Ranchi, Sep 6 (IANS) At least six persons including three children, died due to electrocution and drowning in two districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said. According to the police, three persons were electrocuted to…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A number of senior IAS officials, including joint secretaries, on Tuesday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh regarding the suspension of a colleague G.K. Dwivedi over the renewal of…
Madrid, Sep 6 (IANS) Spain will bring its strongest possible squad including 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and World No.13 David Ferrer to face hosts India in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie….
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said adoption of methanol as an alternative source of energy has the potential to bring about socio-economic change in the country. According to the…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A delegation of Muslim clerics of the Barelvi school met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday on the Kashmir issue and urged him to lead a delegation of Sufi…
Jaipur, Sep 6 (IANS) Two bags containing explosives and detonators were found on a railway platform in Kota city of Rajasthan on Tuesday, police said. “The bags containing around 2.75 kg of explosives, wires and…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India and Chile on Tuesday agreed to expand their bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) with both sides offering to lower or eliminate tariffs on a number of items traded with…
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…