Rajkot, June 29 (IANS) Special selfie zones in the backdrop of surgical strike hoardings, light and sound shows, countless cut-outs and cheering crowds greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as he was given a…
Amaravati, June 29 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh State Public Service Commission has given the green signal for the appointment of Olympics badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu as a Group-I officer. The badminton player is soon…
Taunton (UK), June 29 (IANS) Riding on a strong batting display by opener Smriti Mandhana and skipper Mithali Raj, India sealed a comfortable seven-wicket victory over West Indies in a group match of the ICC…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) After months of winding through the courts, a “watered down,” revised version of President Donald Trump’s fiercely litigated travel ban will finally go into effect from Thursday evening. The White House…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday decided to boycott the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout in Parliament on Friday, saying the country was “ill-prepared” for its implementation and that the Central…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that will be rolled out on July 1 was just not another piece of reform or transformation…
Ahmedabad, June 29 (IANS) Breaking his silence on cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made it clear that killing people in the name of “gau bhakti” was unacceptable. Addressing a gathering at the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Election for India’s next Vice President, to succeed M. Hamid Ansari, will be held on August 5 and counting of votes will be done on the same day, the Election…
Canberra, June 29 (IANS) Australia’s Victoria State Police on Thursday charged Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s financial chief, with multiple sex offences and summoned him to court in July. Pell, a senior representative of the…
Los Angeles, June 29 (IANS) Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, apart from directors like Mrinal Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Goutam Ghose are among the Indians invited to…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The White House said that US President Donald Trump had accepted French President Emmanuel Macron’s invitation to visit France on Bastille Day next month. “President Trump looks forward to reaffirming America’s…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Moving ahead on the proposal for privatisation, the Union cabinet on Wednesday gave its in-principle approval for divestment of Air India, whose debt has mounted to Rs 50,000 crore besides…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Raising concerns over the launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime from July 1, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the “unnecessary disastrous hurry” to roll-out…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 28 (IANS) China on Wednesday said the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops on the border smacked of New Delhi’s “hidden agenda” of meddling in Bhutan’s internal affairs. Beijing said…
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has accused the US of speaking India’s language after Washington and New Delhi urged Islamabad not to let its territory be used for cross-border terror attacks….
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message around the world that ties bewteen the two countries are going to be…
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) One of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Mustafa Dossa, died on Wednesday afternoon following a heart attack, an official said here. “He was admitted early today for…
Sydney, June 28 (IANS) Yoga’s appeal is growing in Australia and worldwide but new research released on Wednesday suggests it is not as safe as previously believed. A joint study conducted by the University of…
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Sarah Palin, the former Governor of Alaska and a US vice-presidential candidate, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. The ultra-conservative politician argued in her lawsuit, filed at…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Accompanied by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders, opposition candidate Meira Kumar on Wednesday filed her nomination for the July 17 Presidential election, which…