Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 8 (IANS) The launch of an Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket carrying weather satellite INSAT-3DR has been rescheduled by 40 minutes owing to delay in filling of fuel in…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With the announcement of October 7 as the date for the Indian Apple lovers to grab a new iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, the Cupertino-based tech giant has not only…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In the first such instance, a Special Court here on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man convicted in an acid attack case. Convict Ankur Panwar was sentenced to death…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Positive global cues, healthy inflow of foreign funds and a rise in global crude oil prices buoyed the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday. However, the gains…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Retired IAS officer J. Satyanarayana was on Thursday appointed as part-time Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar, an official statement said. “Minister for Information Technology…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday denounced the “flexi fares” announced by railways for Durunto, Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, saying this will be extended to other trains too soon. The “flexi fares”…
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Thursday rang in happiness and joy in the first family of Uttar Pradesh as Mainpuri MP Tej Pratap Singh Yadav became father of a baby boy. The latest arrival also made…
Los Angeles, Sep 8 (IANS) Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt has questioned US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claims. “What does he even mean, take our country back? Would someone please explain that to me? Where’d…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) After sinking in August from their convention highs, the favourable ratings for US Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton show little to no positive momentum, a Gallup poll has found….
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh told the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday to take cognisance of a case of snooping on a woman in Gujarat allegedly by Prime…
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) The mobbing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the New Delhi railway station was “pre-planned” by the BJP and police did nothing to prevent it, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said…
Ludhiana, Sep 8 (IANS) A combative Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday he won’t be cowed down by protests and that he and the AAP will remain in Punjab till the ruling Badal…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here. “Two democracies and…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that strongest action should be reserved for those states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy. “We need…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) In a step aimed at boosting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has decided to extend the facility to travel by any airlines on Leave Travel Concession (LTC)…
Colombo, Sep 8 (IANS) A court in Colombo on Thursday ordered investigators to exhume the remains of popular editor and journalist Lasantha Wickremetunge, killed in January 2009. The Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court issued the order…
Jammu, Sep 8 (IANS) A mob torched a vehicle carrying bovine animals in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Police said the vehicle was surrounded by a mob in Chingus village on the…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday opposed the “surge pricing” in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto express trains and demanded its roll back. “AAP strongly opposes surge pricing in railways…
Ludhiana, Sep 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Punjab on Thursday and faced protests at the Ludhiana railway station. The protesters shouted slogans against Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will always stand by the new National League for Democracy (NLD) government in Myanmar. He said this during a meeting with State…