Dehradun, March 18 (IANS) BJP Uttarakhand legislator Ganesh Joshi, accused of hitting and severely injuring a police horse which necessitated the amputation of one of its legs, was arrested on Friday, police said. The horse…
By V.Jagannathan Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Mock-up reactor recovery operations will be carried out before starting the actual activities at the first unit at Gujarat’s Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) which was shut down on…
New Delhi: Pakistani high commissioner to India Abdul Basit at Agenda 15 organised by Aaj Tak in New Delhi, on Dec 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul…
Hyderabad: YSRCP MLA RK Roja who was suspended from Andhra Legislative Assembly for one-year talks to press after High Court quashed the ban in Hyderabad, on March 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS)…
Bombay Stock Exchange. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday provisionally closed the day’s trade higher by 275.37 points or 1.12…
Mumbai: Lyricist Javed Akhtar during the special celebrity screening of film Guddu Rangeela in Mumbai on July 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Acclaimed lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar says he will contest elections…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the press conference to announce Satyamev Jayate Water Cup in Mumbai on Feb 17, 2016 (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday ordered…
Kolkata: BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh shows videos from a sting operation conducted on Trinamool leaders during a press conference in Kolkata, on March 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The sting…
Kabul, March 18 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will step up relief operations in Afghanistan to address the needs of war-affected communities, ICRC president Peter Maurer said on Friday. “There are…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on governance rather than “snooping on opponents”. “Prime minister should concentrate on governance, which is suffering…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Petrol, diesel, beer, liquor and soft drinks will be costlier in Karnataka from April 1, as the state budget for the coming fiscal (2016-17) seeks to hike various taxes on them….
Kochi, March 18 (IANS) A forensic examination has revealed the presence of toxic pesticide Chlorpyrifos in the body of actor and singer Kalabhavan Mani who died on March 6. Mani, 45, who acted in 200…
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accorded a two-week extension to business tycoon Vijay Mallya to appear before the agency in connection with a money-laundering case, official…
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Friday lauded the declaration of Diwali, Holi and Easter as holidays for Hindus and Christians, but stressed that what they really needed was “greater access to healthcare…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh needs active support from the Indian government to curb activities of inimical elements and hostile outfits active in the country, Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said….
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the publication of the photos of governor, chief minister and the ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. The apex court…
New York, March 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. Its name, Pristimantis dorado, commemorates both its colour (dorado means…
Seoul, March 18 (IANS) North Korea on Friday launched a new ballistic missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea, followed by another missile which may have exploded mid-air, South Korean military…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday left…
New Delhi: Models showcase the creations of fashion designer Anita Dongre during the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016, in New Delhi, on March 17, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It…