Paris, May 4 (IANS) Independent centrist Emmanuel Macron triumphed against far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in their final TV debate that saw both trading insults, ahead of the French presidential runoff on Sunday, the media…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday indicated Indian forces will retaliate following the mutilation of the bodies of two soldiers by Pakistan but declined to specify details. “You are…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Gang-rape victim Bilkis Bano on Thursday hailed a Bombay High Court verdict that upheld the life terms given to 11 convicts in the 2002 incident and quashed the acquittal of five…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), May 4 (IANS) Seven men travelling to attend a friend’s wedding died in a road accident in central Karnataka when the car they were in crashed into the rear of a truck, police…
Port Blair, May 4 (IANS) Andaman and Nicobar Lt. Governor Jagdish Mukhi paid a surprise visit to the education department here and found most section in-charges absent, official sources said on Thursday. Many subordinate employees…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan on Thursday refused to undergo any check-up after a medical team turned up at his residence following a Supreme Court order, saying he is mentally…
Cannes, May 4 (IANS) The security cover for the 70th Cannes Film Festival, due to begin May 17, is being beefed in the wake of attacks in France. The forthcoming edition of the film jambooree…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Five Uttar Pradesh cities have been ranked among the 10 dirtiest in India, with Gonda topping the list, according to a list unveiled by the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday….
Patna, May 4 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday demanded that three of the four Shankaracharyas should be from the Dalit and OBC communities instead of Brahmins holding all four positions. “Dalits and OBCs…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The demand for gold in India went up by 15 per cent in the first quarter (January-March) of 2017 year-on-year, even as the demand declined by 18 per cent globally,…
Caracas, May 4 (IANS) The death toll in the violent Venezuelan protests has increased to 34 amid escalating tensions provoked by the government’s call to rewrite the Constitution. Thousands of protesters made their way to…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A massive combing operation was launched in south Kashmir on Thursday following a spree of bank robberies and killing of policemen, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said here. “It is…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) North Korea slammed China for criticising its nuclear weapons programme, saying it will never “beg” for Beijing’s friendship, Pyongyang’s state-run news agency said on Thursday. According to the North’s Korean Central…
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) A commentary in a Chinese newspaper had urged India to build “joint strength across the region” instead of “fanning scepticism toward China”. India “seems to have gone too far in its…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Indian equity markets cheered the decisions of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs and traded on a buoyant note during the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday, with a key index again…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan on Thursday here refused to be examined by a medical team, as ordered by the Supreme Court, terming it a “mad order passed by…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A court here on Thursday gave interim bail to five persons in a coal block allocation case against former Congress MP Naveen Jindal and others. The five accused are: Jindal…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Indore topped a list of the 10 cleanest cities of the country, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu announced on Thursday. Bhopal came second, while Vishakhapatnam was placed third position in…
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) A bag left unattended by a trader led to a scare at Dalhousie Chowk area of Pathankot town in Punjab on Thursday morning, police said. People were asked to move away…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at six places, including the Delhi Secretariat, following alleged irregularities in spending Rs 10 crore on security of Delhi hospitals by former Health Secretary…