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) Delhi Police on Friday filed a chargesheet against suspected Al Qaeda members, including Maulana Anzar Shah, for allegedly motivating people to join the terror outfit in India.
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said reports that he will be the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh were “fictitious”. There was no truth in these reports, the veteran…
Patna, June 10 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday told the parents of Aditya Sachdeva, a student who was allegedly shot dead by the son of a JD-U leader, that justice will be…
Jammu, June 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday suspended a revenue officer and some others for including a legislator in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) list. A Tehsildar and some revenue and…
Colombo, June 10 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has decided to expedite development projects funded by China, the Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs has said. The ministry said the decision was taken following…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Indian public sector banks (PSBs) will require a capital infusion of Rs 1.2 lakh crore by 2020, in view of the heavy losses reflected in their balance sheets in 2015-16,…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices were trading in the red during the afternoon session on Friday. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE was trading 66.50 points or 0.25 percent…
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,…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 10 (IANS) Thousands of people have gathered to pay their last respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali who passed away at age 74 a week ago. The two-day funeral began on Thursday…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters on Friday for the second round of questioning in the case involving acquiring wealth disproportionate to…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) A female Indian aid worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in this Afghan capital, a security officer said. The 40-year-old woman, working with a non-governmental organisation, was kidnapped late on…
Dhaka, June 10 (IANS) An inmate of a Hindu ashram was hacked to death in Bangladesh’s Pabna town on Friday morning, police said. Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, a volunteer at a Hindu ashram, was murdered during…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan has expressed concern over growing strategic ties between India and the US, a day after the two countries signed a number of agreements for security cooperation during Prime Minister Narendra…
Panaji, June 10 (IANS) Goa Tourism and State Children’s Commission for Protection of Child Rights have come up with extensive campaigns to discourage tourists in the state from buying products and services involving child labour….
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Voting for the 13 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council began here on Friday. There are fourteen candidates for 13 seats. The voting was preceeded by hectic lobbying till late…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened in the red on Friday following weak global markets on concerns over Brexit polls. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 35.66 points or 0.13…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama formally threw his support behind presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a web video on Thursday. “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has vowed to prevent Republican Donald Trump from becoming the US president amid concerns about further damage to party unity deriving from his continued stay in…
Paris, June 10 (IANS) Football legends Pele and Diego Maradona attended a historical friendly game here to spread the message of unity and peace, pursued by the forthcoming Euro 2016. It was for the first…