Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that while maritime terror posed a major threat to India, the country’s coastline is now more secure due to a slew of initiatives…
Chidambaram (Credit: IANS) New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Accusing the BJP-led NDA government of creating a “fake controversy” around the affidavits in Ishrat Jahan case, former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India on Thursday said it was already recognised by the United States as a “major defence partner”, downplaying the US Senate’s rejection of a key legislative amendment that would have…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 38-year-old businessman was strangled to death by robbers when he resisted them at his farmhouse here early on Thursday, police said. Five robbers have been arrested. Investigators said the…
New Delhi: Actress and Girl Rising ambassadors Freida Pinto during a press conference regarding the announcement of Girl Rising campaign in India, in New Delhi on Nov 29, 2014. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Washington, June 16…
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Negative global cues, along with profit booking and a weak rupee, dragged the key Indian equity markets lower on Thursday. The benchmark indices closed the day’s trade in the red, after…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, who quit as in-charge of party affairs in Punjab over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, has vehemently proclaimed his innocence and said…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said the decision to suspend legislator Alka Lamba as a spokesperson of the party was an “internal” matter. “This may be of interest…
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that Islamabad believes in dialogue to reduce tension with Kabul and efforts are afoot to bridge the communication gap with the “misguided Afghans”. “Afghans are being misguided…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In a bid to expand its operations in India, US-based global technology company Cisco on Thursday launched the Cisco Global Delivery Center in Pune which will lead to its headcount…
Pune (Maharashtra), June 16 (IANS) A city court on Thursday extended the CBI custody of surgeon and right-wing activist Virendra S. Tawde, the prime accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder, till June 20. Tawde was…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman returning home after watching a movie was abducted and gang-raped in a moving car here by three men, police said on Thursday. All three accused have been…
Yangon, June 16 (IANS) Myanmar and India vowed on Thursday to cooperate on issues of border security and stability, sources with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The pledge came as Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung…
Kochi/Aluva (Kerala), June 16 (IANS) Signalling a breakthrough in the Jisha murder case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Thursday that “the suspect” — an Assamese youth — in the murder of the woman…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Even as the central government announced increase in buffer stock for pulses to eight lakh tonnes, escalating prices of Urad, Tur, gram and Kabli gram remained a cause for its…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for 10 crore people to be brought into the tax net, up from the current 5.3 crore, in a bid to expand the…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Hours after the Delhi Police gave a clean chit to BJP leader and NDMC Vice-Chairman Karan Singh Tanwar in a murder case, the ruling AAP on Thursday questioned the police…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The maximum, all-inclusive air fare of Rs 2,500 proposed in the new aviation policy for travel up to one hour or around 600 km is welcome for promoting regional connectivity….
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Negative global cues and profit taking after some handsome gains in the previous day spooked key Indian equity markets on Thursday. Consequently, the key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade in…
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Clearing desks for the release of “Udta Punjab”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions seeking a stay on it. Justice M. Jeyapaul dismissed the…