New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Friday, India on Thursday said that it would like to know the priorities of…
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Maharashtra bid adieu to Lord Ganesh — the elephant-headed god — on Anant Chaturdashi on Thursday as the curtains fell on the 11-day Ganeshotsav festivities. After performing the farewell ‘Uttar Pooja’,…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday asked why the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) entertained complaints from a corrupt politician to question her. Maliwal said she had got…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) To facilitate roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by April 1 next year, the winter session of Parliament is likely to be advanced to the second week of…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) A non-governmental organisation on Thursday sought the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission into the alleged “inhuman torture” of a 42-year-old man by Border Security Force troopers in West Bengal’s…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The outbreak of chikungunya-dengue in Delhi must be dealt with on a war-footing as the disease taking epidemic proportion is expected to result in a loss to the tourism and…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) After Vijay Mallya stated that he was willing to return to India and respect the country’s judicial system but could not do so because of the revocation of his passport,…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India face an uphill battle when they take on former champions Spain in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here from Friday. Although…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case in connection with the murder of Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, an official said. Informed sources said a CBI team…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) After China said that the issue of India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is not a bilateral one but a multilateral one, New Delhi on Thursday said that…
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Even after the government denied there were any plans to devalue the Indian rupee to shore-up exports, the currency on Thursday fell to its lowest level in the last two weeks…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) A 75-year-old man died due to chikungunya at a city hospital on Thursday, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 13, said hospital authorities. Resident of South Delhi,…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Reliance Jio has sought the industry watchdog’s intervention over the three main telecom operators — Airtel, Vodafone and Idea — refusing to allow porting of their subscribers to its own…
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (IANS) Motorists with vehicles registered in Karnataka took off their number plates while driving through or entering Tamil Nadu during the Cauvery riots, a Bengaluru resident said on Thursday. A company executive…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India’s trade deficit in August this year at $7.67 billion witnessed a 38 per cent fall compared to the same month last year at $12.40 billion, commerce ministry data showed…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested from Mahipalpur area of south Delhi for allegedly robbing a truck carrying over 1,000 iPhone 5s mobile phones worth Rs 2.25 crore, police said on…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) With the 26/11 trial continuing to drag, India has suggested ways to Pakistan to expedite the trial of perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a senior official said on…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The paramilitary and state armed police personnel and officers will be paid separate honorarium for their deployment on election duties, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday. Appreciating the role…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered mandatory periodic inspection of all buildings and premises of government and private schools in the national capital to ensure the safety of students….
Jaipur, Sep 15 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has decided to cancel leave of doctors and banned their transfer for at least a month as cases of chikungunya, malaria, dengue and other viral diseases are on…