Ignore Hurriyat, says former Home Secretary
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…
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Netaji’s ‘Great Escape’ car to be restored
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…
HC asks JNU not to take action against Kanhaiya, others
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…
Rajan ends his term with caution on interest rates
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Raghuram Rajan, whose term as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ended on September 4, had a word of caution on interest rates for the global economy….
Equity markets surge on positive global cues
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 provisionally closed the day’s trade in the green with gains…
Punjab elections likely in January or February: Official
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Assembly elections in Punjab are likely to be held in the last week of January or first week of February next year, state chief electoral officer V.K. Singh said here on…
Modi government ignoring farmers, says Rahul
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 6 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government was ignoring the plight of farmers. Addressing a huge gathering at Rudrapur in Deoria district at the…
Virbhadra case: ED files chargesheet against LIC agent
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against Life Insurance Corporation agent Anand Chauhan in the disproportionate assets case registered against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The…
30-year-old first to die of malaria in Delhi this year
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was the first victim here to die of the vector-borne disease malaria this year, authorities said. Praveen Sharma was admitted to the Max super specialty hospital in…
Kabul terror attack ends, five killed
Kabul, Sep 6 (IANS) Four terrorists and a civilian were killed here on Tuesday after an 11-hour gun battle that began overnight following three huge blasts that left 35 to 43 people dead, officials said….
What did Congress do for farmers in 55 years, asks BJP
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday wondered what the Congress did for the welfare of farmers during its 55 years of rule. The BJP’s attack came just hours after Congress…
British MP Keith Vaz to be urged to stand down
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Labour MP Keith Vaz will be urged to stand down as chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee following media reports that he paid for the services of two male sex…
Virbhadra case: ED files chargesheet against LIC agent
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against Life Insurance Corporation agent Anand Chauhan in the disproportionate assets case registered against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The…
Man who threw acid on Delhi nurse convicted for murder
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) More than three years after a Delhi nurse, Preeti Rathi, died following an acid attack, a Special Women’s Court on Tuesday convicted her obsessed neighbour Ankur Narayanlal Panwar for murder. Additional…
Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) In a morale booster for the athletes participating at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that the medallists will be given cash awards at…
Modi looks forward to visit Pakistan, says Indian envoy
Karachi, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visit Pakistan in November to attend the Saarc Summit, India’s High Commissioner said in comments published on Tuesday. Gautam Bambawale also told…
Explosions rocks Kabul, 4 terrorists killed
Kabul, Sep 6 (IANS) A massive, third explosion was heard in the Kabul city late Monday night, hours after back-to-back explosions left at least 30 persons dead and over 90 wounded. Security sources said the…
Equity markets surge on positive global cues
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Positive global cues and healthy inflow of foreign funds pushed the Indian equity markets to new intra-day highs during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday. Both the key indices traded in the…
‘Northeast India, B’desh high prevalence cancer zone’
Agartala, Sep 6 (IANS) India’s northeast region neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar is in the high prevalence zone of different types of cancer and the disease can be prevented by adjusting lifestyle and food habits, say…
180 Indian firms hit by ‘ransomware’ so far in 2016: Report
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Over 180 Indian companies were victims of “ransomware” — or online extortion schemes — in the first six months of this year, a report said on Tuesday. Ransomware, also called…