Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) An engineer of the Border Roads Organization (BRO) was killed and eight others were reported missing after an avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Saturday. On Friday,…
United Nations, Jan 6 (IANS) The United Nations has approved $50 million to meet the humanitarian needs in Yemen, said a UN spokesman on Friday. The money is the largest ever allocation by the Central…
United Nations, Jan 6 (IANS) The unrest in Iran does not constitute a threat to international peace and security, said Francois Delattre, the French ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday. “However worrying the events…
Gaza, Jan 6 (IANS) Islamic Hamas movement and Islamic Jihad in Gaza on Friday called on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to withdraw its recognition of Israel. Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesmen in Gaza, said…
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said here on Friday that the country fights the war against terrorism on its own resources. Washington announced on Thursday that it is suspending the transfer of…
Madrid, Jan 6 (IANS) The Spanish Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal made by former Catalan deputy leader Oriol Junqueras on releasing on bail as he awaits trial on charges of rebellion, sedition and…
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) US stocks opened higher on Friday despite a negative report of the country’s non-farm payrolls. US total non-farm payroll employment increased by 148,000 in December, missing market expectations of 190,000,…
Ujjain, Jan 6 (IANS) Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, better known for its Mahakaleshwar temple, has turned into the centre of political activities these days, with both RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president Amit…
Belagavi (Karnataka), Jan 5 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he would go on an indefinite fast in New Delhi in March if the central government does not implement the Lok Pal Act…
Jodhpur/Jaipur, Jan 5 (IANS) Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi of Rajasthan on Thursday issued a death threat to Salman Khan, saying the Bollywood actor will be killed in Jodhpur. “Salman Khan will be killed here, in Jodhpur……
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Suman Ghosh whose documentary on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was previously red flagged by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), on Friday said the board has now allowed the…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday targeted the Modi government over the estimated GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, saying the numbers prove there is “a slowdown”. In…
Cape Town, Jan 5 (IANS) Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Friday conceded that the road won’t be so smooth for the Indians, tottering at 28/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the first cricket Test, despite…
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) In a strong attack on the Maharashtra government, Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Friday said if it does not act against those guilty of the Pune violence, “no one will be…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Women are now eligible to serve in the Territorial Army as the Delhi High Court on Friday said that any provision of any Act that bars or discriminates women in…
Cape Town, Jan 5 (IANS) India lost three wickets for 28 runs in their first innings after bowling out South Africa for 286 on the opening day of their first cricket Test at Newlands here…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Implementation of GST and subsequent slowdown in the manufacturing sector is expected to drag down India’s growth to 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, official data showed on Friday, even as…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Congress on Friday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “arrogance” and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s “failure” for the economy’s downturn as the GDP growth was estimated to be 6.5…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it was not a “super guardian” as it allowed a woman, who is legally an adult, to stay with her father in Kuwait and…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) While the Indian economy is expected to perform better in the second half of this fiscal, the twin impact of demonetisation and GST implementation is estimated to pull down GDP…