Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) A 60-year-old civilian, injured in alleged army firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here on Tuesday, police said. Abdul Ahmad Ganai…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) WhatsApp users in China on Tuesday reported problems with the messaging app, sparking fears that the service could have been blocked by authorities following Chinese Nobel Peace laureate and dissident Liu…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday staged a protest here against the “continued attack on women of a particular religious community” in West Bengal, saying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is playing with…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Finance Ministry and the GST Council on a plea against 12 per cent tax on sanitary napkins under the GST…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The Indian passport of televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted in connection with his role in a terror case, was on Tuesday revoked on the NIA’s request, an official statement said…
By Anjali Ojha Moscow, July 18 (IANS) Russia has offered to upgrade its existing Su-30 fleet in India to make it “very close to” the fifth generation fighter, but India has asked for time to…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Defence Ministry on Tuesday said the production of HTT-40 trainer aircraft that would replace the Indian Air Force’s HPT-32 Deepak as a basic trainer was in “advanced stage” and…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s brother has been released on bail after he was arrested for alleged financial crimes, state-run IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Hossein Fereydoun, who was freed on…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said the growth of the country was dependent on multiple factors, of which demonetisation was only a part, as no direct data was available to measure…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Tuesday urged the international community, including the US which is directly involved in the Korean conflict, to back South Korea’s proposal for a dialogue with North Korea to ease…
Kohima, July 18 (IANS) The Kohima bench of Gauhati High Court on Tuesday upheld Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya’s directive to Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly. Liezietsu…
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) The eye-wearable device Google Glass that was declared ‘dead’ in 2015 after a year-long trial with select individuals as Explorer Edition at a price tag of $1,500 each and taken…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Negative global cues and a heavy lag in FMCG major ITC stocks caused the Indian equity markets’ steepest fall of the 2017-18 fiscal on Tuesday. According to market analysts, a free…
By Anjali Ojha Moscow, July 18 (IANS) An Indo-Russian joint venture to manufacture 200 Kamov military helicopters in India under a $1 billion deal has been registered in India and it will finalise the delivery…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday reserved its order on framing of charges in four terror cases against suspected top Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant Yasin Bhatkal and others. Additional Sessions Judge…
Berlin, July 18 (IANS) At least 547 children in Germany’s world-famous Regensburger Domspatzen boy’s choir have been confirmed as victims of sexual and physical abuse, a report on one of the biggest Catholic abuse scandals…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Tuesday again told India to withdraw its troops from the disputed border at Doklam as a Chinese newspaper warned that Beijing was battle ready and not…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed on Tuesday in firing by Pakistani troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammua and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said. Rifleman Vimal Finjani…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) While there has been an intellectual uproar over the cuts ordered by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) in Suman Ghoshs documentary “The Argumentative Indian”, the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) After it stayed away from a July 7 voting at the UN to permanently ban nuclear weapons, India said on Tuesday that it continues to remain committed to universal, non-discriminatory…