New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday morning following uproar in the house over the issue of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh. The Congress pressed for taking…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said India does not carry out any joint patrol with foreign navies, though there are coordinated patrols. In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha,…
Mogadishu, July 26 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and five injured on Tuesday in twin explosions near the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia security officials said. Most of the casualties were UN contractors who…
Chennai/New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 which went missing on July 22 remains untraced despite massive search operations in the Bay of Bengal, the authorities said on Tuesday. “There is…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court on Tuesday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a corruption case. Central Bureau…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) There are no plans to induct women for combat roles in the Indian Army, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. “Presently, there is no proposal to…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Fairness creams available in the market are promoting discrimination on the basis of skin colour and also generating inferiority complex among women, Congress member Viplove Thakur said in the Rajya…
Paris, July 26 (IANS) A priest and both the hostage-takers were killed in an attack by two men armed with knives at a church near Rouen in northern France, police said. The armed men entered…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday reported a rise of 23 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2016-17. The company’s net profit stood…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Profit booking, along with caution ahead of key global and domestic events and negative international indices, plunged the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices provisionally closed the day’s…
Dubai, July 26 (IANS) Star Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s match-winning seven-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies helped him regain the No.1 spot among bowlers in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC)…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minsiter Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday described the AN-32 as one of the safest aircraft with the IAF and said all available resources were being used to find the missing…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar. Rajendra Kumar was arrested for his alleged involvement in a corruption case.
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) India has lost its arbitration case in an international tribunal against the Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. for cancelling the space/satellite contract with the government-owned Antrix Corporation, Devas said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) After wrestler Narsingh Yadav, India’s prospects at the Rio Olympics were dealt another major blow on Tuesday when it transpired that shot-putter Inderjeet Singh has flunked a dope test. Inderjeet,…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Central government employees will get fatter paychecks starting from August salaries, according to a gazette notification issued by central government on the Seventh Finance Commission report here on Tuesday….
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the arrest of a terrorist in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir was a “big success”, adding this…
Paris, July 26 (IANS) At least two men armed with knives who took hostages at a church near Rouen in northern France were killed, police said. The men were reported to have been holding between…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) director general Naveen Agarwal on Tuesday confirmed that no other Rio-bound athlete barring wrestler Narsingh Yadav and shot putter Indejeet Singh, has tested positive for…
Mogadishu, July 26 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in twin explosions near the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia security officials said on Tuesday. Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group based in East Africa, claimed responsibility for…