Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that 'Garibi Hatao' (remove poverty) had sadly remained a mere slogan for the past many decades and that efforts for a turnaround in the lives of the poor had failed to bear fruit....
In a move to take on the micro-blogging site Twitter which is the biggest source of breaking news for journalists, Facebook has launched an innovative newsgathering tool that will help reporters scan and file stories from the ocean of information on Facebook and its photo-sharing site Instagram. ...
At least 16 people worshipping at a mosque were killed on Friday in an attack on a Pakistani air force base by Taliban militants, reported Xinhua citing the army. ...
Mumbai, Sep 18 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said inflation should be kept low not only now but also in the future, adding that reforms are needed for sustainable growth. Rajan said at an event here that keeping inflation down and implementing reforms are needed for maintaining sustainable growth. There...
Relieved by the status quo in US interest rates, Indian share markets opened higher on Friday and flared up further, overshooting most Asian peers, as investors saw momentary respite from a potential shift of global funds away from emerging economies. ...
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins a summit next week of presidents, prime ministers, kings and princes celebrating the 70th year of the world body that rose from the ashes of the World War II, the focus will be on global development, a push to end poverty by 2030 and face the dangers of climate change....
The West Bengal government on Friday made public 64 files on freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to help unravel the mystery behind his disappearance....
BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital on Thursday night after he complained of chest pain, underwent angiography, hospital sources said....
To the relief of investors worldwide, the US Federal Reserve Thursday kept interest rates unchanged in the face of jittery financial markets and a global slowdown ...
The controversy involving the appointment of Mahesh Rangarajan, director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), took a new turn with the culture ministry on Thursday accepting his resignation....
