Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) In a bid to cut down on carbon emissions, the West Bengal government has decided to retrofit about one lakh smart LED streetlights in municipal corporation areas covering Kolkata and neighbouring…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Act, 2019, notified by the Centre, to designate an individual as a terrorist….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik inspected defence facilities at the Bengaluru-based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) including the unit that develops critical high-technology electronic components and the coastal surveillance…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday asked the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) to extend its scope of research work to benefit society, an official release said….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The tenure of L.C. Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), has been extended by one year. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet approved the extension, beyond…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) With the Maharashtra Assembly elections just months away, the Congress here on Thursday constituted a screening committee with former Union Minister Jyotidaritya Scindia as its chairman. Congress General Secretary (Organisation)…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry will hold a high-level meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday next week, said a Ministry source on Thursday. The meeting would be attended by secretaries…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government, saying despite her party getting a huge mandate in 1984, it never created an atmosphere of fear and…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan resorted to yet another ceasefire violation across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, two days after an Indian soldier was killed in heavy shelling from across the border….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) US-based broadband speed tester Ookla on Thursday said that Vodafone has emerged as the fastest 4G network in Delhi. As per Ookla’s findings, Vodafone SuperNet 4G speeds are the highest…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) : Justice Sunil Gaur who passed the order denying anticipatory bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and businessman Ratul Puri, retired on Thursday. A full court reference was addressed…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Fear prevails in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad Extension area which witnessed police lathi-charge and vandalism on Wednesday after Dalit protesters turned violent over demolition of a Sant Ravidas temple even as 96…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants are planning terrorist strikes in India after entering the country through Kashmir and Gujarat, the Indian Army said on Thursday. The militant threats come on the…
Gurugram, Aug 22 (IANS) A group of miscreants posing as filmmakers forced two film producers at gunpoint to transfer Rs 24.50 lakh to an unknown bank account, the police said here on Thursday. An FIR…
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau’s tweet announcing August 18 as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s death anniversary stirred a major controversy as his followers and family members looked divided over the announcement regarding…
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) grilled Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for over eight hours in a decade-old money-laundering case involving realty deals and IL&FS, here on Thursday. Thackeray, who stepped…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday ordered a probe after several videos showing ragging of junior students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Sambalpur district went viral on social…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday extended by a week the status quo on the insolvency process on Jaypee Group’s plea against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order. A…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Delhi Assembly on Thursday tabled a resolution demanding an ordinance by the Centre to allot land for rebuilding the demolished Saint Ravidas temple in the national capital. During the…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The CBI, which registered a case in May 2017 of alleged irregularities in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when…