Manila, Nov 14 (IANS) To highlight the shared culture between India and southeast Asia, India will invite Ramayana troupes from all Asean member states to perform in the country of the epic’s origin, a senior…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo has filed a writ petition along with an interim application for stay in Delhi High Court challenging Delhi International Airport Limited’s (DIAL) directive to it to shift…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Reversing a 13-month upward trend, Indian exports in October declined year-on-year by 1.12 per cent to $23 billion due to a drop in shipments of textiles, pharmaceuticals, leather goods and…
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) A gigantic multicoloured mural, depicting Mahatma Gandhi alighting from a train at a railway station in the 1940s, went on display at the iconic Churchgate station building, earning praise from millions…
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) Being a Defence Minister is “a thankless job”, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday and added that executing the “surgical strike” across the LoC was one of the highlights…
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Russian lawmakers are poised to approve a legislation that will allow the government to register media outlets that receive international funding as foreign agents, a Duma spokesman said on Tuesday. The…
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday shared at a Children’s Day function here his experience of watching an “adult movie” in his youth. Parrikar was interacting with school students when…
Tehran, Nov 14 (IANS) The death toll in the devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Iran in a region bordering Iraq has reached 540, with thousands of Iranians struggling to cope without basic necessities and making…
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday hailed the current team’s focus on fitness saying skipper Virat Kohli deserves a lot of credit for that. Kapil, who triumphed…
Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) Ahead of the gruelling five-Test Ashes rubber against England starting on November 23 in Brisbane, mind games from both sides have begun with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting predicting a sweep…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) A 21-year-old babysitter has been arrested for sexually assaulting a one-and-a-half-year-old girl here, police said on Tuesday. Santosh Roy was arrested from a hideout on Monday evening after the victim’s…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to a hospital owned by Union Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma, seeking a response to allegations of illegal construction…
Manila, Nov 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he will make a major statement upon his arrival at the White House after a two-week tour of Asia, during which he visited Japan,…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a bid to boost people-to people exchanges and help businesses, Japan on Tuesday announced visa relaxation measures effective from January 1, 2018, for Indian nationals seeking multiple-entry and short-stay…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a petition, terming it as “scandalous”, for seeking an SIT probe into the allegations of graft involving a retired Orissa High Court judge and…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to consider stringent punishment for the crime of snatching of chains and other valuables in the national capital. The court…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked officials to work towards delivery of ration at people’s doorstep through Public Distribution System (PDS). He made the observation during a review…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 14 (IANS) Batting for adequate financial and technology resources to assist the developing world, BASIC countries, including India, on Tuesday emphasised the need for openness, transparency and the country-driven nature…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Hours after the green court turned down its first review petition seeking exemptions in the odd-scheme, the Delhi government on Tuesday filed a second review application demanding that the vehicle…