Gorakhpur, Sep 7 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “busy filling the pockets of industrialists and was least concerned about the poor”. The Congress leader, who spoke briefly…
Mumbai: Music composer Vishal Dadlani during the music launch of film Te3n in Mumbai on May 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) DigiLocker — the country’s first secured cloud-based platform for the storage, issuance and verification of documents and certificates in a digital manner — was launched here on Wednesday. The innovative…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The World Trade Organization (WTO) has asked India to prepare a paper that would form the basis for initiating discussions and work on a Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in services,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 7 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Wednesday to attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. “Greetings Vientiane! (Modi) arrives in Laos for a packed…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Profit booking subdued the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inched down by 3.35 points or 0.04…
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to install mobile phone jammers in 12 sensitive jails in the state, Prisons Minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said on Wednesday. During raids, besides many contraband…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Concerned by the growing attacks on policemen, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a solution to the problem. Fadnavis, who also holds the…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday all actions in Jammu and Kashmir, including steps against separatists, will be taken keeping “national interest” in mind. “Whatever actions…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Although Twitter has been working hard to regain its lost position in the social media space, reports suggest that its quiet summer may soon come to an end and it…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The US has reiterated that it wants accountability from Pakistan on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead, but ruled out sanctions on the South Asian country for…
Johannesburg, Sep 7 (IANS) Scientists, including researchers from India, have predicted the existence of a new boson that might aid in the understanding of dark matter in the universe. Using data from a series of…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The US has reiterated that it wants accountability from Pakistan on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed 166 lives. “We’ve been very clear that we want to see accountability and…
Kanpur, Sep 7 (IANS) Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) have built a new sensor that can detect bacterial infection in food and water in just 15-20 minutes, much faster than traditional laboratory…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) No question regarding the status of the two Italian marines alleged to have shot dead two Indian fishermen was raised during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Rome last…
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Security at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday was beefed up and intense checks were carried out following anonymous calls warning of attacks were received, police said. The…
Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Beijing met on Wednesday in Laos to discuss the South China Sea territorial dispute issues. The 10 country Asean group, consisting of Myanmar,…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as India is merging some state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there was no move to privatise them. He also said the target date of April…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Vientiane, Laos, where he will attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. “Another one for Acting East. Flurry…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Nearly 12 million children of the world’s international child migrants live in Asia, according to a report released on Wednesday by Unicef. In the report entitled ‘Uprooted’, the Unicef said…