Dehradun, Aug 8 (IANS) Uttarakhand has been experiencing very heavy rains, with rivers flowing near the danger mark and more downpours forecast. The Regional Meteorological Department has forecast very heavy rains in Uttarakhand over the…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the situation in Kashmir while the opposition has demanded a discussion in parliament…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As the Lok Sabha on Monday debated the GST Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha, the Congress accused the government of treating the lower house of parliament as a “junior…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Without delving into specifics on the taxation rate under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Monday said it will be worked out by…
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) A 1.24 km long ropeway, linking Panaji to the picturesque Reis Magos village and home to one of the most popular Portuguese-era fort, is being planned over Mandovi river, Goa Tourism…
Brasilia, Aug 8 (IANS) Hosts Brazil were held to their second consecutive goalless draw by Iraq and are in danger of an early elimination from the Rio Olympics men’s football tournament. The hosts also drew…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here to discuss the situation in the restive valley that has been on the boil for…
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Positive global cues, along with hopes of parliamentary approval for a major economic legislation and higher crude oil prices, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Monday. Both the key indices provisionally…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Congress on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become “helpless” and was not in a position to protect Dalits from cow vigilantes. The Congress reaction came following Modi’s…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian boxers will attempt to put a four-year long administrative turmoil behind them when they launch their Olympic campaign at the Riocentro arena here on Tuesday. The chaos in…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Congress on Monday staged a walkout in Lok Sabha on the issue of attacks on Dalits and hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not being serious” over…
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) A five-year-old Indian girl, who was abducted four days ago from Bihar, was rescued and two people arrested in this connection in eastern Nepal’s Morang district on Monday. Sparsa Agrawal was…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Imagine a son sticking out his middle finger to his father in front of the whole world. Well, that is exactly what Canadian Olympic swimmer Santo Condorelli has been…
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) A Bihar Police team was on Monday sent to Bengaluru to arrest the prime accused behind an objectionable video clip posted on social networking site Facebook that allegedly incited communal tension…
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Positive global markets, along with hopes of parliamentary approval for a major economic legislation and higher crude oil prices, buoyed the Indian equity markets during the late-afternoon trade session on Monday….
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Three BSF troopers and a guerrilla were killed on Monday in a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, military sources said. Five other…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government has breached public trust at a time of agricultural distress by not implementing the Swaminathan panel’s recommendations on minimum support price (MSP), Rajya Sabha member K.T.S. Tulsi said…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the central government is in discussion with the state government over the demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh and hoped that…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday took up for discussion the amendments to the Goods and Services Tax Bill with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stating that there was a wide consensus…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Investigations are on to identify the militants responsible for killing 14 innocent persons in the crowded marketplace of Kokrajhar town of Assam on Friday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the…