Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will visit the house of an RSS worker murdered by alleged CPI-M activists here when he visits Kerala on Sunday, a BJP leader said on Thursday. Jaitley…
Colombo, Aug 3 (IANS) India rode on undefeated centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to post 344/3 at stumps on the opening day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council official has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for demanding and accepting bribes during his stint in the Central Excise…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) State-run refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Thursday reported a massive 45 per cent fall in its standalone net profit for the first quarter ended June, caused by a drop…
Doha, Aug 3 (IANS) Qatar, facing a Saudi-led boycott, has approved a draft law to grant residency cards to qualified foreigners who live in the country, a media report said. The move would be the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India wants harmonious relations with all countries, including Pakistan, but on its own terms, BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said on Thursday. Participating in a short-duration discussion in the…
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said though the bilateral dialogue with India has been stalled, a number of civil society organisations were engaged in backchannel talks to discuss contentious issues. Foreign Office spokesperson…
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Trade across the Line of Control (LoC) and the peace bus service between India and Pakistan-administered Kashmir will resume next week, officials said. Officials at Salamabad trade facilitation centre near Uri…
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Weak services sector data, coupled with heavy selling pressure in banking and metal stocks, dragged the Indian equity markets to a week’s low on Thursday. The S&P BSE banking index fell…
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian service sector’s output declined last month to its lowest level since September 2013, a key macro-economic data showed on Thursday. According to the seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services PMI…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) Two CPI-M leaders in Kerala on Thursday criticized party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury for keeping silent after the West Bengal unit agreed to back him to get re-elected to the Rajya…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A court here on Thursday extended till August 9 the Enforcement Directorate’s custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in a money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma allowed…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Modi government is abdicating its responsibility vis-a-vis conservation at a time when India’s natural landscape, including forests and wildlife, face an “ecological holocaust”, says a new book. An “ecological…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Cheteshwar Pujara along with Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu were among 17 sportspersons selected for the prestigious Arjuna Awards this year. Former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) BJP MP S.S. Ahluwalia on Thursday called for a political dialogue for a peaceful solution to the unrest in Darjeeling and urged the West Bengal government to avoid repressive measures….
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) A Pakistan government website was apparently hacked on Thursday. Online pictures the hackers posted purportedly showed Indian national anthem and Independence Day greetings on the message board. The official website display…
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) The work on the valuation of assets and liabilities of Sahara India Life Insurance Company Ltd by an independent actuary will happen only after the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) decides the…
Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 3 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah said on Thursday that the action initiated by the central government to stop terror funding in the Kashmir Valley had happened for the first time. “Regarding…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Senior government functionaries should refrain from making boastful claims about diplomatic or military victories and the government should try to manage its neighbourhood well if it wants India to play…
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, admitted to the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre here for dehydration, is recovering. “Dilip Sir is doing well. He will remain under observation for a couple of…