First Test: Kiwis post 71/1 at lunch
Kanpur, Sep 23 (IANS) New Zealand were on 71/1 at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test against India here on Friday. Martin Guptil (21) was the only batsman to fall in…
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Indian equity markets dent on profit booking
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian equity markets were suppressed on Friday by profit booking at higher levels and mixed global sentiments. Both the key equity indices traded on a flat-to-negative note during the mid-afternoon trade…
Islamabad may not cooperate on Uri attack: Daily
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan is unlikely to cooperate with India following a terror attack on an Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir that left 18 soldiers dead, a Pakistani daily reported on Friday….
Six militants killed in Assam
Guwahati/Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) Soldiers on Friday shot dead six Karbi militants in Assam’s East Karbi Anglong district, the defence ministry said. All the militants belonged to the Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT). Two rifles,…
India, France sign deal on Rafale jets
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India on Friday signed a deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets. The pact was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian.
Heavy rains lash Telangana, three killed
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Telangana on Friday, an official said. All the deaths were reported from Medak district, which has received heavy rains since…
Kiwis post 71/1 at lunch
Kanpur, Sep 23 (IANS) New Zealand were on 71/1 at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test against India here on Friday. Martin Guptil (21) was the only batsman to fall in…
SC to hear plea in the purchase of helicopters by five states
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea by a political outfit seeking a special investigation into the alleged wrongdoings in the purchase of helicopters by Punjab, Jammu…
Russian forces arrive in Pakistan for joint military drill
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Russian forces arrived in Pakistan on Friday for its first ever joint military drill that begins on Saturday, a military spokesperson said. “A contingent of Russian ground forces arrived Pakistan for…
India bowled out for 318 in first innings on Day 2
Kanpur, Sep 23 (IANS) India was bowled out for 318 runs in the opening session of Day Two of the first Test against New Zealand at the Green Park stadium here on Friday. The Men…
Suspicious sightings in Raigad: Hawkish vigil on, suspects’ sketches out
Raigad (Maharashtra), Sep 23 (IANS) Multiple security agencies continued their hawk-eyed vigil on Friday to apprehend the five-or-six masked persons sighted in Uran village here by some students early on Thursday with the Maharashtra Police…
Modi to give strong message to Pakistan from Kozhikode
By Brajendra Nath Singh Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to send a strong message to Pakistan from Kozikokde where the BJP National Council’s meeting begins on Friday. The three-day…
Maliwal moves ACB against ex-Delhi CM
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday made a complaint against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) alleging financial fraud and corruption. The…
SC cancels Subrata Roy’s parole
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the parole of Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two other directors and directed to take them into custody. A bench headed by Chief Justice…
Pakistani intruder held along International Border in Jammu
New Delhi/Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Border Security Forces (BSF) arrested a 30-year-old Pakistani intruder along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector on Friday, an official said. Abdul Kayum, who claimed to…
India bowled out for 318 in first innings on Day
Kanpur, Sep 23 (IANS) India was bowled out for 318 runs in the opening session of Day Two of the first Test against New Zealand at the Green Park stadium here on Friday. The Men…
BSF apprehends Pakistani on LoC
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on Friday apprehended a Pakistani national after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region’s Akhnoor sector. Police said the intruder, identified as Abdul…
New York’s LaGuardia airport on lockdown
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Authorities have imposed a lockdown and evacuated people from New York’s LaGuardia Airport after a car was left unattended outside of a terminal, police said. According to police, a person…
500 mn accounts hacked in ‘state-sponsored’ attack: Yahoo
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Joining the list of global companies who have faced users’ data breach in the recent past, a Yahoo investigation has confirmed that at least 500 million user accounts were hacked in…
Apple acquires Hyderabad-based machine learning startup
San Francisco, Sep 23 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has acquired Tuplejump — a Hyderabad-based machine learning startup that helps companies to store, process and visualise big data with its unique software. Founded in 2013,…