Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has said it will stop entry of all Manipuri vehicles into Naga-populated areas from Tuesday midnight unless action is taken against security personnel for allegedly harassing…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The fourth round of the key quadrilateral meeting on Afghan peace process started here on Tuesday. “Afghanistan will spare no efforts to ensure embracing lasting peace and honourable peace,” Xinhua news…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Caution-selling, combined with profit-booking and negative global indices, dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Tuesday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE provisionally closed the day’s trade…
Chicago, Feb 23 (IANS) An Uber driver was arrested for shooting randomly in three locations in Kalamazoo in Michigan in the US, killing six people and injuring two others. Jason Dalton was charged with murder,…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Defending champion Anirban Lahiri and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington will headline one of the strongest ever fields to assemble at the Indian Open to be played at the iconic…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A Mumbai court on Tuesday acquitted veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar from alleged involvement in an 18-year-old cheque bouncing case. Dilip Kumar, 94, was not present in the court when the…
Bejing, Feb 23 (IANS) Chinese stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.81 percent, at 2,903.33 points. The smaller Shenzhen index closed 0.69 percent lower at 10,299.67 points, Xinhua reported….
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Affordable data plans and rising global incomes saw nearly 3.2 billion people going online from desktop to smartphones and ipads in the year 2015 — Up from three billion in…
Melbourne, Feb 23 (IANS) A young Australian woman will become the first female to umpire an official Australian Football League (AFL) game this weekend, in a move the competition’s leaders hope will pave the way…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Actor Purab Kohli, who is currently shooting for the upcoming film Rock On 2, will be spending some quality time with his family in London as he turned 37 on Tuesday….
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently promoting his upcoming film “Fan”, says he is a proud, true and eternal fan of legends like Mahatma Gandhi, Yash Chopra, Rajinikanth and…
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Theft of corpses is on the rise in rural Shanxi as the old custom of “ghost marriage” has resurfaced in the northern Chinese province. Shanxi’s Hongtong County has reported at least…
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) An anti-retroviral (ARV) drug sometimes included in treatments to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission during pregnancy may have adverse effects on infant development, new research has found. The researchers found that…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh’s largest month-long annual book fair, thousands of all ages are still flocking daily to see and buy new books. The…
By Vinod Behl With a focus on strengthening the economy, improving the investment climate with more public spending, boosting infrastructure and spurring demand and growth, the government may have little fiscal room in the national…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the government will take firm and effective steps to deal with cross-border terrorism, and called terror a “global threat”. Mukherjee also congratulated the security…
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) Indian football giants Mohun Bagan will lock horns with Maziya Sports & Recreation Club in a high-voltage first round Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup clash at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here…
Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) They may look ferocious but one should not be too worried as coral reef sharks eat prey that are smaller than a cheeseburger. In the latest study published in the journal…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The overriding goal of the government is poverty eradication and the poorest of the poor have the first claim on the nation’s resources, President Pranab Mukherjee told the joint sitting…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The Afghan government has beefed up security measures ahead of the four-nation Afghanistan peace talks expected to open here on Tuesday. The fourth round of the key four-nation talks to open…