Hardeep loses his Greco-Roman first bout in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Wrestler Hardeep Singh crashed out of the men’s Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final after losing to Turkey’s Cenk Ildem 1-2 on points at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday….
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India’s integrity is non-negotiable: DoNER Minister
Nongkhlaw (Meghalaya), Aug 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for the Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the integrity of India is non-negotiable. “The integrity of the Union of India is…
Send troops to Kashmir, Hafiz urges Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed has urged Pakistan to send troops to Jammu and Kashmir to “teach” India “a lesson”. In a video accessed by IANS, Saeed made an impassioned appeal…
Street children to get Aadhaar card, birth certificate
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said here on Tuesday that street children will be given birth certificate and Aadhaar cards. Speaking at a function organised by Dayaa Foundation, a…
No transaction fee on card payments for government services
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Convenience fees and service charges on card-based transactions for booking train tickets, settling bills of state-run utilities and paying various taxes will soon be a thing of the past –…
Now, India’s wholesale inflation shoots up on steep food prices
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to 3.55 per cent for July from 1.62 per cent in June, due to an 11.82 per cent jump…
Centre’s somersault on status politically inspired, AMU tells SC
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University has described as “politically inspired” the Narendra Modi government’s decision to withdraw the 2006 appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict that the university was not…
Five killed as violence escalates in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday fired at stone pelting mobs at two places in the Kashmir Valley, leaving five civilians dead in a sudden escalation in violence, officials said. In Delhi, Home…
Jaitley likely to skip Saarc meet in Islamabad
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) With India’s relations with Pakistan touching a new low, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to give a miss to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Finance…
Maharashtra’s ‘Dr Death’ – five bodies unearthed
Satara (Maharashtra), Aug 16 (IANS) Police on Tuesday said they had found bodies of five of the six people murdered in cold blood by self-confessed medico Santosh Gulabrao Pol in a case that has stunned…
Dhaka activists protest against India-Bangladesh power plant
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IANS) Activists of Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, an alliance of Left-leaning student organisations in Bangladesh, on Tuesday blocked Dhaka roads to protest against a $1.5 billion power plant near Sundarbans, the world’s largest…
Kolkata court grants NIA custody of suspected IS operative
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) With a Bangladesh intelligence team arriving in the city to question suspected IS operative Mohammad Masiuddin, the NIA on Tuesday secured his two-day custody. The National Investigation Agency moved a city…
Negative global cues, profit booking subdue equity markets
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Negative global cues, along with profit booking and lower global crude oil prices, depressed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, both the key equity indices closed in the red, as…
Delhi court asks Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife to vacate house
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday ordered Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to vacate the government accommodation allotted to Omar in the…
Delhi court asks Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife to vacate house
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday ordered Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to vacate the government accommodation allotted to Omar in the…
Pakistan offers India pact on non-testing of n-weapons
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday offered India a bilateral arrangement on “non-testing of nuclear weapons”. “In the larger interest of peace and stability in the region, as also in the global context, Pakistan…
Sandeep Khirwar Gurgaon’s new police chief
Gurgaon, Aug 16 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday appointed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sandeep Khirwar as Gurgaon’s new Commissioner of Police. The 1995 batch IPS officer, Khirwar, was posted as Inspector General of…
Women vulnerable in India’s richest civic body
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) With average 29 cases of sexual harassment each year, the women employees of India’s richest and Asia’s biggest civic body — Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai — are a vulnerable lot,…
From removing stray cows to air ambulances, Goa readies for BRICS meet
Panaji, Aug 16 (IANS) From removing stray cows, to filling up pot-holed roads, to arranging air ambulances, the Goa government is gearing up to ensure a hassle-free experience for dignitaries coming for the upcoming BRICS…
Modi, Mamata greet Kejriwal on his birthday
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a host of others on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Birthday greetings to Delhi…