By Anasudhin Azeez London, Oct 17 (IANS) Seeking to create jobs at home and stabilise the economy following the Brexit vote, British Prime Minister Theresa May will be leading a trade mission to India next…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Indian cricket board chief Anurag Thakur on Monday denied having sought from the ICC any letter to say that the presence of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) nominee…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Pointing out that Japan too was a victim of terrorism, Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on Monday said his country condemned the Uri terror attack that killed 19 Indian soldiers. He…
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned “communal terrorism”, labeling it as “more dangerous than anything”. “We condemn terrorism as a threat to peace, stability, prosperity. We equally condemn…
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Lower earnings guidance from IT majors, along with heightened chances of a US rate hike and outflow of foreign funds dragged the Indian equity markets to close in the red on…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Siwan Sessions Judge to submit a report to clarify if the alleged criminals photographed with Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Singh were proclaimed offenders…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistan was isolated because of its pro-terror policies, India said on Monday and offered the neighbour help in acting against terrorists. China strongly defended Islamabad, its “all-weather” friend, for making…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A court on Monday granted bail to the lawyer husband of a senior judge and another lawyer arrested in a corruption case. Senior Civil Judge Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal at the…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Hundreds of Afghan civilians took up arms to defend the government against Taliban militants in the northern Jauzjan province on Monday, an official said. “Hundreds of people from across the province…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) By-elections will be held in four parliamentary and 10 assembly seats across seven states on November 19, the Election Commission announced on Monday. The four Lok Sabha constituencies which will…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Parliamentarians, medical experts and health advocates on Monday appealed to the GST Council to levy 40 per cent sin tax on all Tobacco products to curb the addiction. According to…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) The activities of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s gang in Nepal was not discussed during the Sunday meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’,…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally took over as President of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a section of party leaders staged a protest here, demanding that the…
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said the government will soon bring an anti-trafficking legislation in Parliament to cover rescue, relief and reintegration of the trafficked people. Addressing…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan for the annual bilateral summit, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said on Monday that the civilian nuclear deal between India…
New Delhi, Oct. Oct 17 (IANS) Indian cricket board chief Anurag Thakur on Monday denied he sought from the ICC any letter to say that the presence of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)…
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Monday put on hold till November 23 the demolition of an illegal portion of comedian Kapil Sharma’s office here. Sharma moved the Bombay High Court against…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) After a successful campaign for the ouster of Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan — No.2 in the Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet — over nepotism charges, a buoyant Congress-led Opposition on Monday trained its…
Purchase (New York), Oct 17 (IANS) Global food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Monday announced a major initiative to cut calories across its product range to make them more nutritious and meet the present-day health…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Afghanistan kicked off a mass vaccination campaign against polio after a new case of the infectious disease was confirmed recently, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday. Starting from Monday, the…