Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday indicated that “there are many indictments” in the reports the police have submitted on controversial NRI televangelist Zakir Naik. “Many unlawful activities have been…
Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) Castigating the Manik Sarkar-led Left Front government for Tripura’s regression, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday batted for development and asserted her Trinamool Congress would come to power in…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit and served him a “strong demarche” over continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. “Foreign Secretary Jaishankar called in Pak HC…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Amnesty International on Tuesday urged India to take steps to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to the military in troubled areas. The Amnesty…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) More than half of Indian employees anticipate that they will be up against a less comfortable retirement than their parents’ generation, a survey by global advisory, broking and solutions company…
Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) Castigating the Manik Sarkar-led Marxist government for Tripura’s regression, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday batted for development and asserted her Trinamool Congress would come to power in the…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Centre will “geo-tag” all assets created through works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since 2006, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government on Tuesday termed the issue of an Uttar Pradesh school management allegedly banning the recital of the national anthem as “very serious” and “unfortunate”. The issue was raised…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday said that Pawan Munjal has been reappointed its Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years. “The Board of…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) India is a potential market for cloud computing services, said Yu Sicheng, Alibaba Group vice-president, said on Tuesday. Yu made the remarks in an event on the sidelines…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who is set to end her 16-year-long fast, said on Tuesday that she wants to become Chief Minister of Manipur so that the Armed Forces (Special…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) With India-Africa trade turnover standing at $70 billion, India is now looking for inward investments from Africa, a senior official said on Tuesday. “Total trade turnover between India and Africa…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir and said his government was looking for developmental solutions to people’s problems. “Be it the Jammu and…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea seeking court-monitored probe into the alleged leakage of the NEET-II question papers in Uttarakhand. Refusing to step in, the bench of Justice…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Economics professor turned Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac, into his second spell in the job, hopes to raise Rs 25,000 crore ($3.7 billion) from the state’s diaspora in two years –…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The AAP on Tuesday branded Lt Governor Najeeb Jung as a threat to democracy after he reportedly suggested he could consider doing away with the Delhi assembly. The Aam Aadmi…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Profit booking, along with lower crude oil prices and a weak rupee, dented the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday. Even the disappointment over the Reserve Bank of…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday introduced the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha, despite objections from opposition parties. The bill is aimed at improving road safety in the…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Opposition parties on Tuesday once again sought a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. The government agreed and said a discussion will take place…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The Kerala police has sought the help of Interpol to nab some foreign nationals suspected to be behind the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 2.50 lakh from ATMs using duplicate cards. Additional…