Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) With only three days to go for the publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam Police on Thursday said elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure that…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday requested Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju to explore a regulatory regime for single-engine seaplanes, keeping in mind all safety aspects….
Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman will perform in his homeland Tamil Nadu next month. He says the people of Tamil Nadu are always special and performing before them in his…
Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed and over 80 injured here on Thursday in a suicide attack on a cultural centre of the Shia minority, which houses a madrasa, a mosque…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, on Thursday announced signing of a “definitive agreement” for the acquisition of specified assets of Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China is building a village in its northwest Qinghai province simulating the environmental conditions on Mars. The project, as part of China’s Mars exploration preparation, was approved by experts in Beijing…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) With tea prices firming up at North Indian auction centres backed by healthy demand and stagnant production in the domestic market, margins of most large bulk tea producers are expected to…
Jaipur, Dec 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Rajasthan on January 14 to lay the foundation stone of the Rs 43,129-crore Barmer refinery and later in the month visit Jhunjhunu, which…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) BJP MPs were on Thursday urged to make use of a new feature on the official app of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which facilitates direct connect with him. A presentation…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Actor Deepankar Dey, who will reprise his grandfathers role from Bengali show “Bhojo Gobindo” in its forthcoming Hindi TV remake “Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki”, says he is extremely attached to the…
London, Dec 28 (IANS) In a bid to cut down obesity, men and women living in Britain are being urged to reduce their intake of calories to just 1,600 a day, according to new health…
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Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Actress Gauahar Khan launched her YouTube channel on Thursday, which marked four years of her journey since her stint in “Bigg Boss” season 7. The channel is called “Things you’ve Never…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari will flag off the first movement of cement cargo through National Waterway (NW)-2 on the Brahmaputra river in Assam on Friday under the government’s flagship Sagarmala…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said it supports the triple talaq Bill but suggested that it be strengthened in favour of Muslim women and the law must ensure that subsistence allowance…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday claimed it has found incriminating documents, gold ornaments and precious stones worth Rs 40 crore during searches at showrooms of Adrija Gold Corporation in connection…
Raipur, Dec 28 (IANS) A court here on Thursday gave bail to senior journalist Vinod Verma, arrested on charges of extortion after allegedly possessing and circulating a sleaze CD purportedly featuring a Chhattisgarh Minister. The…
Jakarta, Dec 28 (IANS) Indonesian football teams are scheduled to vie against 2018 World Cup qualifier Iceland, in friendly matches slated for January 11 and 14 in Yogyakarta and Jakarta respectively. The friendly matches are…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) State Congress president M.M. Hassan on Thursday slammed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ruling CPI-M secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan for their “attitude as if there is no alternative to the BJP…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A slight tremor measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the hill state of Uttarakhand on Thursday, the IMD said. No loss of life or property was reported from anywhere….