Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Profit booking and mixed global sentiments depressed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Friday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped by…
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers opened fire following suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said the BSF troops posted in the…
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa’s condition was stable and currently under observation, said hospital authorities here on Friday. Jayalalithaa was admitted in the Apollo Hospital late Thursday with fever and dehydration….
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) Kashmir remained shut for the 77th consecutive day on Friday as authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar city to prevent a separatist called protest march. “Restrictions have been placed in three police…
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that rival Hillary Clinton was responsible for unrest after police shootings of African-Americans, saying she “supported with a nod” the idea “that cops are a…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the US of not complying with the landmark nuclear agreement that took effect in January, and said American credibility would suffer if the accord was…
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama shared a video of a young American boy who wrote asking to host Omran Daqneesh, a 5-year-old Syrian child who’s picture went viral earlier this month. The…
Canberra, Sep 23 (IANS) The downfall of Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East is fast approaching but the threat of urban terror from propaganda-fed “lone wolf” terrorists is only going to rise, Australian Prime…
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called for a “national anti-crime agenda” to combat violent crime in US cities as he condemned the unrest in Charlotte in North Carolina, where protests…
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Yahoo has confirmed that hackers stole information from at least 500 million user accounts in what it describes as a “state-sponsored” attack. In a statement released on Thursday, Yahoo’s Chief Information…
Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) The Karnataka legislature will deliberate and decide on Friday whether to comply with the Supreme Court order to release more Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu or stop to ensure drinking…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Rao Inderjit Singh on Thursday said that they deliberately kept a low profile before departing for the Rio Paralympic Games as they did not…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India on Thursday said it had told Pakistan that infiltration of heavily armed terrorists from across the border cannot take place without the “active and collaborative support of Pakistani security…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke at the United Nations General Assembly like the “supreme commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen” and not…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that nationality of Tibetans born in India between 1950 to 1987 cannot be questioned under the Citizenship Act and directed the government to…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Shipping Ministry on Thursday proposed a new model concession agreement (MCA) to attract more private sector investments in the development of port infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Shipping,…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The first meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council here on Thursday gave an indication that a host of issues remained to be resolved, even as its Chairman and…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday. With the met…
New Delhi/United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) The US and Afghanistan appreciated India’s role in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan at a trilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the External…
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) Eight years after her 15-year-old daughter Scarlett Keeling was found sexually assaulted and dead on a balmy morning at Goa’s Anjuna beach, her mother Fiona Mackeown battles nervousness a day before…