Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Weak global cues led the key Indian equity markets on Friday to provisionally close the day’s trade in the red. Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the automobile, consumer durables and…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Rakhi Birla got a unique birthday gift on Friday – she was elected the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi assembly. The proposal to make Birla…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Amid reports that Home Minister Rajnath Singh may be the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, two former party MPs on Friday accused the former chief minister of dividing…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A court here on Friday acquitted Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy of terror charges, but convicted him for cheating and forgery, and sentenced him for the period which he has already…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A court here on Friday acquitted Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy of terror charges, but convicted him for cheating and forgery.
Gurgaon, June 10 (IANS) At least four people were arrested for killing a bar attendant on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Friday, police said. Three men and a woman were arrested for killing Mahi, a 20-year-old…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Delhi government’s decision to make Punjabi compulsory in government schools in Delhi had nothing to do with the coming assembly polls in the state, the AAP said on Friday….
Dhaka, June 10 (IANS) A volunteer at a Hindu ashram in Bangladesh was murdered on Friday, apparently by suspected Islamists, the media reported. Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, was attacked on the neck and head from behind…
Panaji, June 10 (IANS) The Goa Police on Friday chargesheeted Ramesh Tawadkar, sports minister in the BJP-led coalition government, and seven others in a 2009 rioting case at a wildlife sanctuary in South Goa. The…
Ranchi, June 10 (IANS) The opposition in Jharkhand is set to show a united front against the ruling BJP on saturday in a two-day “economic blockade” to denounce the government’s domicile policy and in polling…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A court on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment five convicts on charges of raping a Danish woman here two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar awarded the punishment to…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Philanthropist and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi on Friday declined Pakistan’s former President Asif Ali Zardari’s offer of treatment abroad. Zardari on Thursday proposed to Edhi for treatment abroad, but…
Kabul/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Suspected militants have abducted an Indian female aid worker from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Indian and Afghan officials said on Friday. The kidnapped woman is Judith D’Souza, 40, working as a…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The censor board on Friday told the Bombay High Court that some of the scenes recommended for deletion in the Hindi movie “Udta Punjab” were “very vulgar”. Citing examples, lawyer Advait…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) As broadband usage expands in India, convenience will be the main driver for online shopping after 2019, as opposed to pricing being the main issue today, and eventually help e-commerce…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The Kolkata-based family of Judith D’Souza, a woman development worker abducted in Kabul, on Friday expressed the hope that India and Afghanistan will act soon to have her released. “It happened…
New Delhi/New York, June 10 (IANS) With global crude oil prices climbing over $50 a barrel after having fallen below $25, the Indian basket of crude oils also inched up, closing on Thursday at $49.35,…
Kabul/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Suspected militants have abducted an Indian female aid worker from the volatile Afghanistan capital of Kabul, Indian and Afghan officials said on Friday. The woman was identified as Judith D’Souza,…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi Police on Friday filed a chargesheet against suspected Al Qaeda members, including Maulana Anzar Shah, on charges of motivating people to join the terror outfit in India. The chargesheet…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A court here on Friday asked Delhi Police to respond to a minor’s plea challenging a Juvenile Justice Board order that he should be tried as an adult in a…