New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar has appreciated the measures proposed in Budget 2016-17 for the farm sector impacted by two successive poor monsoons, which includes reforms proposed for the…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitey on Wednesday said the investigation into the alleged Aircel-Maxis scam was at a “critical stage” but refused to divulge more details about the possible money laundering…
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday sought early intervention of the union labour and employment ministry for establishment of a 500-bed super specialty hospital on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. In…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “nepotism” in a deal of land right next to the Gir Lion Sanctuary. “Shocking facts reveal that Modi, as the…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The attack on an Indian consulate in Afghanistan on Wednesday is the latest in a series of terror strikes targeting Indian interests in Afghanistan where New Delhi has made huge…
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) Bajaj Auto Ltd. on Wednesday said it closed February sales with 12 percent growth in volumes. In a regulatory filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said it sold…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With the video of a Kerala senior police officer’s minor son driving an official car going viral, former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday slammed the state police for not registering…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Amid speculation over the possibility of foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan after the cross-border terror attack in Pathankot, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday hinted that action against…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with a double murder and kidnapping that took place 12 years ago, a lawyer said. After…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the issuance of dance bar licences to hotels and restaurants in Mumbai as it modified the conditions for the…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned briefly following uproar by the opposition over an alleged inflammatory statement by Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria in Agra. The Lok Sabha was…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) A woman techie died under suspicious circumstances in information technology hub Gachibowli here on Wednesday, police said. The body of Rani Manisha (29), a software engineer working in a leading IT…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. An old friend pays a call. Former President of Afghanistan @KarzaiH meets EAM…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali here on Wednesday. A valued neighbour, an important friend. EAM meets with Bangladeshi FM…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga here on Wednesday. Another old friend, from Sri Lanka. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets former President Chandrika…
By Azera Parveen Rahman New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Why should laundry be a woman’s job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of a young, working woman who gives voice…
Imphal, March 2 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who has been on hunger strike to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, was rearrested on Wednesday, two days after a court found her…
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) Fearing excise duty inspector raj, around 35,000 jewellery shops in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have decided to down shutters for three days starting Wednesday, said a senior official of the All…
Jammu/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The army on Wednesday recovered the body of a porter who died after slipping into a 200-feet-deep crevasse in Jammu and Kashmir’s Siachen Glacier. Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesman of the…
Imphal, March 2 (IANS) An indefinite shutdown in Manipur’s capital city began on Wednesday with all shops, commercial establishments pulling down the shutters to protest against a government order banning parking of vehicles within city…