New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Chemicals & Fertilisers Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar on Monday said he is pursuing the case for making an independent ministry for pharmaceuticals so that all decisions regarding the industry could…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Reserve Bank of Governor (RBI) Raghuram Rajan on Monday ruled out any further interest rate cuts till such time the inflation came down to the comfort zone, and once again asked…
Agartala, Aug 29 (IANS) Three months after six Congress MLAs in Tripura joined the Trinamool Congress, they were on Monday recognised as TMC legislators by the assembly Speaker. Trinamool leader Sudip Roy Barman, after the…
Baghdad, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State during a wedding party in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, media reports…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said Islamabad will continue to highlight at international levels the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and “atrocities being committed by Indian security forces” against Kashmiris….
Visakhapatnam, Aug 29 (IANS) A fuel tank accidentally fell from Indian Navy’s fighter jet MiG-29K while it was taking off from the naval air station INS Dega in this coastal city in Andhra Pradesh on…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian states are growing at around 10-11 per cent and a dialogue between them and American investors can help in boosting Indo-US bilateral trade, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on…
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Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member M. Sasikala Pushpa on Monday said she would not resign her post despite her expulsion from the AIADMK party. Speaking to reporters here, she categorically ruled out quitting…
Jakarata, Aug 29 (IANS) An Indonesian man is set to hold the title of world’s oldest man at 145 years, authorities here said on Monday. Living in a village in the Sragen Regency area of…
Sydney, Aug 29 (IANS) India’s Adani Enterprises, after overcoming one of its last legal hurdles, has said the construction of its Carmichael coal project in Australia’s Queensland state will begin in 2017. Australia’s Federal Court…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday rejected 17 appeals for stay on death row sentences from military courts, including those who were convicted for attacking Peshawar Army School in 2014. The 32…
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) With the micro-blogging site Twitter coming down heavily on Islamic State-sponsored accounts, the terrorist organisation and its followers are fast joining the heavily-encrypted messaging app Telegram built by a Russian…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday denied urging foreign women tourists to avoid wearing skirts in the country. Sharma told the media that he made the comment…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Myanmar, which has freshly attained democracy, that India will stand by it in every step of its ambition to develop as a modern…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from Delhi Police on a plea seeking direction to stop plying illegally operated e-rickshaws here following accidents involving them. Justice J.R….
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Monday with the talks believed to have focused on terrorism, in the wake of last month’s…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Ace Indian actor Om Puri, who is working in a Pakistani film “Actor in Law”, is in Pakistan for its promotion. Puri, now in Lahore, met his Pakistani fans and urged…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) French company DCNS has approached the Australian Supreme Court seeking an injunction against ‘The Australian’ from further publishing the leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. In response to an…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian equity markets were lifted by sector-specific buying during the mid-afternoon trade session on Monday. Consequently, the key Indian indices provisionally closed the day’s trade in the green, as healthy buying…