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…
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Pakistani model-cum-actress Qandeel Baloch, who was strangled to death by her brother in the name of “family honour” two days ago, was laid to rest in a local graveyard at her…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) Beijing on Monday announced military manoeuvres in the South China Sea, almost a week after The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favour of the Philippines over the region’s…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress parliamentarians led by the party’s floor leader in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Monday staged a demonstration in the Parliament House complex against rising prices of essential…
London, July 18 (IANS) Britain’s MPs are set to decide on whether to renew the country’s Trident nuclear weapons programme in a House of Commons vote on Monday, a move backed by newly appointed Prime…
ISTANBUL, July 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s gendarmerie guard a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 15, 2016. Turkey’s gendarmerie on Friday night closed the two bridges that connect Istanbul’s Asian and European parts over…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday lashed out at the ruling BJP, saying the party was a “misfit” for Jammu and Kashmir and blamed it…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government on Monday said the battle in Kashmir was between the country and the separatists and that violence fometed from across the border will not be tolerated. Participating in…
Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday called for manageable and sustainable credit expansion in the country, saying all avenues for this should be explored. Rajan underlined the need…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A verbal spat between BSP leader Mayawati and union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu was witnessed on Monday in the Rajya Sabha as she blamed the Centre for what she dubbed…
Mumbai: Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu during the trailer launch of Sony TV new show, The Kapil Sharma Show, in Mumbai, on March 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) BJP leader Navjot…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday demanded an all-party meeting should be held to discuss the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “Governments are run…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Amid uproarious scenes in the Maharashtra assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday made a detailed statement on the gang-rape and murder of a schoolgirl which evoked memories of the abhoring…
Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan believes the current value of the rupee is ‘pretty reasonable’ and devaluation may not be the key to increasing exports. Any devaluation of the…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) A ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker was seriously injured on Monday when his vehicle met with an accident following an alleged mob attack in the restive Kashmir Valley where curfew…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday held eight Al-Badr men guilty of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War and sentenced three of them to death. Five others were…