Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Two days after complaining of “laxity” on enforcing the model code of conduct in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday ordered the immediate transfer of 35 officials including four…
Kolkata: Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan in action during a WT20 match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on March 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Debdoot Das Kolkata, March 17 (IANS)…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) In a significant development, the Indian Army on Thursday decided to vacate huge portions of land held by it close to civilian habitations in Jammu and Kashmir and hand over the…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John…
Cairo, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Scans of King Tutankhamen’s tomb have almost certainly shown two rooms hidden behind the pharaoh’s burial chamber, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati said on Thursday. “We can say more than 90…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As the RSS on Thursday dubbed AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi as anti-national for his refusal to say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, BJP president…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming Sufism “the voice of peace”, noted that none of the 99 names of Allah stands for violence. In his…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday set aside the suspension of opposition YSR Congress Party legislator R. K. Roja from the Andhra Pradesh state legislative for one year. Passing interim orders…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) At least 800 women from Iraq, Jordan and Syria were forced to join the Islamic State terrorist group recently, a US based Iranian journalist Azabeh Moaveni said at the India…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) There were no takers at the close of bidding for business tycoon Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher House, the headquarters of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) here, at an e-auction on Thursday by…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Haryana’s Agriculture Minister Om Prakash Dhankar on Thursday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to construct a canal to get water from the Nangal dam, saying the state can’t provide…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Anil Giri Kathmandu/Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into the…
(140615) — LONDON, June 15, 2014 (Xinhua) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (L) and her husband Prince Philip attend Trooping the Colour in London on June 14, 2014. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is…
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli (File Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh said on Thursday that he is reminded of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar whenever he watches star India…
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar could not meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday but spoke to him on telephone, CPI…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal was sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Special Court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act here on Thursday. He was arrested…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A 19-year-old engineering student hailing from West Bengal was arrested by the NIA in Delhi for acting as a facilitator for the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) plans to invest Rs.2,000 crore for the upgradation of its network, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday. “The company has plans…
Kolkata: Pakistani ghazal singer Ustad Ghulam Ali arrives at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, on Jan 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali will be presented…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 17 (IANS) Highlighting long-term investor confidence in India, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued two billion rupees ($30 million) of 15-year Masala bonds, marking the longest-dated…