New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths in the Indonesian plane which crashed with 189 people on aboard on Monday. “My thoughts are with the families and friends of those…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday nixed a Kerala government order asking its employees to donate a month’s salary to help rebuild the flood-ravaged state. The apex court ruled that those Kerala…
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) LIC Housing Finance on Monday reported an increase of 12 per cent in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company said, in a BSE filing…
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Managing to win a bronze at the recently-concluded Archery World Cup Finals without a coach, star Indian recurve archer Deepika Kumari feels there is no need to rope in a foreign…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to file a reply on its Special Director Rakesh Asthana’s plea seeking…
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Seasoned doubles shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa on Monday said it’s important to stand by the women in the #MeToo movement. Her 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal winning doubles partner Jwala Gutta has…
Paris, Oct 29 (IANS) Russia’s Karen Khachanov, the World No. 18, beat World No. 34 Filip Krajinovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-2 on Monday and advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters. Khachanov, 22,…
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) United Airlines on Monday said it has introduced Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) aircraft on its Mumbai-New York/Newark route. The aircraft replaces a Boeing 777-200ER on the once-a-day service, the airline said…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India and Japan on Monday decided to enter into a $75-billion bilateral currency swap agreement which is expected to bring stability in foreign exchange and capital markets in the country….
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) India dished out a clinical performance to outclass the West Indies by 224 runs, their biggest margin of victory against the Caribbean side, in the fourth One-day International (ODI) on their…
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga – and the country’s former cricket captain – was arrested by the police on Monday over a violent clash at the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court, urging it to allow bursting of firecrackers in the morning from 4.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m., as Diwali in the…
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) and Hitachi Payment Services (Hitachi Payments) on Monday entered into a joint venture (JV) to start a digital payment platform in India. The SBI would…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said although less-polluting “green crackers” have been devised and the technology will be shared with the industry soon, it will not be available…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Sangh Parivar founthead RSS and its affiliate VHP on Monday demanded that the Central government “enact a law” to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya while the Congress accused the…
West Africa’s largest data centre provider, MDXI and global IXP platform provider, Asteroid have partnered to launch a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for West Africa. The West African Internet Exchange (WAF-IX), is based on…
Berlin, Oct 29 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday that she will not seek re-election when her term expires in 2021, following recent election setbacks. Merkel, who has been Chancellor since 2005, made…
Mumbai: Actors Amol Parashar and Sarah Hashmi during the launch of music video “Hawa Badlo Anthem V Mix” an initiative of GAIL (India) Limited in Mumbai on Oct 29, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actors Amol…
Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IANS) State-run Vijaya Bank on Monday reported a net profit of Rs 140 crore in the quarter ended September, about 25 per cent lower on year. Sequentially, the net profit fell 2.8…