Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper M.S.K. Prasad was appointed the new chairman of selectors while Ajay Shirke was retained unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary at its…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Race Course Road, where the Prime Minister’s official residence is located, was on Wednesday renamed Lok Kalyan Marg. The announcement was made at a press conference attended by NDMC…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A bill has been introduced in the US Congress describing Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, even as members of the US Congress come down heavily on Sunday’s cross-border terror…
Kanpur, Sep 21 (IANS) Indian Test captain Virat Kohli asserted on Wednesday that his team has the ability and self-belief to upstage New Zealand in the upcoming home series and become the top ranked team…
Kanpur, Sep 21 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of poisoning the society. “Modi poisons the society and makes Indians fight each other,” Gandhi told a gathering of…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that it is initiating the process of winding up Hindustan Diamond Company (HDCPL). The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) India on Wednesday decided to do away with a 92-year-old legacy of separate general and railway budgets, by unifying them, as well as with the distinction between plan and non-plan…
By Brajendra Nath Singh Kozhikode, Sep 21 (IANS) A three-day meeting of the BJP National Council dedicated to ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya will begin here on Friday, days after the terror attack on the army in…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The central government is tackling the shortage of doctors by increasing the capacity for training undergraduates and postgraduates in medical colleges, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday. “India faces…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) In order to control prices of essentials, including pulse and edible oil, the Union cabinet on Wednesday extended stock-holding limits on traders of pulse, edible oil and oilseeds by one…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Indian equity markets succumbed to profit booking to provisionally close the day’s trade on a flat note on Wednesday. Heavy selling pressure was withnessed in FMCG and banking stocks. The wider…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly began on a stormy note on Wednesday with ruling BJD legislators raising slogans against the central government over the Mahanadi river water dispute. As…
Bengaluru, Sep 21 (IANS) E-commerce platform Flipkart on Wednesday announced the registration of 100 million customer users — making it the first online marketplace in India to reach this milestone. This landmark was crossed just…
Kanpur, Sep 21 (IANS) Hosts India will be targeting the Test team top spot when they face New Zealand in their historic 500th match starting here on Thursday. The contest is primarily being viewed as…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan was on Wednesday arrested after a sexual harassment complaint by his brother-in-law’s wife, police said. “We arrested Khan today (Wednesday). We had called…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday that amalgamating the railway budget with general budget will help the Indian Railways to raise extra capital expenditure. According to Prabhu, the amalgamation…
By Vishal Gulati Leh, Sep 21 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader and active globetrotting environmentalist the Gyalwang Drukpa wants militants to get a fair share of hearing to present their side of the picture. Even as…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) India on Wednesday decided to do away with a 92-year-old legacy of separate general and railway budgets by unifying them and do away with differentiating plan and non-plan expenditure. “From…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated the scientists and engineers involved in the successful test firing of ‘Barak-8’, a surface-to-air missile. “I extend hearty congratulations to you and all those…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper M.S.K. Prasad was appointed as the new chairman of selectors while Ajay Shirke was retained unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary at…