By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) With the Congress set to corner the government over the dismissal of the Uttarakhand government and the ruling BJP intending to strongly counter it over “faulty” investigation…
Pakistani ghazal singer Ustad Ghulam Ali. (File Photo: IANS) Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Despite threats of disruptions by some Hindu fringe groups, the performance of Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali at the ‘Sankat Mochan Sangeet…
Basirhat: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addresses during an election campaigning rally at Basirhat of North 24 parganas in West Bengal on April 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Campaigning came to an…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Private carrier Jet Airways said here on Saturday that it has received shareholders’ approval for the merger of its low-cost subsidiary JetLite with itself. “At the meeting, the equity shareholders of…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Over 670 companies of central forces will be deployed in the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 25, Election Commission officials said on Saturday. A total of…
Shyampur/Basirhat (West Bengal), April 23 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over corruption and unemployment, and also ridiculed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that it was taking strict action against app-based taxi aggregators, including Ola and Uber, for allegedly overcharging and arbitrarily applying surge…
Dehradun, April 23 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday deferred till April 25 its decision on the disqualification of nine rebel Congress legislators by the assembly speaker. The case will be heard again in…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Delhi-based cab aggregator Ola says it had “erroneously calculated toll charges” in some cases and has stepped in to reverse the amount charged from some customers. This…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India doubled its share in world GDP from 1.43 percent in 2000 to 2.86 percent in 2015, industry body PHD Chamber said on Saturday. “India’s GDP stood at $477 billion…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) A severe heat wave will hit three districts in West Bengal in the next four days while state capital Kolkata will experience sultry conditions, weather officials said on Saturday. “In Bankura,…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Indian and Thai navies are conducting a coordinated patrol in the Andaman Sea to strengthen interoperability and prevent unlawful activities, said an official statement on Saturday. The two navies have…
By Himadri Ghosh Kolkata: Over nine years since 2005-06, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 76 percent, hiding darker changes that evolved in concert with this economic transformation. One of those is a 20 percent…
Imphal, April 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated the Khongjom war monument at the place where the last battle of Manipur’s independence was fought against the British army in 1891. The war memorial…
Shyampur (West Bengal), April 23 (IANS) Coming down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue of corruption and unemployment, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday ridiculed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Gurgaon, April 23 (IANS) Two brothers were killed and three of their family members were critically injured when a neighbouring family attacked them in Gurgaon city of Haryana, police said on Saturday. Ajay Kumar and…
Imphal, April 23 (IANS) Leery of fencing work along Indo-Myanmar border, a committee of about 40 villages in Manipur has announced it will not allow any government official or work inside their area. “No government…
Poonjar (Kerala), April 23 (IANS) The burly P.C. George – a delight for every cartoonist – is currently fighting for his pride as he has been dumped by both the political fronts in Kerala and…
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) With yet another MLA of YSR Congress Party switching loyalties to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, leader of opposition Y.S. Jaganmohan complained to the governor that the…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A court here on Saturday set May 14 for considering charge-sheet filed against environmentalist R.K. Pachauri accused of sexually harassing a colleague in The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Metropolitan…