Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the press conference to announce Satyamev Jayate Water Cup in Mumbai on Feb 17, 2016 (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The BJP’s election promise of making Maharashtra…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Ethics Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Monday took cognizance of the issue of Vijay Mallya, an Independent member of the upper house and business tycoon accused of defaulting…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Upping the ante on the Vijay Mallya issue,…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 14 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said he was invited to Vijay Mallya’s birthday bash but he rejected “with folded hands” the…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Amid a domestic controversy on free trade, US presidential candidates of both Democrats and the Republicans have been publicly opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact to woo voters, utilising the issue…
Mirpur: Fans during the fourth match of AsiaCup 2016 between India vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Bangladesh on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) On…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India’s annual retail inflation fell to 5.18 percent in February from 5.69 percent for the month before, thanks to a significant drop in food prices, official data showed on Monday….
Indian Wells, March 14 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal plans to sue an ex-French government minister who alleged his seven-month absence in 2012 was “probably due to a positive doping test”. The comments were…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Revised pensions under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme have been given to over two lakh defence pensioners along with the…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) A simple click of a button will soon tell you which animals live where in India, courtesy a GIS-enabled web-based platform where information on over 96,000 species will be provided by…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 14 (IANS) The Myanmarese Union Parliament will vote on Tuesday to elect a new president of the country, it was announced in parliament on Monday. There are three nominees for…
New Delhi: War veterans return their medals to press for faster implementation of OROP at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Nov 10, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The State Bank of India…
London, March 14 (IANS) A new era of Mars exploration for Europe began on Monday as a new mission jointly developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) blasted…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 14 (IANS) The first day proceedings of Goa assembly’s budget session got off to a stormy start on Monday, with the Opposition accusing the state…
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Popular Tamil television actor Sai Prashanth committed suicide at his residence here, police said, adding he had left a suicide note saying no one must be blamed for his death. Prashanth…
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das. (File Photo: IANS) Ranchi, March 14 (IANS) There are no plans to hike the job quota limits in Jharkhand from the exiting 50 percent, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday provisionally closed the day’s trading higher by 86.29 points, or 0.35 percent. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the government to assess crop damage following hailstorms in the country and provide adequate compensation to…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed Divisional Commissioner A. Anbarasu to estimate the damage caused to the farmers due to…
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS) The 37th meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers began on Monday in Nepal’s lake city of Pokhara. To take part in the meeting, External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj…