Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday expressed “serious concern” to the United Nations over the Indian government’s efforts to pass a bill which aims to restrict geographical depiction of India and the “disputed” region…
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court will hear the actress Jiah Khan case from June 7, following a Supreme Court directive to expedite it, her mother Rabiya Khan said here on Tuesday….
Colombo, May 17 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and four went missing in Sri Lanka due to flash floods and landslides overnight, the Disaster Management Centre said. Rescue efforts were hampered on Tuesday…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with higher crude oil prices and expectations of better quarterly results, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade in…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP’s newly nominated Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. In a three-page letter to Modi…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) When renowned author Ranjit Lal penned “Smitten”, a book for young adults in 2013, it’s original story line was about sexual abuse with the father as the…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay a CBI probe into the murder of a Muslim youth of Uttar Pradesh allegedly by activists of a cow protection group while…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 40 others injured in two bomb attacks here on Tuesday, media reported. A blast at an outdoor market in the northern district of al-Shaab…
Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Tuesday flew a trainer version of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) over the city under a cloudy sky, an official…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with higher crude oil prices and expectations of better quarterly results, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, key indices made gains during the late-afternoon trade…
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) As senior officials of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group gear up to meet here to discuss prospects for the Afghan peace process, Islamabad has expressed its belief that political negotiation was still…
Dhaka, May 17 (IANS) A militant was arrested in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi region over killing of a university professor, a police official said on Tuesday. The detainee is a member of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The government should make bank loan repayments on behalf of rural borrowers in drought hit areas as a measure to provide them succour, an industry body said here on Tuesday….
Imphal, May 17 (IANS) Representatives of political parties in Manipur are busy drafting a memorandum calling upon their central leaders to support presidential assent for three bills that introduce a system to check influx of…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the AAP government on a PIL against its “politically motivated” decision to offer a job on compassionate grounds to the…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to give a hearing to wrestler Sushil Kumar on his plea that trials for the 74kg class…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Bangkok, May 17 (IANS) From pharmaceuticals to biotechnology, from automotive parts to industrial machinery, Thailand is wooing Indian investors across multiple sectors. We want companies in sectors that India is strong in…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with higher crude oil prices and expectations of better quarterly results, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. Consequently, key indices made gains during the mid-afternoon trade…
Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Tuesday flew a trainer version of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) over the city under a cloudy sky, an official…
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for a new India-Bangladesh railway project on May 27, a top railway official said on Tuesday. A top official of…