New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI to seek instructions from the Central government on conducting a probe and providing adequate compensation to the widow of a Muslim labourer,…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) In a setback to Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Friday reduced its share of the Cauvery river water to 177.25 thousand million cubic feet (TMC), down from 192 TMC…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) With a call for unity among Muslims across the world and the announcement of his readiness to simplify visa procedure for Indians, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday wound up the…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) State-run Allahabad Bank on Friday said it has an outstanding exposure of about $366.87 million in the $1.8 billion fraud detected by another public sector bank PNB, but added it was…
Ankara, Feb 16 (IANS) Turkey and the US agreed to normalise their ties, after weeks of rising tensions due to Turkey’s military operation in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. Addressing a…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to hold a meeting to resolve the issue of high ammonia content in the water of the…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the release of Hindi film “Aiyaary” starring Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjay…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) There is a proposal to put Pakistan in the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body combating money laundering and terror financing among other things,…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) In the midst of a raging controversy over the Rs.11,500 banking scam, a video has surfaced of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting fugitive Gujarati jeweller Mehul Choksi at his official…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Two days after the $1.8 billion fraud in Punjab National Bank (PNB) was disclosed, industry chambers on Friday condemned it criticising the functioning of public sector banks. “Alleged fraudulent transactions…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India’s domestic air passenger traffic surged by 19.69 per cent to 1.14 crore in January from 95.79 lakh reported during the corresponding month of last fiscal, official data showed here…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday left for New Delhi after two-day visit to this southern city. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad…
Vijayawada, Feb 16 (IANS) Seven workers died while cleaning an underground tank at a private hatchery in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Friday, police said. The incident occurred in Venkateshwara Hatcheries in Moram village of…
Centurion, Feb 16 (IANS) Khaya Zondo struck his maiden ODI fifty to steer South Africa to 204 even as the other batsmen failed to find an answer to the disciplined Indian bowling in the sixth…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s largest container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust here on Sunday, an official said on Friday. The JNPT’s Fourth Container Terminal (FCT)’s Phase…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to curb air pollution in the city, the Delhi government on Friday started the trial of “anti-pollution towers”, an official said. The anti-pollution towers absorb particulate matter…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The BJP on Friday hit back at the Congress, saying the $1.8-billion fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) is another scam of the UPA which came into the open…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students protesting against the varsity’s new attendance rule not to obstruct the way of the staff when they enter…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The government on Friday sought to distance itself from a controversial group photograph featuring absconding businessman Nirav Modi along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some Indian CEOs at the…
Agartala, Feb 16 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said there was massive corruption in the BJP-led Central government and the abrupt announcement of demonetisation wreaked havoc on the life and livelihood of all….