Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Weather will improve across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday onwards as light rains were forecast by Met office on Saturday. “There would be overall improvement in weather across the state from…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. “The sky will…
By Amulya Ganguli The high level of violence in West Bengal during the election campaign – far more than in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puduchery which are also going to the polls – can…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Ambassadors, high commissioners, and diplomats from 34 countries gathered at a park here on Friday and planted tree saplings to mark the ‘International Mother Earth Day’ and to laud the…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Vistara airline on Friday said it has signed a four year comprehensive agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for availing a range of IT and digital services. “As per the…
Shillong, April 22 (IANS) Conrad Sangma, the younger son of former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma, will contest the bypoll to Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya, necessitated by the death of his father and…
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Oil and gas exploration company Cairn India on Friday said it posted a standalone net profit of Rs.347.18 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2016, against a net loss of…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Congress on Friday released a list of nine candidates for the May 16 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The list was released by party general secretary Madhusudan Mistry. The Congress is…
Women cover their faces to avoid direct contact with sun on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions with 15…
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) The Odisha government has set a target to complete acquisition of one lakh acres of land under the proposed land bank for setting up industries without any hassle by June end…
Dehradun, April 22 (IANS) The vexed issues of Kashmir and the muzzling of freedom of speech predominated on the first day of Dehradun Literature Festival, which began on Friday. Author Omair Ahmad said that the…
Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has “assured” Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik that the Pakistan government will not change the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan, which it…
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) As many as 50 hotels, palaces and resorts of the Taj Group have bagged the EarthCheck Gold Certification for savings of $6,107,585 through reduction in energy, water and waste, it was…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Shopping for eco-friendly crafts fabricated from water hyacinth, making wishes in front of a replica of a red sandstone ‘wish fulfilling tree’ dating back to 2nd century B.C. and an exhibition…
Patna, April 22 (IANS) At least ten people including five children and three women were burnt alive as fire swept a row of houses, including one hosting a marriage party, in a village in Bihar’s…
New Delhi: Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit addresses during a programme organised on Pakistan Day at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Sheikh Manzoor New Delhi, April 22 (IANS)…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at the Election Commission yet again after it removed two top district officials in the state, ahead of the last three…
Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) Telangana remained in the grip of heat wave with many places sizzling with maximum temperature over 44 degrees Celsius on Friday. Nalgonda was the hottest place with mercury rising to 45…
Peshawar, April 22 (IANS) Soran Singh, special assistant to the chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on minorities affairs and a provincial assembly member, was gunned down late Friday in a targeted attack near Pir Baba in…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India on Friday said the dialogue process with Pakistan was not suspended and the visit of Pakistan’s Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the Pathankot airbase attack was “very constructive”….