New York, Aug 3 (IANS) The US authorities have designated a Pakistan-based Islamist organisation, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, as a “global terrorist” organisation, the State Department announced on Wednesday. The organisation is a splinter group of the Tehrik-e…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Singer Shubha Mudgal will be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. Shubha Mudgal is a well-known…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) An all-party meeting on Wednesday decided to form a joint committee to protect the interests of Odisha in the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. The all-party meeting convened by Leader…
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) The BJP parliamentary board on Wednesday decided that party president Amit Shah will not be the successor of Anandiben Patel, who resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat after the top…
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Nasscom on Wednesday urged the government not to make Goods and Services Tax (GST) procedurally a nightmare for Information Technology services sector. The apex body of the IT industry also wants…
Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) ISL team FC Goa should give a 25 per cent stake to a Goan owner, because they are using the word “Goa” in the team name, Opposition MLAs said on Wednesday…
Bulandshahr, Aug 3 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took to the streets to protest against the gang rape here in Uttar Pradesh. AAP activists took out…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a first of its kind move, the Delhi government on Wednesday took over the management of two branches of a private school for violating education department norms. The government…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mozambique for the import of 3.75 lakh tonne pulses over three years, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. “The…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will connect with the common man through a town hall event on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of MyGov — a citizen engagement platform for…
Beirut, Aug 3 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic-State affiliated West African terror group Boko Haram has a new leader, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the IS announced in one of its magazines. Barnawi, who was previously spokesman for Boko…
Rome, Aug 3 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has met the youngest-ever Nobel peace prize winner, 19-year-old child education activist Malala Yousafzai, a spokesman said. The meeting took place on Tuesday at an undisclosed location….
Tokyo, Aug 3 (IANS) Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he is not considering a third term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the end of his tenure in…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday inaugurated an exhibition of defence equipment by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the Parliament House complex. The three-day exhibition, organised…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill appeared to be headed for smooth passage in the Rajya Sabha as nearly all major parties, barring the AIADMK supported the bill during…
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been targeting the saffron brigade on a range of issues, BJP national President Amit Shah on Wednesday refrained from taking on the…
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will benefit micro, small and medium enterprises as it provides for a single-tax system across India, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said on…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday urged the government to expedite the ongoing Naga peace talks a year after the historic Naga Framework Agreement was signed. Speaking in the Lok…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) A fundraiser for US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign will be held at Black Hat, a major cyber security conference in Las Vegas. Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat…
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country would result in increased organised warehousing sector and merger of smaller warehouses focussed on tax savings, said a top official…