By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Expectations of political consensus on a major economic legislation, combined with above average monsoon rains and continued influx of foreign funds are expected to support the Indian rupee…
Photo by mohanrajdurairaj Jerusalem, July 30 (IANS) A team of researchers have developed new “metamaterials” that can solve problems like ill-fitting joint sockets, contact dermatitis and sebaceous cysts plaguing prosthetic patients for a long time….
Mumbai: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez on the sets shoot of reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, in Mumbai, on July 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is making…
Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured adequate assistance to Assam, where at least 26 people have been killed in floods and thousands displaced, and said the central government will…
Berlin, July 30 (IANS) German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) led the last free practice for the German Grand Prix on Saturday. Rosberg made his best lap in 1:15.738, after he led the first…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday held Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of the 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, guilty of raping an American woman. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain convicted Farooqui…
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) A city-based actor-photographer on Saturday was arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing an aspiring actress, police said. Following a complaint by the victim, Aniket Dawn was arrested on charges of rape…
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) None of the family members of the 14 terrorists killed in the Gulshan cafe attack and during a raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area have come forward to claim the bodies, media…
Damascus, July 30 (IANS) A number of Syrian women aged over 40 were on Saturday evacuated from rebel-held parts of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, through one of the army designated safe passages. The women…
Imphal, July 30 (IANS) Two foreign nationals, possibly from the Middle East, were among three undertrial prisoners killed early on Saturday in violence inside the Sajiwa Central Jail in Imphal East district of Manipur, highly…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stage a demonstration against verdict on Mahadayii Kalasa Bandoori water projects, in Bengaluru on July 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted on Saturday across…
Timeline of the rape case against Mahmood Farooqui. June 19, 2015: American woman lodges FIR against ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui at New Friends Colony police station. June 21, 2015: Delhi Police arrest Farooqui. July…
New York, July 30 (IANS) A team of researchers has found a new method for making brighter and more efficient green light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which may pave the way for developing advanced solid-state lighting. Using…
By Porisma P. Gogoi and Rohit Vaid Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Indian equity markets were buoyed by positive anticipation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill clearing parliament, supported by a perceptible inflow of…
Kabul, July 30 (IANS) At least 25 insurgents were killed on Saturday in drone attacks on Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, a source said. According to the statement released by Afghan military, group commander…
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur on Saturday sentenced to death a Bangladeshi convicted in the July 2005 Shramjeevi Express blast which had left 12 passengers dead. Additional Sessions Judge Budhiram…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya has said that there is no reason for the bank employees to be apprehensive of the upcoming mergers as there will be no losses of jobs…
Claps and whistles banner is presenting a movie with Rocking star Manchu Manoj as the hero. ‘Na Rakumarudu’ fame SK Satya is directing the movie. According to the sources, Manoj liked the story said by…
Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Italy’s iconic kart manufacturer Birel ART marked its entry into India by signing up 10-year old sensation Ruhaan Alva who is currently placed second in the ongoing JK Tyre Rotax Max…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) The Brazilian Justice Ministry has decided to accept a denouncement against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for obstruction of justice in the Petrobras scandal. According to the…