Pele still recuperating from hip surgery
Sao Paulo, March 15 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele has said he is still recovering from two operations on his right hip. The 77-year-old was a guest of honour at a World Economic Forum event…
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Kudlow accepts offer to be National Economic Council director
Washington, March 15 (IANS) Conservative economic analyst Larry Kudlow has accepted the job of White House National Economic Council director to replace the outgoing Gary Cohn, the White House has said. “Larry Kudlow was offered,…
Russia says UK accusations of nerve agent attack ‘unacceptable’
United Nations, March 15 (IANS) Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has said Britain’s allegations that Moscow was responsible for a nerve attack were “completely unacceptable.” “The Russian Federation thinks it is completely…
Told Tillerson of Trump’s firing decision beforehand: White House
Washington, March 15 (IANS) The White House “did” inform Rex Tillerson about US President Donald Trump’s decision to sack him as Secretary of State beforehand, a top official has said. White House Spokesperson Raj Shah…
Brazil president to call Trump over tariffs
Sao Paulo, March 15 (IANS) Brazil President Michel Temer has said he is likely to call his US counterpart Donald Trump over his decision to impose stiff tariffs on steel and aluminium. “The steel issue…
Iran warns US against any ‘foolish’ action on Syria
Tehran, March 15 (IANS) The Iranian Foreign Ministry has slammed the US for its “interventionist” stance towards Syria. The US “hostile” policies against the countries of the region is nothing new, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram…
Highlights of Pawan Kalyan Speech @ Janasena Formation Day Maha Sabha || Guntur || NTV
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Badminton: Saina bows out, Srikanth, Sindhu advance at All England Open
Birmingham, March 14 (IANS) Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost to World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the first round while Kidambi Srikanth and P.V Sindhu advanced at the All England Open here…
Telangana youth killed in Kashmir was working for IS
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) A youth from Telangana, who was killed along with two Kashmiri militants in a gunbattle with the security forces in the border state last week, was allegedly working for international terror…
Terror funding: NIA questions six, including Hizbul chief’s son
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday questioned Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s eldest son and five others in connection with the 2011 terror funding case. Shakeel Yusuf, a Medical…
Seven killed many injured in Lahore blast
Lahore, March 14 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a blast on the outskirts of Lahore in Pakistan on Wednesday. According to DIG (Operations) Haider Ashraf, the…
Reports claiming top Indian leaders have fake followers deeply flawed: Twitter
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) After reports surfaced that some of the top Indian politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter accounts are infested with fake followers, the micro-blogging…
Government claims of saving in PDS, LPG by Aadhaar linking inflated, SC told
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday was told that the government’s claims of saving by plugging leakage by linking disbursal of rations under the Public Distribution System and LPG with Aadhaar…
Young Indian moves HC against I-T proceedings
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Young Indian Private Ltd (YI), whose major stakeholders are Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday moved Delhi High Court against Rs 249.15 crore income tax…
Akhilesh drives to Mayawati’s bungalow to thank her
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Setting aside bitter and historic rivalry of 25 years, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday evening drove to the residence of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to thank her for…
Al-Qaeda tried to set up Delhi base through Briton: NIA
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday informed a city court that Al-Qaeda tried to establish a base in Delhi through its operative Samiun Rahman, who was arrested in 2017 by…
Karnataka ombudsman discharged from Bengaluru hospital
Bengaluru, March 14 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanatha Shetty was on Wednesday discharged from a hospital where he had been admitted after being stabbed repeatedly by a complainant at his office on March 7….
Ayodhya parties free to settle it, says SC as it begins deciding title suit
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the parties to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masji dispute were free to settle the contentious issue between themselves but it will not ask them take…
Shock defeat for BJP in UP, Bihar by-polls
Lucknow/Patna, March 14 (IANS) In results that can set the tone for the 2019 general elections, the BJP on Wednesday received a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha and assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and…
SC seeks details of environment protection funds
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) to provide the details of various funds created for protection of the environment. A bench…