India snubs China on Kashmir mediation offer
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Rebuffing China’s offer, India on Thursday ruled out any third party mediation on Kashmir about which it is ready to talk to Pakistan at a bilateral level as terrorism is…
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Odisha requests Centre to enhance cargo handling at ports
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday requested the Centre to enhance cargo handling infrastructure in the existing ports of the state. The government said the transportation cost of major goods, like coal,…
Muguruza advances to Wimbledon final for second time
London, July 13 (IANS) Spaniard Garbine Muguruza smashed Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday and advanced into the women’s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis championships for the second time. One hour and four…
RJD insists Tejashwi won’t quit
Patna, July 13 (IANS) The RJD reiterated on Thursday that Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, son of party leader Lalu Prasad, won’t resign despite the corruption charges hurled at him. “Tejashwi will not resign at…
‘Could consider talks with Karnataka, Maharashtra over Mhadei dispute’
Panaji, July 13 (IANS) High litigation fees may result in Goa accepting the Karnataka government’s suggestion to resolve the Mhadei inter-state water dispute through tri-partite dialogue, rather than slugging it out in a central government-appointed…
China’s ailing Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dead
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 13 (IANS) Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo died on Thursday of terminal cancer at a hospital in the country’s north, authorities said. Liu, 61, died after…
Telephone subscribers grew 0.51% in May: TRAI
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,198.89 million at the end of April 2017 to 1,204.98 million at the end of May 2017, thereby showing a monthly…
Sonakshi Sinha rings Nasdaq bell in New York
New York, July 13 (IANS) Indian actress Sonakshi Sinha rang the Nasdaq closing bell here ahead of the Bollywood extravaganza IIFA Weekend and Awards. Sonakshi looked chic in a deep blue power suit for the…
Government calls all-party meet on China standoff, Kashmir
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, the government has called leaders of opposition parties on Friday for a briefing on the India-China standoff in Doklam in Sikkim sector, as also the…
Six help vans to assist Delhi traders with GST
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi government will launch six help vans to assist traders with problems and doubts related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on…
Foreign militants face heat in Kashmir due to increased crackdown
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed militants have been asked by their handlers across the border to remain in hiding in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir and not trust locals in the…
Gayle hails India’s effort in the Windies
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) West Indian swashbuckling opening batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday said India’s recent loss to the Caribbean team in the one-off T20 International won’t make the Men in Blue a weaker side…
FIFA lifts suspension of Sudanese federation
Zurich, July 13 (IANS) World football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday lifted the ban on the Sudan Football Association (SFA) imposed on it for the failure to abide by agreements mentioned in articles 14 and…
Kolkata to improve TB notifications from private sector
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI) project will help city’s civic authorities increase TB notifications from the private sector, officials said on Thursday….
Assam to take measures to stop electrocution deaths
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Assam Power Minister Pallab Lochan Das on Thursday said the government plans to go for re-conduction of old wires and electric lines after 21 electrocution deaths were reported in the state…
Virat Kohli on ‘much-needed break’ with Anushka Sharma
New York, July 13 (IANS) Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is on a “much-needed break” with Anushka Sharma. The actress latest social media posts indicate they are in New York, where the IIFA Weekend and Awards…
Ghaziabad man booked for rape on marriage pretext
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A Ghaziabad resident has been booked for rape after a 27-year-old woman filed a complaint of repeated sexual assault on the pretext of marriage, police said on Thursday. Police said…
Bar?a, Rakuten present new agreement, highlight common values
Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) A Japanese company presented its new multimillion-dollar sponsorship agreement with Spanish football giants FC Barcelona on Thursday at a meeting held at its headquarters here, in which both entities said they…
British Air Force to allow women in close combat roles
London, July 13 (IANS) Close combat roles in the Royal Air Force will be open to women from September, Britain’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced on Thursday. Speaking at the annual RAF Air Power Conference…
BCCI hails CAC members’ contribution in picking coaching staff
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday expressed gratitude to the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman, for choosing the…