New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A laser-guided bomb fired by the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft missed its target during an exercise in Pokhran in Rajasthan and the Indian Air Force is looking into the…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of compromising with corruption, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said her government lacked the determination to take action against Trinamool Congress…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Following the intervention of the NHRC, the Uttar Pradesh government has paid Rs.33.40 lakh to people who were electrocuted when their bus came in contact with an unguarded low-lying high-tension…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) In what could cause further embarrassment for the Trinamool Congress, Narada News on Monday published a new set of videos of its sting operation in which two prominent leaders of West…
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India has embarked on the path of educational diplomacy in order…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The cross-examination of Pakistani-American terrorist turned approver David Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, which was scheduled to start on Tuesday, has been postponed by a day, an official…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that increased pensions under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme have been disbursed to…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) In a shock to thousands of second year pre-university course (equivalent to class 12) students across Karnataka, the higher education department cancelled the chemistry exam held on Monday as its question…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The central government on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to vacate the interim stay on ban on some fixed dose combinations (FDC) medicines sold by pharma majors saying they…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The budget session of the Delhi assembly will begin on Tuesday while the budget will be presented on March 28. “The budget session of the Delhi assembly will begin with…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s order for lodging an FIR against him on a complaint filed by a…
Shillong, March 21 (IANS) A legislator in Meghalaya on Monday alleged that non-indigenous people were marrying tribal girls in the state with the sole intention of evading various taxes. “Non-indigenous people are marrying local girls…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Congress on Monday accused the BJP of raising the issue of nationalism to cover up the failures of its government. “The only reason why the bogey of nationalism is…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) is set to come into affect from April 2, and it provide for fast-tracking procurements which are of an urgent nature, Defence Minister Manohar…
By Ruwa Shah and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Forty percent of India’s population may not have drinking water by 2030, if the water crisis in country is not met seriously, a study…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Congress on Monday hit out at the union government for the political instability and crisis in Uttarakhand, saying it was trying to “destabilise” border states. “In the past 22…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday demanded that the central government increase the Haj quota for the city-state. “We request the concerned central ministry to increase the quota…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Two men from Africa’s Cameroon and Congo have been arrested for cheating a businessman of Rs.80 lakh on the pretext of cleaning dollars painted with black ink to their original…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said those who did nothing for the country since Independence spread lies on the issue of reservation whenever the BJP came to power at…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) India’s current account deficit (CAD) dropped to $7.1 billion or 1.3 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2015-16 on account of narrowing trade deficit, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…