Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered a Crime Branch probe into a Facebook post that showed pictures of over 100 girl students with derogatory remarks. Patnaik also ordered strict…
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar, whose surrogate children Roohi and Yash were born almost 10 weeks before full term, says those who have premature babies must not get discouraged. He says with right…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Only illegal slaughter houses are being shut in Uttar Pradesh and there cannot be a difference of opinion that they should be shut, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday….
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) The Kerala government on Monday decided to order a judicial probe into the circumstances leading to the resignation of a second minister from the cabinet, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday denied female students were discriminated at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) after reports said they were denied Wi-Fi access and faced other curbs. “I…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced the Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2017 and three other bills related to the Goods and Services Tax in the Lok…
Abu Dhabi, March 27 (IANS) The family of a Pakistani man, allegedly murdered by 10 Indians in Abu Dhabi in 2015, has pardoned the convicts facing death sentence. The father of the victim, Mohammad Farhan,…
New York, March 27 (IANS) The British Home Secretary has targeted Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption by saying that the feature offers terrorists a safe way to communicate before carrying attacks, the media reported. Home Secretary…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Monday disrupted and repeatedly adjourned, with opposition parties alleging that the central government was discriminating against backward classes. The issue was raised by Sharad Yadav…
London, March 27 (IANS) A group of Muslim women stood on Westminster Bridge in a show of solidarity with victims of last week’s terror attack outside the British Parliament that killed four people. The group,…
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Negative global cues subdued the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Monday. The global markets were spooked as US President Donald Trump’s failure to overturn his predecessor’s healthcare…
Jodhpur, March 27 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman has been burnt alive in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district because she opposed felling of trees on her farm, the police said. Lalita had an altercation with villagers on Saturday…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) The Kerala government has decided to probe the circumstances leading to the resignation of a second minister from the government. Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran on Sunday resigned after an audio emerged…
Jabalpur, March 27 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and 30 others injured when a truck veered off the road and fell into a gorge in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Superintendent of Police Mahendra…
Seoul, March 27 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Monday said they are seeking an arrest warrant for ousted President Park Geun-hye over a string of corruption allegations that led to her removal from office. Park…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Legislator Ved Prakash of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) joined the BJP on Monday, dealing a blow to Delhi’s ruling party ahead of the April 23 civic body polls. The…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on Monday by security forces while trying to enter Indian Punjab through the Gurdaspur sector, an official said. The troops at the border outpost…
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has sounded a high alert all along the India-Bangladesh border in view of a terror attack in the neighbouring country, an officer said here on Monday….
Washington/Moscow, March 27 (IANS) The US State Department has “strongly condemned” the detention of hundreds of protesters throughout Russia including the country’s opposition leader, the media reported. Thousands took part to anti-corruption protests cross 80…
Dhaka, March 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh Army on Monday continued for a fourth day a drive in Sylhet against militants holed up in an apartment building, the media reported. Eight persons have been killed so…