New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday termed the militant attack in Asssam’s Kokrajhar town as “most unfortunate” especially as peace had returned to the state…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning led to waterlogging in many parts of the city and suburbs, and disrupted rail and road traffic and flight operations, officials said. The downpour since daybreak,…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Delhi Court has ordered seven days’ imprisonment to a driver who had allegedly misbehaved with the police in an inebriated condition, and said “such offenders required to be dealt…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there has been “remarkable improvement” in the situation in Kashmir Valley which witnessed violent protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Barely four days before the central bank’s monetary policy update, the government on Friday set an annual inflation target of four per cent, plus or minus two percentage points, for…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In yet another move to attract customers before the launch of Reliance Jio 4G services, two dominant players Airtel and Vodafone India on Friday announced another set of attractive packages….
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) Controversial Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh, facing allegations of rape and corruption, on Friday did not appear before a committee probing a sexual harassment complaint filed by five women constables. Salwinder,…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Maintaining that fund constraints will not affect the work of Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday asserted that China has not constructed any road in Indian…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is “conscious” of the need to provide universal health coverage and steps are being taken to increase the number of health insurance schemes, parliament was told…
Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) State BJP president Vijay Rupani is to be the new Gujarat Chief Minister, replacing Anandiben Patel who resigned earlier this week. Nitin Patel, the senior-most minister in the Anandiben Patel cabinet,…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) In Assam’s worst terror attack since 2014, gunmen in military fatigues opened fire at a crowded market in Kokrajhar town on Friday, killing 13 civilians. One of the attackers was also…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit India next week for holding talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on…
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) A Bangladeshi madrassa student who had murdered a Hindu priest earlier this year and was behind a terror attack on Eid in Dhaka was killed in a “gunfight” with security forces,…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Global aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Friday said it has awarded a contract for manufacture of titanium machined parts and aluminium assemblies for the 787 Dreamliner and 737 airplanes to Bengaluru-based…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien on Saturday referred a private member’s bill on granting special status to Andhra Pradesh to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide if it was…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) As the call drop issue remains yet to be fully addressed, the telecom regulator on Friday issued a consultation paper seeking opinion of stakeholders on how quality of services could…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) A resurgent Indian men’s hockey team aims to put behind the humiliation of 2012 Olympics as it opens the Rio Games campaign against Ireland on Saturday with renewed vigour…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery to fix a dislocated shoulder suffered during a rally at Varanasi, is recovering well and has been shifted out of the ICU, hospital…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was saddened by the death of 14 people at the hands of terrorists in Assam. “Saddened by the attack in Kokrajhar. We…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Olympic Rings emblem first appeared in 1913 on a letter written by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. He drew and coloured the…