Istanbul, Jan 29 (IANS) A UN human rights expert who is investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Tuesday that her team was waiting for permission to enter the kingdom’s consulate building…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Ruling out an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Tuesday that it will decide the final list of candidates for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats…
Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Afghanistan star leg-spinner Rashid Khan on Tuesday said cricket has changed everything in his terror-affected country while insisting that his team will give their best in the ICC T20 World Cup…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Concerns over a rise in US-China trade tensions along with caution ahead of the interim budget kept the major equity indices in a tight range and eventually led them to end…
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday complained against Qatar at the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to a ban imposed by Doha on imports from Abu Dhabi. “The complaint follows…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A news website on Tuesday claimed that primary promoters of DHFL, a housing finance institution, siphoned off over Rs 31,000 crore of public money through loans and advances to shell…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) As India faces elections in a couple of months, Facebook said it will launch transparency tools for electoral ads next month in the country to help prevent foreign interference and…
Beijing, Jan 29 (IANS) Expanding surveillance and government interference in reporting along with harassment led to a deterioration in 2018 of the work environment of foreign journalists in China, a survey revealed on Tuesday. The…
Yangon, Jan 29 (IANS) The head of the UN children’s fund on Tuesday visited Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state, a day after she urged the authorities to implement the recommendations of the panel headed by former…
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Indian women’s team will start their T20 World Cup 2020 campaign against hosts and defending champions Australia, while the men’s team will face South Africa in their T20 World Cup…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann will take over the reins of the party’s Punjab unit on January 30, it was announced on Tuesday. The Sangrur Lok Sabha member, Mann…
Contai (West Bengal), Jan 29 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday ridiculed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into active politics as “the entry of third G” in Congress and claimed that with her, the party…
Kochi, Jan 29 (IANS) In what’s seen as the launch of the Congress-led UDF’s election campaign in Kerala to the Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed both the BJP and the…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday issued summons to journalist Priya Ramani in a defamation case filed by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal asked Ramani…
By Simran Sethi New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Chaos, clashes, conflict — these are the words often used to describe Kashmir. But a group of footballers are not only putting spotlight on the footballing power…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The scrip of housing finance company DHFL closed over 8 per cent lower on Tuesday as an investigative media report alleged siphoning off of Rs 31,000 crore from the company by…
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a review petition challenging its decision to acquit Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death over blasphemy charges, removing the last legal…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Some six decades ago, a young and aggressive but weary trade union leader, George Fernandes – who died on Tuesday – was famished after leading a day-long agitation…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The massive plunge in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) stock last week following a media report which said that Zee promoters Essel Group was involved in money laundering has had a…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Uncertainties in the global market and caution ahead of the interim budget kept the major equity indices in a tight range on Tuesday, which lead to both key indices ending on…