Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) Enthused by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joining the party, a fired up Congress on Monday announced that its state president Amarinder Singh would take on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said that he was nearly ready to unveil a plan to replace President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act (ACA) with “insurance for everybody”. Trump, in an interview…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Hopes of healthy third-quarter (Q3) results, coupled with positive macro-economic data lifted the Indian equity markets on Monday. However, investors remained cautious ahead of the GST Council meet slated to be…
Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Monday requested an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, on charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury over a scandal that has led to…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A day after his formal induction into the party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday termed his joining the Congress as his “homecoming” and launched a broadside against Punjab’s ruling…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Stating that the official estimate of a 7.8 per cent economic growth in the last quarter of this fiscal was unrealistic, an analysis by a State Bank of India (SBI)…
Imphal, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar disclosed on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party is planning a Congress-free Manipur. The Human Resource Development Minister was talking to reporters in the BJP office here…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has said she won’t attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. Instead, the Seattle Representative would be taking part in other events…
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will attempt to fast-track a parliamentary vote to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in a bid by Japan and Australia to pressure the United States into…
Paris, Jan 16 (IANS) An international peace conference held in Paris to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concluded with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The RBI has admitted that it has no details of any irregularities or scams in the exchange of the demonetised currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by the cooperative…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Mumbai-based woman with 24-week pregnancy to undergo medical termination as its continuation could have endangered her life. Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L….
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australian Senator Pauline Hanson, an ardent supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump throughout his campaign, has rejected an invitation to attend his inauguration, to which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has not…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh is also contesting from Lambi constituency to help Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal win, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday. Amarinder Singh…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, who is in India for a location recce for his new movie, decided to travel in a suburban train to connect better with the pulse of…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Even as vegetable prices plummeted 33 per cent, India’s annual inflation based on wholesale prices rose marginally to 3.39 percent in December 2016 from 3.15 per cent for the month…
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) The Election Commission has taken note of the announcement made by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati that her government would dole out cash if voted to power, an official said…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a comprehensive status report on the probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases being investigated by the SIT set up in 2014. A bench…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A day after his formal induction into the party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu termed his joining the Congress as his “homecoming” and launched a broadside against Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali…