Several injured in Munich knife attack
Munich, Oct 21 (IANS) Several people were slightly injured by a man wielding a knife in the German city of Munich on Saturday, police said. A search operation is on for the attacker who fled…
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Kohli, Bumrah drop in ICC ODI rankings
Dubai, Oct 20 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah registered a drop in their respective categories of the ICC Player Rankings released on Friday. Kohli with 877 points, dropped one place to…
Pepsi lights up Gurugram roads with solar bulbs
Gurugram, Oct 20 (IANS) In a bid to light up Gurugrams darkest streets, Pepsi extended its Liter of Light programme to the area, a company statement said here on Friday. The project promises to bring…
Rahman took around 1,000 auditions for ’99 Songs’
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Oscar winning music director A.R. Rahman, who has written and co-produced “99 Songs”, says the lead couple of the film were chosen from around 1,000 auditions and the upcoming movie will…
China never seeks hegemony, expansion: Xi
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that Beijing will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion “no matter what stage of development it reaches”. “China will never pursue development at…
‘Silo mentality’ a bottleneck in government functioning, Modi tells bureaucrats
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked bureaucrats to break out of the “silo mentality”, which he said is a “big bottleneck” in the functioning of the Union government, an official…
Pakistan Army denies US drone strikes in its territory
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said there had been no US drone strikes on the Pakistani side of the border in recent days and all military operations had been conducted on…
Taj Mahal is part of Indian heritage, says Adityanath
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) In a damage control exercise after a BJP MLA’s comments on the Taj Mahal sparked outrage, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the famed monument in Agra was…
Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames named best football stadium
Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) Athletic Club Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium was named as the best football stadium in the world at the World Football Summit. The announcement was made on Monday night at the World…
Charges against Kancha Ilaiah absurd: Amnesty
Bengaluru, Oct 17 (IANS) The charges against writer Kancha Ilaiah, a staunch critic of the caste system, are an “absurd assault” on the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International India said on Tuesday. Kancha…
Airtel, HPCL join hands for digital payments in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Customers of Airtel Payments Bank can now make digital payments for fuel purchase at 1,500 HPCL fuel stations across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The announcement was made during the inauguration of…
UAE participates in China Import, Export Fair
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is participating in the China Import and Export Fair (CANTON 2017) that will run until October 19 in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The opening ceremony…
U-17 World Cup: Clinical Germany enter quarters
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Skipper Jann-Fiete Arp struck a brace as a clinical Germany outplayed Colombia 4-0 in a Round-of-16 fixture of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Clear picture of GST revenue after 3-4 months, says Adhia
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Acknowledging that compliance of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is still low, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Monday said a clear picture of revenue under the new indirect tax…
Countdown to Man Booker Prize begins
London, Oct 16 (IANS) The much-awaited 50,000 pounds Man Booker Prize 2017, the shortlist of which features novels by three men and three women exploring unusual and challenging themes along with a neck-and-neck fight between…
September WPI inflation cools to 2.6% on lower food prices
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Cooling of food prices helped ease India’s annual rate of inflation based on the wholesale price index (WPI) in September to 2.6 per cent, official data showed on Monday, even…
Iran nuclear deal: Trump vows not to sign off agreement
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran as a “fanatical regime” and refused to continue certifying an international nuclear deal. Trump said on Friday he was referring the deal to Congress…
Children trained on hygiene using innovative games
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Around 1,000 school children here on Friday were trained to use toilets and wash hands using innovative play-based methods ahead of Global Handwashing Day, celebrated on October 15 every year….
Maoist commander says Rs 5 cr was given to kill Jharkhand ex-Minister
Ranchi, Oct 13 (IANS) Jailed Maoist commander Kundan Pahan in his interrogation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that he was given Rs 5 crore to kill former Jharkhand Minister Ramesh Singh Munda…
Trial Court Judge tried to solve Aarushi murder case like math puzzle
Allahabad, Oct 13 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the trial court Judge in the Arushi Talwar murder case, saying he took evidence and circumstances of the case for granted and tried…