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  • Spare the forces: BJP to Congress
    NEW DELHI, DECEBER 18 (PTI): The BJP on Sunday condemned Congress for its attack on the government over the army chief appointment, saying there should be no politics on defence forces and asserted that Lt Gen
    / 19th December 2016
  • ‘New urban missions to still be the focus area in 2017’
    New Delhi, December 18 (IANS): Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the progress of implementation of new urban missions was encouraging in 2016 and will continue to be the focus area during the new
    / 19th December 2016
  • Elephant deaths: Sonowal asks Forest, NFR to improve coordination
    Guwahati, December 18 (IANS) Expressing concern over increasing elephant deaths on railway tracks in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday directed the state Forest Department and Northeast Frontie
    / 19th December 2016
  • India and Tajikistan commited to help Kabul
    New Delhi, December 18 (IANS): India and Tajikistan are committed to helping Afghanistan in its peace process, President Pranab Mukherjee has said.   "We are committed to assist our mutual friend and
    / 19th December 2016
  • Rs 10.50 cr assets seized from 'chaiwala'
    SURAT, DECEMBER 18 (PTI): The Income Tax department has seized alleged unaccounted assets worth Rs 10.50 crore from a tea seller-turned-financier after raids were conducted against him in Surat as part of the a
    / 19th December 2016
  • Indians more prone to die from heart diseases
    Abu Dhabi, December 18 (IANS): Indians are more likely to face premature death due to heart attacks and strokes owing to genetic factors as compared with people of other nationalities, a local newspaper reporte
    / 19th December 2016
  • Ban anonymous donation to political parties: EC
    NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 18 (PTI): Seeking to stem the flow of black money in polls, the Election Commission has urged the government to amend laws to ban anonymouscontributions of Rs 2,000 and above made to politic
    / 19th December 2016
  • In PM Modi's Varanasi, stink & development go hand-in-hand
    Vishal Gulati IANS   In this ancient city that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, development and stink literally go hand-in-hand -- the latter in spite of the ambitious
    / 19th December 2016
  • Scared Nepal rhino spooks UP villagers
    Lakhimpur-Kheri, December 18 (IANS): A lost, scared, lone rhinoceros from Nepal, wandering around near this district town the past eight months, attacked villagers on Saturday night after being cornered and for
    / 19th December 2016
  • BP lowering drugs may block cancer invasion
    London, (IANS) Drugs used to lower blood pressure can potentially block breast and pancreatic cancer invasion by inhibiting their cellular structures, say researchers.   The study discovered that cal
    / 19th December 2016
  • Digital payment start-ups unaware of high security risks: FireEye
    New Delhi, December 19 (IANS) As India embraces a cashless economy, there has been a sudden spurt in new mobile wallet companies -- but most of these start-ups are setting up digital shops without knowing the c
    / 19th December 2016
  • Government faces flak over new army chief, defends decision
    New Delhi, December 18 (IANS) The appointment of Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief came under attack on Sunday with the opposition parties criticising the move for the generally followed seniority nor
    / 19th December 2016
  • NATO seeks to allay concerns at meeting with Russia
    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will seek to reassure Russia on Monday that its troop deployments to the Baltics and Poland next year are purely defensive, in a rare meeting of the alliance's envoys with those of the
    / 19th December 2016
  • ATK beat Kerala on penalties to claim second ISL title
    Kochi, December 18 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata claimed their second Indian Super League (ISL) football title in three years bettering Kerala Blasters 4-3 (1-1) on penalty shootout in a lack-lustre final here on
    / 19th December 2016
  • Pain before gain for Indian banks after Modi's cash gamble
    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's shock move to abolish high-value banknotes was expected to deliver a windfall to lenders, and banks have indeed seen coffers swell after people deposited 12.4 trillion rupee
    / 19th December 2016
  • Barca cut deficit to Real thanks to magical Messi
    BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi produced a vintage second-half performance to help Barcelona to a 4-1 win over local rivals Espanyol on Sunday which saw the champions cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madr
    / 19th December 2016
  • Murray wins record third BBC sports award
      LONDON, December 19 (Reuters) - Britain's world number one men's tennis player Andy Murray won a record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday after claiming his second Wimbledon tit
    / 19th December 2016
  • Bolivia's Morales says he may run for fourth term despite referendum loss
      LA PAZ, December 19 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he may run for a fourth consecutive term in elections in 2019 despite losing a referendum in February that would have refo
    / 19th December 2016
  • Under threat in Washington, first lady's food legacy may live on elsewhere
    NEW YORK, December 19 (Reuters) - Michelle Obama will be ceding the title of first lady to Melania Trump next month, but she may hold for some time the other distinction she earned during her time in the White
    / 19th December 2016
  • Kashima show Japan on the rise with Club World Cup run
    YOKOHAMA, Japan December 19 (Reuters) - Kashima Antlers eventually succumbed to Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final on Sunday but gave the European champions a real scare and sent a message that football i
    / 19th December 2016
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