New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday sent British national Christian James Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, to judicial custody till February 26. Michel, who…
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday asked Punjab Congress MPs to hawk potatoes outside the residence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to make him intervene to help crisis-hit…
Baripada (Odisha), Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a sharp attack on Congress leaders Rahul and Sonia Gandhi on Saturday saying law will not spare anyone who “toyed” with national security between 2004…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) The Karnataka coalition government increased the state tax on petrol and diesel by 2 per cent with effect from January 1, said an official statement on Saturday. “As the fuel prices…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madurai on January 27 to lay the foundation stone for an AIIMS hospital, BJP Tamil Nadu unit President Tamilisai Soundararajan announced on Saturday. She told…
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Flight operations resumed on Saturday afternoon from Srinagar international airport after remaining suspended for 24 hours. Officials at the airport said after runway clearance and improvement in visibility, flight operations were…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Inaugurating the 27th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair on Saturday, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar expressed joy on the increasing popularity of books in India, and maintained that…
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) Seven persons, including six school students, were killed on Saturday when a bus skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, an official said. The…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the central government is giving importance on increasing connectivity across the country, as he launched projects worth over Rs 4,500 crore in Odisha’s Baripada…
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Security forces resorted to aerial firing on Saturday to disperse scores of protesters trying to march towards the site of a gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) In a significant victory for the investigating agencies, a Mumbai Special Court on Saturday declared absconder liquor baron Vijay Mallya a ‘fugitive’ under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. A Special…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Anantha Padmanaban has been elected Chairman and Shaankar Sen will be the Vice-Chairman of the apex All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) for a two-year term, an official said…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) She made an impact with her debut film “Kedarnath”, and her second release “Simmba” is also a hit. But actress Sara Ali Khan, who has fan clubs…
Jalandhar, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said women in science are the “largest minority” in the country, with only 14 per cent of them contributing to the profession. She spoke…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) In an embarrassing bloomer, the Maharashtra government has dropped the mention of anniversaries of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, democrat reformist Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and B.R. Ambedkar from…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Declaring the supply and distribution of electricity as “essential” services, Delhi’s Lt Governor Anil Baijal has invoked ESMA as a pre-emptive measure ahead of a proposed strike by the electricity…
Jodhpur, Jan 5 (IANS) After suffering for 18 long years after being married off at a tender age of 10 months, 19-year-old Urma Bishnoi has finally ended the shackles of child marriage. Urma, who is…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday searched 12 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, including the residence of IAS officer B. Chandrakala, in connection with its investigation into illegal sand mining, officials…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday warned the Kerala government to be ready to face the “constitutional consequences” for the violence unleashed against its workers and leaders in the state over the…
Gurugram, Jan 5 (IANS) The ban on entry of heavy commercial traffic into Delhi by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) caused heavy traffic jam on Saturday on the Jaipur-Delhi highway as police forced drivers to…