India

IL&FS adds Rs 3,333 crore cash in a liquidity boost

As a result of these efforts, cash and cash equivalent balances across IL&FS Group entities has since September 30, 2018, increased by Rs 3,333 crore to Rs 6,534 crore.

Jan 12, 2020

Congress fact-finding team demands dismissal of JNU VC, seeks criminal investigation against him

The committee is seeking an independent judicial enquiry to be conducted into the events of January 5 that led to violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Jan 12, 2020

After Kolkata port, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demands renaming of Victoria Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that Kolkata port will be renamed after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.

Jan 12, 2020

PM Modi renames Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Modi made the announcement while addressing a gathering at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on the occasion of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

Jan 12, 2020

India declares state mourning over death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin Said

The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout Monday and there will be no official entertainment in India.

Jan 12, 2020

Medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.3 hits Ladakh

No loss of life was reported due to the medium-intensity earthquake, the epicentre of which was Ladakh.

Jan 12, 2020

RBI curbs Bengaluru private bank from doing business for alleged irregularities

RBI has clarified that its directive should not be construed as a cancellation of the bank's license issued by it.

Jan 12, 2020

Demand soars for books on Faiz Ahmad Faiz in UP amid 'Hum dekhenge' controversy

Students and young professionals are making a beeline for books on Faiz, his biography and his poems.

Jan 12, 2020

NMDC lined up to mine multibillion-dollar diamond deposit in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has asked NMDC to explore the Bunder deposits, which could contain millions of carats of diamonds.

Jan 12, 2020

'CAA meant to give citizenship, not snatch it away': PM Modi in Kolkata

Modi said youth and other citizens of the country are being misled on the CAA which came into force on Friday.

Jan 12, 2020

US describes envoys' visit to Kashmir as an 'important step'

US Ambassador Ken Juste rand diplomats from 15 other countries made a two-day visit to the Union Territory on Thursday and Friday to see the conditions there after the abrogation of Article 370.

Jan 12, 2020

Akhilesh Yadav will not be allowed to contest elections if he defies NPR: BJP leader

A BJP minister has said that there is a rule of law in Modi and Yogi raj and people trying to create menace will be treated accordingly.

Jan 12, 2020

Thousands of traders to take to streets during Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's India visit

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), a group representing roughly 70 million brick-and-mortar retailers, said it will protest across 300 cities during Bezos' stay in the country.

Jan 12, 2020

India may soon allow FDI in nuclear power area; PMO mulls over decision

The decision would be a paradigm shift in India's nuclear power policy, and subsequently, open the gates for multinational companies to invest in the country's nuclear energy projects.

Jan 12, 2020

Two Hizbul terrorists arrested with a 'decorated cop' in J&K; 2 AK-47s seized

DSP Davinder Singh was caught with top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Naveed alias Naveed Babu and his accomplice Asif in Wanpho area of Kulgam district.

Jan 11, 2020