Shiv Sena worker bags 2 flats worth Rs 5 crore each in Mhada lottery.
Mumbai: Buying a house in the megapolis is everyone’s dream, but very few are as lucky as Shiv Sena worker from Agripada, Vinod Shirke, who has […]
Month: December 2018
Indonesian who lost husband to army bullets in Pulwama to leave ‘heaven’ Kashmir; ‘I won’t venture into danger’ his last words
Karimabad: Their love blossomed in Hyderabad, where he had found a job after finishing his MBA in Bangalore and she had just arrived from Indonesia for a […]
Delhiites wake up to foggy Monday morning, ‘very poor’ air quality.
NewDelhi: Residents of the national capital woke up to a foggy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature touching 6.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below […]
Imran Khan rakes up Kashmir issue to target India again, calls for plebiscite in Valley.
Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again raked up the Kashmir issue to target India. Taking to microblogging site Twitter on Sunday, the Pakistan Prime […]
Ashok Gehlot takes oath as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot becomes his Deputy.
JAIPUR: Ashok Gehlot on Monday took oath as Rajasthan Chief Minister in the presence of senior Congress and Opposition leaders. Sachin Pilot, who was earlier […]
Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, gets life imprisonment.
NewDelhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to life. While holding […]
BWF Tour Finals: PV Sindhu beats Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon to reach final.
NewDelhi: Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu continued her rich vein of form as she swept aside 2013 world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in straight […]
Cyclone Phethai: Deep depression in Bay of Bengal likely to intensify, rains forecast in TN.
Chennai: A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal was around 900 kms off Chennai and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in […]
If PAC chairman Mallikarjun Kharge has not received CAG report on Rafale, he should move court: Subramanian Swamy.
NewDelhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy has said that if Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge did […]
NGT orders reopening of Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu, asks Vedanta to spend Rs 100 crore for welfare activities.
TamilNadu: The National Green Tribunal on Saturday set aside Tamil Nadu government’s order for closure of Sterlite plant in Tuticorin. The tribunal further directed Vedanta […]
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel capital, embassy to remain in Tel Aviv.
Israel: Australia formally recognises West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister […]
Oath-taking ceremony of Rajasthan CM, Deputy CM to take place on December 17, says Ashok Gehlot.
Jaipur: With an eye on 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Rahul chose to play safe by going with the old guard in Rajasthan and […]
PDP had alliance with BJP knowing it will be suicidal: Mehbooba Mufti.
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had an alliance with the BJP knowing […]
BJP surges in Assam panchayat polls, CM Sarbananda Sonowal thanks voters.
Guwahati: The BJP continued its winning streak in Assam panchayat polls, marching ahead of its closest rival Congress and alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) […]
Karnataka: 11 dead, dozens hospitalised after consuming ‘prasad’; state government announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh.
Karnataka: At least 11 people were killed and 72 others hospitalised on Friday after they consumed ‘prasad’ at a temple at Sulavadi village in Chamarajanagar […]
Ayodhya civic body seeks demolition of dilapidated buildings, including temples.
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Municipal Corporation has issued notices to owners and management of as many as 176 building, including temples, seeking restoration or demolition of […]
Congress, Left follow models of corruption, inefficient governance: PM Narendra Modi.
NewDelhi: Hitting out at the Congress and Left parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said they follow the models of corruption and inefficient governance, […]
Mumbai-Lucknow IndiGo flight grounded after ‘specific’ bomb threat call.
Mumbai/Lucknow: An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Lucknow via Delhi was grounded Saturday after a bomb threat call, airport sources said. The aircraft was taken […]
Fitch downgrades Pakistan rating from B to B-negative amid stable outlook.
Pakistan: Global credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Pakistan’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘B’, citing a rise in external financing risk […]
Three terrorists, including a former soldier, 2 youth killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama.
Pulwama: At least three terrorists were on Saturday killed in an encounter in Kharpora Sirnoo area of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. The three […]
Saudi Arabia likely to make biggest investment in Pakistan’s history.
Islamabad: A Pakistan minister on Thursday said that an incoming investment package from Saudi Arabia promises to be “the biggest foreign investment in the country`s […]
Operational independence of central banks important: IMF on RBI.
NewDelhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said “operational independence” of central banks like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was important for carrying […]