Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) In a sensational turn of events, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Central government of “deploying the army” along highway toll plazas while keeping the state government…
Saronno (Italy), Dec 2 (IANS/AKI) An Italian doctor and his nurse lover arrested this week near Milan are suspected of killing dozens of people from 2011-2014, including the woman’s husband, prosecutors said on Thursday. Emergency…
Solapur/Nanded (Maharashtra), Dec 1 (IANS) Major Kunal M. Gosavi and Lance Naik Sambhaji Y. Kadam, who were killed in Tuesday’s terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir, were cremated with full military honours at their native…
Bengaluru, Dec 1 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including army officers, friends and relatives, bid an emotional adieu here on Thursday to Major Akshay Girish Kumar, who died in the gun battle when militants attacked an…
Bengaluru, Dec 1 (IANS) In surprise raids in Karnataka, Income Tax officials found and seized a whopping Rs 6 crore in cash and 7kg gold from the residences of two state government engineers and two…
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) asserted on Thursday that it intends to compel the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) into honouring the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for six…
New Delhi/Chennai/Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) TheIndian automobile sector is reeling under a slowdown induced by the government’s demonetisation move, as many manufacturers reported lower sales figures for November. “Demonetisation will have significant negative impact at…
By Anand Singh & Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneshwar, Dec 1 (IANS) The Make in Odisha conclave, the state’s biggest showpiece event here, attracted over Rs 22,000 crore ($3.2 billion) new investments on its first day Thursday….
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Terming passage of the Income Tax Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha without any discussion akin to trampling of democracy, 16 opposition parties, including the Congress, on Thursday met President…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday raised the issue of digital and cyber security after the Twitter handles of the party and Vice President Rahul Gandhi were hacked. “Every right-thinking Indian is…
Panaji, Dec 1 (IANS) A pro-regional languages outfit mentored by rebel RSS leader Subhash Velingkar on Thursday accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar of attacking the federal structure of governance. “Manohar Parrikar, who has been nominated…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) did not grant permission to use the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in print and electronic advertisements of the Reliance Jio, parliament was told…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The central government on Thursday said that its decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes did not violate the fundamental rights of the people as it has…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In what is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for India, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed yoga in Unesco’s Representative List as…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that toll collection on the national highways will resume from the midnight of December 2 (Friday) and motorists can pay toll tax using payment cards…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India on Thursday ruled out any talks with Pakistan, saying it took “very seriously” the killing of seven soldiers in the Tuesday terror attack on a military base near Jammu…
Srinagar/New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) BJP Leader Ram Madhav on Thursday hit out at former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for saying that the central ministers are provoking Pakistan to launch Nagrota-like terror…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) The AYUSH Ministry aims to take forward the Swiss model for Ayurveda practitioners and establish an accreditation framework for training programmes, an official said here on Thursday. “With practitioners, we want…
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) Two persons died and several others were injured in a blast in an explosives factory near Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli, said police. The blast occurred at Vetrivel Explosives factory near Tiruchirappalli, around…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) After Nalanda University Chancellor George Yeo resigned last week citing unhappiness over a new governing board being formed without his knowledge, the government on Thursday clarified that the new board…