Chennai, March 8 (IANS) The 54-hour 30 minutes countdown for the launch of an Indian rocket carrying the country’s sixth navigation satellite as the sole passenger is progressing smoothly, said senior official of the Indian…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After widespread resentment,…
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Three-time Prime Minister and Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected the new president of the Himalayan country’s largest democratic party. He was elected at the 13th National…
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 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a…
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought an early passage of the long-awaited bill that seeks to reserve a third of legislative seats…
Jammu, March 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s criminal investigation department (CID) late Monday evening registered a first information report (FIR) against a journalist for posting inflammatory content on his Facebook social networking account. Sources in…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Global sports apparel giants Nike has suspended ties with Maria Sharapova after the Russian tennis star failed a drug test at the Australian Open. “We are saddened and surprised by…
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld death sentence for Mir Quasem Ali, former Al-Badr and Jammat-e-Islami Party leader, for being involved in atrocities against Bangalis during the Liberation War in…
Bombay Stock Exchange. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading flat at 28.61 points, or 0.12 percent, higher during the afternoon…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts serving life term for her role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was granted one-day parole on Tuesday by the Madras High…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) A group of Indian fishermen could not cross over to Attari from Wagah at the joint border check post on Monday as authorities from New Delhi did not arrive to complete…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Though socially advanced with high literacy rates, the northeastern states of Nagaland and Mizoram have an unenviable record of women’s representation in their legislatures, people in the know said on…
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) Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) It is…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 8 (IANS) With Donald Trump going strong in Republican primaries, New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped the idea of an independent run fearing it may help the Republican…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Ensuring women’s safety in public places will go a long way in giving them equal space in the decision making process, say women MPs cutting across party lines as Prime…
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) A Class 11 student was set on fire by family members of her harasser in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday. The severely burnt girl, who was set on fire late Monday,…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) The opposition Congress held a protest at the Punjab assembly complex just ahead of the start of the budget session of the state assembly here on Tuesday. Congress legislators, carrying black…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for questioning in connection with its probe into an alleged corruption case against…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 8 (IANS) Citing President Barack Obama’s message on religious freedom during his trip to India last year, the US again expressed disappointment over India’s denial of visas to a bipartisan…
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) Two people were injured when security personnel opened fire at protesters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday after being attacked by people while laying a cordon to trap separatist…