New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of CRPF personnel who were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast set off by Maoists. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Amritsar, July 19 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, has quit the BJP as well and would not return to its fold, his wife said here on Tuesday….
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with disappointing quarterly results and negative global cues, subdued the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. However, value buying during the final stages of the day’s trade partially lifted…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Angry Congress members, led by floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha taking strong exception to Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s remark that the Congress…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) After Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel slashed their internet tariff, Vodafone India is also planning to follow their lead and make an announcement in this regard within a couple of…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday announced the much-awaited capital infusion of Rs 22,915 crore towards the recapitalisation of 13 public sector banks during 2016-17. The largest amount of Rs…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister, on Tuesday mourned the death of legendary Bollywood playback singer and ghazal maestro Mubarak Begum Shaikh, who was born…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Did you know Welsh missionary Thomas Jones introduced the Roman alphabet to the Khasi language in northeast India? Thanks to a digital archive, hitherto lost narratives of the people who are…
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Two Indian Navy security patrol boats caught fire in the Naval Dockyard here early on Tuesday and sank in the harbour waters, official sources said. The blaze was reported around 1.30…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) The Kerala government will approach the high court to understand the implications of the RTI Act vis-a-vis the Cabinet’s decisions, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The Chief Minister informed…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination among young innovators, NITI Aayog on Tuesday signed a two-year statement of intent (SOI) with tech giant Intel India to set…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Awais Ali Shah, the son of Chief Justice of Sindh province Sajjad Ali Shah, has been rescued from a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan splinter group, ISPR Director General Asim Bajwa said on Tuesday….
London, July 19 (IANS) Theresa May is set to hold her first face-to-face meetings with European leaders as British Prime Minister when she travels to Berlin and Paris later this week. While it is usual…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the BJP parliamentarians to take out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in their constituencies to mark the 70th Independence Day and to inform the people…
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Fire broke out aboard a patrol boat at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. There was no loss of life. The boat was among…
Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The city-based agricultural research organisation MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has reached a major milestone towards the development of iron and zinc biofortified rice, said a senior official. “After systematic and…
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with disappointing quarterly results and negative global cues, depressed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices traded on a flat-to-negative note during the mid-afternoon session,…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A day after BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu quit the Rajya Sabha, his wife Navjot Kaur said on Tuesday that his resignation from the Upper House should be seen as…
New Delhi: Actor Irrfan Khan addresses a press conference after meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi on July 19,2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Actor…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes on Tuesday after Congress floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance of trying to “destablise” Congress-led governments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal…