Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Russians topped the list of foreign tourists visiting the state in the 2015-16 tourism season, according to statistics tabled in the Goa assembly on Monday. According to tourism ministry statistics, 106,754…
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the top employer in the Indian IT industry, followed by Infosys, Cognizant and Wipro, the industry’s representative body Nasscom said on Monday. According…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday blamed the central government for initiating a probe against its MP Bhagwant Mann for alleged breach of parliament’s security. “The suspension of Mann from…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu would have spoken against Punjab’s drug menace if he went to the state. Kejriwal made…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Indian equity markets traded in the positive territory on Monday prompted by positive global cues and expectations of healthy quarterly results. Consequently, the two key indices traded in the green during…
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper on Sunday stabbed a colleague and escaped with the latter’s light machine gun (LMG) on the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Trooper Rajeev Rajan, a…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Monday admitted to a virtual breakdown in communication with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national leadership. He attributed this mainly to a “generational shift” in…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised the Bank of Baroda (BoB) Rs 5 crore ($754,000) for irregularities in anti-money laundering (AML) provisions that came to light in October 2015…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to businessman Vijay Mallya on a plea by the lenders seeking contempt proceedings against him for not making full disclosure of assets held…
Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) Security forces killed two NDFB militants in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, police said on Monday. Additional Director General of Police (Bodoland Territorial Area Districts) L.R. Bishnoi said the two were shot dead…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday set up a nine member panel to probe the breach of security by AAP lawmaker Bhagwant Mann and “advised” him not to attend…
Agartala/Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has alerted all the eight northeastern states to maintain a maximum vigil to deal with any threat of jihadi activities in the region, a top official said…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday formed a nine member panel to probe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann’s breach of security posting a video of Parliament’s interiors….
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday set up a nine-member panel to probe breach of security by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann, officials said.
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) At least 10 children were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district on Monday morning as their van was hit by a passenger train at an unmanned crossing, police said. Nine children…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 25 (IANS) If expelling of three Chinese journalists by India is a revenge for China’s opposition to its Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, there will be “serious consequences”, said a…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Monday morning opened in the red. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 60.35 points or 0.22 per cent lower during the morning session. The…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed curfew in four south Kashmir districts to prevent a separatists called protest march. Police said strict curfew will remain in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts while…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The “Karvan-e-Aman” peace bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan will resume on Monday after a two weeks suspension, officials said. “After remaining suspended for two weeks, the Karvan-e-Aman bus…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Former Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, in his speech before the party’s National Convention starting from Monday, will emphasise the agreements he reached with the Hillary Clinton to make her political…