Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) At least nine more infants died due to malnutrition and outbreak of the various diseases in Thar district of Pakistan’s Sindh province during the last two days, taking the toll to…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday said it has made an elaborate arrangements for the smooth flow of traffic on New Year’s Eve and directed mall managements, pubs and restaurant owners…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that his ministry will establish world class educational institutions for the students belonging to minority communities. Chairing…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Duncan Industries will reopen its Dhumchipara tea garden in the next week, the company’s non-executive chairman G.P. Goenka said on Thursday. “I went to Nabanna (State Secretariat) and met officials. There…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The students of IIT Madras received a rude shock on Thursday morning when they found the institute’s website hacked and pro-Pakistan messages posted on it. The website apparently was hacked…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly defended his widely-criticised demonetisation move, calling it a “difficult” but apolitical decision that was taken to rid the Indian economy and society of the…
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) In a virtual rebellion against his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav late on Thursday released his own list of 235 candidates…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government would introduce tax reforms to ensure that no honest taxpayer is harassed by by officials whileevaders are caught efficiently. In an…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A newborn kid was recovered from a playground here on Thursday morning, police said. “A newborn baby boy, aged about five days, was recovered from the Banwari Singh Maidan in south…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested a Delhi-based lawyer on charge of converting Rs 60 crore in demonetised currency into new notes in connivance with a Kotak Mahindra Bank manager….
Mysuru, Dec 29 (IANS) Exhorting the youth to join the Scouts and Guide movement, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the activities would enrich life skills. “Scouting and guiding is a tool for enriching life…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A court here on Thursday sent to ED custody, till January 2, hawala trader Paras Mal Lodha who was arrested for converting demonetised notes worth Rs 25 crore linked to…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Congress has formed a national campaign core committee to assist the existing party structure to implement a pan-India campaign activities at the grassroots to highlight “the plight of the…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Running low on cash? Is demonitisation playing the devil and trying to kill your New Year eves plan? If you’re a foodie and on a budget this New Year’s eve, fret…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (IANS) Mystery shrouds the death of a male Royal Bengal tiger in a dense forest in Odisha’s Bolangir district, but officials on Thursday said the autopsy would identify the cause of death….
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Sikh campaigners have urged the British government to release the secret files said to hold details of its involvement in Operation Blue Star conducted by the Indian Army in 1984 to…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Short-covering and value buying on the back of futures and options (F&O) expiry, along with rupee appreciation and budgetary expectations, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Thursday. The key indices, which…
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal said the country’s cultural diversity and freedom of expression is in danger and called upon the people to say no to “Hindu Rashtra”. “Our cultural diversity is…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Google is refusing to censor the rants of Al Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who reportedly influenced the attackers who committed the 7/7 London bombings. Dubbed the “pied piper of Jihad,” al-Awlaki’s…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) decision to offer the scam-tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala the post of honorary life presidents created more fireworks on Thursday with the…