New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his predecessor Manmohan Singh’s reference to “organised loot” during his speech on demonetisation in Parliament must have been in the context of his…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 60 trains were running late and 20 rescheduled on Thursday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern…
Lisbon, Dec 29 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho announced on Thursday his candidacy for re-election in the Portuguese football club polls scheduled to be held on March 4. De Carvalho posted a message…
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia has sought the intervention of Union Minister Mahesh Sharma over the chanting of religious slogans by the RSS cadres at Kareng…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) There will be no jail term for holding demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, according to the ordinance that was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, official sources…
Turin, Dec 29 (IANS) Venezuela midfielder Tomas Rincon underwent medical tests on Thursday to finalise his move to Italian football champions Juventus on loan from league rivals Genoa. Serie A leaders Juventus announced on their…
Sana’a, Dec 29 (IANS) Two militants from the Yemen-based Al Qaeda branch were killed in a US drone strike in Yemen’s central province of al-Bayda on Thursday, a military official said. “The US drone targeted…
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, poll authorities have warned of a crackdown on self-help groups and NGOs which are used as conduits by political parties and candidates for distribution…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Sharpening the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation and graft charges, the Congress on Thursday announced launching a nationwide protest campaign from January. its also questioned Modis alleged…
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Former RSS Goa unit chief Subhash Velingkar on Thursday accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of scripting a political conspiracy ahead of the 2017 assembly polls…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The ambient air quality of the National Capital became severe for the sixth time this month on Thursday but the Delhi government claimed improvement in pollution level. The Delhi government…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Slamming the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for the decision to offer the scam-tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala the post of honorary life presidents, Sports Minister Vijay Goel said…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A section of intellectuals from West Bengal will submit a memorandum at the Reserve Bank of India’s regional office here on Friday in protest the negative impacts of demonetisation. They criticised…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Union government has constituted a high level committee to “analyse and review effectiveness of present arbitration mechanism” and streamline the process, Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be the All India Football Federation (AIFF)’s toughest examination, its vice-president Subrata Dutta said on Thursday. “The overall development in Indian football starting from grassroots…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Chelsea forward Pedro on Thursday said football is more difficult in the English Premier League (EPL) than it was in the Spanish La Liga where he was playing for FC Barcelona….
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) A group of 50 Congress activists painted tattoos proclaiming “Our PM is Corrupt” to mark the 50 days of demonetisation here on Thursday with plans to intensify their agitation over the…
Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) The Nepali people will be able to use fourth generation (4G) telecommunication service for the first time from 2017 as Nepal Telecom, the state-owned telecom service provider, is starting the new…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday commissioned the remote operating station at Haldia in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district as part of the coastal surveillance network. “The radar surveillance…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) With the rise in the number of mobile internet users in India, malware attacks on smartphones’ operating systems have increased and mobile applications through which people hack into phones to access…