newsIndia ready to resume talks on free trade pact with EU: Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India was "ready to talk" with the European Union (EU) on the proposed bilateral free trade agreement, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday."I have
India made significant contribution to WWI: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said the First World War was not a European affair alone as India also played a "significant" role by lending it
Modi bats for 'greater cooperation' with Cuba
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday batted for "greater cooperation" between India and Cuba in areas like trade and investment, health and renewable energy."The prime
Delhi to have sports-centred academic courses
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday proposed to start sports-centred academic courses to encourage budding sportsman.Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia
HC restrains allocation of blocks to Coal India
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) and restrained the central government from allocating two coal blocks to Coal
Meghalaya deputy speaker quits ahead of floor test against speaker
Shillong, March 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Deputy Speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Sanbor Shullai on Monday resigned from his post, two days before a crucial no-confidence motion
Modi misleading farmers, says AAP
Ghaziabad, March 23 (IANS) The AAP on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of cheating farmers by aggressively promoting takeover of their land.Addressing Aam Aadmi Party supporters at the
Congress seeks FIR against Madhya Pradesh CM
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Congress on Monday demanded police action against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for allegedly tampering with evidence to absolve himself in the
SC verdict on validity of IT Act's section 66A on Tuesday
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Tuesday pronounce verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which the
Indians likely to transform SCG into sea of blue
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Australia's plea for a gold rush of hometown support for Thursday's cricket World Cup semi-final is set to be washed away by a tsunami of patriotic Indians, who are out to
All eyes on SCG curator ahead of India-Australia clash
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Tom Parker, the unassuming Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) curator, has become the most wanted man here in the lead-up to Thursday's high voltage World Cup semi-final clash
Sugar mills can be future power houses: Industry official
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The country's 550 odd sugar mills can produce at least 2,500 MW of electricity if they install high-power boilers which will involve an investment of Rs.150 crore for each
Committee for appointing CIC has no minutes of meeting
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Even as the post of chief information commissioner lies vacant for seven months now, information provided by government shows the search committee looking for a new
On martyrs' day, Prabhu promises train links to Bhagat Singh's village
Khatkar Kalan (Punjab), March 23 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday announced new rail links to Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of martyr Bhagat Singh in Punjab.Prabhu, who was
Navy's fourth indigenous LCU launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The fourth indigenous Landing Craft Utility (LCU) designed and being built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) for the Indian Navy was launched here
India should accept five conditions on Kashmir: Geelani
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani on Monday said India should accept five conditions set by his group, including withdrawal of security forces, for
Police get forensic report on Pushkar's cell phones
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Monday said police have received the report of forensic experts on data analysis of mobile phones of Sunanda Pushkar."We had sent
12 years on, Nadimarg massacre still rankles
Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Nadimarg in Shopian district, like other small hamlets elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, was once known for bonhomie among Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits. Both communities
Modi prays at Golden Temple, visits Jallianwala Bagh
Amritsar, March 23 (IANS) Walking in the midst of hundreds of devotees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as
GRSE negotiating for building warships for Philippines
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) After making India's first warship for export, the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is negotiating for delivery of two light frigates to the Philippines,
