New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared a proposal for four-laning of the Mahatma Gandhi Setu, which connects state capital Patna to north Bihar. “The…
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) A Special Anti-Corruption Bureau Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer Bhujbal in various land scam cases. However, the two will…
Kochi, June 22 (IANS) A Navy sailor was on Wednesday found dead at the Naval Aircraft Yard here in an apparent case of suicide. Roopa Ram, 25, was an Electrical Artificer (Air Radio) at the…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday distanced itself from Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy’s remark on Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, saying it was his “personal opinion”. “It is his…
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) In a major development, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, quit the party on Wednesday saying he felt “suffocated”. He…
Anantnag, June 22 (IANS) Polling remained peaceful on Wednesday amid a low turnout of voters in Anantnag assembly constituency of Jammu and Kashmir where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting a crucial electoral battle amid…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The AAP on Wednesday urged Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to direct ACB chief M.K. Meena to make them both (Jung and Meena) co-accused in the FIRs against “wrongdoers” of the…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Japanese IT major NEC Corporation on Wednesday announced the appointment of Takayuki Inaba as new managing director (MD) of its Indian subsidiary. “Inaba will be responsible for leading and expanding our…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government has full confidence in its Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramaninan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley declared on Wednesday. “The government has full confidence in Arvind Subramanian,” Jaitley told the…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India’s cabinet on Wednesday cleared the base price for the country’s largest spectrum auction to date, expected to fetch around $85 billion at the approved reserve price, address the menace…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) Olympian Anju Bobby George, who has come under attack from Kerala Sports Minister E.P. Jayarajan and his party colleague, on Wednesday decided to step down as president of the Kerala Sports…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government has full confidence in its Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramaninan. “The government has full confidence in Arvind Subramanian,” Jaitley told the…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) At a time when calls through Skype, Viber and Whatsapp are gaining popularity with every passing day, the Indian telecom watchdog on Wednesday issued a consultation paper on Internet Telephony…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Stressing the importance of good health, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said Yoga is a science that helps improve fitness level as well as overall health profile. “A…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday expressed grief over reports of numerous deaths due to lightning in Bihar. Gandhi expressed the hope that the Bihar government was ensuring adequate safety…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) An engineer working with a software firm was arrested here for allegedly duping foreign based clients of another IT firm, police said on Wednesday. The cyber crime wing of the Bidhannagar…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owned power utility company CESC Ltd. on Wednesday said it has bagged the franchise for electricity distribution in Kota and Bharatpur in Rajasthan with the operations to…
By Saumya Tewari Family courts in the prosperous, southern state of Kerala ruled on just over five divorces every hour in 2014 – 130 every day – more than any of the 12 Indian states…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated the scientists and staff of ISRO for the successful launch of a record 20 satellites in one go from its PSLV C-34, a…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) At least 53 people including women and children were killed and dozens injured by lightning in different parts of Bihar since Tuesday, the state’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. However,…