Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Amid the raging controversy over the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) allegedly turning into a moral policing body, leading Bengal film actress Swastika Mukherjee said most woman characters bear the…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.48 per cent to open at 2,840.56 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.57 per cent lower at…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) A affectionate peck on his cheek by a local body woman member left Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visibly embarrassed on Sunday. Standing next to the chief minister for a group photo…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday flayed the Narendra Modi government for the fiasco on NSG membership in Seoul. “India has shown so much keenness…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Assuring the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots that justice will be ensured for one and all, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said a Special Investigation Team (SIT), after reviewing…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Close on the heels of a setback on the issue of membership into the 48-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India on Sunday said it is all set to get into…
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) Condemning the terrorist attack on a CRPF bus near Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said it is an act of frustration and…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A day after eight CRPF troopers were killed by ‘fidayeen’ militants in Jammu and Kashmir, the government said on Sunday that a central team will visit the state to look…
London, June 26 (IANS) British police on Sunday started investigating various incidents involving racist messages against the country’s Polish community that appeared after the ‘Brexit’ win in Thursday’s European Union referendum. A spokesperson for the…
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday condemned the attack on the vehicles of BJP leaders allegedly by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha and dared the ruling party to target…
London, June 26 (IANS) Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Sunday said Scotland’s Parliament could attempt to block the UK’s exit from the European Union. Sturgeon said “of course” she would ask lawmakers sitting in…
By Brajendra Nath Singh and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The AAP government’s move to hold a referendum in Delhi for full statehood does not have a constitutional backing, say experts and also…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Haryana Police have arrested a man after a doctor complained that he approached him with his pregnant wife and sought to determine the sex of the foetus and other manipulation…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Centre is likely to start the process of strategic disinvestment in loss-making public sector enterprises (PSEs) by next month even as an influential forum of the executives of these…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Saying terrorism, smuggling and drug activities were linked, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said unless the common thread was broken, it would be very difficult to fight all three. Alcoholism…
Panaji, June 26 (IANS) Panaji Mayor Surendra Furtado, two journalists and four others had a lucky escape when the weed-removal mechanism outfitted boat they were in capsized in a creek here. The mayor had to…
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government is soliciting public opinion on how best to tackle the ‘monkey menace’ which has caused crop losses worth hundreds of crores of rupees in recent years, Forest…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Delivering a warning to tax evaders to come clean on undisclosed income, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held out the example of a retired fellow citizen who regularly contributes…
Imphal June 26 (IANS) Manipur will go without newspapers and news magazines for one month beginning from Sunday as the sole agent in the state was forced to shut shop by the Kangleipak Students’ Association…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 51 other AAP MLAs were detained on Sunday while marching towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence and freed after some four hours, police…