Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) The Karnataka government would soon reduce the “hefty” fines being imposed since September 1 on offenders of traffic rules in response to public demand, an official said on Wednesday. “Chief Minister…
San Francisco, Sep 11 (IANS) Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who wants to break up technology giants including Amazon, Facebook and Google if elected President in 2020, has also proposed an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax” that could…
Amaravati, Sep 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court judge, Justice B. Siva Sankara Rao will head the Judiciary Preview Committee, which will preview all infrastructure projects valued Rs 100 crore and above before inviting tenders….
London, Sep 11 (IANS) The British government on Wednesday announced that foreign students will be able to stay on for two years after completing the degree, reversing the 2012 rule limiting the period. Under the…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) On this day in 2001, when aircraft-borne terrorists struck the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York besides attacking Pentagon in Washington and aborting a strike on…
Hyderabad, Sep 11 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to divert public attention from real issues like the economic crisis, poverty and unemployment by talking of…
By Vishal Gulati Mohali (Punjab), Sep 11 (IANS) Science poses surprises – sometimes failures and sometimes successes, according to Nobel laureate Serge Haroche, who said on Wednesday that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists will…
BY D.C. PATHAK The horrendous attack on the Twin Towers at New York eighteen years ago by a band of Al Qaeda terrorists sent out on a suicide mission in the name of Jehad, remains…
By Anindya Banerjee New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The upper house or the Rajya Sabha (RS) members of Parliament are often called ‘unelected’. Many a time allegations are levelled against political parties that such seats…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the INX Media case is “political vendetta” and the investigation agency is “acting on the behest of the Centre”. “It is…
Jerusalem, Sep 11 (IANS) After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he is voted back to office next week, Arab nations sharply criticised the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 11 (IANS) While the US peace overtures to the Taliban founder, India has said that the international community should address the problem of sanctuaries for terrorists in Pakistan. “The…
BY RANA BANERJI Terrorism can be defined as acts of destruction of people or property resorted to by individuals or a group of people, not acting on behalf of an established government but wanting to…
Amaravati, Sep 11 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was placed under house arrest by the police on Wednesday to prevent him from leading a protest march by the TDP over alleged…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 11 (IANS) At 8.46 a.m. on Wednesday, time will stand still across the US when the nation remembers the terrorist attacks that killed 2,996 people 18 years ago. At…
By Nishant Arora Cupertino (California) Sep 11 (IANS) Apple has announced India pricing of newly-launched iPhones — available in the country from September 27 — and the starting iPhone 11 model (64GB) with dual camera…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump fired his hawkish National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton on Tuesday, citing strong disagreements. Bolton, who as an NSA was a strong supporter…
Amaravati, Sep 10 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the Palnadu region of the Guntur district as the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has called for a march on Wednesday to…
New Delhi/Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) A document, purported to be a Pakistani “dossier” to be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), appeared on some media outlets on Tuesday, citing comments made by…
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Caught in a web of intra-party politicking, Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar abruptly quit the Congress on Tuesday, alleging ‘betrayal’ by the party. “I hereby resign from the Indian National Congress (INC)…