New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz the director of a Dubai-based company till July 29 in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. Shivani…
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Goa on Wednesday protested against a state Minister for referring to an AICC official of south Indian origin for wearing a “lungi” in the morning and jeans…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday directed Delhi Police to provide round-the- -clock security to arms dealer Abhishek Verma, who is a witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh protests and has to…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Delhiites will soon be able to learn Sanskrit at the 75 Sanskrit teaching centers the government has decided to open, it was announced on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia…
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) In a major jolt to the Chhattisgarh government over Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Odisha, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed it to stop work on 31 projects on…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) A trial court here on Wednesday denied bail to Congress legislator M. Vincent, arrested on charges of sexually harassing and stalking a 51-year-old woman in Kerala. Vincent was arrested on Saturday…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The entire Opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s reply on the discussion on the agrarian crisis and farmers’ suicide in…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The government is in the process of formulating a Rs 2,000 crore credit guarantee scheme to enable startups to raise loans without any collateral, parliament was told on Wednesday. “Government…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Mumbai Metro One on Wednesday announced the launch of India’s first Mobile Ticketing System ‘OnGo’ which will help commuters pass the AFC gates using their mobile phones, an official said here….
Hyderabad, July 26 (IANS) In a key development in the Hyderabad drug racket, Telangana’s Excise Authorities have arrested a Dutch national, an official said on Wednesday. Prohibition & Excise Department’s Director, Enforcement, Akun Sabharwal said…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Amid furore over alleged recommendations to exclude writings of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Mirza Ghalib from NCERT textbooks, welfare organisation Siksha Sanaskriti Utthan Nyas on Wednesday denied the charge and…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said that NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu’s response to its allegations against him on issues of probity had “left more questions” and demanded he…
Chandigarh, July 26 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday called up Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to condole his mother Rajmata Mohinder Kaur’s death. Kovind recalled his stay with the erstwhile royal family at…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused the Modi government of following double standards and demanded the suspension of BJP member Anurag Thakur from the Lok Sabha for filming proceedings of the…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday sought replies from NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on the exemption given to his daughter’s NGO from paying various developmental charges amounting to Rs…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha saw repeated adjournments during Zero Hour and Question Hour on Wednesday over Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s remarks that the opposition was making Zero Hour a TV…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday sent Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested on charges of money laundering, to seven days custody with the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s memorial at Rameswaram, said officials. Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, Union Minister Pon…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced grant of Rs 200 crore as first instalment for immediate repair of National Highways damaged due to heavy rains in…
Agartala, July 26 (IANS) After a regional party blocked the National Highway and lone railway line in Tripura for more than 10 days demanding a separate state for tribals, another tribal entity on Wednesday threatened…