Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Nearly 100 days after taking the private hospitals to task for medical negligence and exorbitant bills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday summoned the authorities of the city’s private…
Madrid, May 31 (IANS) India and Spain on Wednesday committed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism calling it the gravest threat to international peace and stability even as the two sides expressed the need…
Washington, May 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, officials said on Wednesday. The US leader refused to reaffirm his country’s commitment to the accord at a…
London, May 31 (IANS) With a few players emerging from a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign and injuries, defending champions India, who have unmatched pedigree on paper, are all set to defend their title…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The output of India’s eight major industries during last month grew by 2.5 per cent from a rise of 5.3 per cent reported in March 2017, official data showed on…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India will see a 20 per cent rise in asthma-related deaths in the next 10 years if urgent steps to curb climate change and prepare for its consequences are not…
Kabul, May 31 (IANS) At least 80 people were killed and over 300 injured, many critically, when a truck packed with explosives blew up during morning rush hour in the Afghan capital’s diplomatic zone on…
Madrid, May 31 (IANS) Concluding his engagements in Spain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left here for Russia on the third leg of his six-day, four-nation tour of Europe. “PM @narendramodi winds up a…
Madrid, May 31 (IANS) India and Spain on Wednesday committed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism calling it the gravest threat to international peace and stability. A joint statement issued following a meeting here…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday targeted Delhi Police for making no arrests in the lynching of an e-rickshaw driver and demanded that Delhi Police chief Amulya Patnaik be summoned…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The World Bank on Wednesday extended a $36 million loan to support Himachal Pradesh in its efforts to spend money more efficiently by improving the financial planning, budgeting and accounting…
Jaipur, May 31 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday suggested that the cow should be declared a national animal and its killers be sentenced to life imprisonment. “Keeping in mind Articles 48 and 51A…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The CITU on Wednesday denounced the Modi government’s “retrograde” proposal of privatizing Air India, saying the exercise was done with dubious intent and was against national interest. “This dubious exercise…
Taipei, May 31 (IANS) Dubai-based airline Emirates is under fire after instructing Taiwanese cabin crew to remove the island’s flag from their uniforms. BBC on Wednesday cited a leaked email, which said the airline was…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) After four consecutive sessions of gains, the Indian equity markets on Wednesday closed on a flat-to-negative note amidst volatility, despite scaling fresh record intra-day. According to market analysts, investors were cautious…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Researchers at IIT – Kharagpur have developed a technology that has the potential to make biofuel manufacturing cheaper, quicker and free of pollution. The ‘soil-to-soil’ manufacturing technology developed at the P.K….
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As cyber security threats grow globally, Cisco and IBM Security have come together to work through technology integration across products, services and threat intelligence to safeguard the customers. Cisco security…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided offices and residence of Congress’ Maharashtra leader Baba Ziauddin Siddique and builder Rafique Maqbul Qureishi in connection with a Rs 100 crore plus alleged money…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into the Vizhinjam port agreement that was inked by the then Oommen Chandy government with Adani Ports in 2015. The announcement comes…
Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Nepal on Wednesday postponed the final phase of local elections for a second time in less than a week to avoid a clash with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The…