New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib here on the 350th Prakash Utsav or birth anniversary of 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh. Shah…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Emperor Akbar is among the most fascinating of the Mughal rulers and the latest addition to the scholarly offerings on him throws more light on his decisions as well as…
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said the world needs to tell India “enough is enough” vis-a-vis its policy towards Jammu and Kashmir. Sharif was addressing an International Parliamentary Seminar on…
Imphal, Jan 5 (IANS) Pre-poll clashes have been reported from some parts in Manipur following the announcement of the state assembly elections, officials said on Thursday. In Heirok, Thoubal district, the police resorted to firing…
Colombo, Jan 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in its waters. The arrested fishermen and their trawlers were taken to a naval base where they were handed over to…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Actress Parineeta Borthakur, who was last seen onscreen as a mother in TV show “Swaragini”, says she only would take up a mother’s role again if she is the lead of…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) Chinese scientists are drawing a 1:2.5 million scale geological map of the Moon, a media report said on Thursday. Ouyang Ziyuan, first chief scientist of China’s lunar exploration programme, said five…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) India has broken “UN limits” on development of nuclear weapons, a leading Chinese daily said, and demanded that Pakistan should get the same nuclear privileges. The Global Times also warned that…
Shenzen (China), Jan 5 (IANS) Britain’s Johanna Konta claimed a tough victory against Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open tennis tournament here on Thursday….
London, Jan 5 (IANS) English top division football club Middlesbrough has announced the signing of Benin forward Rudy Gestede from Aston Villa. The Benin international on Wednesday became the first deal for the English Premier…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Several opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission seeking the Union Budget be deferred after March 8, until the assembly polls got over in five states. The Union Budget…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Thursday that the union Environment Ministry’s notification exempting construction projects up to an area of 150,000 sq mtrs from obtaining clearance shall not…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean’s bass guitarist and lead vocalist Rahul Ram says the whole process of making and releasing music has been democratised in India. Ram also pointed out…
Ankara, Jan 5 (IANS) Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said that he believes “foreign intelligence services” could be behind the Istanbul nightclub attack that claimed 39 lives, as it was carried out way…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China on Thursday launched its longest high-speed train service. The train, named “Shangri-la of the World”, left Kunming at 11.05 a.m. on a 2,760-km trip to Beijing, which takes about 13…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) A 75-seat bus powered by biogas will soon ferry passengers in this metropolis from March 30. The operators claim it will be India’s first such bus service. A nominal fare of…
Tokyo, Jan 5 (IANS) Japan’s monetary base reached a record high by the end of 2016, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continued its efforts to combat deflation by pumping the markets with liquidity, it…
Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (IANS) Spain’s Joan Barreda assumed the lead in the Dakar Rally for motorcycles by winning the third stage. The 33-year-old finished the 780-km stage from Tucuman to Jujuy in four hours…