Jammu : Several organisations of Kashmiri Pandits on Thursday welcomed the new land laws in Jammu and Kashmir and said that ownership rights extended to the entire country is a welcome step towards the “one nation, one law and one rule” setup. The Centre had on Tuesday cleared the decks for people from across the […]Read More

New Delhi : A parliamentary panel on Thursday questioned Paytm representatives about the quantum of Chinese investment in the company and told them that the servers on which customer data is stored should be in India. Top officials of Paytm appeared before the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Personal Data Protection Bill, and submitted […]Read More

Ahemadabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to former Chief Minister of Gujarat Keshubhai Patel, who passed away on Thursday, on arrival at his home State for a two-day visit. During the meeting with family members of Patel, Mr. Modi offered his condolences and recalled his long association with the senior BJP […]Read More

Chennai : It’s autumn all over Europe and America now. Everywhere you look on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Nature photography blogs, the grandeur and glory of autumn leaves stare you in the face. “I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers” writes LM Montgomery in Anne of Green Gables. October […]Read More

Mumbai : The rupee continued its downward journey on Thursday, sliding another 23 paise to settle at 74.10 against the US dollar, tracking weak domestic equities and strong American currency amid global risk aversion. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened weak at 74.02 against the greenback, then lost further ground and finally […]Read More

Mumbai : Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a volatile note on October 28 as investors await directional cues from domestic as well as global markets. After swinging 258 points in the opening session, the 30-share BSE index was trading 75.75 points or 0.19% higher at 40,597.85. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 29.90 […]Read More

Patna : The first phase of the Bihar Assembly poll began on Wednesday in 71 seats across 16 districts amid reports of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) not working properly at some polling booths in some constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar H.R. Sriniwas said that polling percentage is nearly 7% in two hours of polling. […]Read More

Srinagar : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out multiple raids in Kashmir, including the main office of widely circulated daily Greater Kashmir and the house of human rights activist Khurram Parvez. An official said raids were conducted at 10 locations, including nine in Srinagar and one in Bandipora. An official said besides […]Read More

New Delhi : India and the US on Tuesday inked a landmark defence agreement that will allow sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information between the two countries. The signing of the long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) during the third edition of the 2+2 dialogue between the two strategic […]Read More

New Delhi : The rupee slipped 10 paise to 73.94 against the U.S. Dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking muted domestic equities. At the interbank Forex market, the domestic unit opened weak at 73.94 against the greenback, showing a fall of 10 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee had settled at […]Read More