New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Central government is working on a policy aimed at increasing women staff in schools to boost safety of students, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday. Paswan on…
By Anand Singh Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Sep 13 (IANS) Fifty-six years after the foundation stone for the Sardar Sarovar Dam was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Narmada district’s Kevadia, the dam, one of…
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS) More than 10,000 people were evacuated from shopping centres, railway stations and universities in Moscow on Wednesday, following “almost simultaneous” warnings that they had been rigged with explosives, RT online reported….
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jaiprakash Associates to deposit Rs 50 lakh as part payment of compensation for delayed possession to 10 buyers of flats in its Kalypso Court…
Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and five injured on Wednesday in a powerful blast near Kabul International Stadium during a domestic T20 cricket match, officials said. “Three people – a…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) In a major comeback after five years, the Congress’ student wing NSUI on Wednesday bagged the posts of President and Vice President of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), dealing…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) In an announcement that has further escalated the anticipation among the literary circles, the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize (Fiction) 2017 reveals two parallel races for…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking to declare restitution of conjugal rights, or right to stay together, for estranged couples…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate between February and July 2017 fell to 4.3 per cent, the lowest since 1975, according to a survey published on Wednesday by the country’s official statistics…
Gurugram, Sep 13 (IANS) An employee of the Ryan International School on Wednesday claimed that he saw seven-year-old student Praduman lying in a pool of blood and teachers seeking help of murder accused bus conductor…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The cost of digital transactions could be reduced to almost zero if payments were made through Aadhaar Card, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. “Mobile telephony with Aadhaar,…
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) For the second time in two days, Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and the Indian army was retaliating,…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and an alleged hawala dealer till September 27. Shah and Muhammad Aslam Wani were presented…
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said he won’t be able to attend the national seminar against communal fascism due to his commitment to television reality show “Bigg Boss”. The seminar, to…
Ahmedabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited Sidi Saiyyed Ki Jaali, a 16th century mosque in the old city of Ahmedabad, soon after the latter’s…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against the woman director of a Dubai-based company in a money laundering case related to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. The chargesheet…
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) A senior IPS officer arrested by the CBI, along with seven other policemen, over the custodial death of an accused in the sensational gangrape and murder of a scool girl in…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to resume on Wednesday hearing in the case of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death by Pakistan. The judicial body of…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The government cannot change fuel prices on a knee-jerk basis, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday on a day when stocks of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) tanked by…
Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS) The United Nations office in Bangladesh on Wednesday raised the number of Rohingyas who have fled the conflict-torn Rakhine state in northwestern Myanmar since August 25 to 379,000, which is 9,000…