Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday wished Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa a speedy recovery. “Distressed to hear about CM Jayalalithaa suffering a cardiac arrest, my prayers for her speedy recovery,” the…
Vienna, Dec 4 (IANS) Austria’s far-right candidate Norbert Hofer has conceded victory to independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen in the presidential election, his campaign manager said on Sunday. The Austrian presidency is largely ceremonial…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening and is being treated by a team of specialists at Apollo Hospitals, the hospital said. In a statement…
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) A 22-year-old dancer at a marriage function in Punjab’s Bathinda district, was killed when a drunk man, enraged at being refused a dance, fired at her from close range, police said…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday suffered cardiac arrest and was under observation at the Apollo Hospital here, doctors said.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded a probe against BJP President Amit Shah following allegations that he may have used a Gujarat property dealer as a front to…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Income Tax Department has initiated inquiries against Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah and four other persons for making “false” declarations under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) “to determine the intention”…
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s former army chief, General Raheel Sharif (retd.) has agreed to command a multinational Islamic anti-terror force, on certain terms and conditions, including being allowed to arbitrate between belligerents, a media…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The government on Sunday revised upwards the amount of black money disclosed under Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) to Rs 67,382 crore, even as it did not take into account two…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac was attacked on Sunday by the opposition over the way he handled the post-demonetisation situation in the state, causing difficulties to both salaried class and pensioners….
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) A 22-year-old dancer at a marriage function in Punjab’s Bathinda district, was killed when a drunk man, enraged at being refused a dance, fired at her from close range, police said…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) The upcoming monetary policy review of the central bank, combined with fluctuations in rupee value and the flow of foreign funds will drive investors’ sentiments in the equities…
Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) An international conference on Afghanistan here on Sunday named Pakistan-based terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, as grave threats to peace in the South Asian region. The resolution called Amritsar Declaration,…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) Of the nine major tech giants, including Facebook, Apple and Google, only Twitter has declined to help if US President-elect Donald Trump seeks to create a national Muslim registry, a…
Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) An international conference on Afghanistan here on Sunday called for immediate elimination of terrorism to help the war-ravaged country in its political and economic transition. The Amritsar Declaration, issued after the…
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) A fire broke out at the plush South City Mall here early on Sunday. There was, however, no report of casualty, a fire department official said. The fire started around 9…
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) Reiterating that his country “is committed to lasting peace in Afghanistan and the region”, Pakistan’s de facto foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz on Sunday said only one country…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) Odisha Police on Sunday busted a currency exchange racket in scrapped notes with the seizure of over Rs 1.42 crore and arrest of eight persons in Sambalpur district. The Sambalpur police…
Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said after ‘notebandi’ (demonetisation), there is an urgent need to make laws for ‘nasbandi’ (sterilisation) in the country. Singh, who is the Minister of State…