New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Upset after two key bureaucrats in Delhi were transferred, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “hell bent” on “destroying” the capital through the Lt…
Sanosara (Jamnagar), Aug 30 (IANS) The alertness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of a water project near here on Tuesday saved the lives of several cameramen and photographers, Deputy Chief Minister of…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian authorities treat Pakistan’s High Commissioner Abdul Basit as a virtual “persona non grata” because of his hawkish attitude, a leading Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. Basit has not been allowed…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Aiming to address the issue of call drops, Reliance Communications on Tuesday introduced its 4G app-to-app calling for customers in Delhi NCR at an introductory price of Re 1 for…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said on Tuesday that he has been informed that the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Olympic Games was upgraded to silver. The World Anti-Doping…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that the newly-inked India-US military logistics agreement will work only on mutual consent, and clarified that it does not provide for setting up of…
Hyderabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The Telangana state legislature on Tuesday ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by the Parliament early this month. Both the houses unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the GST…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian equity markets were buoyed on strong buying support across sectors, coupled with positive global cues during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices traded with gains of almost…
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the US to extradite the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Hasina raised the request during an hour-long meeting with US Secretary of State…
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali. A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha gave…
By Nivedita Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A Made in Assam show, northeastern models, stalls from Arunachal Pradesh, a plus-size show, inspiration from Benaras and textiles from different parts of India — the Winter/Festive edition of…
Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) A 17-year-old student was arrested for allegedly hacking President Maithripala Sirisena’s official website last week calling for postponing A-level examinations. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested the boy,…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US on Tuesday began the economy leg of their Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, with Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking America Inc to join the country’s ‘Make in…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed all civic agencies of the national capital to take preventive steps to control dengue. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and…
Ahmedabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Jamnagar on Tuesday to launch the SAUNI Yojna irrigation scheme, a project he had initiated in 2012 as the Gujarat Chief Minister. “Gujarat warmly welcomes Hon’ble…
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Nepal’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill on Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to attract more foreign investment. The bill, endorsed on Monday, has made provision of full income tax exemption for…
Bishkek, Aug 30 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others were injured on Tuesday when a powerful explosion rocked the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. According to Xinhua news agency, a…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) More than one out of three Indians — 36 per cent — share personal data or sensitive information using public Wi-Fi while travelling which can lead to data stealing, a…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will visit his home state Gujarat to launch an irrigation scheme– SAUNI Yojna, a project initiated by him in 2012 as Chief Minister. “Looking…
Bishkek, Aug 30 (IANS) At least one person was killed and several others were injured on Tuesday when a powerful explosion rocked the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. The country’s Emergency Response authorities said…