Moscow, June 13 (IANS) A young Russian athlete with Down syndrome will help the referee with the coin toss that decides which team kicks off the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) India’s current account deficit (CAD) for 2017-18 widened on the back of a higher trade deficit, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data showed on Wednesday. According to the RBI data, the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In order to create a stronger deterrent for NRIs who have abandon their wives in India, the Ministry of External Affairs will now display the summons to such men on…
Saint Petersburg, June 13 (IANS) “Achilles,” the feline resident mouse-catcher at St. Petersburg’s Hermitage museum, was on Wednesday promoted to Soccer-oracle-in-chief stardom after predicting Russia’s victory versus Saudi Arabia on the opening World Cup match…
New York, June 13 (IANS) The United States’ top football league said FIFA’s decision on Wednesday to award the 2026 World Cup hosting rights to a combined bid from the US, Canada and Mexico was…
Moscow, June 13 (IANS) The president of FIFA on Wednesday stated that the Spain national team is not in an ideal position after the sacking of their coach two days before their debut in the…
Ranchi, June 13 (IANS) Two Muslims were beaten to death by villagers in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Wednesday after being accused of cattle theft, police said. Four people have been arrested. According to police, Murtaza…
Indore, June 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh-based spiritual leader Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who shot himself on Tuesday due to family tension, wanted his ‘sevadar’ Vinayak to look after his properties. According to the second part of the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell announced on Wednesday it is bringing their marquee event – Shell Eco Marathon (SEM) – to India for the first time. A Shell release here said…
Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) Karnataka’s opposition BJP won three of the six legislative council seats in the June 8 biennial election held in the three Teachers and three Graduates constituencies across the state, said the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) National team shooter Arpit Goel of Delhi bagged the top honours in the 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol (senior) men category whereas in the junior category Adarsh Singh clinched the…
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) The Shree Rajput Karni Sena has threatened to chop off Rajasthan Education Minister Kiran Maheshwari’s nose and ears for allegedly equating Rajputs with “rats”. The Rajput organisation has demanded an immediate…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of Indias (RBI) decision to increase the housing loans limits and revise the value of the house available under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U)…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet’s Appointments Committee has approved the proposal for appointment of IPS officer Arun Kumar Ray as Deputy Chairman of Tea Board for a tenure of two years, an official…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday gave nod to raise two women battalions in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, fulfilling the promise made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his…
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) Elections to the Urban Local Bodies in Odisha are likely to be delayed as the state government has decided to move the Supreme Court against the High Court order that reservation…
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) The death toll in the bus accident that took place in Kannauj on Wednesday morning rose to 18 by the evening, with one more passenger of the ill-fated vehicle succumbing to…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to withdraw the Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 pending in the Rajya Sabha, an official statement said. The bill, introduced in the…
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) In a blow to 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s political ambitions, the Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected an application to register his Milli Muslim League (MML) as…
Agartala/Guwahati/Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) The Southwest Monsoon has already covered most parts of northeast India while the floods caused due to heavy rains are creating havoc in Tripura and Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. At…