Economy Has Plunged into Deep Crisis, Says Congress
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said that the “economy has plunged into deep crisis” in the 21 months of Narendra Modi government with a decline in GDP, increase in bad loans…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad to Meet Karunanidhi on Saturday
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) In a possible attempt to revive the alliance with DMK that was snapped couple of years back, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will call on DMK president M.Karunanidhi on Saturday. Though…
Tearful Adieu to Siachen Braveheart in Karnataka
Hubli (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with other ministers pay their last respect to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad in Betadoor village in Hubli, Karnataka, on Feb 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Dharwad (Karnataka), Feb 12 (IANS)…
Indian American Danseuse Pavithra Nagarajan Named for US Presidential Scholars
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) An Indian American danseuse has been nominated for 2016 US Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honours for high school students. Pavithra Nagarajan from California is one…
SC Declines to Stay Herald Case, but Expunges HC Observations
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to put on hold criminal proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case but expunged all…
YuppTV Bags the Exclusive Digital Media Rights for the Asia Cup 2016
Atlanta, 11 February 2016: YuppTV, the world’s largest Over-The-Top (OTT) provider for South Asian content, is happy to announce that it has secured the digital media rights for the Asia Cup T20, 2016 to be held…
Bapchild Cricket Club Bowled out for Zero in England
Canterbury, Feb 12 (IANS) An English cricket team was bowled out for zero in a county six-a-side indoor championship match. No willower from the Bapchild Cricket Club could score a single run against Christ Church…
Gujarat Didn’t Wait for Headley, Reinstated Tainted Cops
Mumbai: File photo of Ishrat Jahan who was named as a suicide bomber for the terror outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba by David Coleman Headley during his video-link deposition at TADA court in Mumbai on Feb. 11, 2016….
KCR Meets PM, Seeks Special Development Package
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Feb 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar…
Bengal CPI-M in Crucial Discussions on Alliance with Congress
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The West Bengal state committee of the CPI-M on Friday began a crucial two-day session in the presence of top party leaders on the issue of forming an alliance with the…
Telangana Becomes 16th State to Join Uday
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Telangana has agreed to join UDAY, the central government’s electricity distribution utility financial turnaround scheme, becoming the 16th state to do so. This was announced by Power Minister Piyush Goyal…
Hardik Says Offered Rs.1,200 Crore to Call off Quota Stir
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel has said he was offered Rs.1,200 crore and a big designation in BJP’s national youth wing to withdraw his quota stir. In a…
Vidya Bharti Can Be a Catalyst for Change: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the Akhil Bharatiya Prachaarya Sammelan, in New Delhi on Feb 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the…
Headley’s Deposition: for Pakistan to Expose Conspiracy, Says India
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Following Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Healdey’ deposition in which he revealed Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, India on Friday…
Ahead Of Modi’s Mumbai Visit, His Wife Fasts for Slum Dwellers
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) In a development that took many here by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben on Friday joined members of an NGO on a day-long token hunger strike in support of…
Chandy Promises Free Rice for Poor in Budget
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in his budget on Friday promised to provide 25 kgs of free rice from the next fiscal to all families below the poverty line. His budget…
TDP’s Defected MLAs Seek Merger with TRS
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Ten legislators of TDP, who have defected to TRS, on Friday urged Telangana assembly speaker to merge them into the TRS legislature party. E. Dayakar Rao, who was the leader of…
Three Dead in Venezuela After Contracting Zika: Maduro
Caracas, Feb 12 (AFP) Three people have died in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika, President Nicolas Maduro said today — the first fatalities reported in the country in connection with the mosquito-borne virus. Speaking…
US Sanctions Three Individuals Working for IS
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The US Treasury Department on Thursday blacklisted three individuals working for the Islamic State group, in an effort to attack its finances and disrupt its ability to profit from illicit oil…
AP Govt to Construct Temporary Secretariat in 45 Acres
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government today issued orders for construction of “Interim Government Complex” (a temporary Secretariat) at Velagapudi village in Guntur district in over 45 acres as part of its…