Petrol pumps nationwide to be shut for 24-hour from Oct 12 midnight
The United Petroleum Front (UPF) today announced a 24-hour closure of outlets by petroleum dealers nationwide from October 12 midnight to press the government on…
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Infosys extends gain on fixing record date for share buyback
Infosys was up 2.4% to Rs 945 on BSE in intra-day trade, extending its 3% gains of the past three trading sessions, after the company…
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 launch in India today: Expected price, specifications, features
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 smartphone will launch in India today. The Mi Mix 2 mobile will be Flipkart exclusive based on tweets by the e-commerce…
Railways says No service charge on train e-ticket till March 2018
Rail passengers will continue to enjoy service charge exemption on tickets booked online till March 2018. The government had waived service charges after demonetisation in…
Dr Soumya Swaminathan selected as new Deputy DG at WHO
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), will be the deputy director-general, World Health Organization (WHO), in Geneva. This is…
Jammu&Kashmir: Suspected fidayeen attack BSF camp near Srinagar airport
Suspected fidayeen stormed the Battalion headquarter of Border Security Force (BSF) just outside the Srinagar international airport on Tuesday. While the road leading to the…
World reacts with shock to massacre at Las Vegas music festival
Reaction to the massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival poured in from around the world on Monday after at least 58 people were…
Virat Kohli doesn’t agree with Sunil Gavaskar ‘one of the greatest’ comment
Virat Kohli recently received a big compliment from Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who said the current Indian skipper would go down as “one of…
Elphinstone railway station stampede leaves 60 injured and 22 dead
A stampede among commuters on a bridge connecting the Elphinstone station with Parel station led to 22 people losing their lives and 60 others injured….
Suicide car bomb kills at least 12 Afghan police
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 10, and the…
Mahendra Kumar Singh appointed as new chief proctor of BHU
Mahendra Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Chief Proctor of the Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday, a day after ON Singh resigned taking “moral…
US General Dunford: Robust ties with India must for freedom of navigation
A long-term strategic security relationship with India is “critical” to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Indian Ocean, a top US general told lawmakers on…
In Ranchi, Rs 100 crore midday meal money sent to wrong account
An amount of Rs 100 crore meant for midday meal (MDM) scheme across Jharkhand remained deposited wrongly in the account of a construction company, allegedly…
Rs 16,320-crore outlay: PM Modi launches power plug-in for last mile
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday launched a nationwide electrification scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’ scheme that aims to provide electricity…
Sachin Tendulkar extends support to Modi’s Swachhata Hi Seva campaign,cleanliness drive
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar came in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachhata Hi Seva campaign to take part in cleanliness drive in streets of…