Rahmat, Naib, Rashid given leadership roles for Afghanistan
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of the World Cup, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has handed leadership roles to Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan …
Khashoggi children ‘given houses, money by Saudi’
Riyadh, April 2 (IANS) The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received million-dollar houses in the kingdom and monthly five-figure payments as compensation …
Won’t contest if not given enough seats: Manjhi
Patna, March 12 (IANS) A day before the Grand Alliance meets in Delhi to finalize the seat sharing for the Lok Sabha elections, the Hindustani …
Families of troopers killed in Pulwama terror strike given over Rs 1 crore: CRPF
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday said that the family members of 40 of its personnel killed in …
SC has given serious responsibility: Mediator in Ayodhya title dispute
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Senior advocate and a pioneer in the field of mediation Sriram Panchu on Friday termed his nomination as a member of …
Not an inch of Odisha railway lines given to other division: Sinha
Bhubaneswar, March 4 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railway Manoj Sinha on Monday said not an inch of railway lines in Odisha has been …
Government has zero tolerance over terrorism, security forces given free hand: Rajnath
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the government has “zero tolerance” towards terrorism and the security forces …
Bikaner land deal case: ED widens probe, grills Vadra on loans given by Bhushan Power and Steel to a Mumbai-based firm
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday confronted Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case involving …
UP Chief Secretary given 6-month extension
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey has been given a six-month extension by the Union government, a state government spokesman …
Priyanka given charge of 41 seats, Scindia 39 in UP
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday put sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in-charge of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies, …
Short film questions VIP treatment given to terrorists in jail
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) A short film, “Kaun Saab”, backed by a former commando of the National Security Guard (NSG), raises a question on how …
Another vaccine scandal hits China as 29 children given wrong shots
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) China has been hit by another medical scandal after 29 children were given the wrong vaccine in the city of Shijiazhuang …
RCOM to put up same debt resolution plan to NCLT as given outside
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Reliance Communications (RCOM) will propose a similar debt resolution Plan in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) process, as was earlier …
WCD ministry sees 20% increase in budget, maternity, ICDS schemes given priority
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) In the 2019-20 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, the Ministry of Women and Child Development …
6 cr LPG connections given under Ujjwala, mostly to women: Goyal
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Over 6 crore free cooking gas connections have been provided under the government’s Ujjwala Yojana scheme aimed at providing LPG …
Senior bureaucrat Ramesh Abhishek given additional charge as Civil Aviation Secretary
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The government on Thursday gave senior bureaucrat Ramesh Abhishek additional charge as Secretary of Civil Aviation Ministry. Abhishek holds the …
Tamil Nadu has given us a bad name, Vedanta tells SC
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Vedanta Group whose Sterlite Copper smelting plant has been shut down since May 28, 2018 on Thursday told the …
Vaghela joins NCP, to be given national role
Ahmedabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief minister and rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela formally joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday in the …
Goyal given temporary charge of Finance
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley …
Trump’s transgender military ban given go-ahead
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court allowed US President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban to go into effect on Tuesday, dealing a blow to …
Clearance finally given for Amit Shah’s chopper in Bengal: BJP
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Amid high drama over denial of permission for facilitating the landing of BJP President Amit Shah’s chopper in West Bengal’s Malda …
Sasikala given VIP treatment in Bengaluru prison, claims report
Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) AIADMK’s jailed leader V.K. Sasikala had received preferential treatment in Bengaluru Central Jail, including specially cooked food and access to special …
Upper caste quota has given sleepless nights to Opposition: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rejected allegations that the government decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in education …
Ackles has given up ‘trying to predict’ end of ‘Supernatural’
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Actor Jensen Ackles has been fighting demons and all things supernatural as Dean Winchester on the show “Supernatural”, which is …
Rare for an actress my age to be given glamorous roles: Simran Bagga
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) After working successfully in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, Simran Bagga is back and plays Rajinikanths love interest in his …
Tihar Jail Dy Superintendent sacked, given compulsory retirement
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev has approved the removal of Tihar Jail’s Deputy Superintendent for allegedly releasing a prisoner …
I have been given the role of a finisher: Karthik
Adelaide, Jan 15 (IANS) Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday said the Indian team management has asked him to play the role of a finisher after his …
Judges should not be given postings after retirement: AAP
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Supreme Court judges should not be given any profitable posting after retirement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanded on Tuesday, …
Congress state units given more power for 2019 battle
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Bracing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has accorded more powers and autonomy to its state units …
Heavens wouldn’t have fallen if Bhima-Koregaon case accused were given a day’s time: SC
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said heavens would not have fallen if the Pune court judge had granted a day’s …
Prove order given to HAL or resign, Rahul tells Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman place documents before Parliament to prove her claim …
Sabarimala tantri given 15 days to explain why ‘purification’ ritual
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) — custodians of the Sabarimala temple — on Friday decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu …
Given home ministry, will bomb traitors: BJP lawmaker
Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Vikram Saini created a flutter saying given the charge of the Union home ministry, he would bomb …
Perth Test win has given us a lot of confidence: Paine
Melbourne, Dec 25 (IANS) Taking a lot of confidence from the big win in Perth, Australia will feel they can get the better of India …
Women should be given equal importance in film industry, says Suniel Shetty
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Actor Suniel Shetty has said that women should be given equal importance in the film industry like in every other working …
Rahul should be given more time to prove his mettle as national leader: Farooq Abdullah
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah on Friday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi should be given more time to …
Cow’s death given more significance than that of police officer: Naseeruddin Shah
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who is “angry” about the rise of mob violence, has said “poison” has spread in the Indian society …
Indian artistes should be given same facilities as their foreign counterparts: Sonu
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Popular singer Sonu Nigam, who landed in a controversy after his “I feel like it would be better if I was …
Rs 3,719 cr assistance given to Kerala, Nagaland, Andhra
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday approved additional assistance of Rs 3,719.07 crore to Kerala, Nagaland and Andhra Pradesh that were affected …
Non-film music has given facial identity to singers: Ankit Tiwari
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) After creating a niche in the Bollywood music industry, “Aashiqui 2” fame singer Ankit Tiwari, who is now on a …
Congress should have given Vajpayee Bharat Ratna: Farooq Abdullah
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Lamenting that the political discourse in the country has hit a new low, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq …