New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif speedy recovery after the latter called him up from London on Monday night ahead of his heart surgery. Ministry…
Ankara, May 31 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that no Muslim family should adopt birth control measures, stressing that his country’s population will grow “I am saying this clearly, we will…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he was “pained” by the recent attacks on African students while Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and Delhi Police chief Alok Kumar Verma assured…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Pre-monsoon showers continue to provide respite from heat in the north and east India and are likely to continue for two more days at least, the weather department and private…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he was “pained” by the recent attacks on African students and stressed India’s relations with Africa “should not be jeopardised in any way”….
Jaipur, May 30 (IANS) Police in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan on Monday denied that any boy from Pakistan was lodged in any of its police stations. The district borders Pakistan. Pakistani boy Tufail Ismail,…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The draft new bill aimed at curbing human trafficking has provided for, among other things,registration of placement agencies and punishment for the use of narcotic drugs or alcohol for the…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Surajit Kar Purkayastha was on Monday appointed new Director General of West Bengal Police, an official release said. He will replace G.M.P Reddy, who retires on Tuesday. Purkayastha, a 1985 batch…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) A woman was allegedly gang raped in a moving car by three youth early on Monday in the city’s posh satellite town Salt Lake, police said. The culprits forced the woman,…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he was “pained” by the recent attacks on African students and stressed India’s relations with Africa “should not been jeopardised in any way”….
By Anjali Ojha Moscow, May 30 (IANS) The general framework agreement between India and Russia for Units five and six of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is expected to be signed this year, said a…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Congress on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his claims on checking corruption, and said that he has still not been able to enforce Lokpal. Modi on Saturday…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu addresses at the signing ceremony of an MoU between Ministry of Railways and State Government of Chhattisgarh for formation of JV Company, in New Delhi on Feb…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma on Monday met a delegation of Africans here and assured them of prompt action for their safety, in the wake of a series of…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Abdul Mannan will be the new leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly after his election as leader of the Congress legislature party. Mannan, who won…
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday reported an increase of 6.02 percent in its standalone net profit for the fourth quarter of 2015-16. The company’s Q4 net profit stood…
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), May 30 (IANS) The Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh is reeling under a severe crisis following drought and unemployment. Despite a Supreme Court directive to provide the people of drought-hit regions five…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion of Maj. Gen. N.K. Mehta (now lt. gen.) of the Army Ordnance Corps to the…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday launched the country’s first Tobacco Cessation Quitline which aims to guide tobacco addicts ‘kick the butt’ with proper counselling. The National Tobacco Cessation…
Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday announced special budgetary initiatives for women that include school fee waiver up to Class 12, and a reserved quota of industrial land for female…