Patna, March 30 The Bihar government on Wednesday announced reservation in jobs to the third gender and set up a welfare board for them. "The third gender will be provided reservation in government jobs and Bihar Rajya Kalyan Board will be set up soon," Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma made the announcement in the state assembly. After t...
New Delhi, March 30 The government on Wednesday accused Pakistan of "cooking up" stories to defame India and of releasing a "doctored video" in which an arrested Indian ex-naval officer is heard purportedly "confessing" to New Delhi's alleged involvement in terrorist activities in Balochistan. Addressing reporters, Minister of State for Home...
Calling Jio the world's largest start-up, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh on Wednesday said the roll-out of its 4G services will lift India from a mobile Internet ranking of 150th to the top 10 slot. But he did not specify the actual date of commercial launch. "As the world goes digital, India and Indians cannot afford to be lef...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels on Wednesday morning to a red carpet welcome and enthusiastic greetings from Indian nationals at the airport. "A red carpet at dawn. PM @narendramodi receives a warm welcome as he arrives in Brussels," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. Members of the Indian diaspora al...
The wife of a CRPF trooper from Kerala who drowned in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday hit out at CRPF officials, accusing them of showing disrespect to her husband's body. ...
The Congress party's selection of candidates to contest the upcoming Kerala assembly polls on Wednesday ran into an unexpected hurdle as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy desired to withdraw from the electoral fray. ...
he Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has on Wednesday morning offered to pay Rs.4,000 crore for settling outstanding dues against the grounded Kingfisher Airlines on account of loans extended to it by a consortium of 13 banks headed by the State Bank of India....
Having suffered nearly $3 billion in losses on its UK operations, Tata Steel is exploring to put its entire portfolio there up for sale, some 10 years after it forayed into Europe by acquiring Anglo-Dutch Corus for over $8.1 billion). ...
The US looks at India, a regional power that is committed to advancing the rules-based international order, as "a key player and an important partner in advancing maritime security in the Indo-Pacific." ...
U Htin Kyaw of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was sworn in as Myanmar's new president on Wednesday....
