New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder member Kumar Vishwashas hit out at party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the party does not belong to “a coterie of 2-3 persons” but to…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Amid reports of the US administration’s plans to introduce stricter norms for issuance of H1-B visas, which are largely availed by Indian IT firms, the US Chamber of Commerce has…
Amman, Jan 6 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of six Arab countries and the Secretary General of the Arab League on Saturday met in Jordan to discuss the next steps in response to US President Donald…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Australian batting great Michael Hussey was on Saturday roped in as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach after having turned out as a player in seven out of eight seasons…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday attend the three-day annual conference of top police officers that began in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, an official said. Modi is expected to…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Moving swiftly after the Mumbai Fire Brigade probe report, the police on Saturday arrested Yug K. Pathak, the son of a retired DGP-rank IPS officer and the co-owner of The Mojo’s…
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) In a huge setback to the RJD, its supremo Lalu Prasad was on Saturday sentenced to three-and-a-half-years jail in a fodder scam case. After three days of arguments…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Braving the winter chill, the national capital’s book lovers turned up in good numbers for the annual World Book Fair which began here on Saturday. Held at Pragati Maidan, this…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The central government’s recent decision to recapitalise public sector banks (PSBs) has led to a “surge in credit growth”, a senior government official said on Saturday. According to Rajeev Kumar,…
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said the three-and-a-half-year jail sentence to party supremo Lalu Prasad in a fodder scam case will not lead to a split in the party. The…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded that the candidature of AAP nominee N.D. Gupta for the the Rajya Sabha election from Delhi be rejected on the ground he holds an office…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Thousands of people were affected across Tamil Nadu as most buses remained off the road on the second day of the transport workers strike on Saturday while talks between the government…
Riyadh, Jan 6 (IANS) The Saudi police have arrested 11 princes for protesting at the ruling palace in Riyadh and defying orders to leave, a state-linked Saudi news website reported on Saturday. The princes protested…
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was on Saturday sentenced to three-and-a- half-years jail in a fodder scam case. Special CBI judge Shivpal Singh announced the sentence after hearing arguments on the quantum…
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has declared himself mystified by the US threats to cut off funding, saying that Washington’s financial assistance was “very, very insignificant” and that Islamabad was…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government over its management of economy, saying the worst fears of an imminent economic slowdown have come true and job…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The East Coast in the US is shivering in a record-breaking freeze in the wake of a deadly “bomb cyclone” that dumped snow as far south as Florida. In parts of…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu has referred the privilege notice by BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav against Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Yadav had raised…
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was on Saturday sentenced to three and a half years jail in a fodder scam case. Special CBI judge Shivpal Singh announced the sentence after hearing arguments…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Nine persons were killed and two, including an eight-year-old, were rescued after the vehicle in which they were travelling was caught in an avalanche in a north Kashmir border area, police…