Oslo: Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.

“The organisation is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequ

Singapore: The positive steps taken by the Indian government like the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax and the ease of doing business are heartening, a senior business executive said here today, but voiced concern over the slow litigation process.

Sunil Peter, chief executive officer of the Singapore Indian Chambers of Comm

New Delhi: The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra.

Existing depositors have been given time till December 31, 2017 to provide the 12-digit unique identification number.

Ministry of Fina

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has said money has never been the prime motivator for him to take on a project – be it films or a business venture.

The 51-year-old actor, who is one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood, said he is the same lower middle class boy, who still believes he got more than what he de

New Delhi: India and the European Union on Friday agreed to strengthen ties in key areas of trade and security after their 14th summit, during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top EU leadership deliberated extensively on bilateral, regional and international issues

After the summit, European Council Pres

New Delhi: The Election Commission here on Friday adjourned the hearing in the AIADMK symbol row for 3 p.m. on October 13.

Both factions were present at the EC along with their lawyers.

Earlier in the day, in a setback to the faction led by T.T.V. Dinakaran, the Supreme Court refused to stay the hearing

New Delhi: The HRD Ministry today issued an advisory to states and the CBSE to stop the practice of spiking of marks in class 10 and 12 board exams from next year.

However, there has been no decision yet on the moderation policy and the practice is likely to continue.

The practice of awarding grace marks will continue for the

New Delhi: A top Indian cotton-producing state has ordered an inspection of fields planted with an unapproved variety of genetically modified seeds developed by Monsanto, which is fighting to retain its market in the world’s biggest grower of the fibre.

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have planted 15 percent of the cot

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today graced Indian football’s historic moment when he greeted players of both the teams before the kick off India’s opening FIFA U-17 World Cup match against USA, here.

Modi, who arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after the first match of the day between Ghana a

New Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal today asks the Delhi Police to launch an ‘omnibus app’ integrating its various mobile applications for people convenience while reviewing law and order situation.

The Lt Governor also asked the police to further improve quality of investigation and