New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took strong exception to the cancellation of around 2.93 lakh ration cards despite objections by Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and said…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not declaring floods in Kerala as national disaster, the Congress on Monday said he did not release enough central fund so…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Paying glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the late leader never compromised on his ideology and did not buckle…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The government may need to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934 and also bring a special law vis-a-vis setting up of the Public Credit Registry (PCR) to revolutionise…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A 21-year-old man and his accomplice have been arrested for killing a woman and her son in Delhi, the police said on Monday. Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police Meghna Yadav…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested for running a fake government job recruitment racket and duping four applicants in Delhi-NCR of Rs 24 lakh, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of…
Jakarta, Aug 20 (IANS) Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold while the shooters bagged two silver medals on the second day of competitions here on Monday. Vinesh…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Sales offers on ticket booking sequentially lifted India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth by 20.82 per cent in July. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 1.15 crore…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday again refused to attend the Tuesday meeting of a committee to select the Lokpal, saying he wouldn’t do so until he gets the…
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday announced Rs 2.2 crore interim relief for 5,800 people rescued from flood-hit Kodagu district. “The government has initiated steps to pay interim relief of Rs 3,800…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Kerala government on Monday informed the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) that the floodwaters in the state had started receding as the rains had abated. The information was shared…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India and Japan on Monday reaffirmed their commitment for greater bilateral defence cooperation and ensuring a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region at the annual defence ministerial meeting here. Defence Minister…
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) A city woman who received one of the kidneys of a brain-dead teenage girl from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district died at a state run hospital here on Monday, three days after…
Nottingham, Aug 20 (IANS) India declared their second innings at 352/7, setting a target of 521 runs for England to win the third Test with two days remaining at Trent Bridge here on Monday. Skipper…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has been ranked the top company globally in the Fortune’s fourth annual “Change The World” list released on Monday. The list ranked companies as per their…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday took a veiled dig at the Modi government, saying that some “disturbing trends” witnessed in India over the past few years and perpetrated…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Over one million people are now sheltered in 3,274 relief camps in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday, even as rains that have battered the state for a week…
Lahore, Aug 20 (IANS) Minutes after Najam Sethi announced his resignation as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, new Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani as the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Australian High Commission on Monday warned Indians of a visa scam in Delhi wherein over 50 people had been duped of lakhs of rupees. “The public is warned of…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Ahead of the Bimstec Summit in Nepal this month-end, envoys of the seven-nation regional bloc on Monday called for early conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among…