Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and sought his help in expeditiously completing the international smart fencing being erected in the Assam sector…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Punjab government on Thursday supported in the Supreme Court the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court convicting incumbent minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu in a…
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday seized ‘ganja’ valued at Rs 1.8 crore here. The 1,200 kg of cannabis was being smuggled from Ichapuram area of Andhra Pradesh to…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that energy is the key engine of India’s economic growth and has also become a key element of New Delhi’s diplomatic engagement…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) Six students of Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS) have been selected to attend the 2018 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Space Development Conference to be held in…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for blocking the release of film “Nanak Shah Fakir”. The film based on…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $140 million loan for enhancing rural connectivity in Madhya Pradesh which will benefit around 1.5 million rural residents through improved livelihood,…
Pune (Maharashtra), April 12 (IANS) There were red faces in the BJP after two of its legislators were found snacking on sandwiches and chips as the party leaders and cadres led by Prime Minister Narendra…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sent notices to the Telangana government and the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry over a Telugu actress’ allegations of sexual exploitation. The commission…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a packed schedule when he visits Sweden and Britain from April 16 to 21 during which he will attend the first India-Nordic Summit and…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) At a time of growing distrust and general indifference to human suffering, doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here on Thursday noted how prompt action of office colleague in one instance…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday said it is examining two officials of overseas branches of an Indian bank in connection with its ongoing probe into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank…
Bengaluru, April 12 (IANS) Slamming the “farcical” fast by the BJP against Parliament’s disruption, the Congress on Thursday said the ruling party was enacting an absurd drama of photo-ops and headline management. “The Bharatiya Janata…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) While the forest department is struggling to confirm the presence of a leopard in the national capital, officials on Thursday said such tasks are becoming increasing difficult given a massive…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday said it had signed its first international project agreement for upgradation of a highway in Myanmar. The agreement signed on Wednesday…
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) The Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), a defence ministry facility, tied up with MTU-Germany to manufacture Series 8000 engines, which are fitted on offshore patrol vessels, as part of the ‘Make in…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Massive protests greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he paid a whirlwind visit to Chennai with helicopter as the chosen mode of transport amid a state-wide agitation demanding a Cauvery Management…
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) As the issue of brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua assumed communal proportions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday promised that there will be…
Ranchi, April 12 (IANS) Five armed robbers looted Rs 9 lakh from a branch of Gramin Bank in Jharkhand’s Dumka town on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at 4 p.m. when there were…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India is waiting for the result of the investigation into the chemical attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain last month, a senior official said here…