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New Delhi: A discussion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday on the Constitution and its chief architect B.R. Ambedkar went on a different trajectory as Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed “secular” the most misused word...

Ankara: Turkey will not apologize to Russia over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. “Those who violated our airspace should apologize to us,” he...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to consider and decide, in two weeks, applications for licence by hoteliers for dance performances in beer bars and restaurants. A bench of Justice...

Guwahati/Shillong: In a case of mistaken identity, the army killed two civilians during a counter-insurgency operation in Meghalaya, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. The killing triggered protests, as pressure groups and political parties demanded...

New Delhi: India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study...

Islamabad: Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself from any Indian aggression, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif asserted on Thursday. “The extremist mentality with which Modi soared to great heights, the same mentality will trigger his...

New Delhi: India has added 2,311.88 MW of grid-connected power generation capacity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind till October of this financial year, against the full fiscal’s target of 4,460 MW, an...

New Delhi: Global professional services company Towers Watson on Thursday forecast an overall salary increase of 10.8 percent for Indian companies in 2016. According to Towers Watson ‘2015-16 Asia-Pacific Salary Budget Planning Report’, net salary...

Kolkata: Joining the growing clamour against intolerance, singer-musician and former Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman on Thursday said the backlash faced by Bollywood star Aamir Khan was proof of the intolerance in the country. “Neither...

New Delhi: In a bid to provide better medical care to people living in the remote areas of Odisha, the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has signed an agreement with Ganga Ram Institute of...

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu on Thursday said that the delay in disposal of cases and their pendency was the single most challenge that confronts country’s legal system and innovative ways have to...

Kolkata: Coming out in the open in support of Aaamir Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said nobody had the right to ask the actor to go to Pakistan. “Whatever Aamir has...

Mumbai: On the seventh anniversary of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai on Thursday, film fraternity members like Lata Mangeshkar, Anupam Kher, Priyanka Chopra and Onir saluted the martyrs and victims. They said that the...

New York: If you have sweet tooth, following a low-sugar diet for three months may not change the level of sweetness you prefer in foods and beverages, suggests new research. “Over-consumption of sugar is widely...

Moscow: Russia has deployed a sophisticated S-400 missile system at the Hmeimim airbase of the Russian air force operating in Syria, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported on Thursday. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said...

India has seen a strong standalone performance in its growth in the recent past as compared to the other BRICS economies. This is partly due to the external environment and partly to the push for...

Kolkata: With the Indian e-commerce space experiencing “exciting times”, the import from other countries is estimated to grow at 78.5 percent during 2015-16, a study said on Thursday. According to the report on consumer research...

Nagpur: India rode on superb bowling performances by the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to put themselves in a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against South Africa...

New Delhi: Sooraj Barjatya’s royal tale “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” (PRDP) has crossed the Rs.200 crore mark in India. The Hindi version of the film, which has brought Salman Khan together with Barjatya after 16...

Patna: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief minister made the announcement — a part of his election pledge — at an official function to...