New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that owing to “an atmosphere of fear”, Indian industry is not complaining about the policy paralysis of the Narendra Modi government and…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday said the opening of an air corridor between India and Afghanistan can help bilateral trade reach an optimum level. “There are…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday urged the Narendra Modi government to deport Rohingya Muslims but grant refugee status to Rohingya Hindus and provide them a “secure and blissful…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said data is the new oil and India does not need to import it. “Data is the new oil. India does not…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The government on Wednesday rejected senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha’s critique on the state of economy, saying the world acknowledges that India is one of the fastest growing economies. “The…
Bangkok, Sep 27 (IANS) Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last month, was on Wednesday found guilty of dereliction of duty over a controversial rice subsidy scheme and sentenced to five…
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered the Principal Secretary of the Election Commission of India to depose before it on October 6 in connection with affixing of the thumb impression…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s pick for Alabama’s Senate race has lost the state’s Republican primary to a firebrand Christian conservative. Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore defeated Senator Luther Strange…
Mexico City, Sep 27 (IANS) A week after the powerful earthquake hit central and southern Mexico, many residents of the capital Mexico City on Tuesday still remain homeless on the streets, not knowing where to…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday cancelled this week’s expected vote on his party’s latest proposal to repeal and replace the healthcare law known as Obamacare, due to the…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The US Department of Treasury on Tuesday issued sanctions on eight banks and 26 individuals linked to North Korea’s financial networks in response to the country’s ongoing development of weapons of…
Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) Superstar Mahesh Babu, who is gearing up for the release of his Telugu-Tamil spy thriller “Spyder”, said he will cherish working with filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss in the movie. The film, made…
San Francisco/Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) After blocking videos, voice chats and images on WhatsApp, China has now blocked texting on Facebook-owned popular mobile messaging service — sending out a stern message to CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) A Chinese daily has slammed India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj for her strong criticism of Pakistan for harbouring terrorists, saying it is “politically imbecilic and unsophisticated” to think…
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The life story of Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, will now be told through a Bollywood biopic, Viacom18 Motion Pictures announced on Tuesday. She hopes it inspires…
Seoul, Sep 26 (IANS) North Korea has moved its airplanes and strengthened defences on its eastern coast after the US dispatched fighter jets and bombers to the Korean peninsula earlier last weekend, a South Korean…
San Francisco, Sep 26 (IANS) As twitteratis wondered why the micro-blogging platform did not remove US President Donald Trump’s latest controversial tweet on North Korea that clearly violated its guidelines, Twitter has given a confusing…
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) The US has not declared war on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the White House said on Monday, in response to remarks of the DPRK’s top diplomat. “Last weekend,…
Haugue, Sep 26 (IANS) Weakened mainly because of a far-right surge in German federal election, Angela Merkel will face serious challenges in promoting deeper European integration with French President Emmanuel Macron, experts have said. “Merkel…
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) North Korea reserves the right to shoot down US warplanes flying outside its airspace, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said on Monday. “Since the US declared war on our country,…