Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Three senior Gujarat Congress legislators on Thursday resigned from the party and joined the BJP in a huff, expressing their anger against the Congress for ignoring their aspirations. Balwantsinh Rajput, MLA…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Students and teachers of 50 schools in east Delhi will be trained about disaster-preparedness and safety, an NGO said on Thursday. The Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), a…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Battery maker Exide Industries Ltd is eyeing a larger share of the unorganised battery market after implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a top company official said on Thursday….
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear, on August 1, a plea complaining there were wrong questions in this year’s Civil Services Preliminary exam held on June 18….
New Delhi/Ranchi, July 27 (IANS) The opposition Congress, RJD and BSP on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for joining hands with the BJP-led NDA and said it was a “betrayal” of the public…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha witnessed peaceful proceedings for the first time this week in its post lunch sitting on Thursday, after sloganeering and protests marred the morning session with the Congress…
Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday arrested an Army officer who was working as a Garrison Engineer, and an Assistant Garrison Engineer for taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 and 30 gold coins…
Patna/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in as the Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a JD-U-BJP government, a day after he dumped the RJD and the Congress, but…
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) In what could give nightmares to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, the Maharashtra government on Thursday informed Bombay High Court he could be sent back to jail if prison rules were flouted…
New Delhi/Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of betraying the people of the state by abandoning the Grand Alliance and forming a new government with the…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was forced to drink acid by a group of people, a day after a scuffle over selling paneer here, family members said. A police officer privy to…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Private sector lender Bandhan Bank, which is looking for a change in business mix after a few years, expects non-micro loans to be 25 per cent of its total loan book…
Gurugram, July 27 (IANS) Angry over alleged police inaction against the management of a school where a student was critically injured in an accident, local residents on Thursday blocked Sohna Road in Gurugram, causing inconvenience…
Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Three senior Gujarat Congress legislators — Balwantsinh Rajput, Tejashree Patel and P.I. Patel — on Thursday resigned from the party, and joined the BJP. All three are believed to be close…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The NIA on Thursday issued summons to the elder son of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and 29 others on charges of funding terror activities in Jammu and…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said India is committed to address all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including Kashmir, but the onus is on that country to create an…
By Vikas Datta A stylish but powerful batsman, a bowler with a repertoire stretching from beguiling spin — two kinds — to sheer pace and a lithe, impassable fielder in any position, Sir Garfield ‘Garry’…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) With political turmoil prevailing in the Maldives days after the opposition parties launched a bid to seize control of Parliament, India on Thursday said it wished to see peace and…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Defence Ministry has delegated financial powers to the Vice Chiefs of all three armed services to carry on perimeter security upgradation of sensitive defence installations, an official statement said…