Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) Pakistani authorities detained 100 Indian fishermen on Sunday for allegedly violating the country’s maritime boundary, police officials said. The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) said 19 boats were also seized, Xinhua news…
Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu), March 26 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India currently has no plans of introducing new denomination currencies, a senior RBI official said on Sunday. “Presently RBI has no idea to introduce currencies…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said the Congress and BJP reactions now to AAP’s assurance to end house tax in Delhi are similar when his party promised…
Patna, March 26 (IANS) BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday urged Muslims to hand over their part of the land in Ayodhya to help the construction of a grand Ram temple there. “We will provide…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 26 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will allow exchange of up to Rs 4,500 in banned Indian currency notes to each Nepali national, a visiting team of the…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Truckers on Sunday threatened to remain off the road across India indefinitely from April 1 in protest against the sharp increase in third party insurance premium and government charges. The strike…
Jabalpur, March 26 (IANS) A series of explosions at the ordanance factory at Khamaria here destroyed only old stored explosives and ammunition, a senior official said on Sunday. Only the magazine building was damaged in…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) A scheduled telecast of Hollywood film “The Danish Girl” — which tells the story of Lili Elbe, one of the first people who came out and went for gender reassignment surgery…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A two-day G-20 working group meeting, with inclusive global growth on top of the agenda, will get underway in Varanasi this week from March 28, an Indian official said on…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) A wanted commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen was among the two militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a brief gunfight on Sunday, police said. “The militants, travelling…
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Leaders and activists of the Left parties, the Telangana Joint Action Committee and other people’s organisations were arrested here Sunday during a protest against shifting of ‘dharna chowk’, a long-time popular…
New York, March 26 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl whose gangrape was streamed live on Facebook, and her family have been relocated to a “safe space”, a media report said. After the video of the attack…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed on Sunday after a brief gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “The militants, travelling in a vehicle, were challenged at a ‘naka’…
Kathmandu, March 26 (IANS) Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari will begin a state visit to India on April 17, a media report said on Sunday. The Nepal President’s Office confirmed her India visit, which will…
Kozhikode, March 26 (IANS) Kerala Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran resigned on Sunday after an audio emerged in which he is heard having a lewd conversation with a woman on phone. A five-time Nationalist Congress Party…
Vijayawada, March 26 (IANS) TDP MP Kesineni Nani and MLA Bonda Uma on Sunday apologised to Andhra Pradesh State Transport Commissioner N. Bala Subramanyam for allegedly misbehaving with him. This followed a threat by Transport…
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday warned South Korea and the US against any attempt to stage a “special operation” to hit the Pyongyang leadership and military installations, including the nuclear arms base….
Washington, March 26 (IANS) US ride-hailing company Uber has suspended its self-driving cars from the roads after one such vehicle crashed in Arizona, the media reported on Sunday. Pictures posted online showed the car on…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Militants ransacked the house of a police officer in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district and drove off with his son and nephew in his car before freeing the youngsters and torching…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) The Indian American community in Houston has presented $100,000 to Ian Grillot, a 24-year-old American who was shot while trying to save Indian techies Srinivas Kuchibotla and Alok Madasani during a…