Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Taking on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over corruption and ‘tacit understanding’ with the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Congress bid to align with the ruling SP for the…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Employees of the Khadi Village Industries Commissioner (KVIC) have threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from January 26 demanding “corruption-free KVIC” and to ensure that Mahatma Gandhi’s pictures always appear…
Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) Independent MLA Engineer Rashid was Saturday suspended for two days from the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly for disrupting its proceedings. Deputy Speaker Nazir Gurezi of the regional National Conference (NC)…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) As Donald Trump stepped into a high-security ring after he took the oath to become the 45th US President, one of the things he was forced to do was to…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across Bihar on Saturday, including men, women and children, formed a human chain in support of the state government’s prohibition policy. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The two-day Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government has received investment proposals worth Rs 2,35,290 crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Saturday. Addressing delegates on the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Call it by whatever name, the protest by the Tamil Nadu youth — students and working professionals — against the ban on for Jallikattu has no parallel in…
N0ew York, Jan 21 (IANS) Mounting pressure on the Guardian newspaper, a group of 30 security researchers have co-signed an open letter asking the paper to retract its story that claimed encrypted messages on WhatsApp…
Manila, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen will be on the judges panel of the upcoming 65th edition of Miss Universe pageant, which will take place here on January 30….
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) As part of its previous announcement regarding offloading 2,850 employees by June 2017, Microsoft may soon cut 700 jobs during its earnings call on January 26, media reports said on…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The two-day Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government has received investment proposals worth Rs 2,35,290 crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Saturday. Addressing delegates on the…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Donald Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President of the US, ushering in a new era that he vowed would shatter the established order and reverse a national decline he deemed…
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has expressed confidence that his country will maintain its growth rate this year, after it was revealed that the GDP grew 6.7 per cent year-on-year in…
Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) National Conference members on Saturday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly accusing the government of failing to restore electric supplies across the state. During the question hour, NC leader…
Canberra, Jan 21 (IANS) Despite live broadcasts by local television networks and pages of reports and analysis by leading dailies, Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony attracted the eyes in Australia, but failed to grapple the hearts….
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and over 50 were injured on early Saturday when a powerful explosion ripped through a crowded market in Kurram agency, Pakistans northwestern tribal region, officials…
San Francisco, Jan 21 (IANS) Days after the US government filed a lawsuit against global chip manufacturer Qualcomm of forcing Apple to use its chips in exchange for lower licensing fees, the Cupertino-based tech giant…
Dehradun, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday to inaugurate the Combined Commanders Conference, an official said. The Prime Minister earlier reached the Indian Military Academy (IMA) campus from the Jolly…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday invited his US counterpart Michael R. Pence to visit India and expressed a strong desire to work collectively for promoting bilateral ties. “I…
Noida, Jan 21 (IANS) In a move to adjust to currency movement and commodity prices globally, printing and personal computer major HP Inc. on Friday hiked the list prices of its products by three-five percent…