British royals visit Taj
Agra, April 16 (IANS) British royals, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on Saturday spent around 45 minutes admiring the Taj Mahal and also sat on the ‘Diana seat’ for a photo session. The hyped…
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Kerala BJP seeks CBI, NIA probe into temple disaster
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) The Kerala BJP on Saturday sought a probe by the CBI and the NIA into the temple disaster that left 114 people dead and over 350 injured late last Saturday night…
Tata Consultancy to appeal as US court slaps $940 mn fine
New York/Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) India’s top IT company Tata Consultancy Services has been fined $940-million by a US Federal Court in Wisconsin for allegedly stealing software information. The Indian company said it intended to…
After 40 years, Rhea rescued from Tamil Nadu circus
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) After four decades of entertaining in a Tamil Nadu circus, Rhea, a 53-year-old Asian elephant, is finally set to join her two pachyderm ‘colleagues’ at a Mathura rescue centre -…
More show in show-cause: Mamata on EC move
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday charged the Election Commission with “showing-off”, saying its decision to issue a show-cause notice to her based on her announcement of upgrading Asansol…
Wagah replica for Agartala-Akhaura border with Bangladesh
Agartala, April 16 (IANS) India’s tourism ministry has sanctioned a Rs.18 crore project for the Tripura government to create a variety of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border similar to that at the Attari-Wagah border with…
London mayor accuses Obama of hypocrisy
London, April 16 (IANS) London Mayor Boris Johnson on Saturday accused US President Barack Obama of “hypocrisy” over his support for Britain to remain in the European Union (EU). Johnson, who backs an EU exit,…
Canadian PM gives quick lesson in quantum computing
Ottawa, April 16 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a lesson on quantum computing at an institute in Ontario. At a press conference at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario on Friday…
Second phase odd-even: 437 fined till Saturday noon on second day
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A total of 437 violators were fined in the first five hours of Saturday, the second day of the odd-even traffic scheme’s second phase, with police saying the numbers are…
Sushma embarks on visit to Iran, Russia
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Iran and Russia that will see her attend a…
Pope Francis arrives on Greek island Lesbos
Pope Francis ( EFE/Alejandro Bolivar) Athens, April 16 (IANS) Pope Francis on Saturday arrived in Lesbos, the island in Greece that has received hundreds of thousands of refugees in the past two years. The Pope…
JD-U’s show cause notice to its MP Anil Sahani
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Bihar’s ruling JD-U on Saturday issued a show cause notice to its Rajya Sabha MP Anil Sahani for alleged fraud in leave travel concessions, asking him to submit his reply within…
Nation has chosen Modi with majority, we need to support him: SRK
New Delhi: Actor Shah Rukh Khan during a press conference organised to promote his upcoming film “Fan” in New Delhi, on April 12, 2016. (Photo: Bidesh Manna/IANS) New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah…
Mother of Handwara girl approaches high court over ‘confinement’
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) The mother of the young girl who was allegedly molested by an army man in Handwara approached the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday alleging that her daughter was being…
Central minister’s son booked for rash driving in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad have booked union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y.S. Chowdary’s son Sai Karthik for rash driving and seized his Porsche car. Karthik and four others were…
Tata Consultancy slapped with $940-mn fine by US court
New York/Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) India’s top IT company Tata Consultancy Services has been slapped with a $940-million fine, including punitive damages of $700 million, by the US Federal Court in the State of Wisconsin…
Five Maharashtra priests booked for attack on woman activist
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), April 16 (IANS) The police charged seven people, including five priests of Shri Mahalaxmi Temple here for assaulting Bhumata Ranragini Brigade President Trupti Desai at the temple complex on April 13, an official…
‘BJP not to announce CM candidate for UP polls’
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh BJP president Keshav Maurya on Saturday said the party will not announce a chief ministerial candidate in the run-up to the assembly polls scheduled for early next year, rather…
Handwara girl’s mother says video recorded under police pressure
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) The mother of the young girl whose alleged molestation by a army soldiersparked off violent protests in Handwara earlier this week alleged on Saturday that a video statement made by the…
Centre to send more troopers to Kashmir
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The central government on Saturday decided to send more troopers to Jammu and Kashmir to bring the situation – on the boil for four days – under control. Home Secretary…