Five police personnel killed in Myanmar attack
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 25 (IANS) At least five police personnel were killed in terror attacks at police posts and a military base in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday, the Counsellor’s office said. A total…
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Three commuters hurt as Mumbai local derails
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Three commuters sustained minor injuries when four coaches of a Harbour Line suburban train bound for Andheri derailed near Mahim here on Friday, officials said. After the derailment, services on the…
39 people drown in 2 Brazil ferry wrecks
Brasilia, Aug 25 (IANS) At least 39 persons were killed in two fatal ferry wrecks in Brazil, the media reported on Friday. “We deeply regret the loss of tens of lives in the boat accidents…
US hospital worker claims $759 million jackpot
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) A hospital worker in Massachusetts in the US has claimed a record-breaking undivided jackpot of $758.7 million. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store in Chicopee,…
Dera chief verdict: Centre gets Punjab, Haryana report
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The central government on Friday took stock of the law and order situation in Punjab and Haryana ahead of a verdict against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim…
Three washed away in Ganga in UP
Allahabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Three youths in Uttar Pradesh were washed away in the Ganga river here on Friday when they went for a holy dip on Ganesh Chaturthi, police said. Sumit Kumar and Vikas…
Dera chief verdict: Police, paramilitary deployed in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in outer Delhi on Friday ahead of a verdict against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, police…
Court defers 2G spectrum cases against Raja, others, to Sep 20
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A court here on Friday adjourned the 2G spectrum allocation cases against former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and others for September 20. CBI Special Judge…
Dera chief verdict: Chandigarh, Panchkula wear deserted look
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Chandigarh and its nearby Panchkula town wore a deserted look on Friday with curfew-like restrictions in place ahead of a crucial verdict in a rape case against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram…
Dera chief verdict: Over 200 Haryana-bound trains cancelled
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The railways on Friday cancelled over 200 Haryana-bound trains as security concerns mounted ahead of CBI court’s verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh with lakhs…
Cook responds to Trump, creates more jobs in US
San Francisco, Aug 25 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised to build three new manufacturing plants in the country, the Cupertino-based tech giant has announced plans to…
Dera chief takes road to Panchkula court
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday left his sect headquarters and headed for the CBI court in Haryana’s Panchkula town accompanied by scores of cars full of…
Army called in as Panchkula braces for Dera chief verdict
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) With hours left for the CBI court’s verdict on Friday in a rape case against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and tension mounting in Haryana’s Panchkula, adjoining here, Army was…
American food store chain Whole Foods to lower prices after acquisition
San Francisco, Aug 25 (IANS) Amazon.com, now closing its acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc., announced on Thursday its plan to make the latter’s natural and organic food “affordable for everyone.” As what the world’s…
Prasoon knows importance of supporting, not destroying films: Balki
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Filmmaker R. Balki, who has a background in advertising just as writer Prasoon Joshi, says the newly appointed Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson is sensible person who will…
Hostage situation over at US restaurant, gunman shot
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) A hostage situation at a restaurant in Charleston, US state of South Carolina, has ended after police shot and injured a gunman, the city’s mayor said on Thursday. Mayor John Tecklenburg…
German minister defends pilot project for facial recognition technology
Berlin, Aug 25 (IANS) German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere defended a controversial surveillance pilot project on Thursday which uses new facial recognition technology. Speaking on the ARD Morgenmagazin tv-show, de Maiziere insisted that the…
Timeline of Infosys saga in hard times
Bengaluru, Aug 25 (IANS) Software major Infosys has gone through a churn over the months, as its boardroom battles over a spate of issues led to the exit of its first non-founder executive Vishal Sikka…
Pakistan strongly rejects Trump’s remarks on terrorism
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s accusation that Pakistan has been undermining the US’s so-called ‘war against terror’ despite receiving billions of dollars in aid. A high-level meeting…
Saina, Srikanth, Sindhu in quarters, Praneeth, Jayaram lose
Glasgow, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth reached the quarter-finals, while B. Sai Praneeth, Ajay Jayaram and the mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy lost…