Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Media has the power to transform society and therefore it has as much social accountability as the elected government or judiciary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Monday. Speaking on…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) On a half-a-day’s trip to Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on DMK President M. Karunanidhi and enquired about his health. “Vanakkam, Sir”, Modi greeted Karunanidhi as he sat…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Under fire for his ‘sexist’ remark that liquor brands be named after women to boost sales, Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan on Monday profusely apologised, saying he had no intentions…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Banks are opting to set up multi-functional machines like currency recylers, instead of plain cash dispensing automatic teller machines (ATM). Although the number of ATMs have gone up…
Ranchi, Nov 6 (IANS) A college-going girl committed suicide here on Monday due to exam pressure, police said. Megha Prajapati, who was living in the Vinayakam girls hostel in Tarpakhana area, hung herself in her…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Tata Steel has established India’s largest Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) facility, capable of handling 200 metric tonnes per hour, in Odisha, a statement said on Monday. The facility has been set…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) India ranks 19th among 180 countries whose citizens and companies sheltered their wealth in secretive tax havens abroad, according to a fresh global investigation whose first lot of revelations were…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on DMK President M. Karunanidhi and enquired about his health. After participating in the 75th anniversary celebrations of Tamil newspaper Dina Thanthi, Modi called…
By Amit Khanna Book: My Adventures with Satyajit Ray: The Making of Shatranj Ke Khilari; Author: Suresh Jindal; Publisher: HarperCollins; Pages 187; Price: Rs 350 India’s tryst with cinema is more than a century old….
Jammu, Nov 6 (IANS) The civil secretariat offices, including those of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, cabinet ministers and top bureaucrats started functioning for here from Monday their six-monthly sojourn. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Monday said that editorial freedom should be used in public interest and urged the newspapers to devote space to increase awareness about climate change. Speaking at…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The first three quarters of 2016 were going just great and smartphone players had raked in super profits right up to Diwali — then demonetisation caught them…
Jammu, Nov 6 (IANS) A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable was arrested on Monday for shooting a security guard in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police said. Constable Amit Chatya’s service rifle was also seized…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told Jaypee Associates to keep Rs 2,000 crore ready before its next hearing as it refused to permit it a part deposit of Rs 400…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Tamil Nadu of full assistance from the Centre to handle the situation arising out of heavy rains and floods here and in other parts…
Haridwar, Nov 6 (IANS) Over a dozen labourers were injured in a factory here in Uttarakhand after part of a crane broke and molten iron ore fell on workers there, police said on Monday. Two…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened lower. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 71.53 points or 0.21 per cent lower soon after opening. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) It was a misty Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, a weather official said. The…
Srinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) Dineshwar Sharma, the Centres special representative for Kashmir, will arrive here on Monday on a five-day visit to start the multi-layered dialogue process. Official sources said the new interlocutor will stay…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) India and South Africa have decided to expand their foot-print in the realm of stars underpinned by strong historical ties dating back to over 100 years. Bolstering 20…