Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Two persons, including a 27-year-old woman, have been arrested for illegal possession of arms from West Bengal’s Maoist-affected Purulia district, police said on Saturday. The accused, Kabita Ghorui and Panchanan Mahato,…
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) In a positive development for Bihar, an area prone to annual devastating floods, a Kathmandu-based international organisation has generated district-level flood maps for the state’s 33 districts, and an online flood…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded that an FIR be lodged by the CBI against persons in the Aam Aadmi Party government responsible for siphoning off public funds for private purposes….
Bengaluru, Sep 17 (IANS) City-based tele-diagnostic delivery company Teleradiology Solutions (TRS) on Saturday announced a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston – one of the top-ranked hospitals in the US — to offer…
Shimla, Sep 17 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said anti-India activities will not be allowed from his country. He was here on a day-long visit to India’s largest hydropower project in…
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally launched a probe into the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, a police officer said on Saturday. According to the officer, they have handed…
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Navy Chief Sunil Lanba said on Saturday that preliminary investigation into the Scorpene data leak shows that it did not happen in India but in the DCNS office in France. “There…
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)’s second Visakhapatnam Class-destroyer, with more than 60 per cent indigenization and increased stealth power, was launched ahead of its schedule here on Saturday, officials said….
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Lt. Governor’s Office has denied charges by Delhi’s Water Minister Kapil Mishra that the LG had refused to meet Mishra and Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday. The Lt….
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said he would support his uncle and Samajwadi Party state President Shivpal Yadav, and there was “no rift” in the party. “I have…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday alleged that Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung had “refused” to meet him and Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Mishra said that he along with Jain…
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.27 billion as on September 9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced. According to data released by the RBI, the reserves stood at…
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Unfurling of national flag at the offices of the political parties marked Hyderabad merger day on Saturday. While the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the main opposition Congress and others celebrated…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against unidentified Defence Ministry officials and others to probe allegations of kickbacks in the purchase of three Embraer aircraft in a…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Has the decision by senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha member Tariq Karra to quit to protest Kashmir civilian killings set the cat among the pigeons in the…
Imphal Sep 17 (IANS) Artistes, lyricists and transgenders in Manipur are up in arms against state Rural Development Minister Moirangthem Okendra after his security guards allegedly beat up a popular tansgender artiste here. The artistes,…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has said it expects to sell nearly 2,000 supertelevisions and 70,000-75,000 superphones during its one-day “EPIC 919 Superfans Festival” scheduled for September 19. The…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit being hosted by the South American nation. “Warmer ties with Venezuela. VP…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) There is a need to dismantle a lot of rules and regulations to uplift business in India, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said. Addressing a chief secretaries’ conclave, aimed…
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) The truce brokered between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav turned out to be short-lived, as supporters of both leaders came out on…