Delhi court grants bail to Lalu in IRCTC case
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to former Railway Minister and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife and son in a money laundering case related to the…
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Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 presidential campaign
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian American Senator Kamala Harris has officially kicked off her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination at a rally where she warned that the US and the world were at “an…
Ayodhya case should be heard soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the Ayodhya case that has been pending for almost 70 years, should be heard soon as the people of the country expect…
Ranjan Daimary among 15 convicted in Assam serial blast case
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IANS) A Special CBI judge here on Monday convicted 15 people, including National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chairman Ranjan Daimary, in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts across Assam, saying the…
RBI Governor takes stock of banking sector
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said he took stock of the banking situation and shared his expectations from the banks at a meeting called by…
Barring journalists from R-Day event attack on press freedom: Guild
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India on Monday condemned the way some journalists were stopped from entering the Sher-i-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar during the Republic Day function, calling it “shocking” and…
Ex-Starbucks chief confirms interest in independent 2020 US Presidential bid
New York, Jan 28 (IANS) Former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz has said he was preparing to launch an independent campaign for the 2020 US Presidential race, the media reported. “I am seriously thinking of…
US lifts sanctions on 3 Russian firms tied to Putin ally
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The US Treasury Department has formally lifted sanctions on three Russian companies, including Rusal the world’s second-largest aluminium producer, which were tied to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite…
3rd ODI: Disciplined India restrict New Zealand to 243
Mount Maunganui (New Zealand), Jan 28 (IANS) Pacer Mohammed Shami starred with the ball taking three wickets helping India overcome veteran Ross Taylor’s defiant 93 and restricting New Zealand to a below-par 243 in the…
New Delhi ‘superbug’ gene found 12K km away in ‘pristine’ Arctic
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In a significant find in the global spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, scientists have found a “superbug” gene — first detected in New Delhi over a decade back –…
Himachal may get more snow
Shimla, Jan 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, which is still recovering from last week’s snowfall, is likely to get some more snow this week, the weather bureau said on Monday. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment…
Need for urgent action to tackle obesity, climate change: Lancet
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change are interlinked and represent the paramount challenge for humans, the environment and our planet, says a Lancet report, that presses the need…
Voting underway for Ramgarh assembly seat
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IANS) Voting began on Monday for the Ramgarh Assembly constituency and in two hours the voter turnout touched 7.28 per cent, a poll official said. Polling began at 8 a.m. and ends…
Trump doubts lawmakers will reach border wall deal
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he doubts lawmakers will reach a deal over the new border wall funding that he will accept and said he would build it anyway with…
Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 presidential campaign
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian American Senator Kamala Harris has officially kicked off her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination at a rally where she warned that the US and the world were at “an…
15% polling in 2 hours in Haryana bypoll
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) Haryana’s lone Jind seat assembly bypoll registered an over 15 per cent voter turnout in its first two hours on Monday. “The poll percentage till 9 a.m. was 15 per cent,”…
Drass coldest at minus 31.4
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Clear skies on Monday led the cold wave to return to the valley, this time more severely as Drass in Ladakh recorded minus 31.4 degrees Celsius, lowest the mercury dipped this…
Facebook restricts external agencies from checking political ads: Report
London, Jan 28 (IANS) At a time when over a third of the world’s population is set to vote in coming months including in India, Facebook has restricted external transparency campaigners from accessing and scrutinising…
US removes Russian aluminium firm from sanctions list
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The US removed a Russian aluminium company from its sanctions list after a blacklisted billionaire and close ally of President Vladimir Putin delivered on a promised plan to divest his majority…
Key Indian equity indices open in green
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Monday opened higher, however, within minutes they were trading in red. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE,…