Bengaluru, Dec 2 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Friday suspended two senior IAS officers for allegedly hoarding unaccounted cash in crores and bullion and gold jewellery at their homes. “IAS officers T.N. Chikkarayappa and S.C….
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said the names of the next army and navy chiefs will be announced very soon. “I don’t see any reason why it has to…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Asserting the ruling Samajwadi Party will retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday kept the doors open for an alliance with the Congress for next years…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Two elderly persons died while standing in a bank queue in West Bengal on Friday as people, scrambling for money across the country, battled long lines outside banks and ATMs…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Holding fossil fuel as a major culprit, a report by Greenpeace on Friday said that total deaths caused due to air pollution in India is underestimated at least by six…
Vienna, Dec 2 (IANS) Newly-crowned Formula One champion Nico Rosberg on Friday retired from racing with immediate effect in a shocking announcement, just five days after winning his maiden title. Rosberg stunned all while revealing…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) In wake of the terror attack at an Army camp in Nagrota earlier this week, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday urged Pakistan to introspect on the cause of…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) At a time when the country is undergoing a demonetisation drive, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its next policy meeting on December 7, may increase the main interest…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left the secretariat on Friday evening after staying put for 36 hours in protest against the alleged deployment of the army in the state while…
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) In an attempt to manage the liquidity surplus following demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 currency notes, the central government has revised the ceiling for issue of securities under the Market Stabilisation…
Macau, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B. Sai Praneeth lost their respective matches in straight sets to crash out of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Friday….
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to notify the “graded response action plan” for different level of air pollution in the national capital and the national capital…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Demonetisation deadlocked Parliament functioning on Friday too as it failed to transact any meaningful business due to unrelenting opposition members adamant on their respective demands in both the houses. While…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Police in Kashmir have started counselling stone throwers and conducting sessions to de-radicalise them, soothe their anguish and battle, rather peacefully, resilient protests that have been recurring in the valley. And…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) Kerala has been voted as India’s best destination for leisure at the Conde Nast Traveller readers’ awards this year. The state, popularly referred to as ‘God’s Own Country’, was voted the…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation’s Additional Director Rakesh Asthana was named as the agency’s interim director replacing incumbent Anil Sinha whose tenure ended on Friday, an official statement said. “The competent…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Police on Friday raided a house in a south Kashmir village where Burhan Wani’s successor and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir had allegedly recorded a video to threaten policemen and their informers….
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Two elderly people died while standing in the bank queue in West Bengal, as people’s struggle for cash continued on the second day of a new month. A 72-year-old pensioner collapsed…
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Negative global indices, along with caution ahead of US non-farm payrolls data and profit booking, suppressed the Indian equities markets on Friday. Besides, political logjam in Parliament over the government’s demonetisation…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indians have accepted the decision to demonetise higher value currency and are cooperating in transforming the country’s economy and society, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. “People have…