New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The pre-monsoon season this year is the second driest in 65 years, with gross rainfall deficiency recorded at 25 per cent, said private forecaster Skymet. The country witnessed 99 mm…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on separatists in Kashmir, the NIA on Tuesday took custody of Masarat Alam Bhat, the alleged kingpin of stone pelting, along with Shabir Shah, chief of the…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A top secret Ministry of Corporate Affairs report has launched a salvo across RBI’s bows. Fulminating in a a no-holds-barred manner against the central bank, it wants the RBI to…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to question Kashmiri separatist leaders Shabir Shah, Masrat Alam Bhat and Asiya Andrabi till June 14 in connection with…
Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) A major week-long exercise jointly by the Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out in Punjab concluded on Tuesday. The exercise, Kharga Prahar, was undertaken by various units and…
Canberra, June 4 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and several injured in a shooting in Australia’s Darwin city on Tuesday. The suspected gunman was arrested by the police. Eyewitnesses said the gunman walked…
Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) Despite a massive search operation, an Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 aircraft that went missing with 13 people on board a day earlier near the China border in Arunachal Pradesh remained…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a free hand to the SFIO to reopen and recast IL&FS’ books of accounts for last five years. The apex court had, on May…
Southampton, June 4 (IANS) In a major blow, South Africa pacer Dale Steyn been ruled out of the 2019 World Cup after failing to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained during the Indian Premier…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 4 (IANS) A livid China on Tuesday likened US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism about the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest to “deranged babbling” that would end…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) At the core of the banking business remains CAR – Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), which is also known as Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR). This is the ratio…
Trent Bridge, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and England skipper Eoin Morgan were both spoken to during their game at Trent Bridge on Monday as on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Sundaram Ravi felt…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to question Kashmiri separatist leaders Shabir Shah, Masrat Alam Bhat and Asiya Andrabi till June 14 in connection with…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh believes West Indies are the most watchable team in the ongoing edition of the World Cup being played in England and Wales. In an ICC…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case and said he remained focused and calm…
Srinagar, June 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has brought separatist leader and alleged ringleader of stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir, Masarat Alam Bhat, from a state prison to Delhi to question him…
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) Infighting in Rajasthan’s ruling Congress has come out in the open after the party was wiped out in the Lok Sabha battle in the state, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot blaming…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has brought separatist leader and alleged ringleader of stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir, Masrat Alam Bhat, from a state prison to Delhi to question…
Kanpur, June 4 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has asked the elected governments to guard against “misuse of power”. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing over 600 RSS volunteers, said: “Those getting elected in…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) In a fresh development in the ongoing saga of Sterling Biotech Ltd, the public sector Bank of India (BoI) on Tuesday declared the Sandesara brothers, the company’s absconding…