New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met at his residence here the village pradhans (heads) from his Varanasi parliamentary constituency. The Prime Minister encouraged the village heads to work towards…
Kohima, Aug 8 (IANS) Nagaland is keen to become the information technology (IT) hub of northeast India, and the digital revolution is opening up exciting possibilities for the entire region, a top state official said…
Guwahati, Aug 8 (IANS) The Assam assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Monday on the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants and the recent terror attack in Kokrajhar district that left 14 civilians dead and 20 injured….
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) To revitalize the spirit of freedom among youngsters and to motivate people for celebrating the Independence Day with much more enthusiasm and fervor, NGO Nehru Bal Sangh is organizing the…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India’s next round of spectrum auction is set to begin on September 29, Telecom Secretary J.S. Deepak announced here on Monday in what the government hopes will be the largest-ever…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) It’s the same old story of rain, waterlogged streets and traffic snarls, as life was thrown out of gear in the city following heavy monsoon showers on Monday evening. The off-and-on…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman died and her husband was injured when they were attacked by unidentified assailants in a park in west Delhi, police said on Monday. The couple was attacked…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Idea Cellular standalone net profit for the first quarter of 2016-17 dropped 36.1 per cent, a company statement said here on Monday. The company posted net profit of Rs 497.1…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed, by voice vote, the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 that seeks to provide better medical care to mentally ill besides ensuring their basic rights….
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Demanding speedy investigations into the murderous attack on their senior leader, RSS functionaries on Monday met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and expressed…
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jharkhand police seized four landmines and four weapons from a hideout of Maoist guerrillas in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand on Monday. According to police, four landmines, two pistols, two rifles and…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Deaths of cows due to alleged negligence at a cow shelter in Rajasthan was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Monday by Congress MP Pramod Tiwari, who urged the Centre…
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Turkey on Monday demanded that the Maharashtra government and Indian agencies act against the networks of the Fethullah Gulen movement here. Turkish Consul-General in Mumbai Erdal Sabri Ergen told mediapersons that…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) Edelweiss Group, a diversified financial services conglomerate, has extended help to sprinter Dutee Chand, the first Indian woman to compete in the 100-metre event at Rio Olympics after almost 36 years….
Kochi, Aug 8 (IANS) Startup Village, which had launched the world’s first digital incubator for students SV.CO last month has joined hands with social media giant Facebook, which will provide access to its developer teams…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Goods and Services Tax Bill was a “very big and important step” towards getting the country rid of “tax terrorism”. Participating…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) A man was nabbed at the city airport here for travelling with foreign currencies worth Rs 32.38 lakh without valid documents, a customs official said on Monday. The Air Intelligence Unit…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate talks on resolving the Kashmir problem and heal wounds of the people of the…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Consumers can now avail “No Cost EMI offer” on all credit cards to buy LeEco smartphones Le 2, Le Max2 and Le 1s Eco on e-tailer Flipkart on their Independence…
Gurgaon, Aug 8 (IANS) Supporters of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the main opposition party in Haryana, held a march here on Monday to protest against the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. They claimed…