New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme at a total cost of Rs 1,650 crore for a period of seven years beginning 2018-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized on the importance of innovation and technology for the progress and developmen

Amaravati: An opposition-sponsored bandh began this morning in Andhra Pradesh where state-run bus services have been suspended and educational institutions shut.

Opposition parties are enforcing the day-long bandh to protest the "failure" of the Centre to implement the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,

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Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday kicked up a storm by branding Dakshina Kannada district as a ‘’terrorist factory’’. He even went on to say that if he had been Home Minister two years ago, he would have shut the ‘’factory’’ by now.

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Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex recovered about 168 points in early trade today on buying in realty, IT, capital goods and banking stocks after the RBI maintained status quo in its monetary policy review yesterday.

The 30-share index rose by 167.73 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 34,250.44 opening trade. All the sectora

Agartala: ‘Fifty-fifty’ is the buzzword in poll-bound Tripura on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Thursday. Modi will address two rallies, one at Sonamura and the other at Kailasahar. His visit is likely to boost the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign.

The publ

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Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday unveiled six new electric concept vehicles and models as it showcased its strategy to shape the 'Future of Mobility' at the Auto Expo here.

The company also lifted cover on its South Korean arm SsangYong's G4 Rexton SUV,

Berlin: A first-half goal from Guido Burgstaller fired Schalke to a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg and a place in the semi-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday.

Last year’s finalists Eintracht Frankfurt also progressed to the last four, as a comedy of defensive errors saw them beat local rivals Mainz 3-0.

United Nations: The UN Security Council will on Thursday discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island, diplomats said.

During a closed-door meeting, the council will hear a report by the UN political affairs department, which asked the top UN body

Shillong: A total of 443 candidates have filed papers for the 60 constituencies in Meghalaya after end of filing of nominations today, chief electoral officer F R Kharkongor said.

The 443 candidates include 59 of the Congress, 53 of the NPP and 47 contestants of the BJP besides other regional parties and Independe

Berlin: Martin Schulz announced Wednesday he would step down as leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats and that he intended to serve as foreign minister in the next coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"I have decided to enter the government as foreign minister," he told re