New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The world needs India’s sustained rise as much as India needs the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday but warned “parochial and protectionist attitudes” are threatening globalisation goals…
Jaipur, Jan 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Education Minister Vasudev Devnani, who on Monday had claimed that cows inhale and exhale oxygen, has come in for sharp criticism both from scientists and in the social media. At…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) A person was shot dead and another received bullet injury in his arm in a violent clash between villagers and the police on Tuesday evening in West Bengal. The clash took…
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) Irked by leading e-retailer Amazon selling skateboards and bedspreads with images of Hindu god Ganesha, Hindus in the US on Tuesday urged it to immediately withdraw them from its online platform….
Moscow, Jan 17 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that those who spread “fake news” about US President-elect Donald Trump are “worse than prostitutes”. The Russian leader fielded questions about the incoming US…
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…
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s ISI may be behind the derailment of the Indore-Patna Express train near Kanpur that claimed 140 lives and the failed attempt last year to blow up goods and passenger trains…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Tata Motors on Tuesday appointed Tata Sons’ Executive Chairman-elect N. Chandrasekaran as an Additional Director and Chairman of its Board with immediate effect. “In accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI…
Ranchi, Jan 17 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Anil Murmu died on Tuesday in Dumka following a heart attack, party sources said. Murmu, 45, complained of chest pain in the afternoon at his home…
Kathmandu, Jan 17 (IANS) Nepal has extended an invitation to new Indian Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat to visit the country in February, a Nepal Army spokesperson here said. A cabinet meeting recently approved issuance…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The three “kissing prank” videos made by a 21-year-old prankster known as “Crazy Sumit” and his friend Satyajeet Kadyan were shot with the girls’ consent, the police said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) About 250-300 students, staging a demonstration here to mark the first death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, were on Tuesday detained when they blocked the crucial Janpath road in…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India’s air passenger traffic growth has not been impacted by the central government’s demonetisation drive, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju asserted on Tuesday. “December 2016 betters the November 2016…
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the AAP would be forming next government in Punjab and that Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia, whom his party accuses of having links…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing air pollution saying it was “very serious problem” and solutions need to be found urgently. A bench of Justice M.B….
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) A five-year-old Sikh boy was denied entry by a school here for wearing a turban as it said that the religious head gear was not in conformity with the school’s uniform…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India’s domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 23.18 per cent in 2016 to 998.88 lakh, official data showed on Tuesday. “Passengers carried by domestic airlines in 2016 were 998.88 lakh…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the relations between India and US are witnessing expansion across the spectrum. “With the United States, our actions have brought speed, substance…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel, who is to appear before the Parliaments standing committee on finance on Wednesday, will face several questions from the members on demonetisation,…
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…