Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 6 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crashed on Friday morning in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district near the China border, killing all seven people on board, officials said. The Russian-manufactured…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With the Supreme Court clearing the decks for the final hearing in the Two Leaves symbol case, an AIADMK faction headed by Chief Minister E. Palaniswami pleaded with the Election…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) As the harvesting of paddy begins and incidents of stubble burning are already being reported in parts of Punjab and Haryana, strong and dry north-westerly winds will add to a…
Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) Nepal’s Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay has resigned from his post effective from Friday. Upadhyay submitted his resignation to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara at the…
Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), Oct 6 (IANS) Five days after launching a new political outfit, Maharashtra Swabhiman Party, former Chief Minister Narayan Rane on Friday announced he would join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance….
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday raised the threshold limit for Composition Scheme to Rs 1 crore from the current Rs 75 lakh to ease tax filing…
Kannur, Oct 6 (IANS) Heavy rains failed to dampen the response to the state-wide ‘Jana Raksha Yatra’ led by Kerala BJP president Kummanem Rajasekheran, which completed its Kannur leg on Friday. The padyatra, which reached…
Colombo, Oct 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday launched the national food production programme aimed at preventing a food shortage in the future. With nearly 1.9 million people facing a severe drought…
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Securities market regulator Sebi on Friday classified Mutual Funds into five categories to bring about uniformity in scheme characteristics. According to Sebi, the issue of scheme classification was taken up at…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With its efforts to acquire a medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) having fallen through and its squadron strength dipping alarmingly, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is to…
Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) The US has violated the body and spirit of the nuclear deal signed in July 2015 between Tehran and six major international powers, a senior Iranian cleric said on Friday. Ayatollah…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court collegium has decided to put in public domain all its recommendations for the appointment, elevation and transfer of judges to various high courts…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian naval ship Trishul on Friday thwarted a piracy attempt on an Indian merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, official sources here said. “INS Trishul thwarts piracy attempt on…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A local court on Friday granted bail to four accused in a graft case against retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi, accused of helping an Uttar Pradesh-based educational trust…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A number of women activists on Friday wrote an open letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the State Women’s Commission (SWC) to seek their intervention in a young…
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IANS) A trade union affiliated to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Telangana swept the polls in state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), defeating the alliance of opposition parties. Telangana Boggu…
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices — the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 — on Friday edged higher to close with substantial gains erasing losses incurred in previous sessions as positive global…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday opposed the bail plea of a woman Director of a Dubai-based company in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Public…
Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) Nepali Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay resigned from his post on Friday amid reports that he plans to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections in his country. Upadhyay submitted his resignation…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is actively discussing relief measures for traders, including quarterly return filing and increasing threshold limit for Composition Scheme, sources said on Friday. “Council…