Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) More than 600 films from nearly 100 countries are expected to be screened at the second edition of the Kolkata International Wildlife & Environment Film Festival (KIWEFF), the organisers said here…
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) In a big haul, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday nabbed 12 persons, including a woman, and seized gold worth over Rs 18 crore from the city. Acting on…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against business tycoon Vijay Mallya, his defunct Kingfisher Airlines and United Breweries after a complaint by the State Bank…
Alappuzha (Kerala) Aug 13 (IANS) Kariachal snake boat owned by the Kumarakom Boat Club won the 64th edition of the prestigious Nehru Trophy Boat Race, often called “Kerala’s Olympics”, held here on Saturday evening at…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has been moved seeking registration of an FIR against Uttar Pradesh Minister for Urban Development Azam Khan for making “outrageous” comments against the victims — the mother…
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) A court on Saturday sent five doctors, including the CEO of L.H. Hirandanani Hospital, to judicial custody till August 26 in an illegal kidney sale and transplant racket here. The five…
Jammu, Aug 13 (IANS) A batch of 85 pilgrims left Jammu on Saturday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. “The Yatris are escorted by security forces. This is the smallest batch of…
Gurgaon, Aug 13 (IANS) Three paying guest owners were arrested here for not informing police about foreigners who stayed with them, authorities said on Saturday. Jagmohan Singh, a resident of Delhi’s Badarpur Extention who runs…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) Targeting of liquor bars in Kerala by the previous government has adversely affected the state’s tourism industry, Tourism Minister A.C. Moideen has said. No longer, for instance, is Kerala considered one…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In his first public comments after his 10-day meditation break, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday reiterated his demand for full statehood of Delhi. Addressing a meeting to mark…
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday reacted sharply to PDP MP Muzaffar Baig’s alleged remarks at an all-party meeting that young Kashmiris were taking to arms for…
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Saturday defied house arrest and staged a sit-in outside their residences as part of a separatist-called ‘referendum march’ in Srinagar….
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Reliance Capital Ltd said on Saturday it closed the first quarter of the current fiscal with a consolidated net profit of Rs.207 crore. The company, part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance…
Imphal Aug 13 (IANS) Imphal west district police on Saturday picked up Arambam Robita, editor of ‘Women and Crime Journal’, a monthly magazine, for sitting on a fast–unto-death demanding the repeal of the controversial Armed…
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) A city court on Saturday sent five doctors including the CEO of L.H. Hirandanani Hospital to judicial custody till August 26 in the illegal kidney sale and transplant racket here. The…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday named a man who sent her obscene messages on Facebook and vowed to fight such perverts. “It was shocking…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In his first public comments after his 10-day meditation break, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday reiterated his demand for full statehood…
Gurgaon, Aug 13 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Saturday setup a women’s help desk in Gurgaon’s Manesar police station to ensure better safety and security for women, Commissioner of Police Navdeep Singh Virk announced. The…
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah paid tributes to the revolutionaries — Chandrashekhar Azad, Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil — at Kakori on the outskirts of the state capital on…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) British Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and discussed cooperation in various areas, including skill development. Modi congratulated Ms….