New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The overall financial conditions index in India rose 28 per cent sequentially to 61.1 in the first quarter of 2016-17 from 47.8 in the previous quarter of 2015-16, indicating healthy…
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Eleven women were killed and more than three dozen others injured when a speeding tractor-trolley upended in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The condition of about a…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday confirmed a blanket ban on Russia from competing at the 2016 Games. The decision was taken following a recommendation from the World…
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for protecting Dalits and said if the country has to progress, peace, unity and harmony can’t be neglected. Addressing a meeting of BJP’s booth-level…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from a two-goal deficit to hold Japan 2-2 in its opening pool encounter of the Olympics…
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday reviewed the situation in Kokrajhar district and urged the Centre to deploy 75 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), which were withdrawn from…
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) Eight persons from two families were killed when an old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, an official said. The building, Mahadev Nivas, located at Hanuman Tekdi area…
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) A BJP-organised conclave in Jammu and Kashmir has sought dialogue between all stakeholders to end the ongoing spell of violence in the Valley. The conclave, organized by Bharatiya Janata Party General…
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), Aug 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Sunday demanded stringent punishment for a police sub-inspector accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint in Osmanabad. Accompanied by senior NCP leaders,…
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) An old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, killing the landlord, his wife and one other person, while six others are believed to be trapped under the debris,…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The amended Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha on Monday for passage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, progressed to the quarter-finals beating Colombia 205-197 in the Rio Olympics at the Olympic shooting…
Bangkok, Aug 7 (IANS) Millions of Thais on Sunday appeared to have voted in favour of a new constitution that will give extra powers to the country’s military, which seized control of the government in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The UDF split on Sunday when the Kerala Congress-Mani led by former Finance Minister K.C. Mani quit the alliance after blaming the Congress for the rout in assembly elections. A miffed…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who was appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to advise on the Supreme Court verdict on implementation of Justice…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian central bank’s monetary policy review, along with key macro-economic data and the quarterly earning results, are expected to guide the equity markets in the coming week….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Shooter Heena Sidhu missed out of the race to the women’s 10 metres Air Pistol finals event at the 31st Rio Olympic Games after finishing 14th in the qualifications…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) The British government has “abandoned and betrayed” six former soldiers jailed in India for carrying firearms while protecting boats from pirates, the sister of one of the incarcerated men has said….
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The central government has this year awarded over 3,500 scholarships worth a total of Rs 75 crore under a special scheme for students from Jammu and Kashmir to enable them…
Gajwel (Telangana), Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched Mission Bhagiratha, aimed to supply piped drinking water to every household in Telangana. He unveiled a pylon to launch the first phase of…