New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The CBI on Friday conducted raids at Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain’s OSD (Officer on Special Duty) Nikunj Aggarwal’s office at the Delhi Secretariat. A separate Central Bureau of Investigation…
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) The e-commerce giant Amazon is considering flying warehouses called “airborne fulfilment centre (AFC)”, utilising drones for item delivery, according to media reports. “The AFC may be an airship that remains…
Itanagar, Dec 30 (IANS) People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) President Kafia Bengia on Friday said that Takam Pario is most likely to be the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. “Pario is likely to be the…
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Nine bodies were recovered from a caved-in coal mine while a search to rescue several others continued in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The tragedy occurred…
Bhopal, Dec 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said people in the country were happy at the central government’s move to demonetise higher value currency notes. At the approach of…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Demonetisation and the consequent cash crunch continued to hit hard as bookings received by star-rated hotels in metros registered a decline of about 5-7 per cent on New Year’s Eve…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The Centre is concerned about the challenges presented by the advent of new media, especially in the absence of a regulatory framework, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary said on…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday approached the Delhi High Court to seek cancellation of bail to former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S.P. Tyagi in AgustaWestland chopper deal…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Party planners and event managers in this eastern metropolis are battling payment hassles and logistics disruption post-demonetisation as they struggle to pull off New Year Eve bashes. The…
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Margaret Thatchers resignation as British Prime Minister provoked tears in the US and Soviet Union, according to a secret Downing Street file released on Friday. The Downing Street file entitled “The…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India has refused to reveal the reasons for scrapping Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, besides declining to disclose the minutes of the RBI Board…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s sports drama “Dangal” has minted Rs 197.53 crore at the box office in its opening week, inching close to the Rs 200 crore mark. It has surpassed…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he was ready for a probe into alleged irregularities in appointments made by his government if the BJP-led central government agrees to…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla/Manali, Dec 30 (IANS) If you are heading to the hills of Himachal Pradesh for New Year celebrations and want to experience snow, extend your holiday by a few days. The Met…
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Seven bodies were recovered from a caved-in coal mine as over a score others were feared trapped in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday night, the state police said on Friday. The…
Gurdaspur (Punjab), Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh of “lying” to Punjab’s youths, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked if he was honest about giving them jobs. Talking to reporters…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Indian equity markets soared during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday as investors’ sentiments were buoyed by rupee appreciation, broadly positive Asian peers and value buying. The key indices traded with…
Washington/Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama ejected 35 Russian diplomats from the country as a punishment over the alleged hacking during the 2016 US presidential election and also imposed sanctions on Moscows two…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Star cricketer Virat Kohli on Friday rubbished rumours of his engagement to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. Rumours of the 28-year-old Kohli, who recently guided India to a 4-0 thrashing of…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A Twitter war erupted on Friday between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta as the latter demanded a probe into appointments made by the…