Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) A crime resembling the plot of the Bollywood film "Special 26" came to light in Mumbai, where a businessman was kidnapped and threatened with arrest by a gang posing as Income Tax and Crime Branch officials and demanding Rs 1 crore to settle the matter.
Salem (Tamil Nadu), Sep 6 (IANS ) Maize farmers in several parts of Tamil Nadu's Salem district have raised concerns over the performance of a seed variety distributed by the state Agriculture Department under a government subsidy scheme, claiming that poor yields have left many unable to recover their cultivation costs.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Sharma on Sunday expressed gratitude for his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and said he would fulfil his duty with complete devotion, honesty, and dedication.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar died at Mercy Hospital in Giridih after his health suddenly deteriorated late Saturday night, plunging the city into grief. The minister breathed his last at the hospital located near the city’s bus stand, where he had been brought after complaining of chest pain.
Kathmandu, Sep 5 (IANS) The Indian team continues rescue efforts inside the Chilime Tunnel, in close coordination with the Nepal Army, the Indian Embassy said on Saturday as the region was struck by devastating floods which left thousands of people unaccounted for.
Paramaribo, Sep 5 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Suriname, Subhash Gupta, and Suriname's Minister for External Affairs, Alva Baptist, discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations, the Indian Embassy in Suriname said.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on Saturday was as much an outreach to India’s Gen-Z as it was a presentation of the government’s economic report card. Returning to the campus after 13 years, PM Modi sought to connect with a generation that has grown up in a digital, aspirational and rapidly changing India, placing youth at the centre of his vision for a developed nation.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday rejected the bail application of Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, a former senior executive of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) who is in judicial custody in connection with an Enforcement Directorate (ED) money laundering investigation.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday confirmed that Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is going to pay an official visit to India from September 7 to 9.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Contrasting the pre-2014 era under the Congress-led government with the present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the world now sees India as the fastest-growing major economy.
