Manila/New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India and other members of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) have decided to explore ways to boost maritime freight and land connectivity among the countries, including through extending the Trilateral…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) As he demits office after 10 years as Vice President, Hamid Ansari says there is a feeling of unease and insecurity creeping in among the Muslims in the country amid…
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala and his friend Ashish Kumar were on Wednesday arrested again by the Chandigarh Police after they were booked under the non-bailable sections of…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices — the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 — extended their losses for the third consecutive session to close on a subdued note on Wednesday as…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, 94, who was undergoing treatment for kidney-related problems at the Lilavati Hospital here since a week, was discharged on Wednesday. Dilip Kumar was seen in a wheelchair…
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday began his ‘Janadesh Apman Yatra’ from East Champaran district to “expose” Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “double speak” and his “opportunistic alliance” with the…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) On the 75th anniversary of the ‘Quit India’ Movement, the Upper House of Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution recalling the heroic sacrifice of millions of Indians in the freedom…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned for the day after repeated disruptions in the post-lunch session over different sizes of currency notes of same denomination. As soon as the…
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala and his friend Ashish Kumar were on Wednesday arrested again by the Chandigarh Police after they were booked under non-bailable sections of attempt…
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Tea producer McLeod Russel India is looking to enter the packet tea market, the company’s Managing Director said on Wednesday. “We are seriously looking into entering the packet tea segment. The…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Lenovo India on Wednesday made a new addition to its Note line-up with ‘K8 Note’. Priced at Rs 12,999 onwards, Lenovo has placed the ‘K8 Note’ in direct competition with…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) As the nation observed the 75th anniversary of the ‘Quit India’ movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for the creation of a “new India” free of corruption and…
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France tasted his first world title in men’s 800m at IAAF World Championships here. “Am I dreaming? I still can’t believe it,” a surprised Bosse said after the…
Tehran, Aug 9 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed two women Vice Presidents on Wednesday, a day after coming under fire for not nominating any women ministers in his Cabinet. Masumeh Ebtekar was named the…
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Lying on paper is bad. Five teachers in Haryana learnt this the hard way after the government transferred them to Mewat, a backward district in south Haryana, for providing wrong information…
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China was rattled by a second earthquake of 6.6 magnitude on Wednesday, injuring 32 people, even as rescue efforts were on in Sichuan province where a powerful quake a day earlier…
By Subir Bhaumik Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 9 (IANS) Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will inaugurate a three-day international conference here on Friday to review the progress towards democracy in the country, the…
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan), Aug 9 (IANS) Intra-Kashmir trade has failed to resume, reportedly because traders and truckers from Pakistan-administered Kashmir demanded the release of a driver arrested by Indian authorities. Officials from the Pakistani and Indian…
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Aug 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s victory in the Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat as the triumph of democracy over autocracy….
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A free press has an important role to play in keeping people of a country informed of the reality, Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel peace laureate the Dalai Lama said…