Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) A day after he was granted bail in a Saradha scam related case, Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra was on Saturday released from jail but couldn’t…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Indian equity markets remained bullish, witnessing a good rally during the abbreviated trading week ended Friday, prompted by a healthy inflow of foreign funds and value buying…
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to comment on the bail of former state minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra following his arrest in a multi-crore rupee chit fund…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP-affiliated ABVP has won three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), it was announced on Saturday. The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) got one…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Twenty-two-year-old golden boy Mariyappan Thangavelu is a shy and reserved guy, but when it came to high jump training he was extremely disciplined and braved wounds in his…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has warned that a ban on his Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) will set a precedence for “unspeakable injustices” against Indian Muslims. In an open letter…
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an audience of donors that half of Republican rival Donald Trump’s supporters fall into “the basket of deplorables”, meaning people who are racist, sexist, homophobic…
Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan on Saturday, officials said. The MiG T-69 trainer aircraft took off from Uttarlai airbase near Barmer…
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Many Pakistani parliamentarians pay very low income tax that “do not match their princely lifestyle”, according to the tax directory of MPs. Going by their income tax returns, Senator Taj Muhammad…
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) Two men were killed in fresh clashes with security forces on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley that remained shut for the 64th day. Police said the deaths occurred in two south…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A Mig-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan on Saturday. Both pilots are safe, said IAF officials. The aircraft took off from Utterali…
By Darshan Desai Ahmedabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to Delhi after a BJP rally in Surat ended in bedlam in the presence of party…
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed in a clash with security forces on Saturday in Kashmir as fresh stone-pelting protests erupted in the valley that remained shut for the 64th day. Police…
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday that India’s security challenges go beyond the conventional borders and conventional threats. He also said that the 21st century was witnessing chaos and asymmetric warfare…
Dhaka, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed on Saturday when a water boiler blew up in a factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said. Many others were in critical condition. The…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence on Saturday said that it was seeking information from the manufacturers of the Embraer aircraft over alleged payment of bribes in a three-aircraft deal struck in…
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The special status issue again rocked the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Saturday as no business could be conducted for the third consecutive day. The speaker adjourned the house sine die. The…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) British rock band Coldplay has been confirmed to headline the debut edition of the Global Citizen Festival on November 19 in Mumbai. The organisers have refuted reports that tickets for…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP-affiliated ABVP has won three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), it was announced on Saturday. The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) got one…
Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan during a song shoot for film Welcome Back in Mumbai on July 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) She sings and acts in films in…