Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Within hours of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu resigning from the Rajya Sabha, a top leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed him and his wife, BJP legislator Navjot Kaur Sidhu,…
Nadiad (Gujarat), July 18 (IANS) As many as 22 persons were taken ill on Monday in this central Gujarat town after a chlorine gas leak. People residing in over 250 houses in the headquarters town…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Slamming Pakistan for supporting terrorism and separatism in India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the neighbouring country was responsible for what was happening in Jammu and Kashmir….
Gurgaon, July 18 (IANS) A case has been filed against an unidentified staffer of Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon for allegedly sexually harassing an Iraqi woman during her treatment, police said on Monday. A…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Five Islamic State (IS) suspects who were chargesheeted on Monday were learning bomb-making techniques from Syria-based IS operatives through social networking platforms, including Trillian, WhatsApp and…
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) A Madikeri court in Kodagu district on Monday ordered police to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka minister K.J. George and two IPS officers in connection with the alleged…
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Prominent Pakistan cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, who made headlines in June for appearing in a video with Qandeel Baloch, will be included in the murder investigation of the slain social media…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Mixed global cues, gloomy quarterly results and profit booking subdued the Indian equity markets on Monday. The key indices closed the day’s trade in the red, after a decent run during…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the central government ordered the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to exercise maximum restraint while tackling the angry mobs that took…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Two important bills that seek to replace ordinances to keep state boards out of the ambit of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for this academic year will be taken up…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to six states on a PIL seeking discharge of more than 300 patients who have been cured of their mental ailments but are…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The BJP on Monday dubbed as “anti-national” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s accusation that the Centre was creating an “India-Pak like situation” in the national capital, and demanded his apology….
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Bangladesh police on Monday arrested three people for an attack on elderly Baul singers in a village in Chuadanga district. Three Baul singers, including two women, were attacked with iron rods…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from the Rajya Sabha amid talk of his joining the AAP, said on Monday that “in the war of right or wrong, you…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The Bangladesh cabinet on Monday made extradition easy with India as it accepted the proposal by which no evidence of crime is required between the two neighbouring countries for extraditing convicted…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) All parties have made it clear that the long-pending GST Bill should be “taken to a logical conclusion” in the ongoing Monsoon Session and the government is keen to run…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) A Dhaka court on Monday indicted 41 persons, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and his parents, for murder over the collapse of the building in 2013 killing at least 1,136…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Dubbing diesel as a “major cause of pollution”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered that all diesel vehicles that are 10 years old or more be banned from…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government has released Rs 99.57 crore as its contribution for the year 2015-16 for 16.96 lakh eligible subscribers of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), it was announced here on Monday….
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday refuted Congress’ charge that Jammu and Kashmir was disturbed because of the PDP-BJP coalition government failed to handle the situation, and instead blamed Pakistan…