New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah for observing a “fake fast” and termed it as “PM’s fast of atonement”. It put out…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Dalit and civil society representatives on Thursday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind and urged his intervention to ensure an end to suppression of Dalits and an ordinance to nullify…
Jerusalem, April 12 (IANS) A two-minute siren sounded in Israel on Thursday for Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the roughly six million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during World War II. At 10 a.m.,…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices provisionally closed in the green on Thursday supported by healthy buying in IT, Teck (technology, media and entertainment) and banking stocks. However, selling pressure in metal,…
Dharwad (Karnataka), April 12 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday lambasted the Congress for the washout of the second half of the Budget Session of Parliament, saying a party which lacks “internal democracy” cannot…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The CBSE has filed a police complaint against a website for publishing false news and spreading rumours that a number of questions in the JEE (Main) examination were lifted from…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his fast and said he should rather speak up over violence against women in states…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) Education is at the heart of new digital economy and the digital learning solutions’ market in India is currently at $2 billion — the second largest market for digital education after…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Black flags and balloons and activists in black shirts and trousers greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he paid a whirlwind visit to Chennai with helicopter as the chosen mode of…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 12 (IANS) Star Indian wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware won gold in their respective categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG), while women grapplers also finished among the medals here…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) With IPL matches facing protests from Tamil groups, the Indian Premier League Governing Council has decided to shift the remaining home matches of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Pune. CSK, who…
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said there would be no obstruction of justice in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old minor in Kathua district. “The…
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) The Jammu Bar Association on Thursday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case, asserting that it did not support the accused but wanted a…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver justice that Tamil Nadu is looking for amid growing political turmoil over the Cauvery water issue. As Modi arrived…
London, April 12 (IANS) Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal who was poisoned in March, has turned down an offer of help from the Russian Embassy, according to a statement from…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) State-run IDBI Bank on Thursday said a Rs 3 crore penalty imposed on it by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) “will not have any material impact” on it. According to…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday faced a silent protest by some 30 students dressed in black and carrying posters when he visited the IIT Madras. Modi, who flew from one…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected the allegations of southern states, including Tamil Nadu, that the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission were biased against them and…
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2017 declined for the third straight year any salary. He did not take a single penny for running the micro-blogging platform. “As a…
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday has agreed to deploy National Guard troops along the state’s border with Mexico, but insisted that personnel will not be used to support any…