Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presents the state budget in legislative assembly under emergency lights as the house witnessed power cuts twice; in Bengaluru, on March 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI-M on Friday slammed the government for the decision to bring down the interest rate for PPF savings, terming it “unfortunate”. “Government’s decision to cut PF…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government would set up four technology business incubators across the state in 2016-17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday. “The incubators will be set up in the areas of…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Special teams are being sent in batches to poll-bound West Bengal and Assam to assist the states’ chief electoral officers in assessing preparedness of the election machinery at the grass root…
Actor Anupam Kher. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Friday took a dig at JNU students Anirban Bhattacharya and Umar Khalid, who were granted six-month interim bail by…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses at the 6th National Community Radio Sammelan, on the theme “Community Radio in India: Towards Diversity and Sustainability“, in New…
Baghdad, March 18 (IANS) Thousands of followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq, began anti-corruption sit-in protests under heavy security outside the Green Zone in…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress on Friday accused the government of inaction on the GST Bill and said its engagement with the opposition party on the issue is half-hearted. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In a decision that evoked immediate uproar by the salaried and self employed class, the government on Friday slashed the interest rates on public provident fund (PPF) from 8.7 percent…
Dehradun, March 18 (IANS) Uttarakhand BJP legislator Ganesh Joshi, accused of hitting and severely injuring a police horse which necessitated the amputation of one of its legs, was arrested on Friday, police said. The horse…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government’s decision to slash Public Provident Fund (PPF) rate on Friday led to a big public outcry on microblogging site Twitter. “Bleed the ones who pay tax! This #ppf…
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. (File Photo: IANS) Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asked PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti to explain what was wrong with the agenda of alliance her…
Itanagar, March 18 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Friday administered the oath of office and secrecy to 13 parliamentary secretaries here. They include 11 of the ruling People’s Party of Arunachal and…
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) Belgian police have found the Paris terror attack prime suspect’s fingerprints in a Brussels apartment that police raided this week, the media reported on Friday. Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in…
By Saeed Naqvi Morocco, Algeria, Western Sahara would not be of the highest saliency in South Block had Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi not indulged in some high wire diplomacy involving all three. The issue has…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A day after describing sexual preferences as a “personal” issue, the RSS on Friday said homosexuality was a “psychological” disorder and gay marriages need to prohibited. Speaking during the Indian…
Istanbul, March 18 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused European countries of backing the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) outlawed by Turkey. The president criticised Belgium for allowing PKK supporters to pitch tents…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government has cut the interest rates on small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund (PPF) due to low-interest yield on government securities, a senior official said on Friday. The…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress on Friday fielded former union minister Deepa Dasmunsi, wife of party leader Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, as its candidate from Bhowanipore against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the…
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Kashmir is an integral part of India and so Indians can…