New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) About 250-300 students, staging a demonstration here commemorating the death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, were on Tuesday detained when they blocked the crucial Janpath road in Connaught Place…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday moved a caveat in the Supreme Court urging it not to pass any order in case the rival Samajwadi Party faction files…
Thane (Maharashtra), Jan 17 (IANS) A teenaged girl from this Maharashtra city is off to Washington to attend the new US President Donald Trump’s inaugural on Friday and attend a five-day US Presidential Inauguration Leadership…
London, Jan 17 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May, in a long-awaited Brexit speech, confirmed on Tuesday that her country will leave the single market, media reports said. During her speech at Lancaster House, May…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said rising parochial and protectionist attitude across the globe has put globalisation goals at risk and blamed “non-state actors” for proliferating instability, violence and…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked Pakistan to distance itself from terrorism if it wants a dialogue with India. “India alone cannot walk the path of peace. It also…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Despite owning more than a dozen luxury restaurants, Donald Trump is not that interested in food. His culinary tastes are known to range from KFC and taco bowls to well-done steaks….
Shimla, Jan 17 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday saw a marginal rise in the mercury owing to largely dry weather but temperatures remained below the freezing point in most areas. “Some areas…
New Delhi/Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS) Setting the stage for a triangular contest in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Tuesday said it will contest the assembly election along with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party. Akhilesh Yadav…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India accepted the multi-polarity of the world since it captured the reality of many nations, and there was need to guard against…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Their daredevil acts in dire straits surpass the everyday acts of courage that we read or hear about. These confident and audacious children have been selected for…
Gurugram, Jan 17 (IANS) Four close aides of slain gangster Sandeep Gadoli, who were allegedly planning to kill the policemen involved in last year’s shootout killing of Gadoli, were arrested by the Haryana Police Crime…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) A violent clash broke out between villagers and police on Tuesday in West Bengal’s Bhangar as the ongoing protest against the proposed power grid project in the area intensified further. Nearly…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Despite foreign funds’ inflow and an appreciation in rupee, the Indian equities markets fell on Tuesday, as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in oil and gas, metal and energy stocks. Besides,…
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) In a move that could worry AIADMK’s new leader V.K. Sasikala, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s niece J. Deepa on Tuesday announced her decision to join politics but said…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that reforms alone were not enough unless they transformed the economy and society. Addressing the second edition of the “Raisina Dialogue”, India`s flagship…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the limit on daily withdrawal from ATMs from Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000, but a day after the decision many ATMs across the…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Indrani Mukerjea, one of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, seeks to divorce her husband and co-accused Peter Mukerjea. She informed the CBI Special Court Special Judge H.S….
Kolkata/Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) Veteran scientist C.V. Vishveshwara, known as a pioneer in black hole research in India, has died, researchers associated with LIGO said on Tuesday. Celebrated as the ‘Black Hole Man of India’,…
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday denied charges of promoting bribery by asking voters to take money from other parties and vote for the AAP in Punjab and Goa. Kejriwal,…