Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Karnataka’s 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, is in critical condition and has been put on life support, Home Minister M.B. Patil said on Monday. “Shivakumara Swami…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Pharmaceutical major Sun Pharma’s stock gained 4 per cent to touch a high of Rs 406.35 on Monday after it ended Friday’s trade lower at more than 8 per cent. The…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Monday. JKLF sources said Malik was arrested from his uptown Maisuma residence. Malik’s arrest comes the same…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), on Monday extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a “purification” ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Twenty-six richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up for the poorest half of the planets population, British charity Oxfam said in a report on…
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) After days of dry weather, cold intensified its grip across Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the higher reaches receiving fresh snowfall. The weather bureau also warned of some heavy spells of…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their Statehood Day. “On the special occasion of their Statehood Day, greetings…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) A book written by a former White House staffer has described back-stabbing and duplicity within the West Wing and claimed that it was “out of control”. “Team of Vipers”, written by…
Prayagraj, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took holy dip at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh — on the occasion of…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Fresh snowfall started in the valley on Monday as the Met forecast moderate to heavy rain and snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir over the next two days till Wednesday. “Widespread moderate…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sensex and Nifty on Monday traded on a flat note after opening marginally higher. The financials and industrial stocks slipped in the red while the energy sector gained. The Sensex…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) A gunfight between hiding militants and the security forces began on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said. Following specific information about militant presence in Hapatnar forests of Chrar-e-Sharief…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Despite President Donald Trump’s offer to end the ongoing partial government shutdown and fund a border wall in exchange for temporary protections for groups of immigrants, Democrats stood by their demand…
Mexico City, Jan 21 (IANS) The death toll from the explosion of a gasoline pipeline in Mexicos Hidalgo state, has increased to 85, officials said. Friday’s massive blast occurred after a state-owned Pemex pipeline was…
Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Monday following fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector that saw over a foot deep snow accumulate on the strategic route, a Traffic Department official said….
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) China’s economy grew 6.6 per cent in 2018, the weakest annual performance since 1990, confirming a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy that could threaten global growth, according to official data…
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) The border guards of India and Bangladesh are likely to hold a meeting on Monday over the 31 stranded Rohingya Muslims, stuck for the past 2 days at the zero line…
San Francisco, Jan 21 (IANS) Facebook is set to launch a petitions feature called “Community Actions” that will let users request change from their local and national elected officials and government agencies. According to a…
United Nations, Jan 21 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack on a camp of the UN peacekeeping force in Mali that killed 10 soldiers from Chad. The UN chief called on…
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.12 per cent to open at 2,599.06 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.13 per cent higher at…