US, UK hold rare joint drills in the South China Sea
Hong Kong, Jan 16 (IANS) The US and the UK on Wednesday finished a joint six-day drill in the South China Sea, a move that is likely to stoke anger in China as it claims…
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CBI registers FIRs against two more shelter homes in Bihar
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two cases in connection with alleged abuse of children in two shelter homes in Bihar’s Bhagalpur and Gaya disricts, an official said…
Global cues subdue equity indices, rupee continues to slide
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Broadly negative global cues, especially owing to the political uncertainty in the UK on Brexit, along with a sustained weakness in the Indian currency, subdued the Indian equity market on Wednesday…
No winter chill for Karnataka BJP MLAs, it’s games and relaxation in luxury resort
Manesar, Jan 16 (IANS) Gurugram’s winter chill hasnt got to the 104 BJP MLAs from Karnataka who have been shepherded here and sequestered by the party bosses even as rumblings of a coup reverberate in…
TDP and CPM Leaders Fire on YS Jagan and CM KCR Alliance (Video)
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May’s government braces for no-trust vote after Commons defeat
London, Jan 16 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party government braced for a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, a day after she suffered a historic defeat in Parliament where lawmakers roundly rejected…
Microsoft’s venture fund to invest in Indian startups
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its corporate venture fund M12 will invest in Indian startups with a funding size of $2 million to $10 million. Rashmi Gopinath, partner at M12, will…
4 killed in Maharashtra road accident, angry crowd burns vehicles
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Jan 16 (IANS) At least four persons, including school students, were killed and 10 others seriously injured on Wednesday when a state transport bus and a truck collided near Gurupalli village in Etappally…
Cabinet nods integrated e-filing project for faster ITR processing
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 4,241.97 crore to set up an integrated e-filing and processing centre which aims to cut down the processing time for income tax returns from…
India saw world’s lax cyber security protocols: WEF report
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Malicious cyber-attacks and lax cyber security protocols again led to massive breaches worldwide of personal information in 2018 and the largest was in India. Rising geopolitical and…
Our government stable, why BJP hiding its MLAs, asks Kharge
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka dispensation is stable and claimed that the persistent efforts of the BJP to destabilise it have failed, leading to the saffron…
Congress legislator suspended from party
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) Punjab Congress legislator Kulbir Singh Zira was on Wednesday suspended from the party’s membership on charges of indiscipline, Punjab Congress President and Member of Parliament Sunil Kumar Jakhar said. Zira, who…
Kenyan hotel siege ends, claims 14 lives
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IANS) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said a deadly attack by terrorists on an upscale hotel and office complex in the capital that left at least 14 civilians dead was over…
Microsoft’s venture fund M12 to invest in Indian startups
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its corporate venture fund M12 will now invest in Indian startups, helping entrepreneurs innovate and grow. Rashmi Gopinath, a partner at M12, will lead M12’s investment…
No threat to coalition government in Karnataka: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Amid reports of poaching of its MLAs by the BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said there was no threat to the coalition government in Karnataka and that the BJP’s attempts…
Government proposes new Emigration Bill
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The government has proposed to introduce a new Emigration Bill to replace the existing Emigration Act 1983 in view of a paradigm shift in the nature, pattern, directions and volume…
Indian equities end flat on May’s Brexit defeat
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Broadly negative global cues, especially owing to the political uncertainty in the UK, subdued the Indian equity market on Wednesday. Both major indices — Sensex and Nifty50 — ended flat. Globally,…
Cabinet approves Rs 6,000 recap of EXIM Bank
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved capital infusion of Rs 6,000 crore in Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) through recapitalisation bonds to boost the bank’s capacity in export financing….
Kinnar Akhara debuts at Kumbh, call for more public acceptance
Prayagraj, Jan 16 (IANS) The inclusion of the Kinnar Akhara led by transgender activist Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi is drawing huge crowds at the ongoing Kumbh Mela, the spiritual congregation here. While most of the traditional…
Kumbh Mela: Crowd settles on Day 2, enthusiasm remains high
Prayagraj, Jan 16 (IANS) After a spectacular opening on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, the ongoing Kumbh Mela here is slowly settling down as thousands of devotees who had gathered here for the first of…