Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) A group of civil society members including Academi award winner poet Sankha Ghosh and former apex court judge Ashok Ganguly on Thursday met the full bench of the Election Commission and…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission has showcased West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violation of the model code of conduct, Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi said here on Thursday. “It has been…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The government on Thursday reconstituted the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) trust, appointing senior journalist Ram Bahadur Rai as its president. The move comes exactly a year…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control, as the valley remained tense over the deaths…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Asian markets made gains on Thursday, even as the Indian equity markets remained closed on account of Ambedkar Jayanti. According to market analysts, the uptrend witnessed in the Asian equities on…
Washington, April 14 (IANS) India has the potential to grow at a faster pace on the back of healthy monsoon rains, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. The minister, who is on a seven-day visit…
Mhow, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the constitution, fought against injustice in society and his fight was for equality and dignity. Launching the…
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to B.R. Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary at his hometown in Mhow. Modi, who arrived earlier in the day in…
London, April 14 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s doping case will be considered by a tribunal with the account of recently announced thaw of requirements concerning banned substance Meldonium, the International Tennis Federation (ITF)…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As political parties are split over moves to have simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls, a Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has decided not to…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah here amid simmering anger in the Kashmir Valley over the death of four civilians during the…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday opposed the government’s move to sign a military logistics support agreement with the US, saying the Narendra Modi government does not have the mandate to push…
Ahmedabad, April 14 (IANS) The government is taking steps to overcome the water scarcity in Gujarat, where dams in Saurashtra and Kutch regions are left with just 10 percent water, according to a minister. The…
Shimla, April 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has not been able to tap even one percent of its solar power potential, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said. In wind power, the state…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Curfew was on Thursday clamped again in parts of a tense Kashmir Valley amid simmering anger over the death of four civilians, killed in alleged firing and tear gas shelling by…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The sister of Kirpal Singh, the Indian who died in a Pakistani jail, met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, seeking his support for an early repatriation of his…
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) India’s leading handset manufacturer Micromax, which opened its new manufacturing facility here on Thursday, plans to invest Rs.2,000 crore for expansion over the next five-six years. Rajesh Agarwal, co-founder, Micromax, told…
Washington, April 14 (IANS) India has the potential to grow at a faster pace on the back of healthy monsoon rains, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. The minister, who is on a 10-day visit…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday led the nation in paying tributes to Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar, principal architect of the Indian Constitution, on his 125th birth anniversary. Mukherjee paid tributes…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) India, with a 7,500-km long coastline, is set for a gigantic leap in maritime sector with water-based trade, commercial and transport activities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Inaugurating the…