Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee with top secret security clearance is set to face up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to being an agent of…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) A Special MCOCA Court on Tuesday sentenced 26/11 plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six others to life imprisonment till death in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Two…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) The much-awaited Spanish-made Talgo high-speed train reached the Mumbai Central Terminus from New Delhi on its third and final trial run, an official said on Tuesday. The train, which left New…
Vijayawada, Aug 2 (IANS) A day-long shutdown called by opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday to demand special status to the state evoked near total response. Buses of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for about 15 minutes on Tuesday during question hour when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) members protested demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. As the disruption…
Lucknow, Aug 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Tuesday created a controversy by alleging that a “political conspiracy” might be involved in the gang rape of a Noida-based mother and daughter…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In the wake of the food crisis facing Indian workers laid off by Saudi companies, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) Hands of those people accused of corruption should be chopped off, opposition MLA Naresh Sawal said on Tuesday said. He made the demand in the Goa assembly. “If the government is…
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Separatists attacked the house of Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Naeem Akhtar with two petrol bombs here late on Monday but no one was hurt, police said on Tuesday. The attack…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Wrestler Narsingh Yadav on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after being cleared of doping charges by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA). “The Prime Minister blessed me and…
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Typhoon Nida made landfall on Tuesday in China’s Guangdong province, weather authorities said. The strong typhoon packing winds up to 151.2 km per hour is moving northwest at 25 km per…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered additional compensation to the victims of 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in Odisha. The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Uday…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Value buying, coupled with positive macro-economic data, buoyed the Indian equity markets during early morning session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices made gains, as healthy buying was witnessed in automobile,…
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) New York state authorities have banned registered sex offenders from downloading and playing the augmented reality game Pokemon Go citing concerns that paedophiles could use the app to find or…
Houston, Aug 2 (IANS) A new law has come into effect in US’ Texas state that allows students to carry guns onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law,…
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Authorities continued curfew and restrictions on Tuesday as Kashmir remained shut for the 25th consecutive day. Police said the curfew would continue in some areas of south Kashmir while restrictions under…
Photo by pybrumandcompany Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil”, taking name calling a step further, media reports said. At a campaign rally in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Trump on…
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has claimed that the country does not need support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) anymore. “Pakistan will soon stop looking towards IMF for assistance. The…
Karachi, Aug 2 (IANS) Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province Murad Ali Shah has created a group on instant messaging service WhatsApp for Cabinet members aimed at keeping him informed about their activities. Using the…
Melbourne, Aug 2 (IANS) Australian scientists have discovered a toxic form of mercury in Antarctic’s atmosphere and sea ice. The study, led by a team from the University of Melbourne, found significant amounts of methylmercury,…