Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Vikram Kumar, most popular for helming R. Madhavan-starrer “13 B” and Suriya’s science-fiction thriller “24”, tied the knot with Srinidhi here on Sunday. “The wedding, which took place earlier this morning,…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) An all-party delegation headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit to the Kashmir Valley. The delegation members decided to travel by road in…
Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 34 persons were killed and 21 others injured on Sunday after a bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan’s Zabul province, police said. “The accident took place along Kabul-Kandahar…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 50 persons were injured on Sunday morning as clashes erupted after an unruly mob torched the district magistrate’s (DM) office in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Tension gripped Shopian town…
By Vikas Datta The memorial at the Kohima War Cemetery, where lie dead of a World War II battle termed “Stalingrad of the East”, asks us: “When you go home tell them of us and…
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Sep 4 (IANS) Sushanto Mukherjee, a rights activist in the Jharkhand capital, is angry — and justifiably so. “We have gone to the state Human Rights Commission to lodge complaints against…
Agartala, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh from September 7, an official said here on Sunday. The official…
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Outgoing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan demits office on Sunday, when he hands over charge to Deputy Governor Urjit Patel. The Finance Ministry on Saturday hosted a farewell…
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Some high-risk gene variants, such as those for Alzheimer’s disease or cancer, can persisted in the population for a long time without disappearing and researchers have now discovered why these harmful…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 4 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will attend the 28th and 29th Asean and related summits in Laos, an official said on Sunday. Suu Kyi’s attendance of the…
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Beijing is to tighten control of industries that impact on air quality, the municipal bureau of quality supervision said on Sunday. The controls will cover the coal, petrochemical and chemical industries,…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday left for Srinagar with the 28 member all party delegation intending to establish peace in the Kashmir Valley. “Heading to Srinagar with the All…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) As people of Delhi continue to face waterlogging every time the city witnesses a heavy downpour, an NGO has written to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi Chief Secretary…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Mother Teresa, who is being declared a saint by Pope Francis on Sunday, has been hailed as the “Saint of the Gutters of Kolkata”. But her sisters…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With a good monsoon this year, companies connected with India’s rural economy are set to post handsome growth in the coming two quarters, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) It was partially cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the five BRICS nations are an influential voice in international discourse and it is their shared responsibility to shape the international agenda. In…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting here on Sunday ahead of the G20 Summit. “First engagement in Hangzhou is a…
Hong Kong, Sep 4 (IANS) Hong Kong on Sunday began voting for the first Legislative Council election since the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy movement. Chief Executive CY Leung and other government officials in his administration urged…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the leaders of the other BRICS countries in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, in his second engagement of the day on Sunday. “Building the…