london, Sep 6 (IANS) Labour MP Keith Vaz stepped down as chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee on Tuesday after a report claimed he paid for the services of two male sex workers. “It…
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India’s weather satellite INSAT-3DR using geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle GSLV-MkII will start at 11.10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said….
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Another youth injured in clashes with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir succumbed on Tuesday raising the death toll in the ongoing unrest to 76. Naseer Ahmed, 21, injured in…
Udaipur (Rajasthan), Sep 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan government’s Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan (MJSA), launched in 3,500 villages in January to deal with the problems of drought and groundwater depletion by conserving rain water, has…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against LIC agent Anand Chauhan in the disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, claiming the latter forged…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Well known social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said his dream about his one-time protege and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal bringing about a positive change in the political system…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) At least two persons have been arrested here for cheating several people including a Chhattisgarh residenct who later committed suicide in 2014 along with his wife and son due to…
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Sacked as the Punjab unit chief over corruption charges, AAP leader Sucha Singh Chhotepur on Tuesday accused the party’s Delhi leadership of selling tickets for the Punjab assembly polls to undeserving…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The welfare of people along the borders is crucial to effective border security, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra said on Tuesday. “Today external and internal security challenges are intricately…
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Positive global cues and healthy inflow of foreign funds pushed the Indian equity markets higher on Tuesday. Both the key indices touched their 52-week high in almost 18 months and closed…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The central government is planning to harden its stance against Kashmiri separatist leaders who are spearheading an unending street unrest in the valley for the past two months, according to…
Karachi/New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visit Pakistan in November to attend the Saarc Summit, according to India’s High Commissioner in Islamabad. But New Delhi said on Tuesday…
Vientiane, Sep 6 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed regret over his obscene remarks for US President Barack Obama in which he called the latter “son of a whore”. Duterte in a statement…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian government said on Tuesday that no decision had been made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pakistan to attend the Saarc Summit in November. “Decisions and announcements…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) With an aim to eradicate leprosy from India, the country’s biggest leprosy detection campaign has been launched in 19 states and union territories, it was announced on Tuesday. The fortnight-long…
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 6 (IANS) Represented by their largest ever contingent, India will hope for an improved medals tally when the Paralympic Games start here on Wednesday. A total of 19 Indian athletes will…
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Students from Mexico come to India to learn different kinds of skills ranging from information technology (IT) to yoga and even how to play the tabla, said the Mexican envoy to…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Tuesday urged the government to ignore the Hurriyat leaders for two years after they refused to talk to some MPs who visited the Kashmir…
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Seventy-five years after it ferried Indian revolutionary Netaji Subash Chandra Bose during the first leg of his ‘Great Escape’ from British India, wheels have been set in motion for restoration of…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to not take any action, till September 19, including the penalty against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kanhaiya and…