Swaraj to meet Pak counterpart on UNGA sidelines: MEA

A meeting will take place between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi...

Lok Sabha Speaker visits Parrikar at AIIMS

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan visited ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences...

PDP hopes PM Modi will reciprocate dialogue offer made by Imran Khan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reciprocate the offer of talks...

Jet Airways passengers suffer nasal bleeding as crew fails to control cabin pressure

Several passengers on a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur suffered nose and ear bleeding Thursday after the crew "forgot"...

BJP leaders brief Shah about political situation in Goa

A delegation of BJP leaders who had gone to Goa to take stock of the political situation there, briefed party president Amit Shah...

Capt Amarinder Led Punjab Cabinet Ratifies Shahpur Kandi Dam Project Agreement

The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday ratified the agreement signed on September 8 between the Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir...

Punjab Cabinet Okays Transfer of Final Land for Bathinda Aiims Project

The Punjab Cabinet, headed by Captain Amarinder Singh, on Thursday decided to transfer certain land pieces belonging to the state government

Punjab Govt Approves Rules For FRBM Act Implementation To Achieve Fiscal Targets

The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday took a slew of vital decisions for the development of the state, including approval of the rules...

Punjab Cabinet Okays Sri Anandpur Sahib-Naina Devi Ropeway Project To Boost Tourism

Amarinder Singh has given approval for setting up a Ropeway between Sri Anandpur Sahib and Naina Devi ji in Public Private Partnership...

Punjab Cabinet Reviews Paddy Procurement Arrangements, CM Directs Smooth Procurement

The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday reviewed the arrangements and preparedness for the Paddy procurement season beginning from October 1...

Tea, coffee served on trains to cost more

Indian Railways has decided to hike prices of tea and coffee served on trains besides discontinuing the practice of serving tea in pots...

SC extends deadline for probe in Aircel-Maxis deal case

The Supreme Court Thursday extended by three months the deadline given to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to complete the probe...

Cyclonic circulations in Arabian Sea cause rain in Mumbai

Cyclonic circulations in the Arabian Sea near the Gujarat coast caused rain in Mumbai and its neighbouring districts in Maharashtra...

NRMC insists on source segregation door-door collection & composting of solid waste

The National Green Tribunal has starting monitoring the implementation of provisions of Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules...

Tourism Industry to be driver of economic growth for Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu

 Punjab invites Tour operators of International repute

Rupee recovers from 16-mth low, up 15 paise against US dollar        

The rupee recovered from its 16-month low to trade 15 paise higher at 67.97 against the US dollar in early session today, after opening...

Gold weakens on muted demand, global cues

Gold prices softened by Rs 10 to Rs 31,650 per 10 grams at the bullion market Thursday on weak demand from local jewellers...

Sensex rebounds 185 pts on macro boost

The benchmark Sensex recuperated by nearly 185 points to 37,829.93 in early trade today, taking comfort from positive inflation numbers...

Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank, BoB to merge: Govt

The government will merge state-owned Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda to create India's third largest lender...

Deepak Kapoor Appointed the new Chairperson of Save the Children

Save the Children announces the appointment of Deepak Kapoor as the new Chairman of its 12-member Governing Council...

Imran Khan writes to Modi; seeks to re-start bilateral talks

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Foreign Office said here...

Amazon considering opening 3,000 cashier-less stores: Bloomberg

Amazon is considering opening up to 3,000 new cashier-less stores by 2021 to vie for shoppers at convenience stores and quick-service...

Swaraj meets Cambodian counterpart; holds wide-ranging talks

Sushma Swaraj met her Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn and discussed bilateral, multilateral and key international issues...

Trump 'looking into' rules on printed guns

Donald Trump said he was "looking into" whether Americans should be able to print their own guns...

Two dead, 241 injured in 6.0 quake in western Iran: officials

Two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border...

Corruption, divisiveness, eco failure peaked under Modi government: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that corruption, economic failure, incompetence and spread of social divisiveness have peaked.

PM dares Congress to bring no-confidence motion in 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress's arrogance was behind the no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha...

MSP hike: Cong, NCP accuse Modi govt of cheating farmers

A day after the Centre hiked the MSP of 14 Kharif crops, opposition Congress and NCP today said the government has cheated the farmers...

YSR MP apologises for his behaviour in RS

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today cited former prime minister Manmohan Singh's speech in the House...

Ashish Khetan resigns from AAP, say party sources

Ashish Khetan has quit the party, AAP sources said today, a week after another leader, Ashutosh, announced his resignation...