New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Bomb threats on two commercial flights, including one international, at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Thursday led to the grounding of both aircraft while security officials searched…
Imphal, March 17 (IANS) Confirming that President Pranab Mukherjee will attend Khongjom Day in Manipur on April 23, the union Home Ministry has urged the state government to make the necessary security arrangements, official sources…
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The JNU Students Union on Thursday said it won’t accept an…
Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday condemned the ‘raid’ by election expenditure observers at the private residence of Agriculture Minister Rockybul Hussain. “It is politically motivated. It exposes the central…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the state government’s action in ordering a probe into alleged land scam in the state was “politically motivated”. Hooda has…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal youth over suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on Thursday. The 19-year-old, a student of…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A mascot designed on Fazli mangoes, known for its sweet juicy pulp and large size, will be used to spread awareness among voters ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, an…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) With Indian aviation market registering healthy growth in 2015 and expected to become world’s leading emerging market over next 20 years, Airbus has upgraded aircraft sale forecast for India by 300…
Patna, March 17 (IANS) A Bihar jail official, suspended for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl, has been arrested and jailed, an official said on Thursday. Kishanganj Jail Superintendent Kripa Shankar Pandey was sent to…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have signed an agreement to set up a maintenance facility for both defence and civil helicopters. The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)…
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday posted for March 23 the hearing of pleas to cancel the six-month interim bail to Jawaharlal…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday posted for Friday the bail plea of former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal posted the matter…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) As delectable as pork momos are, inadequately cooked meat filling could be the reason you catch tapeworm infection of the brain, warn Indian scientists, who have taken science…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Thursday attacked MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to say ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and said he should be…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A junior resident doctor working with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was found dead in his hostel room here on Thursday, hospital authorities said. The doctor was…
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) In an attempt to recover dues from business tycoon Vijay Mallya, the State Bank of India on Thursday initiated e-caution of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines (KFA)…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India has assured Nepal of all its support for ensuring peace and stability in the Himalayan nation, a statement by the external affairs ministry issued here on Thursday said. India…
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Ten INLD legislators from Haryana barged into the Punjab assembly on Thursday demanding cancellation of its order that de-notified the land of the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal. Punjab has back-stabbed the…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) Congress’s Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has attacked the state government for an order that allows acceptance of land tax from a private company at a time when the estate in…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission here on Thursday refuted an Indian claim that the mission had been approved 19 permits for witnessing World T20 matches in which Pakistan is taking part….