Afghanistan knock Sri Lanka out of Asia Cup
Abu Dhabi, Sep 18 (IANS) Afghanistan knocked Sri Lanka out of the Asia Cup after thrashing the Islanders by 91 runs in a Group B match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Tuesday. Electing…
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Congress played big role in freedom struggle: Mohan Bhagwat
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday not only acknowledged Congress’s contribution in freedom struggle but also admitted that the grand old party contributed to the country post Independence in a…
Merger of BoB, Vijaya, Dena banks in 4-6 months: BoB MD
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) As the government on Monday proposed amalgamation of Bank of Baroda (BoB), Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into the country’s third-largest bank, BoB Managing Director P.S. Jayakumar said it may…
Bank mergers: No miracles will happen: AIBEA
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Miracles do not happen by merger of banks but result in higher bad loans as it has happened in the case of State Bank of India (SBI), said a leader of…
Parachuting leaders won’t get ticket: Rahul
Bhopal, Sep 17 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said politicians joining the Congress from other parties will not be fielded in elections while those who have remained with the Congress will. Addressing party…
Key to new Goa leadership is getting around Parrikar cult
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) There was a rare moment of levity on Monday amid tense ongoing negotiations for a leadership alternative to ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, when a BJP leader, after…
RSS attacked because of fear; diversity should be accepted: Bhagwat
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind outreach from which opposition leaders kept away, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the organisation has emerged as a “power” in the country and many people…
SC nixes Swamy’s plea on Tirumala trust
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea to free the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) from the control of the Andhra Pradesh government but granted…
SC to examine veracity of evidence against five rights activists
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine the veracity of material gathered by police against five rights activists arrested on charges of links with the outlawed Communist Party…
Petrol nears Rs 90/litre in Mumbai, over Rs 82 in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Domestic fuel prices continued to scale new heights on Monday, with the price of petrol nearing the psychological Rs 90 a litre-mark in Mumbai with the fuel selling at Rs…
Kohli, lifter Chanu recommended for Khel Ratna
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu have reportedly been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country’s highest sporting honour, it was learnt on Monday. If the…
Congress stakes claim in Goa, BJP-led alliance ponders on next CM
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Political activity in Goa gathered steam on Monday in the absence of an ailing Manohar Parrikar, with the Congress staking claim to form a government in Goa even as leaders of…
Fresh proof of Ukraine downing flight MH17: Russia
Moscow, Sep 17 (IANS) Russia on Monday claimed it had proof Ukraine was behind the 2014 downing of a passenger aircraft that claimed the lives of all 298 people on board. Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson…
Modi turns teacher for school children at Varanasi
Varanasi, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turned 68 on Monday, donned the hat of a teacher during his visit to Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, as he interacted with students at a primary…
Second CBI charge-sheet soon against Mallya, to name officials
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The CBI will name some bank officials in its second charge-sheet to be filed soon against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in a Rs 9,000-crore loan default case against him and…
Pakistan launches initiative with UK for repatriation of ‘looted wealth’
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Pakistani Law Minister Farogh Naseem and British Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday announced a joint justice and accountability initiative aimed at repatriating “the looted wealth of the country”. The initiative,…
Merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda announced
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) In a reform measure aimed at further consolidation, the government on Monday announced the merger of three state-run banks–Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and the Bank of Baroda–that will make it…
62 cars sold in auction of Pakistan PM House vehicles
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) The Pakistan government on Monday sold for Rs 180 million as many as 62 vehicles in the first batch of bulletproof cars’ auction as part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s austerity…
Sharif, daughter, son-in-law back in jail
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar were back in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail as a five-day parole granted to them to attend Kulsoom Nawaz’s funeral…
Three Rewari gang-rape accused in 5-day custody
Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) Even though two of the three main accused in Rewari gang-rape case continued to evade arrest, a Haryana court on Monday sent three arrested men, including one main accused, to five-day…