Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), Sep 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress received a strong jolt when senior leader and former Chief Minister Narayan T. Rane and his son Nilesh, an ex-MP, quit the party here on Thursday. “I…
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu politics undergoing a churning, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met actor Kamal Haasan here for over an hour and invited him to join active politics to…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 21 (IANS) The 10-day “Mysuru Dasara” began on Thursday with much pomp and grandeur, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other officials attending the festivities. Mysuru Dasara, also called “Nada Habba” (state…
Agartala, Sep 21 (IANS) The Tripura government has sounded a high alert after a tribal party carried out a series of attacks in different parts of the state since Tuesday in which a 28-year-old journalist…
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) India’s campaign in the women’s singles category of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries ended after P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lost in straight games to local favourite Nozomi Okuhara and Spain’s…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices provisionally closed in the red on Thursday as investors remained cautious over another rate-hike in December signalled by the US Federal Reserve. Besides, a weak rupee and…
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed as “disingenuous” the statement by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that Rohingyas who have entered India after fleeing Myanmar were not refugees but illegal immigrants…
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday lifted the restrictions on Durga Puja immersion imposed by the West Bengal government, allowing it till 12 a.m. on all days including on Muharram day….
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday announced a new Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy for affordable housing that allows extending central assistance of up to Rs.2.50 lakh per house to be built by…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Rohingyas who have entered India from Myanmar should not be mistaken as refugees because they are “illegal immigrants” who need to…
By Garima Tyagi Kuala Lumpur, Sep 21 (IANS) Twenty three-year-old Mohammad Imran, a Rohingya who has grown up in a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar after his family fled violence in Myanmar, says he…
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) The CBI has booked an IAS officer and five other officials in Puducherry and top officials of seven medical colleges for cheating bonafide students of their post graduate medical seats. The…
London, Sep 21 (IANS) A sixth suspect has been detained over last week’s terror attack on a London Tube train, the Metropolitan Police said on Thursday. Scotland Yard said a 17-year-old was arrested after midnight…
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) Thousands of devotees thronged the temples across Uttar Pradesh on the first day of the “Shardeya Navratri” on Thursday. Heavy security arrangements have been made at all the “Shakti Peeths” and…
Dhaka, Sep 21 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 10 others injured as a Red Crescent truck carrying relief materials for Rohingyas veered off a road in Bangladesh on Thursday, an official said….
Bengaluru, Sep 21 (IANS) Income Tax Department sleuths on Thursday searched the business and residential premises of Cafe Coffee Day retail chain founder-owner V.G. Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, in Bengaluru…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it may file the final report in the 2014 death case of Sunanda Pushkar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife, within eight…
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second One-Day International (ODI) here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. India remained unchanged from the first match, which…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Mixed global cues, coupled with heavy selling pressure in banking, consumer durables and metal stocks, dragged the key Indian equity indices lower during the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday. According to…
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (IANS) After an impressive three-nil victory against a strong Palestine in the first match of AFC U-16 Qualifiers, India U-16 will be cautious in their approach when they take on hosts Nepal…