Japanese PM calls for snap election
Tokyo, Sep 25 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called an early election as he seeks to secure a stronger mandate to overcome “a national crisis” amid rising threats from North Korea. Abe’s…
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E-commerce sites end festive sales; mobiles, electronics top hits
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) As major e-commerce platforms — Flipkart, Amazon India, Jabong, Myntra and Paytm Mall — concluded their festive season sales, segments like mobiles, electronics and large appliances, followed by fashion, witnessed…
Mukul Roy announces quitting Trinamool, party suspends him
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, once the right hand man of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday announced his decision to quit the party, which hit back by…
Congress condemns attack on Ilaiah, demands action against TDP MP
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Congress on Monday condemned the attack on writer and Dalit rights activist Kancha Ilaiah and demanded action against a TDP MP who had allegedly threatened him. In a statement,…
Sri Lankan arrested with 1kg gold in rectum
Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s airport police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to smuggle gold articles weighing one kilogram hidden in his rectum, an official said on Monday. The 45-year-old Sri Lankan…
AAP says PWD Secretary stalling developmental works, he hits back
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accused Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Secretary Ashwani Kumar of corruption and stalling development works, but he denied the allegations and termed the…
Debroy to head PM’s Eco Advisory Council, Bhalla, Ray members
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Prime Minister has constituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) to be chaired by NITI Aayog’s member Bibek Debroy for analysing economic issues and advising on…
Fight against corruption to continue, I have no relatives: PM
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday declared that the government’s fight against corruption is “uncompromising” and nobody indulging in graft can escape. He also said that the battle against terrorism…
NIA questions J&K student, trader on terror funding
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The NIA here on Monday questioned a Kashmir University PhD student and the head of Kashmir Traders’ and Marketing Federation in connection with its ongoing Jammu and Kashmir terror funding…
Those at receiving end of anti-graft drive are uneasy: Jaitley
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hit out at the opposition Congress for its criticism of the government on demonetisation, saying those at the receiving end of the war against…
Government in process of changing India’s economic environment: Jaitley
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Acknowledging the dip in the country’s growth rate, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that the government was in the process of undertaking measures to change the “environment” and…
Dera chief moves HC against rape conviction, imprisonment
Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging his rape conviction by the CBI special court and also sought…
Trinamool suspends Mukul Roy for six years
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Monday suspended its founding member Mukul Roy for six years for “anti-party activities”, hours after the former Railway Minister announced that he would quit the…
HC judge refuses to hear Pintos’ bail matter; no stay on arrest
Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) A judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea moved by the trustees of Ryan International School in light of the CBI…
Court declines to extend CBI remand of Orissa HC ex-judge
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A local court on Monday rejected a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking custodial interrogation of retired Orissa High Court judge I.M. Quddusi and two others and remanded them…
Centre extends MSP scheme for minor forest produce to entire country
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In a bid to provide a wider platform to tribals to sell their produce, the government on Monday announced extension of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest…
Congress hits back, says Modi first dragged domestic politics to foreign shores
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Congress on Monday hit out at BJP chief Amit Shah for attacking party Vice President Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the government during his visit abroad, saying the…
Former ‘world’s heaviest woman’ dies in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Sep 25 (IANS) Once dubbed the world’s heaviest woman, Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd-El Aty passed away at a hospital here on Monday just weeks after celebrating her 37th birthday. According to medical…
Kerala violence: Shah to flag off BJP padyatra from October 3
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Condemning political killings in Kerala and West Bengal and expressing concern over the deaths of its workers in the two states, the BJP on Monday said its Kerala unit will…
Weak global cues, profit booking subdue equities for 5th straight session
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices descended sharply on Monday — extending losses for the fifth session in a row — as weak global cues on the back of prevailing geo-political tensions, coupled…