New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The grand solar alliance announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the UN Climate Change Conference evoked widespread praise from all stakeholders, who felt…
Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma…
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently among the top 10 of the TIME Person of the Year readers’ choice poll in the company of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai…
Nearly one-and-a-half years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, a growing discontent in the Rayalseema area is on the verge of turning into a movement. The Rayalaseema region comprises four districts – Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old student of ninth standard delivered a baby in her school washroom. The incident did not occurin any remote village of Telangana but in Madhapur in…
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been acquitted of perjury and perverting the course of justice after a jury at Southwark crown court returned a verdict of not guilty here…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A purported comment by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that India had got “a Hindu ruler after 800 years” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered turmoil in the Lok Sabha on…
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Actor Nikhil Siddhartha, who plays an NRI in forthcoming Telugu crime-thriller “Shankarabharanam”, says he spent over a month in New York to be able to sink his teeth into the character….
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (IANS) Basketball legend and Los Angeles Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant has announced he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season. The 17-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and the…
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is not playing the title role in “Bajirao Mastani”, says she has a very challenging role as Kashibai in the film, which she took on only for…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday tabled the anti-corruption legislation, the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, in the assembly. Tabling it, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was a “historic” bill…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government will seek suggestions from MPs on what they say is “growing intolerance” in the country. “We would like to…
Things might worsen between the chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as the latter’s return to Hyderabad after a gap of three months has seen a revival of interest in the cash-for-vote scam. While…
Panaji, Nov 29 (PTI) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur feels the solution to the ongoing intolerance debate in the country does not lie in returning awards. The 69-year-old director said he fails to understand the issue of…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s fifth bi-monthly policy review for this fiscal next week, industry chamber CII on Sunday said the country’s overall financial conditions have shown a…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Former Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar says that nabbing the mastermind of Punjab chief minister Sardar Beant Singh’s assassination was the most dangerous operation he ever undertook. But as luck…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine during a practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on April 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Dubai, Nov 29 (IANS) West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine was suspended from…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Rohit Shetty’s “Dilwale” and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Bajirao Mastani” are releasing together on December 18, but the actors in the two films are nonchalant about the clash as they believe the…
Contrary to the general impression, the defeat in the Bihar assembly elections has not dealt any blow to the reforms agenda of the ruling National Democratic Alliance. Rather, it has proved to be a blessing…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Proposing to turn the ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ idea into a scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it could be a “binding force to unite every individual in…