Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra inspector general of police S.M. Mushrif on Tuesday accused the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of being hand-in-glove with right-wing extremists and called for a ban on the RSS describing it…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Airline major Jet Airways on Tuesday launched a seven-day sale offering discounts of up to 30 percent on international flights. According to the company, the ongoing seven-day sale will end on…
Congress Leader Ashwani Kumar (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The presidential address to the joint sitting of parliament was utterly uninspiring and completely directionless, former union minister and Congress leader Ashwani Kumar said…
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) The US space agency has released the archived audio tapes of a conversation between Apollo 10 astronauts about an “outer-space-type music” as their craft flew on the far side of…
Hyderabad, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after BJP leader Subramanian Swamy moved the Supreme Court seeking construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, an All India Muslim Personal Law Board member on…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday demanded a law against discrimination of people from weaker sections in educational institutions across the country. “What happened to Rohith (Vemula) has not happened to him…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Taking a u-turn from earlier position, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Tuesday said city police would oppose Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea in…
Chicago, Feb 23 (IANS) An Uber driver was arrested for shooting randomly in three locations in Kalamazoo in Michigan in the US, killing six people and injuring two others. Jason Dalton was charged with murder,…
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee departs from Rashtrapati Bhavan to address both the houses of that Parliament on the beginning of Budget Session , in New Delhi on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS/RB) New Delhi,…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Swachh Bharat Mission, with its focus on behavioural change, is becoming a community movement, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. “The Swachh Bharat Mission is becoming a community movement…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The government will allow women in all fighting streams of the armed forces, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. “In our country ‘Shakti’, which means power, is the manifestation of…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) With two wins in three states under his belt, a triumphant Donald Trump rolls into Nevada as a hot favourite in the Republican presidential nomination contest…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Tuesday expressed concern over the stability of the country in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on Sunday that certain forces were trying to “defame…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Police and asked them file status report on a bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru UNiversity Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar,…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) With the passing of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this month, the US Supreme Court could shift to the Left, which will impact a number of upcoming decisions, experts said. Scalia,…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and its political allies of trying to silence dissent, the New York Times Tuesday suggested that it may stall progress on economic reforms. “India is…
Canberra, Feb 23 (IANS) It is “inevitable” that another terrorist attack will occur in Australia, a former leading military advisor has said on Tuesday. David Kilcullen, who was an advisor to the US military in…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea filed by JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya seeking security before they surrender to court. The plea was…
Faridabad: People from Jat community block railway track near Pataudi to press for Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Faridabad on Feb 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Violence affected areas of Haryana…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said removing poverty and destitution from India was the “sacred responsibility” of the Indian government. “Removing poverty and destitution…