New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the Central government was empowered under the Constitution to take steps for the fast tracking of the trial in criminal cases against the…
Berkeley, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has said that a “certain arrogance” had crept into the Congress party in 2012 which led to its downfall and added that he has to think…
Vatican City, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday called on leaders around the world to “set aside partisan and ideological interests” for the good of humankind. “I encourage world leaders to set aside partisan…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi “broke” the Indian polity’s tradition by speaking ill of the country on foreign soil. “Rahul Gandhi is…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The CBI has arrested an absconding middleman, involved in six cases related to the Vyapam admission and recruitment scam, an official said on Tuesday. Dilip Gupta was arrested on Monday…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India truly values its relationship with Japan and he looks forward to welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and hosting him in…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Union Minister for River Development Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday called for a new comprehensive law to deal with the issue of desilting of rivers, along with measures such as inter-linking…
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A Catholic priest from Kerala, Tom Uzhunnallil, abducted by terrorists in Aden in March last year, has been rescued from captivity from an undisclosed location in Yemen, thanks to the…
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said his party will soon approach the Supreme Court seeking monitoring of the ongoing CBI probe into the Rs 2,000-crore Srijan scam. “RJD will approach…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for hiving off the mobile tower assets of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) into a separate company, fully owned by BSNL. “We will…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Shrugging off the contraction experienced in the previous month, Indian factory output in July rose marginally by 1.2 per cent as compared to the same month of last year, official…
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Investors’ hopes for healthy macro-economic numbers, along with positive global cues on the back of easing geo-political tensions, lifted the key Indian equity indices — the BSE Sensex and the NSE…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Thousands of social activists, journalists, people’s forums and various political party workers from across the country on Tuesday held a protest meet at Central College Grounds here to condemn the murder…
Berkeley, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the demonetisation decision of the Narendra Modi government a “self-inflicted wound” and said lynchings and attacks on liberals were badly damaging India. Gandhi…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A rise in food prices pushed India’s annual retail inflation higher in August, official data showed on Tuesday. According to the data furnished by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill for introduction in Parliament that is aimed at doubling the maximum gratuity limit to Rs 20 lakh for certain categories of employees,…
Berkeley, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “very good communicator, much better than me” and also that he liked the concept of ‘Make in…
London, Sep 12 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark bill to pave the way for the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) cleared its major hurdle in the House of Commons in the…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Taking an obvious swipe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said some opposition leaders are delivering speeches abroad as no one in the country wanted…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday met ambassadors and diplomats of around 50 countries and told that them that his organisation does not control the BJP nor is controlled by…