By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Avinash Rai Khanna, on Tuesday said the party would fight 2019 Lok Sabha elections on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance during…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) About 50 per cent students from Class V and 25 per cent from Class VIII from government schools across the country cannot read a simple text –letter, words, simple paragraph…
Manesar, Jan 15 (IANS) The five star ITC Grand Bharat resort in Haryana, where over 100 BJP MLAs are housed to guard against their poaching, resembles an impregnable fort with armed security men guarding the…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday rejected Congress’ allegation that it is trying to topple seven-month-old Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka and hit back at opposition parties calling the current…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The government has given in-principle approval to a vedic university to be established at the central level, which will be run by the consumer goods giant Patanjali — the brainchild…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) In the wake of the Supreme Court order imposing conditional ban on the BJP’s proposed Rath Yatra in Bengal, the party on Tuesday said it will not be cowed down by…
Adelaide, Jan 15 (IANS) Comparing Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar, Australia coach Justin Langer said the Indian captain’s balance while shot-making in all formats of the game is “unbelievable”. Kohli scored his 39th ODI hundred…
Adelaide, Jan 15 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni silenced his critics with a brisk unbeaten half-century while skipper Virat Kohli scored a century as India clinched a series levelling six-wicket win in the second ODI against…
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying it was no longer following the principles of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee….
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Emirati business tycoon Rashid Al-Habtoor has evinced interest in acquiring the Leela Group of Hotels in India with an equity infusion of about USD 600 million (about Rs. 4,200 crore)…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 15 (IANS) India’s Parupalli Kashyap qualified for the Malaysia Masters 2019 after defeating Vladimir Malkov 21-12, 21-17 in straight games in the men’s singles qualification round at the Axiata Arena here on…
Nairobi, Jan 15 (IANS) Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked an upscale hotel complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday in a terrorist attack that sent people fleeing into the streets and left body parts on…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A marginal rise in India’s merchandise exports, combined with lower imports, resulted in a lower trade deficit for the country in December 2018 as compared to the same month of…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) With the West Bengal unit and Trinamool Congress not on good terms, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will give a miss to Saturdays grand opposition rally…
Bengaluru/Gurugram, Jan 15 (IANS) In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka that could lead to a political showdown, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, withdrew their support…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government and the CBI to reply to a plea seeking direction to constitute a SIT to look into the abuse of…
Jaipur, Jan 15 (IANS) A total of 36 swine flu deaths have been reported in the first 15 days of this month in Rajasthan, health officials said. On Tuesday, another patient from Jaisalmer succumbed to…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The upper caste quota law will be applicable to all higher education institutions — private and government — from the upcoming academic session, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash…
Kollam (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the two main political fronts in Kerala over their stand on Sabarimala, triple talaq and providing 10 per cent reservation. “The Congress-led UDF…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Attacking Pakistan but not by name, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said “our western neighbour” was ceaselessly supporting terrorists and warned that India will achieve “decisive success”…