New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said the government had kept its promise on One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme and veterans burning or returning their medals were insulting the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) India has witnessed a surge in rape cases, with their number increasing more than double from 2001 to 2014, said a report released here on Friday. The findings are part of…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday directed the CBI to consider the plea of arrested mafia don Rajendra S. Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan’s sisters, seeking to meet their brother “for performing…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday denied attacking BJP veterans including L.K. Advani and said the party leadership was discussing with them the issues they raised after the Bihar rout….
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Maharashtra is planning to move the Supreme Court to challenge the lifting of the ban order on Nestle India’s Maggi noodles, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Girish Bapat said here on…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) As anniversaries go, secularist and freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s 127th birth anniversary went largely unnoticed. Except for a handful of officials from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Calling him authoritarian, the Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of embarrassing India by repeatedly claiming abroad that he had restored the country’s credibility. Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
New Delhi: Actress Sharmila Tagore during the 4th Edition of CII Big Picture Summit 2015, in New Delhi on Oct 20, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Tagore surname is a great…
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the City of London at Indo-UK Business Meeting in The Old Library, at Guildhall, London on Nov 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) London, Nov 13 (IANS) Britain must realise that…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Hillary Clinton has largely maintained her lead in the Democratic presidential race despite a month of sharpened attacks by rival Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, according to a new poll….
Washington/London, Nov 13 (IANS) US forces have carried out an air strike targeting the Islamic State (IS) group militant “Jihadi John”, with a “high degree of certainty” he was hit, the Pentagon said on Friday….
Los Angeles, Nov 13 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber has shared a selfie of himself and actress Jennifer Aniston online. In the image, posted on Wednesday on Instagram, Bieber and Aniston, who has become friends with…
Brasilia, Nov 13 (IANS) German automaker Volkswagen was fined 50 million reais ($13.1 million) by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for modifying vehicles to falsely pass environmental regulations, the…
Los Angeles, Nov 13 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie says it was initially quite awkward filming sex scenes with her husband Brad Pitt for their new movie “By The Sea.”. The two, who tied the knot…
Bengaluru, Nov 13 (IANS) Security was stepped up on Thursday for noted Kannada litterateur Girish Karnad and BJP lawmaker Prathap Simha following death threats to them on social media, police said. They received threats over…
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was the new bright spot of hope and opportunity as he referred to opportunities in sectors such as defence, trade, housing, services, energy…
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart David Cameron in London, England on Nov 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS/MEA) London, Nov 13 (IANS) India and Britain signed commercial deals worth 9.2 billion pounds ($14…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IANS) A two-day meeting of the Congress in Kerala, to analyse the setback in the recent civic polls, on Thursday decided to unleash an all-out attack against the BJP’s “communal and fascist”…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Calling the Indian economy a bright spot “in an environment of increased uncertainty”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said India’s growth will benefit from recent policy reforms, a consequent…