New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi commuters had a harrowing time on Tuesday as around one lakh drivers of auto-rickshaws and taxis went on an indefinite strike. The Delhi government termed the strike…
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) India has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the BRICS and BRICS-BIMSTEC summit in October in Goa, Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Shringla said here on Tuesday. India will host…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) An Emirates flight from Dubai to Male made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport on Tuesday afternoon after smoke was detected on board, officials said. All 309 passengers and 10 crew…
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) Nine suspected militants were killed and one was arrested in an early morning raid on a hideout in Dhakaâs Kalyanpur area on Tuesday. “We initially suspect them to be JMB (Jamaaâtul…
Jalandhar, July 26 (IANS) A light machine gun (LMG) and large amount of ammunition stolen by a BSF trooper from Jammu and Kashmir was recovered in Punjab’s Jalandhar city on Tuesday by security agencies, a…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) As the national capital reported this season’s first dengue death — an 18-year-old succumbing to the mosquito borne virus last week, the Delhi government on Tuesday issued an advisory to…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that any attempts to regulate air fares of India-based passenger carriers on international routes will violate law. According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic rose 20.81 per cent in June to 79.75 lakh from 66.01 lakh registered during the corresponding month of last year, official data showed on Tuesday. During…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A tiny colony of the endangered Humboldt Penguins, including three males, three females and two female babies, arrived at Mumbai Zoo from an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, an…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on the 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday in paying glowing tributes to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan. Paying…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) There is an unanimous agreement among the states about no dual control on businesses with an annual turnover below Rs 1.5 crore and the decision has been conveyed to Union…
Chennai/New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Search for the missing AN-32 Indian Air Force plane continued for the fifth day on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar saying that around four-five search leads had turned out…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to provide within 10 days the details of the budgetary expenditure of Rs 20,000 crore…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Indian Railways on Tuesday said it plans to add 30,000 bio toilets on its trains during this year. According to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Indian Railways have so far…
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called up Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to get first-hand information on the latest flood situation in the state. Sonowal apprised the Home Minister…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala on Tuesday expressed “surprise” at the appointment of Harvard University professor Gita Gopinath as the economic adviser to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Reacting to 38-year-old Gopinath’s appointment,…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old Dalit rape victim. The victim,…
Paris, July 26 (IANS) A priest and two armed men were killed and a person was injured in a hostage-taking incident in a church in Normandy region on Tuesday, President Francois Hollande said. Rev. Jacques…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) Curfew was lifted from most parts of the tense Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, bringing much-needed respite to people 17 long days after it was imposed amid the worst…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A tiny colony of Humboldt Penguins, including three males, three females and two female babies, arrived at the Mumbai zoo from Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, an official said. This will…