Packed schedule for Modi in Sweden, Britain
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a packed schedule when he visits Sweden and Britain from April 16 to 21 during which he will attend the first India-Nordic Summit and…
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France has proof Assad regime used chemical weapons: Macron
Paris, April 12 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had evidence that chemical weapons were used in rebel-held enclave of Douma in Syria and that the regime of Bashar al-Assad was…
PNB fraud: CBI examines two SBI officials
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday said it is examining two officials of overseas branches of an Indian bank in connection with its ongoing probe into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank…
Massive protests engulf TN against Modi’s visit
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Massive protests greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he paid a whirlwind visit to Chennai with helicopter as the chosen mode of transport amid a state-wide agitation demanding a Cauvery Management…
Kathua rape: Mehbooba promises justice, Congress questions Modi’s ‘silence’
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) As the issue of brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua assumed communal proportions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday promised that there will be…
Attack on ex-Russian spy: India awaiting probe result
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India is waiting for the result of the investigation into the chemical attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain last month, a senior official said here…
Delhi HC too refuses stay on ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’ release
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay Friday’s release of “Nanak Shah Fakir”, a film based on Guru Nanak. The court, however, issued notice to the film producer,…
Dalit bodies want SC/ST Act restored through ordinance
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A number of Dalit organisations on Thursday asked the Narendra Modi government to “restore” through an ordinance the SC/ST Act that has been “diluted” by a Supreme Court order and…
ICICI loan case: CBI questions two NuPower directors
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday questioned two directors of NuPower Renewables Pvt Ltd in connection with a case related to Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon…
Growth of India’s February industrial output inches lower
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India’s industrial output marginally declined in February to 7.13 per cent from a rise of 7.39 per cent in January 2018 and a mere growth of 1.2 per cent in…
Nirav Modi case: India awaiting response from Hong Kong
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India has requested Hong Kong to arrest fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi and is awaiting for a response from the authorities there, a senior official said here on Thursday. “We have…
Indian film ‘Manto’ set for Cannes Film Festival journey
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian actress-filmmaker Nandita Das’ directorial “Manto”, a biographical on controversial Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto, has made its way to the Un Certain Regard segment of the prestigious 71st Cannes…
IT, bank stocks lift equity indices
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Extending gains for the sixth consecutive session, the key Indian equity indices on Thursday closed with appreciable gains riding on healthy buying in IT, Teck (technology, media and entertainment) and banking…
Allies target BJP over Nanar project in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) After the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP), the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was targeted on Thursday by its allies, Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Swabhimana Party (MSP) over the upcoming Nanar refinery…
CII pegs India’s GDP growth at 7.3-7.7% for 2018-19
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Thursday it expects India’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 7.3-7.7 per cent during the 2018-19 financial year. “This is based…
Demonetisation was not well thought-out, useful exercise: Raghuram Rajan
New York, April 12 (IANS) Demonetisation was not a well-planned or well thought-out useful exercise said Raghuram Rajan, ex-Governor of Reserve Bank of India, adding that the government was cautioned about it when the idea…
UK launched cyber attack on IS: Intel agency chief
London, April 12 (IANS) Britain has conducted a “major offensive cyber-campaign” against the Islamic State militant group, the head of the intelligence agency GCHQ revealed. The cyber operation hindered the group’s ability to co-ordinate attacks…
Help Dubai Ponzi scam convict, his friends urge Sushma Swaraj
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Supporters of Ryan de Souza, one of the two Goans sentenced to 517 years in jail in a Ponzi scam in Dubai, on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to…
PM to launch first health and wellness centre in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first health and wellness centre under the flagship Ayushman Bharat programme in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, an official said here. While the…
India’s February industrial output up by over 7%
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India’s industrial output maintained its growth of over 7 per cent for the second consecutive month in February, official data showed on Thursday