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…
Shimla, April 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has no plan to change the names of Shimla city and colonial-era landmarks in the state, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Saturday. “The renaming of Shimla…
Patna, April 23 (IANS) A 97-year-old man, who had graduated in 1938, has has appeared in an exam for a post-graduate degree of Nalanda Open University (NOU). Clad in a light coloured shirt and dark…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Saturday distanced itself from its senior leader, Haji Arafat Shaikh, who threatened to “welcome with slippers” prominent woman activist Trupti Desai if she dared to enter the…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 23 (IANS) Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, over the 100 MW of power the northeastern state is supplying to the neighbouring country,…
Basirhat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a BJP rally in Basirhat of West Bengal on April 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ranchi, April 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conference of panchayat representatives…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A minor fire broke out on the terrace of a restaurant in Khan Market in south Delhi on Saturday and two fire tenders were rushed to douse the flames, fire…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Search engine giant Google paid homage on Friday to William shakespeare with a doodle to mark his 400th death anniversary. The doodle features the Bard of Avon in the middle…