Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 384.73 points or 1.16 per cent higher during the early…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The Senate Judiciary Committee has requested more information on Donald President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner related to his security clearance and questions over alleged Russian meddling in the 2016…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Another woman has accused George H.W. Bush of touching her inappropriately while he was still in office in 1992, the seventh such allegation levelled against the former US President, the media…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The US has issued a travel alert for Europe, warning its citizens of the “heightened risk of terrorist attacks” throughout the region. Citing recent widely-reported incidents in multiple European countries including…
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Eighth seed Jack Sock has shocked world number 3 Alexander Zverev to enter the last four of the ATP Finals at the O2 Arena here. Eighth seed Sock on Thursday won…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the draft text of the US addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) US Senator Al Franken has responded to a woman’s allegations that he groped her as she slept and “forcibly” kissed her in a rehearsal for a comedy skit. Leeann Tweeden –…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Workers have taken the Keystone oil pipeline in the US offline after it spilled 5,000 barrels of oil in South Dakota, officials said. A TransCanada crew shut down the pipeline on…
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Swiss great Roger Federer rallied from a set down to defeat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-1 here to remain unbeaten at the ATP Finals ahead of the semi-final action…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The US House of Representatives has approved its version of tax cut plan in an along-party-line vote and delivered a major legislative achievement. The 227-205 vote on Thursday marked a key…
Washington/New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) An Indian student was shot dead allegedly by two armed robbers, including one of Indian-origin, at a grocery store in the US state of California, after which External Affairs Minister…
Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) The CBI has taken over probe into the controversial ‘sex CD’ scandal allegedly involving Chhattisgarh Minister Rajesh Munat after issuance of a notification by the Union government on Thursday. The move…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) After doubling its market share in the premium smartphone segment in India, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Thursday launched its latest flagship device OnePlus 5T globally, including in the country….
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) A Meerut resident from the Kshatriya community on Thursday announced a bounty of Rs 5 crore on the heads of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Deepika Padukone for “wrongfully…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday expressed concern over poor infrastructure for digital economy in rural areas and raised questions over the large unspent money under Universal Service Obligations…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) With Delhi reeling under a blanket of smog and toxic smoke over the last couple of weeks, Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday urged Delhites to use public…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A man was arrested on Thursday for molesting two women, including a journalist of an English daily, at a Metro station here, police said. Police formed five teams to trace…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered 10 builders in Faridabad district of Haryana to deposit bank guarantee of Rs 50 lakh each within three days for building faulty…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Senior paceman Ishant Sharma was on Thursday released from the India Test squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, which is currently being played at the Eden Gardens in…
Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 16 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a walkout in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly protesting against the state government’s “indifference” to the statewide private doctors’ strike. The agitating doctors…