Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met the agitating Madhesi leaders here in connection with their dialogue with the Nepal government. Jaishankar arrived in the capital on Monday night…
Imphal, March 15 (IANS) The dissidence in the Congress in Manipur assumed a serious aspect on Tuesday when both Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his deputy Gaikhangam Gangmei left for New Delhi following party…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that the government will honour the commitments made to Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation of the state, as the upper house witnessed…
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh twice in April to participate in programmes organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an official said on Tuesday. Modi will take part…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Hong Kong, March 15 (IANS) Virgin mountains, lush green rice fields, accessible jungle, green rolling hills, waterscapes, the world famed Angkor Wat temple, low-cost skilled movie workforce and fast permissions are on…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday discussed the bill that seeks to protect the interests of property buyers against unscrupulous promoters and set up a sectoral watchdog, with the opposition Congress…
Imphal, March 15 (IANS) Deputy Superintendent of Police Thounaojam Brinda has resigned, alleging her loyalty was often suspected because she was the daughter-in-law of a former insurgent leader. Brinda said she submitted her resignation to…
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Congress workers in Allahabad have announced a Rs.10 lakh bounty on liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya after allegations surfaced about his leaving the country despite huge debts last…
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) The chief of Bangladeshs central bank resigned on Tuesday over a cyber heist involving over $80 million from its account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank. Governor Atiur Rahman tendered his…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking action against JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on a sedition charge for saying that the Indian Army…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Lok Sabha members including from the ruling BJP, the CPI-M and the Congress on Tuesday raised matters concerning a “sting operation” against Trinammol Congress members and demanded a house probe…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The shares of Crompton Greaves tanked by over 70 percent as the company de-merged its consumer business from Tuesday. The prices reflect the market value for the firm’s power business alone….
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has signed an exclusive accord with the global aerospace, defence and transportation major Thales for making in India sonars for surface ships and submarines, as also…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 15 (IANS) Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as the new president, the first civilian to lead the country after…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for the late Kanshi Ram, the founder of her party. “Today being Kanshi Ram’s…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday decided to propagate about its government schemes among the masses so that the general public understands what the Narendra Modi government is doing…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 15 (IANS) Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as the new president, the first civilian to lead the country after…
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) The Nepalese government has launched an action plan to eradicate hunger from the country by 2025, the media reported on Tuesday. Nepal and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have joined…
Vijayawada, March 15 (IANS) At least four medical students were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying them overturned after hitting a roadside tree at Gollapudi near here late Monday night, police said. The…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) After gaining for two straight sessions, key Indian stock indices opened flat on Tuesday morning but drifted lower as trading progressed. Other Asian markets were also cautious ahead of the meetings…