New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to debar Congress candidates from the Karnataka Assembly elections for seeking votes on religious grounds by promising welfare schemes for a…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s nephew was arrested on Thursday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a graft case involving submitting of fake bills to claim money for PWD construction…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court will later on Thursday hear a West Bengal State Election Commission’s (SEC) plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order to accept nominations papers filed electronically for the…
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) A week after he was granted bail, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal finally returned home after over two years in custody, here…
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US officials have been instructed to move forward with plans to convene a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, the media. The decision…
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan is set to appoint a new ambassador in Washington as the US has announced travel restrictions on Pakistani diplomats across the country starting from Friday, the media reported on Thursday….
Honolulu, May 10 (IANS) Following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, residents of Hawaii’s Big Island will now have to deal with steam-driven explosions, hazardous volcanic smog and acid rain, the US Geological Survey (USGS)…
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 35,319.35 points on Wednesday,…
Pyongyang, May 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump will be positive towards easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang state media reported on Thursday. Kim…
United Nations, May 10 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the recent and sharp escalation in the Yemen conflict, between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels, said his spokesman Stephane Dujarric….
Tel Aviv, May 10 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday evening that Israel has the “obligation and right” to defend itself against Iranian aggression from the Syrian territory. He made the comments…
Panama City, May 10 (IANS) Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela met here on Wednesday with the Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, to whom he proposed using Panama’s logistics platform as a means to…
New York, May 10 (IANS) US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as Wall Street continued to digest US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was…
Kuala Lumpur, May 10 (IANS) Vote tally released by the Malaysian Election Commission on Thursday showed that the opposition alliance Pakatan Harapan (PH), led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, obtained a simple majority, 113…
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that he might take away the White House credentials from news outlets whose reporting he deems unfair. “Why do we work so hard in…
Washington, May 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas as the site for his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that he will…
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday called for respect to international agreements in its formal response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the historic Iran nuclear deal. “Pakistan believes that the…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Mumbai Indians rode teenage wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan’s 21-ball 62 to record an emphatic 102-run victory – the largest margin in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) In a move to streamline the process of trade remedies, the government has created the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in the Department of Commerce, merging the Directorate General…
Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) In a mega deal in India’s e-commerce space, global retail giant Walmart Inc on Wednesday announced it was buying 77 per cent equity stake in the country’s largest e-tailer Flipkart for…