New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting here presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Wednesday cleared proposals worth Rs 1,900 crore (close to $3 billion), including for an electronic warfare system for low…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Justice Lodha Committee on Wednesday sought the removal of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office-bearers, telling the Supreme Court that the apex governing body was not…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent greetings to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her birthday, saying that her “resolute leadership has provided the people of Bangladesh a beacon of…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a Rs 2,256 crore IT project ‘Saksham’ of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), designed to integrate CBEC…
Bengaluru, Sep 28 (IANS) Attending an all-party meeting called by the Karnataka government on the Cauvery issue, state opposition parties on Wednesday struck a rigid stance and asked the Siddaramaiah government not to release more…
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was on Wednesday examined by doctors at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here following indisposition. “Following the advice of doctors of…
Abuja (Nigeria), Sep 28 (IANS) Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said Nigeria was an important partner for India’s energy security with about 12 per cent of the crude requirement coming from the west…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Sahara to deposit another Rs 200 crore by October 24, as it extended its interim order releasing Subrata Roy and two other directors on…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In view of Chinese fireworks flooding the markets during the festive season, the government on Wednesday said that the possession or sale of firecrackers of foreign origin was illegal and…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two accused of killing Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, to continue to stay in…
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that if the Narendra Modi government is really concerned about the empowerment of Muslims, it should take concrete steps like providing reservation and demand-driven…
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Security of Chandrakeshwar Prasad and his wife Kalavati Devi in Bihar’s Siwan was beefed up on Wednesday as the Supreme Court began hearing a plea by them and the state seeking…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Today…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) On the back of improved monetary policy and recent reforms towards opening up the economy, India has jumped 16 places in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) to 39th spot, the…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Of the four South Asian nations that have pulled out of the Saarc Summit scheduled to be held in Pakistan in November, the message from Afghanistan citing its reasons was…
Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) The death toll from dengue has crossed the 100 mark here and still the vector borne disease shows no signs of relenting in Uttar Pradesh. In the past two days, more…
By Anjali Ojha Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS) India and Russia are working towards a regime for visa-free entry for groups, and the Russian side has said it is expecting “some development” soon in the negotiations….
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Value buying, along with short covering and a firm rupee, lifted the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. Healthy buying was witnessed in automobile, banking and capital…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday alleged a BJP conspiracy behind the income tax notice issued to him regarding three companies in which he was an investor. “Everyone knows…