Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Household savings in the country witnessed a negative trend during financial year 2012-13 to FY 2017-18, a report by Kotak Institutional Equities said on Thursday. Although during the last fiscal (FY18),…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Amid border tensions with Pakistan, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday visited forward areas along the Rajasthan border. He visited locations at Barmer and Suratgarh sectors to review…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) As competition mounts, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) will buy roughly $525 million worth Bharti Airtel stock as part of its Indian telecom partner’s plan to raise $4.6 billion through shares…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), March 7 (IANS) Amidst renewed speculation that Maharashtra may opt for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thrusday categorically ruled out any such move. “There is no such…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) To accelerate strategic disinvestment in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday allowed a panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to decide…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Following the Union Cabinet decision on recruitment, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said he will ask universities to begin the recruiting process “immediately”. Earlier in the day,…
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) A 17-year-old youth was killed and some 30 others were injured on Thursday when a grenade flung by a militant exploded under a parked passenger bus at Jammu’s main bus stand….
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Amid the ongoing tension with Pakistan, India on Thursday signed a $3.3 billion deal with Russia for leasing the third nuclear-powered Akula class attack submarine. An Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA)…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought to know, within 10 days, the possible date for the Selection Committee’s meeting to finalise names for the Lokpal – a three-member, anti-corruption watchdog…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In a major policy shift, the government has decided to give the “renewable energy” tag to large hydro power projects. The tag allows these to qualify as part of the…
By Gautam Datt New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Nearly 20 per cent of the officers posted in the Army headquarters will be shifted to field areas as the government has approved all the recommendations of…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the Nagpur Metro through video conference from here. The 13.5-km long Khapri-Sitabuldi section of Nagpur Metro was inaugurated through the digital unveiling…
Birmingham, March 7 (IANS) India’s B. Sai Praneeth crashed out of the All England Championship badminton tournament following a straight games loss to NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong here on Thursday. Praneeth was…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that the freedom of press cannot be above national security and that the framers of the Constitution too realised this fact. Jaitley’s…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In order to give a tough fight to the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress must support other opposition parties, particularly the AAP in Delhi and the SP-BSP…
Agartala, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Smart City Projects would herald a sea change in urban amenities and boost the rapid development of the northeastern states. “The Smart City…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Thursday said his tweet that the government “fabricated” minutes of a high-level panel’s meeting that named M. Nageswara Rao as acting CBI Director was a “genuine…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that law enforcement agencies took 121 people into preventive detention and seized 182 madrasas as part of its continuing crackdown on terror groups. The operation began this…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that the aviation regulator is monitoring and ensuring that safety standards are maintained in flights of Jet Airways. According to Commerce and…
Moscow, March 7 (IANS) The Russian State Duma passed two bills on Thursday to ban and punish the spread of fake news that pose security risks. One bill bans the dissemination of information “under the…