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…
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) Well known Tamil writer and producer Panchu Arunachalam, who has been credited for taking megastar Rajinikanth to the masses, breathed his last here on Tuesday, his publicist said. He was 75….
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) IBM and Vodafone India on Tuesday announced a five-year agreement running into multi-million dollars where the software giant will manage IT services support for Vodafone India to facilitate a better…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold contempt proceedings against two senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officials for not registering an FIR against a Deputy Superintendent of Police for…
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Tension gripped the Arunachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday after former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India is working with neighbouring countries, including Myanmar and Bangladesh, to fight insurgency in the northeastern region, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home…
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…
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, triggering shock waves nationwide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging…
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) A speeding truck crushed seven people to death and injured over a dozen on Tuesday in the Hindu holy town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The incident took place…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday accused Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of “speaking the language of the Viceroy and Churchill” by suggesting that the Delhi assembly can be scrapped….