Ankara, April 19 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced that general and presidential elections were being moved up to June 24, almost a year and a half earlier than scheduled. Erdogan said…
London, April 19 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India’s foreign policy is done with level eyes and that New Delhi has emerged as the key voice for the Third World…
London, April 19 (IANS) In a veiled message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that antics of those exporting terror and trying to backstab will not be tolerated and they will be…
Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) Accusing the Congress party of indulging in vote bank politics, BJP national President Amit Shah on Wednesday asked Rahul Gandhi to apologise to Hindus for labelling them ‘terrorists’. “In pursuit of…
Riyadh, April 19 (IANS) The opening of the first movie theater in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday has been highly anticipated across the country, after over 35 years of prohibition for religious reasons. The first film…
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Wednesday said that a review of his group businesses have shown a “strong demand recovery except in urban, premium real estate”. Mahindra revealed this after…
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stretched their winning run to two games by registering a facile seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday termed West Bengal as the only place in the country where illegal killing of wild animals is “allowed and encouraged”, prompting…
London, April 18 (IANS) With multiple rape cases of minor girls sparking nation-wide outrage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there should be no politics over the issue. At the ‘Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke…
London, April 18 (IANS) India and Britain on Wednesday signed a number of agreements and announced initiatives, including in the areas of technology, trade and investment, during the course of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic rose to 1.15 crore in March 2018 — up 28.03 per cent — from 90.45 lakh reported during the corresponding month of 2017, official data showed…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Defending the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) norms on resolution of banks’ non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, announced in February, RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan on Wednesday said these are…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police plans to set up a high-tech control room by December in north Delhi to boost its efficiency by combining the ambulance, fire, and disaster…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 18 (IANS) India has a high debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, but the government’s goals to bring them down in the medium term are appropriate and it…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Bank customers may be hit as ATM operators have demanded higher “interchange rates” for ATM transactions to enable them to comply with recent stringent RBI guidelines, an industry body said here…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government about the steps taken on the issue of depletion of groundwater in Delhi, and sought the presence of the Central Ground…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah, and news portal “The Wire” to settle a defamation case filed by the former against the…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The new UK-India Tech Partnership agreed to during the bilateral meeting between visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Theresa May will help generate significant investment and…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Altogether 18 deaths were reported in the city and four southern districts following the twin storms accompanied by rains which lashed parts of West Bengal on Tuesday night, Chief Minister Mamata…
London, April 18 (IANS) India and Britain on Wednesday formed an India-UK Tech Alliance and signed an agreement to jointly hone skills of IT workforce and promote innovation in both the countries. “The agreement between…