Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s former election campaign chief Paul Manafort breached his plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller by lying to prosecutors, a US judge has said. US District Court…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) In a significant development, major national parties on Thursday decided to have a pre-poll pact and a common minimum programme (CMP) to defeat the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha…
Geneva, Feb 13 (IANS) Global unemployment levels fell one percentile to a steady 5 per cent in 2018, the lowest figures since the economic crisis that wreaked havoc on labour markets, the International Labour Organization…
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Twenty-eight students were injured on Wednesday in a powerful but mysterious explosion in a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel. The tuition-cum-coaching…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Ten years after Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani created that iconic scene in the film “3 Idiots” where Chatur (nicknamed “Silencer”) reads out a text secretly edited by Rancho at a…
Amaravati, Feb 13 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to give free smartphones to all members of women’s self-help groups in the state to enable them to avail various government services on digital platform….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ three-day visit to India starting Wednesday comes at a crucial time when American giants Walmart and Amazon are facing fresh difficulties after changes in the…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Putting India and England as favourites to win the forthcoming ICC World Cup, batting great V.V.S. Laxman on Wednesday said Virat Kohli and Co. are peaking at the right time after…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A galaxy of opposition leaders on Wednesday asked the people to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming Lok Sabha election as they rallied in the national capital in…
Amaravati, Feb 13 (IANS) In another major pre-poll sop, the Andhra Pradesh government here on Wednesday announced annual financial assistance of Rs 4,000 to every farmer in the state. The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found certain flaws in the acquisition of Apache Attack helicopters for which the US supplied life-expire missiles and the heavy lift helicopter-Chinook in…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Madha constituency in Maharashtra, party sources said here on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected later…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The much-awaited Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the controversial Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal has found that the agreement signed by the NDA government in 2016 for 36…
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Infosys is partnering with the Community College of Rhode Island to set up a digital economy aspirations lab for training students in the US for digital jobs, said the software major…
San Francisco, Feb 13 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday said it is working to resolve the problem that has been causing the ‘Like’ and ‘Retweet’ counts on its platform to fluctuate continuously. “Some people…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed when a major fire engulfed a five-storey hotel in the heart of the Indian capital before dawn on Tuesday, leaving some survivors in critical…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting Director of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him along with agency’s legal advisor S. Bhasuran till…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) There may be a Grand Alliance at the national level even before the Lok Sabha elections between parties like the Congress, TMC, AAP and TDP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N….
Vijayawada, Feb 12 (IANS) Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu opened extended runways at Vijayawada and Rajahmundry airports and laid foundation stone for linear expansion of Visakhapatnam airport terminal building on Tuesday. The minister inaugurated…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of treason, alleging he violated the Official Secrets Act and divulged information about the Rafale deal to a private…