Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Train and flight services were unaffected, vehicles plied on the streets but fewer people ventured out and many shops remained closed as the general strike called by the central trade unions…
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) The flood-hit people of Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Friday pasted posters of their local Lok Sabha MP as “Missing” and announced a reward of Rs 500 in cash to those who…
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Former BJP parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday floated a new political front ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ online – putting an end to all speculation of his joining the Aam Aadmi Party. Hockey Olympian…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decried attempts to politicise atrocities against Dalits and said he was dedicated to the welfare of the deprived in India and that caste-based discrimination was…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government, which has completed 100 days, has realised now that to strike is easy while governance is tough, former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Friday. Addressing…
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday unanimously urged the central government not to accept recommendations for conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a dam across Siruvani river in Kerala. Passing…
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The nationwide strike by major trade unions protesting against the central government’s anti-labour and economic policies did not affect life in Tamil Nadu. The trade unions are demanding implementation of 12…
Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) The day-long nationwide strike on Friday by Left-affiliated trade unions against the BJP-led central government’s “anti-labour” policies affected normal life in the city of Taj. Shops, business establishments, markets, banks and…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) Local bodies in Kerala are set to join hands in the fight against tobacco following the inclusion of tobacco control as a regular agenda item in the monthly District Development Council…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Mr. Reliance” after a full page advertisement of the company’s “Jio Digital Life” appeared in newspapers featuring…
Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) China welcomed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to visit the country as early as possible, officials said on Friday. Duterte said recently that bilateral talks between the Philippines and China may…
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Friday granted an interim stay on a lower court’s order for an investigation against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in a cash-for-vote case. The…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has never targeted any “dynasty” nor opened a file to settle political scores. In an interview to Network 18, aired on Friday,…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he wanted to bring a White Paper on the economic condition of the country when his government came into power, but refrained from…
Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) A day after late King Birendra Shah’s statue was removed and attempts were made to reinstall it in Nepalgunj city, the police on Friday sounded a high alert across the country…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung had returned the Delhi government’s file on hiking minimum wages in the city — highlighting the escalating…
Imphal, Sep 2 (IANS) Five BJP workers in Manipur were injured in a police action on Friday when they tried to storm the state assembly building to protest the ongoing police recruitment examination in the…
Manila, Sep 2 (IANS) The Philippines government on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte will not meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, as he has “no…
Baghdad, Sep 2 (IANS) At least nine security personnel were killed and 24 injured on Friday when Iraqi forces repelled an Islamic State (IS) attack in Salahudin province, police said. Dozens of IS militants attacked…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Seventy per cent of Indians — mostly young — wish to re-elect Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in 2019, an online poll said on Friday. However, women’s support for the…