New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday asserted in the Delhi High Court that less number of dengue and chikungunya cases were reported in the national capital this year compared…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices touched a two-year high in August at 3.74 per cent from 3.55 per cent in the month before, said official data…
Washington/Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions. Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, an imaging scientist and inventor at MIT, has been…
Shillong, Sep 14 (IANS) An opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against the Mukul Sangma-led Congress government was admitted in the Meghalaya Assembly on Wednesday for its “failure on all fronts”. Speaker Abu Taher Mondal said the censure…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) With most of the 10 chikungunya deaths in the national capital being of elderly people, health experts say there are more chances of elderly patients succumbing to the vector-borne disease…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery in Bengaluru, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government said. “Doctors say all parameters are normal,” a Delhi government…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) At least seven telecom service providers, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Reliance Jio and Idea Cellular, have submitted their applications to participate in India’s biggest-ever telecom spectrum auction that will…
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Taking cognisance of media reports on malnutrition in Palghar in Maharashtra, Governor C.V. Rao on Wednesday told the state government to take urgent remedial steps, officials said. Addressing a meeting of…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari will lead the Indian delegation at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Venezuela this month, it was announced on Wednesday. This will be the first time…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Reaching out to the Tatas again, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday suggested the group set up an auto hub over 1000 acres in Goaltor of West…
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) will launch its second destroyer ship of the Project 15B – Vishakhapatnam Class, with higher level of indigenisation and increased stealth, ahead of schedule here…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who on Wednesday returned land to Singur farmers, recalled late Bengali writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi’s unwavering support to the land movement…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday remained non-committal on a similar policy for Paralympic medallists to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — the highest sporting honour in…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who heads the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), on Wednesday said the three service chiefs have discussed in detail “anomalies” in the Seventh Pay Commission…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Wednesday expressed grave concern over terrorism in the region while New Delhi extended Kabul $1 billion in aid for capacity and capability building….
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) With India’s telecom space hotting up to competition and just ahead of the largest spectrum auction due from next month, Reliance Communications on Wednesday announced yet another pact to consolidate its…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The much-awaited deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets is in the final stage, and will go to the Cabinet Committee on Security soon, said informed sources. According to sources, the…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday urged people not to panic over the spread of chikungunya and said the disease by itself rarely causes death. Jain told the media…
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Bengaluru limped back to normal life on Wednesday, making police lift curfew in all the affected areas two days after violence shook the country’s tech hub in protest against Karnataka releasing…
Barsana (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 14 (IANS) A few devotees suffered injuries in a minor stampede on Wednesday during the ‘Matki Phod Leela’ in Barsana town in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Police said…