Madurai, Nov 8 (IANS) Scotching speculation that DMK was getting close to BJP, M.K. Stalin on Wednesday said the “dream” of some people of such a possibility cannot be realised and warned the Modi government…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) One of the nine accused arrested by the NIA introduced himself as a former senior DRI official to facilitate exchange of spiked currency of Rs 36.34 crore, even as the…
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) The accountability court here on Wednesday dismissed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plea for clubbing three corruption references filed against him by the anti-graft body in the so-called Panama Papers scandal….
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) Assam Police on Wednesday arrested 14 officers recruited by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) for their alleged involvement in a cash-for-jobs scam amid indications that another 11 officers will be…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) With air pollution in Delhi increasing to the severe level, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged his Haryana and Punjab counterparts for a meeting in order to jointly tackle…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) A year after demonetisation, scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes continue to find their way into donation boxes at some temples in Odisha. Unable to dump their old currency notes,…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) As pollution levels in Delhi-National Capital Region surged, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said N95 masks and air purifiers may not provide full-time protection from respiratory threats during the…
Ho Chi Minh City, Nov 8 (IANS) Star Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom defeated Hyang Mi Kim of North Korea in the women’s 48kg category to clinch gold at the Asian Boxing Championship here on…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles, arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to India at the final leg…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Geo-political tensions in the Middle East coupled with profit booking and caution ahead of key quarterly results pulled down key domestic equity indices on Wednesday. According to market observers, heavy selling…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India on Wednesday extended an invitation to Belgian industry to invest in the country pointing the progress made towards ease of doing business and said the government is committed to…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A new twist to the IndiGo passenger manhandling case emerged on Wednesday as the airline said the apparent whistleblower, who shot the video, was the main culprit in the incident….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived here on Wednesday, kicking off his three-day China visit where he will discuss the vexed North Korea’s nuclear crisis and the trade deficit…
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Telangana is on its way to becoming a power surplus state with the construction of new plants to generate additional 13,752 megawatts, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday. The…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked the people of the country for supporting his government’s measures to eradicate black money, on the first anniversary of demonetisation. In a series…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Doctors on Wednesday issued a health advisory asking people to avoid outdoor activities like jogging and cycling as high levels of air pollution in Delhi and NCR can cause chronic…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A year after demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said terror funding through counterfeit currency had come down drastically in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh. “It is very clear…
Bengaluru, Nov 8 (IANS) The Congress party in Karnataka observed Wednesday as black day, marking the completion of one year of demonetisation in the country. There were protests held across the state capital here. On…
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has emerged the lowest bidder for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract tendered by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for two 1,000 MW power…
Beijing, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived here on Wednesday on a state visit to China likely to focus heavily on bilateral trade and tensions with North Korea. Air Force One landed around…