New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Patchy showers on Friday night followed by heavy rains may spoil the Art of Living’s (AoL) World Culture Festival scheduled here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Two leading weather forecast…
Nagpur, March 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ordered a probe into allegations of irregularities committed by public, private and foreign banks to claim achievements of targets in lending to farmers and…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of PSLV-C32 carrying the navigation satellite IRNSS-1F. “I extend my hearty congratulations to you…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kalinganagar (Odisha), March 11 (IANS) Integrated commissioning of all units of Tata Steel’s Odisha plant will be done by September this year, according to a company official. “Integrated commissioning of all the…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Business tycoon Vijay Mallya said on Friday that…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to quash criminal case against Gujarat Police personnel involved in Ishrat Jahan shootout case in view of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley’s…
Imphal, March 11 (IANS) After Arunachal Pradesh, it is now the turn of Manipur’s Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to face dissidence — with over 25 party legislators up in arms. In the 2012…
Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted on Friday as security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Jammu and Kashmir. A senior police officer told IANS: “The…
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) The State Advisory Council (SAC) headed by Governor N.N. Vohra will meet here on Friday to take a final call on holding elections to the local urban bodies in Jammu and…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged Indians abroad not to be misled by callers claiming to speak on behalf of her ministry. “Indians abroad – please beware of…
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday objected to the Punjab government’s move for de-acquisition of land taken to construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has been at the centre of a…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the resilience of the Japanese on Friday, the fifth anniversary of the massive tsunami-cum-earthquake that killed more than 19,000 people. “On the fifth anniversary of…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) It was a hazy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
When confronted with a disappointing Indian reality, we are apt to ask “what if” questions. Here’s a book that raises questions about India’s pioneers who steered a new nation. Then, a book that combines the…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened flat on Friday, in line with global cues. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE Friday was trading higher by 32.26 points, or 0.13 points,…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Member of Parliament Vijay Mallya on Friday said that he did not abscond from India and has full faith in the country’s judicial system. Mallya in a series of…
Imphal, March 11 (IANS) Six men armed with sophisticated weapons attacked a group of construction workers in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Thursday evening and escaped with Rs 2.30 lakh in cash, police said. The incident…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Even as the government on Thursday assured that…
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu on Thursday presented Rs.1.35 lakh crore budget for 2016-17 in the state assembly. He proposed an overall expenditure of Rs.1,35,688 crore, comprising non-plan expenditure of…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said key documents related to the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing and accused the previous…