Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A former US envoy has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted “revenge” on Democrat Hillary Clinton while discussing Russias alleged interference in the 2016 election. “Let’s remember that Vladimir Putin…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China”, a media report said on Monday. Trump on Sunday signalled a…
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Dec 11 (IANS) Police in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Sunday seized over Rs 32 lakh in new currency notes of Rs 2,000 in two separate incidents and arrested 14 people. In the first incident,…
Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons militant group on Sunday claimed responsibility for the deadly double bombing in Istanbul that claimed the lives of 38 people and wounded 155 others. The group assumed…
Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) The very severe cyclonic storm, Vardah is likely to cross north Tamil Nadu/south Andhra Pradesh coast near here on Monday afternoon, said Meteorological Department on Sunday. According to the weather forecast,…
Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 38 persons were killed and 155 injured in twin bombings in Istanbul, which the Turkish authorities on Sunday blamed on Kurdish militants. Turkey said the Saturday night attack seemed…
Los Angeles, Dec 11 (IANS) American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was stunned and surprised when he was told that he had won a Nobel prize because he had never stopped to consider whether his songs were…
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson for the post of the Secretary of State, sources close to the transition process have said. However,…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) In an attempt to give a big push to cashless transactions, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will shortly roll out the Android-based Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AEPS) application,…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the US electoral system….
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Dhruva” Director: Surinder Reddy Cast: Ram Charan, Arvind Swamy and Rakul Preet Singh Rating: ** Dhruva suffers from a very esoteric cinematic disease. It’s known as the sickness of slickness….
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) The Income Tax department on Saturday seized a whopping Rs 24 crore in Rs 2,000 denomination stashed inside a car in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district, an official said. “We have seized…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday underwent a scheduled kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, sources said. According to the sources, the transplant…
Prathamesh Mulye As Indias government – fronted by Prime Minister Narendra Modis Twitter account – announced a slew of incentives to propel Indians to discard cash, IndiaSpend found four signs of an expanding base: Five-fold…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans on Saturday left the Congress and joined the BJP in the presence of party President Amit Shah at the party head quarters here. After joining…
Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The death toll in the building collapse here rose to five with rescue workers retrieving one more body from the debris on Friday evening, officials said. More than 24 hours after…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The CBI on Friday arrested former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S.P. Tyagi on charges of corruption in its ongoing probe into the Rs 3,767-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal. S.P. Tyagi…
Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) In a relief to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Hyderabad High Court on Friday set aside the order of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court seeking a probe into…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The official twitter handler of controversial liquor baron Vijay Mallya appeared to be hacked on Friday morning. A series of abusive and embarrassing tweets were sent out to over 5.51…
Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Two persons were killed and 10 feared trapped when a multi-storied under-construction building collapsed in Hyderabad late on Thursday, officials said on Friday. Greater Hyderabad Mayor B. Rammohan said two bodies…