Saturday suspended public bus services to Karnataka for two more days in view of the violent agitation in the neighbouring state following the Mhadei inter-state water dispute…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the USA President Barack Obama in Oval Office, at White House in Washington DC, USA on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, July 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama…
Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived here on Saturday to review the flood situation, went on an aerial survey of flood-affected areas with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal. “Home Minister…
Kozhikode, July 30 (IANS) Police officials on Saturday forcibly took away four media persons attached to Asianet TV channel from a magistrate’s court here to the Town Police station, in a fresh turn to the…
Imphal, July 30 (IANS) Two Saudi Arabians were among three undertrial prisoners killed early on Saturday in violence inside the Sajiwa Central Jail in Imphal East district of Manipur, highly placed sources said. The union…
New York, July 30 (IANS) Aiming to woo the growing league of gamers and turn its fortunes, micro-blogging site Twitter from this weekend will livestream its first eSports competition via ELEAGUE where teams would be…
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 30 (IANS) The world body has suffered “substantial damage” because of corruption, a federal judge has said, jailing a woman for 20 months for bribing a former president of…
Kingston, July 30 (IANS) Promising opener Lokesh Rahul is most likely to replace injured Murali Vijay, who has been ruled out with a sore finger, for the second Test against the West Indies starting at…
Brasilia, July 30 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer reiterated his full confidence that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games would be a resounding success, despite recent terrorist attacks in the world and concerns among athletes…
Gurgaon, July 30 (IANS) Gurgaon Police has stationed inspector-rank officers round-the-clock at 14 crucial points on important roads to prevent the kind of massive traffic jams that paralysed the city on Thursday and Friday, said…
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) Four people including two soldiers were killed on Saturday in Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, when the army foiled an infiltration attempt. “Army troops…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday left for Assam to take take stock of the situation in flood affected areas of the state. “Leaving New Delhi for Guwahati to…
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) Five members of a family committed suicide on Saturday in Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad, police said. A woman along with her two daughters and a son ended their lives by…