New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson H.L. Dattu on Friday said that there was a need to discuss the fundamental issues of Governance affecting the day to day life of…
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IANS) Two people were killed and five injured on Friday when militants opened fire in a village in Assam’s Tinsukia district, police said. The attack is suspected to have been carried out…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) On a day Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at a US airport, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan expressed shock after a UK visa was denied to him. US…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj met with Raymond Tshibanda N’Tungamulongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Congo, here on Friday. “Connecting with the Heart of Africa. EAM…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) on Friday said their ongoing negotiations were on the right track and they were closer to a final settlement. “We…
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) A delegation from Haryana, led by Sports Minister Anil Vij, for the Rio Olympics has run into controversy with questions being raised on the nearly Rs 1 crore being spent on…
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department on Friday asked jewellers with an annual turnover of more than Rs 1 crore to submit details about their customers’ cash transactions of above Rs 2…
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Dozens of people were injured post Friday prayer protests across the Kashmir Valley, despite the strict curfew and restrictions. According to police, protests appeared in Shopian, Sopore, Beerwah, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and…
Shillong, Aug 12 (IANS) The Meghalaya Police on Friday foiled a jailbreak by arrested rebels of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from…
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Lashing out the ruling Trinamool Congress, the state CPI-M on Friday accused it of indulging in a “systematic campaign of threat and intimidation” towards opposition political workers in West Bengal. Communist…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) After bringing an ordinance for implementing the Odisha Official Language Act, 2016, the Odisha government on Friday approved the rules for implementing the Act in the state. The cabinet chaired by…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A stronger economic partnership between the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy is set to boost growth in Britain and India, British Secretary for International Development Priti Patel…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Centre and fined it Rs 25,000 for failing to respond to a petition that said haphazard parking along the highways was one…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday took part in ‘Bharat Parv’ – a six-day event to celebrate Independence Day – here after a last-minute invite from the central government. Delhi Tourism…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) As part of the Independence Day celebrations a week-long festival ‘Bharat Parv’, aimed to generate patriotic fervour, began at the Rajpath here on Friday. Static bands of the Army, the…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes oath as a legislator at the West Bengal Assembly in Kolkata, on May 28, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s merchandise exports in July fell 6.84 per cent to $21.69 billion compared to $23.28 billion in the corresponding month of 2015, official data showed on Friday. The country’s imports…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday requested Lt Governor Najeeb Jung not to transfer senior officers of health and education departments. “We had promised a lot of things…
Ghaziabad, Aug 12 (IANS) BJP leader Brijpal Teotia, shot and wounded on Thursday night, was stable on Friday, police said, adding that the attack appeared to be an outcome of personal enmity. Six persons have…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said further action in the Panama papers leak case depended on the outcome of the investigation. “The government has taken necessary measures for expeditious…