Bhopal, Aug 18 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a Rs 25 lakh reward for Sakshi Malik, who won a freestyle wrestling bronze medal in the 58 kg category at…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who entered the final of the women’s singles badminton competition at the Rio Olympics. “Superb performance @ PvSindhu1. You make…
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The Coast Guard has rescued 31 crew members of two Bangladeshi fishing boats off the West Bengal coast after the vessels became non-operational due to engine failure in the mid-seas. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu thumped Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the final of the women’s singles event of badminton competitions, assuring the country at least a silver medal at…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday launched a Facebook application to help people connect with the Indian missions across the globe any time of the day. Announcing the…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Russia agreed to help India in four key areas of civil aviation, fertilisers, mining and metallurgy, said an official statement after the fifth meeting of the India-Russia working group on…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held in Venezuela next month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was extended…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu thumped Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the final of the women’s singles event of badminton competitions at the Olympic Games here on Thursday, registering a…
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) In a bid to develop a strong corporate bond market in India, an expert group on Thursday suggested standardisation of corporate bond issuance, relaxing norms for allowing foreign investments, creation of…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday were conducting searches for Pradeep Chauhan, who has been missing for the past few days after an FIR for blackmail and extortion was filed against him…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The AAP on Thursday demanded the removal of Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh from the Cabinet, saying the former army chief had become a “national liability” for…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Fearing protests after the Bengaluru programme where “Azadi” slogans were allegedly raised, the staff of Amnesty International India were on Thursday asked not to come to their offices and work…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday held a meeting with her visiting Venezuelan counterpart Delcy Rodriguez during which the latter handed over an invitation to attend the Non-Aligned Movement…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Women Union Ministers on Thursday visited the border areas of the country, including Siachen and Tawang, and celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan by tying rakhis on soldiers guarding the…
New Delhi/Vijayawada, Aug 18 (IANS) The central government has decided to provide further special assistance of Rs 1,976.50 crore to Andhra Pradesh during the current financial year. The special assistance is to fulfil the Centre’s…
New Delhi/Jeddah, Aug 18 (IANS) Indian workers in Saudi Arabia retrenched by three Saudi companies have only two options left — either to return to India or to relocate to a different company in the…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore was on Thursday appointed the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. “President Pranab Mukherjee has been pleased to appoint V.P. Singh Badnore to be…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) One day after Sakshi Malik ended India’s wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games, the windfall of cash rewards began to fill up the maiden woman wrestling bronze…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India has been “constructively engaging” with the UN’s Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) to project the correct picture in violence-hit Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government…
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) Bangladesh on Thursday inked a short-term route permit agreement to allow India transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh in the wake of floods that…