NIA team visits Jammu grenade blast site
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Thursday reached Jammu’s main bus stand where a grenade attack left one man dead and left 30 others injured. Sources in the agency said…
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NGT slaps Rs 500 cr fine on Volkswagen
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday imposed a Rs 500 crore penalty on German automaker Volkswagen for using a “cheat device” in its diesel cars to deceive emission tests….
Sources will be protected, Rafale documents not stolen: N. Ram
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The documents pertaining to the purchase of Rafale fighter jets based on which articles were published in The Hindu were not stolen and the sources which provided them will not be…
Jaitley condemns attack on Kashmiris in Lucknow
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday condemned the attacks on three Kashmiri vendors in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow and said the country needs the people of Jammu and Kashmir with…
UK NSA promises support to India in countering terrorism
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The UKs National Security Advisor (NSA) Mark Sedwill spoke to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Thursday and expressed solidarity with India in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack….
Cabinet approves GoM’s recommendations on stressed thermal plants
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the recommendations of a Group of Ministers (GoM) on revival of stressed power projects, including the grant of coal linkage for short-term power purchase…
Kejriwal writes letter for Delhi statehood
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday addressed a letter to the people of the national capital describing the issues the city has faced in the last four years due…
All eyes on Dhoni as India eye series win against Australia
Ranchi, March 7 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, probably playing for the final time at his home ground, will be the cynosure of all eyes when India take on Australia in the third ODI, aiming to…
FinMin stares at direct tax revenue shortfall by Rs 70,000 cr to Rs 1 lakh cr
By Anjana Das New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The government may be staring at higher-than-projected deficit for the current fiscal with country’s direct tax revenue expected to fall short by Rs 60,000 to 70,000 crore…
Thai court dissolves party over Princess’ PM bid
Bangkok, March 7 (IANS) Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the dissolution of an opposition party that nominated the Kings elder sister as its prime-ministerial candidate for the March 24 general election. The nine-judge panel…
Journalist bodies condemn move to muzzle media
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India on Thursday said it was perturbed by the reported threats that criminal action will be initiated against journalists or lawyers who use documents pertaining to…
No one wants India-Pakistan war: Luxembourg Foreign Minister
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) No one wants a war between India and Pakistan, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said here on Thursday, adding that his country was ready to mediate between the two neighbours. “The…
No silos, only solutions is Centre’s vision: Modi
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that his government was working towards bringing about a holistic transformation in the healthcare sector and for this the vision of the Centre…
Delay leaves uncertain Centre’s Rs 80K cr sell-off within 2018-19
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Government’s Rs 80,000 crore disinvestment target looks difficult to achieve in the next three weeks of the current fiscal with uncertainties surrounding two key sell-off programmes — PFC-REC and Pawan…
One killed, 30 injured in Jammu grenade attack
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) One person was killed and 30 others were injured on Thursday when a grenade rolled under a packed parked bus in Jammu’s main bus stand by a militant exploded with a…
Modi releases visually impaired friendly coins
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released a new series of coins which are friendly to the visually impaired. The coins, in denomination of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5,…
Thai political party that backed King’s sister dissolved
Bangkok, March 7 (IANS) The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Thursday ordered a dissolution of a party that had nominated the elder sister of the country’s King as its presidential candidate for contravening the constitutional…
India may abandon proposed trade package with US
By Manish Gupta New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Withdrawal of special duty benefits by the United States has got the Indian government into a high level internal consultation process on the options it has, including…
PIL seeks ‘equal space’ for all political parties to campaign
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) demanding “equal space” in public and private premises for all political parties across the country to organize meetings or rallies was filed before the Bombay High…
BJP harassing Muslims, says SP MLA
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MLA Abdullah Azam Khan on Thursday accused the BJP of harassing Muslims so badly that they were left with only two options: give up Islam or join the Bharatiya…