Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly defended his government’s ambitious promise to double farmers’ income in five years, that was doubted by…
Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) The bodies of six persons who went missing after a boat sank in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district were recovered by Wednesday. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire brigade…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) The traditional rival fronts in Kerala are engaged in playing adjustment politics to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out, state party president Kummanem Rajasekheran said on Wednesday. Addressing the reporters…
By Devanik Saha Recent indications that India’s Internet use is low and not reflected in the numbers of mobile phone connections and growth are buttressed by a new study that points to digital inequality in…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Does the tax raised by finance minister have a direct impact on the livelihood of people, especially farmers? In the case of tobacco cultivators, it is very…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Bharti Airtel has increased maternity leave for its women employees from 12 weeks to 22 weeks, a company statement said here on Wednesday. “With this new policy, our aim is…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Security forces had a brief gunfight with separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday and seized an AK-47 rifle. “An AK-47 rifle was recovered by the security forces…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said coordination between both houses of parliament was a must since many pending bills needed to be passed. “The nation is waiting for us…
By Rachel V. Thomas Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Saluting the spirit of womanhood, SpiceJet in collaboration with two non-profit organisations working for women’s empowerment, flew 20 women from rural hinterlands on an all-women crew flight…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Replying to opposition salvos on minimum educational qualification for contesting panchayat polls in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday challenged…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a rare moment of bonhomie between the treasury and opposition benches in parliament, union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya on a plea by a consortium of 17 banks led by the SBI seeking his personal…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday equated the Congress party with “mrityu (death)” but hastened to add that like death is never subjected to criticism, the Congress party also goes…
Patna, March 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded resignation of a Bihar minister for meeting jailed former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, who is serving life imprisonment in connection with criminal cases…
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) A Mumbai-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing here on Wednesday after a bird hit it during take-off, officials said. The flight, AI 634, with 129 passengers on board, took…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The opposition Congress and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP governments in Haryana and at the Centre over violence in the state during the Jat agitation…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 67.93 points, or 0.28 percent, lower during the afternoon session on Wednesday. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Once the virtual reality (VR) phenomenon explodes, India, with its huge smartphone base, will be a key market — but VR players will have to come up…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday urged the party MPs to play a proactive role in informing people about the Union Budget 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Crompton Greaves will sell its power business overseas to a US private equity fund for an enterprise value of 115 million euros, the company said in a regulatory filing here on…