Bonanza for stock markets in the works; DDT to be scrapped

New Delhi (IANS) A bonanza is in the offing for the stock markets as the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Finance Ministry are working on measures which may include dividend distribution tax (DDT) to be scrapped and a review of existing slabs…

JMM and Congress come closer towards finalising seat sharing for Vidhan Sabha polls

Ranchi: Post the below-par performance of the BJP during the recently concluded assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra the opposition camp has gathered strength in Jharkhand where elections are due next in the country as talks are underway…

Team of Election Commission to visit Jharkhand on Oct 3

Ranchi: A team of the Election Commission of India would be arriving on a visit to the state on November 3rd to assess the poll preparations.

Any information in this regard has been shared by the election commission with the state government…

Kid trapped in TN borewell: It'll take 12 hrs to reach him

Chennai (IANS) Rescue efforts to safely bring out the two-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned borewell in a village in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district entered the fourth day on Monday.

The boy fell into the borewell around 5.30…

Apple removes 17 apps created by Gujarat-based app company

New Delhi (IANS) Mobile security company Wandera had released a list of 17 apps for iOS which are infected with clickware meant to increase advertising revenue.

These apps were published by Gujarat-based AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd and…

Rural farmers hugely voted for BJP-Sena: Activist

Nagpur (Maharashtra) (IANS) Farmers in the suicide-prone rural Vidarbha and Marathwada regions have apparently voted overwhelmingly for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine, a top farm activist said here on Monday.

According to a post-poll…

India takes up Pak overflight refusal with global body

New Delhi (IANS) With Pakistan refusing to grant overflight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane for his visit to Saudi Arabia, India has taken up the issue with the International Civil Aviation Organization, said sources.

PM Modi is…

Let's fight terror together: PM to European Parliament team

New Delhi (IANS) A delegation of members of European Parliament on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who pressed for urgent action against the countries using terrorism as a state policy, thus setting the tone for the visit of the team to Jammu…

Mann ki Baat: PM greets on Diwali, remembers Nanak, Patel

New Delhi (IANS) The Prime Minister began the latest issue of "Mann ki Baat" by extending Diwali greetings to the people and also paid his respects to Guru Nanak, whose 550th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year.

"From Shri Guru…

PM celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers of Indian Army at Line of Control in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

This is in continuation with the tradition set by Prime Minister…