New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed shock over the suicide of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul. Extending her condolences to the family of Pul, Gandhi said: “I…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ace designer Ritu Beri, who is trying to give Khadi a makeover so it sets foot in the global scenario, says a Khadi Day will be celebrated…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul and said his services to the state will be remembered. “My thoughts are…
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs and freedom fighters who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the country from the British rule. Making a brief…
Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Rejecting appeals from some to continue her protest, Irom Sharmila told a court here on Tuesday that she will end her fast that began in 2000 against the Armed Forces (Special…
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Several villages in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh have been flooded and dozens more are threatened following the breaching of Elgin-Charsari embankment by the swollen Ghaghra river, officials said on Tuesday….
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan kept key policy rates unchanged in his last monetary policy review on Tuesday with little elbow room for easing due to the country’s…
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here on Tuesday, and former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said he may have committed suicide. “He was found…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan kept key policy rates unchanged in his last monetary policy review with little elbow room on account of the country’s retail inflation inching…
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here, sources said.
Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Manipuri political activist Irom Sharmila will break her 16-year long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on Tuesday. Sharmila has been campaigning against AFSPA — which provides special…
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh (UP) police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the prime accused along with two other accomplices in last month’s Bulandshahr gang rape of a woman and her teenage daughter….
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Caution over the upcoming monetary policy review, along with lower global crude oil prices, dented the Indian equity markets during early morning session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices trade marginally…
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western…
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Authorities on Tuesday continued restrictions in south Kashmir while heavy deployment of security forces was made at other places to maintain law and order in the Valley. “Restrictions shall remain in…
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday announced a week of mourning and a three-day strike to express solidarity with lawyers, mediapersons and others…
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.1 per cent to open at 3,001.31 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.03 per cent lower at…
Mexico City, Aug 9 (IANS) The death toll from tropical storm Earl has risen to 42 in Mexico, authorities said. “We have an official figure of 29 people that have lost their lives in Puebla…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal in his Olympic swansong as the men’s hockey team suffered a late 1-2 defeat to Germany, while the women’s hockey…