New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has urged the Delhi High Court that the families and kin of the paramilitary personnel who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty should…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union cabinet on Thursday accorded approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on technical cooperation in cyberspace and combating cyber crime….
Shimla, March 10 (IANS) The cold is likely to grip Himachal Pradesh again with heavy rain forecast in the next three days by the Met office here on Thursday. “Some areas in the state are…
Patna, March 10 (IANS) After the Patna High Court refused to hear his anticipatory bail plea, RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, surrendered on Thursday in a court in Bihar, police…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the government as to how it allowed liquor baron Vijay Mallya to leave the country….
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Snapping six consecutive sessions’ rally, key Indian equity market indices ended in red as investors booked profits. A benchmark index for Indian equities, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock…
Haridwar, March 10 (IANS) A spiritual group based here will make a bonfire of obscene pictures and literature this Holi all over the country. The All World Gayatri Pariwar said in a statement on Thursday…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Amid anxious moments at the sprawling Yamuna plains, the venue of the World Culture Festival, weather officials here on Thursday forecast that heavy rain is “very likely” in and around…
Ranchi, March 10 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly on Thursday witnessed disruptions over alleged lowering of land rate in Santhal Pargana division to help the Adani group. There are six districts under the division. Jharkhand Mukti…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India may soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bahrain to prevent human trafficking. The cabinet on Thursday gave its go ahead for the MoU. Apart from preventing human…
V S Achuthanandan (left); Pinarayi Vijayan. New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday gave the nod to both former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and his rival Pinarayi Vijayan to contest the coming assembly…
Aizawl/Agartala, March 10 (IANS) India’s oldest paramilitary force and trained for counter-insurgency operations, the Assam Rifles has organised a cycle expedition across the north-eastern region to spread the message of peace, unity and “Swachh Bharat”…
Sriharikota: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-IRNSS-1F parked at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on March 9, 2016. The rocket standing 44.4 metres and weighing 320 tonnes is expected…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government on Thursday said “every possible action will be taken” against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay…
By V. Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), March 10 (IANS) An Indian rocket on Thursday evening blasted off successfully with the country’s sixth navigation satellite called IRNSS-1F from the rocket port here. The Polar Satellite Launch…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The upcoming assembly elections in five states will “have a bearing on the future course of national politics”, the CPI-M said on Thursday. An editorial in the CPI-M journal “People’s…
Sandeep Pai & Prathamesh Mulye Kolhapur/Delhi: Five years ago, when Ramakant Desai, 55, hired a drilling rig to sink a borewell to irrigate his maize fields, he struck water at 200 ft. Today, the rig…
Panaji, March 10 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday demanded that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar must apologise to the armed forces for making them build infrastructure for the Art of Living event in the national…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Eating healthy and exercising regularly can check the risk of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure — the key factors responsible for development of kidney disease, said an expert on…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to an MoU between India and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to set up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre…