Hyderabad, Jan 1 (PTI) With polls to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) round the corner, the ruling TRS, opposition Congress and the TDP-BJP combine are gearing up for the elections in the metropolis. The…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) The process of the much-delayed organizational elections in Congress could get a fillip after the return of party Vice President Rahul Gandhi from…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday accused the BJP-led central government of being “stubborn and unbending” on GST bill, adding Congress did not receive a written response over its…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged lists of each other’s nuclear installations based on an agreement signed in 1988. “India and Pakistan today (Friday) exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at…
Jan 1 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar is richer than him as far as movable and immovable assets are concerned. According to details of movable and immovable assets declared by the…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers having the problem with his government to leave…
(AP Photo/Channi Anand) New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan on Friday said they exchanged on the first day of 2016 lists of nationals lodged in the jails of each other’s country. “India and…
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) In a move likely to aggravate the religious crisis in the Sikh community, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday dismissed four of the ‘Panj Piaras'(five chosen ones of the…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal was on Friday appointed to lead a committee to recommend a holistic framework for the country’s film censor board and to suggest changes in the Cinematograph…
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur on Friday inked a deal with Japan’s Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI) to plan, design and implement smart technologies to develop sustainable habitats for India’s smart…
Patna: People greet RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on New Year in Patna, on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) In a bid to send out a message of unity, RJD chief…
Namaz. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Muslims have little fascination for Islamic radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say scholars and Muslim leaders agreeing with Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s assertion that…
This first edition copy of Mein Kampf, signed by Adolf Hitler, fetched £23.800 (approx euros 35,700) at auction Wednesday 15th June 2005. The book, signed by the Nazi leader in ink on the inside, was…
New Delhi: Policemen stop an even numbered car driver and explains him about Delhi governments’ even-odd traffic formula in New Delhi, on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief…
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 1 (IANS) Social activist Kisan Baburao alias Anna Hazare on Friday said there is “no difference between the UPA and NDA governments” and reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his “forgotten” election…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra rode a bike to office on Friday, having decided not to use a solo car during the duration of the odd-even scheme until January 15….
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) “Overwhelmed” by the response of the people to the odd-even car rationing experiment, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the…
Tripoli, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Muammar Gaddafi tried to engineer a ‘political’ marriage between his second son and planned heir and one of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s daughters, a former advisor to the late Libyan dictator…
Tehran, Jan 1 (IANS) Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Thursday ordered to proceed the country’s missile programme “with high speed and seriously” and expand Iran’s missile capabilities, in response to the US considered sanctions, state…
Washington, Jan 1 (AP) The State Department said that portions of 275 emails released on New Year’s Eve from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015 to a close…