New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A day after presenting the union budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said efforts are necessary to sustain growth in a challenging global economic environment. “The prevailing…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A campaign against holding the next Defence Expo in Goa found an echo in parliament on Tuesday with Congress M.P. Shantaram Naik raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The…
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Sahara Group’s flagship project, Aamby Valley Resort, has been sealed by the Maharashtra government for non-payment of non-agriculture taxes of around Rs.4.50 crore, an official said on Tuesday. A team of…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared a proposal to acquire two more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) at the cost of Rs.7,500 crore under a tripartite…
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The government has received proposals worth Rs.120,294 crore for electronics manufacturing in India till date, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to appear in the written test in their briefs,…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Police shot dead six Maoists on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. A gun battle erupted in the Chintavadu forests in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh near Khammam district in Telangana….
Agra, March 1 (IANS) A Catholic priest on Monday opened a yoga and nature cure centre in the city’s Dayalbagh area to “benefit the suffering humanity”. Father John Ferriera – who said he had treated…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV), a mobile platform promoting its various activities across the country, will visit various colleges in Kolkata and adjoining cities from March 3….
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A notice to bring a privilege motion against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani was submitted to Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday, a day after a similar notice…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, an official said. He will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur where…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) After arresting five suspects, police in Kerala say that more arrests are likely on charges of abusing and threatening a leading woman anchor of a popular TV channel. The telephone of…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian smartphone maker Micromax on Tuesday launched its first 4G tablet – Canvas Tab P702, with seven-inch HD IPS display and 3000mAh battery. The tablet will be exclusively available on…
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) A woman found murdered in her rented room in Gurgaon last week was raped before she was killed, police said on Tuesday after the arrest of two suspected killers. The 28-year-old…
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Union Budget for 2016-17 is anti-poor, favours big business and is generally hollow, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Tuesday. He said that the budget — presented on…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) For Babita Sharma it was a nightmarish experience on February 22 at NH-1 when, at around 3 a.m., a mob pounced on her family and others, beat…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday clarified that only some portion of the interest accrued on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions made after April 1 this year will the taxed while the…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Tuesday sought the defence ministry’s reply on how hundreds of youth appearing for an army recruitment examination were forced to take off their clothes in Bihar’s…
By Jaideep Sarin New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It may not sound as music to the ears of the powers that be, but catchy numbers are being thrown up amid the controversies surrounding student politics…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) on Tuesday threatened to walk out of the Left Front in West Bengal in protest against the coalition’s proposed electoral arrangement with the Congress. “Suddenly this…