New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Ending months of speculation, Vodafone on Monday confirmed it is in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what…
Thane, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said here that he is fighting against an ideology that killed the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Interacting briefly with the media after…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Soviets pumped huge amounts of cash to influence Indian politicians, including a large number of Congress MPs during Prime Minister Indira Gandhis government, to influence Indian policies, according to…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) A day before the government presents the Economic Survey, former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Monday released a document detailing the current scenario of the Indian economy,…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Negative global cues pulled the Indian equities markets lower on Monday. The key indices provisionally closed in the red — on a flat-to-negative note, as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in…
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) In a crackdown on surrogate poll campaigning on social media, Election Commission officials in Goa on Monday told the state police to initiate action against three Facebook pages for posting political…
Berlin, Jan 30 (IANS) Brunhilde Pomsel, the former secretary to Nazi Germany’s propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels, has died aged 106. Her job brought her into close contact with Goebbels — one of the worst war…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the Election Commission to file an FIR against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Congress leader Amarinder Singh with the “same urgency” it…
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) Acting on the Election Commission’s directive, authorities here have filed an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for asking voters to take money from other parties but vote for his…
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district last week succumbed to their…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Housing finance major HDFC on Monday said it will raise Rs 35,000 crore through secured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs). “The board approved the issuance of secured redeemable NCDs aggregating to Rs…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Idea Cellular on Monday forayed into digital services with ‘Digital Idea’ and launched three new mobile apps — Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club and Idea Game Spark. These digital content…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) With the government set to present the Union Budget 2017-18 on February 1, some of the leading tech companies and IT manufacturers are bracing up for the implementation of the…
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) More protestors joined the agitation of the Jat community on Monday while security forces and authorities were on high alert in 19 districts where the protests are being carried out. At…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Indian Service Tax Department will auction absconding industrialist Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines’ corporate jet in March to recover dues of Rs 535 crore, the department has announced here. The department’s…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Pharmaceutical major Piramal Enterprises on Monday said its wholly owned critical care subsidiary in the UK has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of drugs from Mallinckrodt LLC for…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday appointed Justice (retired) Vikramajit Sen as administrator of the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) and asked him to appoint an external administrator to audit…
Jammu, Jan 30 (IANS) National Conference (NC) members on Monday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly after the speaker disallowed an adjournment motion demanding a discussion on alleged failure of the government to…
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) India will launch one of its back up navigation satellites this year as a replacement to IRNSS-1A satellite, whose three atomic clocks have failed, an official of the Indian space agency…