New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea seeking the transfer of a probe into the Bulandshahr gang rape from the state police. The…
Ghaziabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has expelled a class 7 student after her father filed a petition in Allahabad High Court against an “arbitrary” fee hike by the school, alleged the father…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified that he did not advocate beef consumption when he quoted Usain Bolt’s coach as advising the Jamaican sprinter to eat beef but his…
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) Nupur Talwar, who is serving a jail term for the murder of her 13-year-old daughter Aarushi Talwar, was granted a three-week parole by the Allahabad High Court on Monday. Talwar was…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that the government’s decision to send an all-party delegation to Kashmir has come 40 days too late, and added that matters…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of working in tandem with the power discoms to benefit them. “Modiji is in…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Adani Enterprises on Monday said it has overcome one of its last legal hurdles over the $16.5 billion dollar Carmichael coal project in Australia’s Queensland state, and said construction will begin…
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…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Myanmar, which has newly attained democracy, that India will stand by it every step of the way in its bid to develop as…
Ranchi, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 30 school girls were hospitalised after suspected food poisoning in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Monday, police said. The students of Kasturba Girls School at Ghaghra, around 130 km from…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) The coal production and transportation at all mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) was affected due to a 48-hour economic blockade launched by a local group in Talcher on Monday. Due…
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a resolution proposing the name of the state be changed to ‘Bangla’ in Bengali or ‘Bengal’ in English. The government resolution under rule 169…
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) All 73 passengers were injured when a private mini bus carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down a hill in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Monday, police said. The…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the self-styled godman Asaram to travel to Delhi from Jodhpur jail by air for his check-up by a medical board at the All India…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Following their agitation against rights abuses and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Baloch activists will on Tuesday stage protests in three German cities to mark the International Day of…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Ignoring negative global cues and a weak rupee, Indian equity markets were on Monday lifted by short covering and sector-specific buying after a volatile day of trading. Both the key indices,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) After being conferred the highest sporting honour of the country, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, awardee gymnast Dipa Karmakar said that the joy has doubled as her coach Bishweshwar Nandi…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) After a heated debate, both houses of the Maharashtra legislature on Monday unanimously ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, making it the ninth state in the country to do…
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…