Anti-social Behaviour By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) As Indian society grapples with the issue of intolerance and violence, genetic experts are opening up the hoary discussion on whether genetic makeup can predispose…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 24,044.96 points touched a…
Agra, March 2 (IANS) An FIR was registered against corporator and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kundanika Sharma and three others for hate speeches in Agra in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said. The presence of…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday unveiled bar codes for unreserved tickets to prevent fraud and a rail auto hub near Chennai. “This new bar coding system on unreserved rail…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) In view of an increase in usage of mobile-based health applications, Indian doctors have urged people to not blindly rely on such technologies for health updates as they may give…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday suspended two policemen for dereliction of duty in a case relating to gangrape of a Dalit girl. Taking serious note of the reports that the policemen…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday urged four Bollywood actors to refrain from endorsing pan masala products as these contain areca nuts, a potential cancer-causing agent. The request was made in…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged flip-flop by the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre in the Ishrat Jahan shootout case and demanded a thorough probe…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A total of Rs.4.18 lakh crore of taxes are pending from corporate defaulters as on January this year, parliament was told on Tuesday. “The total amount of corporate tax demand…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli during his visit to the Himalayan nation on Wednesday. “I am going…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said that the newly formed Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) sub-regional coordinative architecture will be a game changer for the South Asian region. Speaking…
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) The Konkan Railway on Tuesday said that two minor boys who ran away from their homes in Kasargod in Kerala were rescued from Goa’s Madgaon railway station. The boys, both aged…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) A man poisoned his wife and son and killed himself in the state capital due to an unpaid bank loan, police said on Tuesday. The tragedy occurred in Simra in Madiyaon…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Two Delhi University students, belonging to the Left-affiliated AISA, said they were beaten up in their college on Tuesday when they attempted to paste posters for a students’ march to…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said his country had told Pakistan many times that using militancy and extremism in the country’s policies would boomerang. Speaking at the inauguration…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government over the dismal industrial scenario in West Bengal, the BJP on Tuesday began a four day march to Singur in Hooghly district. Ahead of the assembly…
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) Army officers leading troops will be given advanced magisterial orders to take action against trouble makers indulging in violence in civil areas, union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The conflict between India and Pakistan has for long prevented integration between the South Asian countries, former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga said here on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara on Tuesday said it has appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as its chief strategy and commercial officer. “We welcome Sanjiv into the Vistara family. Sanjiv’s…