By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) India will soon become a majorly cashless economy with even cash machines becoming irrelevant in the next few years due to the exponential growth of mobile phones for…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning with shallow fog in the national capital, the weather office said. The minimum temperature, which increased to about a degree since Saturday, was recorded…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) More than one million people marched across the US and the world to show support for women’s rights and express their discontent over the election of US President Donald Trump. The…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) What does a Stalin-era photo of Lenin at a revolutionary gathering tell us about the evolution of the world’s developed economies? It is that the developed economies do…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) On his first full day in office, US President Donald Trump visited the Central Intelligence Agencys (CIA) headquarters to express his gratitude for the community which he had repeatedly railed against…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is slated meet UK Prime Minister Theresa May and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto, his first brush with foreign leaders since he assumed office on Friday,…
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and 50 others were injured as seven coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Saturday on the streets of the United States’ capital to take part in the Women’s March on Washington, which is expected to be one…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Just before the launch of its initial public offer on Monday, stock exchange major BSE allocated 4,628,158 equity shares to ‘Anchor Investors’ worth Rs 373 crore. The company allocated the equity…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The US connection with Afghanistan and Central Asia is not a 20th century development but dates from century before it when a most singular man became the first…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) As the parleys between the Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh appeared to collapse over seat-sharing, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday intervened and spoke to…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Protesters in the US and around the world joined marches on Saturday to raise awareness of women’s rights and other civil rights they fear could be under threat under Donald Trump’s…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) With Donald Trump taking over the reins of the US, industry stakeholders in India and the government feel that the fears of protectionism and curbs on H1B visas will remain,…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) New US President Donald Trump is certain to move the American economy towards protectionism but it is a moot point how much he will be able to reshape…
Islamabad/Amritsar, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday released Indian Army soldier Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan, who had “inadvertently” crossed the LoC in September last year. Chavan was handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah-Attari…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Indian Army soldier, Chandu Babulal Chavan, who was released by Pakistan on Saturday, had crossed the LoC “inadvertently” due to “severe grievances with his superiors and leadership”, according to a…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian government conducted the demonetisation exercise in a poor way and it is not sure if the measure was taken for the right reasons, says renowned South…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States, the new administration fired as many as 80 ambassadors for countries, agencies and issues -…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party government has reconstituted a Special Task Force (STF) for women’s safety in the national capital, a government official said on Saturday. According to Delhi Commission for…
Shiroda (Goa), Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday promised to ensure punishment for those indicted in the Rs 36,000 crore mining scam in Goa if the AAP came to power in…