New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The deadline for linking Aadhaar with all customer bank accounts by March 31, 2018, should be extended in view of the disruption to the banking system on account of the…
Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) One militant was killed on Sunday in a brief gunfight with the security forces in Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said militants fired at a mobile vehicle check-post (MVCP) of the security…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Wedding bells may soon be ringing in the country’s premier business family. According to reliable sources, Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son Akash may soon be betrothed to Shloka, the youngest daughter of…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) National carrier Air India on Sunday operated a flight on the Kolkata-Dimapur-Kolkata route with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew in view of the International Women’s Day, a statement said. The…
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) The National People’s Party (NPP) on Sunday met Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state. The NPP, which secured 19 seats on its…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Indian media and entertainment sector revenues reached $22.7 billion in 2017, and are expected to cross $31 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6 per…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Moving ahead in the INX Media alleged bribery case, the CBI brought Karti Chidambaram, son of ex-Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, face-to-face with murder accused Indrani Mukerjea, here on Sunday. A special…
Berlin, March 4 (IANS) Germany will finally have a new government after the September 24 elections as the Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday voted in favour of a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) With spells of shower in Delhi and the neighbouring region, mercury fell by two degrees bringing respite to the national capital. The maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 31.7…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Disability rights activist Javed Abidi passed away on Sunday after succumbing to chest infection. He was 53. He passed away around 1.30 p.m, a friend of Abidi said, adding that…
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has announced a cash prize of Rs 2 crore to Aruna Budda Reddy who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded World Gymnastics Tournament…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) In connection with the alleged Rs 12,600-crore fraud at the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), also involving overseas branches, Mauritius has promised regulatory action against individuals or entities found to…
Chandigarh, March 4 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked universities in the country to reform, perform and transform in order to become centres of excellence. Addressing students and faculty of Panjab University…
Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Tripura Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Biplab Kumar Deb, who is likely to be the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate in the northeastern state, on Sunday met outgoing Chief Minister Manik…
Guadalajara (Mexico), March 4 (IANS) Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi created a new world record on his way to the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup here. Rizvi,…
Chandigarh, March 4 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal KHattar on Sunday confirmed that the next state assembly elections would be held on time and not simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. Khattar made the…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has worked towards the emotional integration of the northeast and only integration can counter radicalisation. Modi was addressing a state-level Youth…
Berlin, March 4 (IANS) Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday voted in favour of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Over 66 per cent voted “yes”, Dietmar Nietan, head of the…
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani forces traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district late on Saturday, Defence Ministry sources said here on Sunday. “Pakistan…
Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday tendered his resignation to Governor Tathagata Roy, who asked him to continue in office till the next Chief Minister takes over, officials said. “I have…