Sensex opens higher then trades flat
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…
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Gunfight breaks out in J&K
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…
Democrats stand firm against Trump’s exchange offer
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 pipeline blast toll reaches 85
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-Srinagar highway closed after fresh snowfall
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….
China’s economic growth rate slowest since 1990
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…
31 stranded Rohingyas: India-Bangladesh to hold meeting
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…
Facebook users to now petition elected officials for change
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…
UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali
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…
Chinese shares open higher; yuan weakens
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…
AP Top Stories January 20 P (Video)
(20 Jan 2019) Here are the top stories for Sunday, January 20th: A major snowstorm hits the northeast; Pushback over Trump’s border funding deal; Students face discipline for mocking Native American man; A funeral for…
Indian Navy suspends operation to retrieve body of dead miner
Shillong, Jan 20 (IANS) The Navy on Sunday “suspended” its operation to retrieve the body of one of the 15 miners trapped inside an illegal 370-ft flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district,…
Two killed, four injured in Jammu cable car accident
Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Two persons were killed and four injured on Sunday during a trial run of the Jammu cable car Gandola project, officials said. The trial run of the cable car project started…
AKLF concludes on high note
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The 10th edition of three-day Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival reaches its culmination on Sunday after hosting dozens of sessions addressed by key writers, historians and public intellectuals from India and abroad….
Citizenship Bill not applicable to Nagaland: CM
Kohima, Jan 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 is not applicable to Nagaland as the state stands protected under the provisions of Article 371(A) and the…
BJP not against early Assembly elections in J&K: Ram Madhav
Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday dismissed reports that his party was opposing early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media here, Madhav said:…
India likely to surpass UK in largest economy rankings of 2019: PwC Report
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India and France are likely to surpass the UK in the 2019 rankings of world’s largest economies, according to the latest projections by British consultancy multinational PwC. PwC’s annual Global…
Railways to upgrade 1st AC coaches of 7 trains
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) After the success of Project Utkrisht (best) and Operation Swarn (gold) to provide more premium feeling to the passengers travelling in the national transport, railways has decided…
Mauritius PM in India for diaspora conclave
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IAMS) Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth arrived here on Sunday on a nine-day visit to India during which he will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the…
Petrol, diesel see big price hikes on Sunday
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Transport fuel rates were hiked sharply on Sunday as global crude oil rates continued to climb handsomely following the implementation of output cuts by global oil producers from January 1….