Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) A section of Presidency University students on Wednesday protested against the West Bengal government’s directive to replace the existing students union with a nominated students council. While the varsity’s students union…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the common Kashmiris want to be active stakeholders in the peace process but had been made victims by certain vested interests. In…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 16 (IANS) Warning that military action to deal with North Korean nuclear and missile threats will be “too horrific to contemplate”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called upon…
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The state BJP on Wednesday blasted West Bengal government for what it said was “lack of seriousness” in combating the grim flood situation and sought an all-party meeting on the issue….
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for raising Extra Budgetary Resources (EBRs) of up to Rs 9,020 crore by NABARD through bonds for concessional lending for 99 ongoing…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to complete the remaining work on the North Koel reservoir project that will provide irrigation water for 1,11,521 hectares of land in most…
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday demanded the arrest of suspected ABVP workers who assaulted a college Principal in Telangana’s Nizamabad district for wearing shoes while hoisting the national flag on…
Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) Despite the recent farmer agitation in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed candidates managed to corner maximum 25 out of the 43 posts of president in the state local…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it said was “equating Gorakhpur hospital deaths with natural calamity” and said he should instead have apologised…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) In a diplomatic victory for India, the US on Wednesday designated Pakistan-based militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organisation….
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) With a CBI court likely to pronounce soon the verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, police in Punjab and Haryana were…
Gandhinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela, who was sacked last week for trying to sabotage the winning prospects of the party’s official nominee Ahmed Patel in the August 8 Rajya Sabha elections,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Kerala legislator P.C. George on Wednesday said he had done or said nothing wrong in the case of a kidnapped popular Malayalam actress and accused Kerala Women’s Commission (KWC) chief of…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his observations on the Kashmir issue in his Independence Day speech, the Congress on Wednesday said “brickbats and bullets” should stop…
Panaji, Aug 16 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday questioned the Airports Authority of India over its decision to allow a public meeting of BJP president Amit Shah on the…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United, which removed Sharad Yadav as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday asked the former party president not to attend RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s ‘Desh Bachao’…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Days after he was removed as the party’s leader in the Rajya Sabha, former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav on Wednesday said that people are “living in fear” and…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said there is an “undeclared Emergency” on radio, television and newspapers in the country, after reports that public broadcaster Prasar Bharati had censored the Independence Day…
Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of flood victims in Bihar’s worst hit Kishanganj and West Champaran district on Wednesday staged protests demanding adequate distribution of relief materials and assistance. There also were reports of anger…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his observations on the Kashmir issue in his Independence Day speech, the Congress on Wednesday said “brickbats and bullets” should stop…