By Nivedita New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) She comes from Haryana, is all of 20, is studying medicine and has just won the Miss India World 2017 crown. Manushi Chhillar is focused on winning the…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) Editors of two Kannada tabloids sentenced by the assembly to a year in jail for defaming two ruling Congress lawmakers have not been arrested as one is hospitalised while the other…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) After virtually dumping the report of an earlier committee, the Human Resource Development Ministry on Monday constituted a nine-member panel headed by eminent space scientist K. Kasturirangan to prepare the…
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) A farmer and a farm labourer committed suicide reportedly due to debt burden and a financial crunch in two separate incidents in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday….
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar will file her nomination papers on Wednesday, the last date of filing nominations. Congress sources said Meira Kumar will be accompanied by Congress chief…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Don’t expect a lot of deliverables from the Trump-Modi meeting, says an American commentator. Writing in The Washington Post, Josh Rogin says the Monday meeting between the US President and the…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will visit Srinagar on June 28 as part of his campaign for the July 17 election. Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 26 (IANS) Brushing aside India’s concerns, China on Monday stressed the need to link the controversial CPEC with the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Corridor. Beijing also said it was willing to wait for…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the partnership between the businesses of the two countries can bear enormous fruits, worth many billions of dollars over the next decade, and generate…
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) After remaining silent over the fatal killing of a Muslim teenager on a train near the state’s Ballabhgarh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday finally condemned the incident and…
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Drug maker Lupin’s founder and Chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta passed away here on Monday. He was 79. “We are deeply saddened with the demise of our father (Gupta) on early Monday….
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated across India on Monday with tens of thousands of Muslims converging at mosques to offer prayers and greet…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Delhi, Imam Bukhari, on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Eid and also expressed his concern over the recurring incidents of lynching. Bukhari…
Herat (Afghanistan), June 26 (IANS) Saffron growers in war-torn Afghanistan are hoping for expanded export markets for their harvest, amid higher yields but lower prices, business leaders in the industry said. “I am optimistic that…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occassion of Eid-ul-Fitr and asserted that the destructive forces which want to destroy communal harmony in the country would…
Gurugram, June 26 (IANS) A majority of Meos (Muslims) in Haryana’s Mewat region on Monday observed a “Black Eid” by tying black bands on their arms to protest against the lynching of a young man…
Panaji, June 26 (IANS) An FIR was filed against two women in South Goa on Monday for insulting the national flag, abusing Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and assaulting his bodyguard during an official visit…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday extended his greetings to the people of Kashmir on Eid, saying he hoped the festival will bring peace, harmony and happiness in the…
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, June 26 (IANS) Toronto set a record of holding the biggest-ever yoga event in North America as yoga guru Baba Ramdev led thousands of people through yoga asanas at the International…
London, June 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday reached a supply and confidence deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), enabling her to form a functioning minority government in London. The…