Bengal’s dengue toll reaches 14
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) With one more confirmed death due to dengue, the death toll due to the outbreak of the disease in West Bengal has gone up to 14, a state Health Department official…
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RBI cautions public against email frauds
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cautioned the general public against emails that claim to provide monetary rewards from the central bank on the pretext of phony…
Send all-party delegation to Kashmir: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said an all-party delegation should be sent to Jammu and Kashmir soon after the session ends on Friday. His demand came…
Bulandshahr gang rape victims identify prime accused
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman and her minor daughter who were gang raped at Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh identified on Tuesday the three persons arrested from Meerut. The three include Salim Bawaria, the kingpin…
SC declines to seek status report of probe into alleged NEET-II leak
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea urging it to call for a detailed status report from the Uttarakand Police of its investigation into alleged leakage of the NEET-II…
HC reserves order on plea to cancel Kanhaiya’s bail
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the two pleas seeking the cancellation of bail granted to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. Justice P.S. Teji reserved the…
Prachanda to address Nepal indigenous community’s demands
Kathmandu, Aug 9 (IANS) The newly elected Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Tuesday expressed his commitment to amend the Constitution to address the demands of all indigenous communities. Addressing a programme organised…
Putin meets Erdogan first time after downing Russian jet
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayip Ergodan on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a fresh start to the bilateral relations of the two countries which nosedived after Turkish military downed…
Putin meets Erdogan first time after downing Russian jet
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayip Ergodan on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a fresh start to the bilateral relations of the two countries which nosedived after Turkish military downed…
Badal warns ‘Gau rakshaks’ against harassing dairy farmers
Hoshiarpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Harassment of dairy farmers in the name of cow protection must end and those violating the law will be dealt with sternly, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday….
Badal warns ‘Gau rakshaks’ against harassing dairy farmers
Hoshiarpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Harassment of dairy farmers in the name of cow protection must end and those violating the law will be dealt with sternly, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday….
India summons Pakistan envoy, issues demarche on cross-border terror
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India on Tuesday summoned the Pakistani envoy and served a “strong demarche” against continued cross-border terrorism, as bilateral ties took another dip. Days after India and Pakistan clashed over the…
India summons Pakistan envoy, issues demarche on cross-border terror
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India on Tuesday summoned the Pakistani envoy and served a “strong demarche” against continued cross-border terrorism, as bilateral ties took another dip. Days after India and Pakistan clashed over the…
Bored Rio lifeguard cheers up Twitterati
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Do you have an unsatisfying job that makes you cry: “What am I doing here”? Spare a thought for the lifeguards at the Rio Games who have been tasked…
Putin meets Erdogan first time after Russian jet’s downing
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayip Ergodan on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a fresh start to the bilateral relations of the two countries which nosedived after Turkish military downed…
‘India’s focus on South China Sea will harm ties with China’
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) India’s focus on the South China Sea will harm its ties with China and create obstacles for Indian businessmen, said a state-run daily on Tuesday. In an editorial,…
Modi government failed to check inflation: Congress
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said the government had failed to check rising prices, causing serious problems to people. “The government has failed to control prices of essential commodities. Outgoing RBI…
Few ‘misled people’ harming Kashmir’s great traditions: Modi
Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a handful of “misled people” are harming the great traditions of Kashmir and urged its youth to help make the state a…
India Inc appreciates Rajan’s last monetary policy review
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India Inc on Tuesday appreciated Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to keep key policy rates unchanged and stick to the inflation target of four per cent, as Governor Raghuram…
RS to discuss Kashmir on Wednesday after opposition demand
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) As the opposition parties on Tuesday once again sought a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir valley, the government agreed and said a discussion…