Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) An international team of scientists has used multiple modes of light to uncover details hidden beneath the visible surface of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece “La Misereuse accroupie” or “The Crouching…
London, Feb 18 (IANS) The British and the US governments have signed a $365 million bilateral deal to ensure the Royal Air Force fleet of heavy aircraft transporters continue to fly, the Ministry of Defence…
Jerusalem, Feb 18 (IANS) The Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets targeted a total of six military targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in response to the detonation of an explosive device on the…
Addis Ababa, Feb 18 (IANS) The US embassy in Ethiopia on Saturday urged Addis Ababa to reconsider its decision to institute martial law. The US embassy said the decision to impose martial law in Ethiopia…
Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Electronic visas have replaced paper visas at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) as of early February, media reports said on Saturday. The smart system eases the process of visa issuance…
Cairo, Feb 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday 65 loyalists of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi up to 10 years in prison over inciting anti-state riots, protests and violence. Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced…
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Saturday said every pillar of democracy is accountable to the people. “The executive is accountable to people through legislature. Judiciary is also accountable to the…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) State-run UCO Bank on Saturday said it has an outstanding exposure of about $411.82 million in the $1.8 billion fraud detected in public sector Punjab National Bank (PNB) and that it…
Ahmedabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The political trinity of Jignesh Mevani, Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor on Saturday upped the ante against Gujarat government following the death of Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar on Friday. Angry crowds…
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) At least nine persons were killed and 18 others injured when two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding in Beawar in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, police said on Saturday. According to police,…
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Punjab Police on Saturday arrested a Punjabi singer and his accomplice and recovered drugs and illegal weapons from their possession. Those arrested by the Punjab Police’s Special Task Force (STF)…
Amaravati, Feb 17 (IANS) TDP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday reiterated that the Centre should undo the injustice meted out to his state in the Union Budget 2018-19. Ruling…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) A Special CBI Court on Saturday remanded in police custody till March 3 the three accused arrrested in the over Rs 11,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. These are retired…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday said it will raise the PNB scam in Parliament “vociferously” and speak to various opposition parties to put pressure on the government to set up a…
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Saturday questioned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma in connection with a case of obscenity booked against him for his movie “God, Sex and Truth”, and also for allegedly insulting…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday described the PNB scam a “complete failure of regulatory mechanism and fraud detection ability of the banking sector” and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India and Iran on Saturday signed nine agreements, including on connectivity and double taxation avoidance, following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani here….
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted raids at 21 more places across India and seized assets worth Rs 25 crore in connection with the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB)…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday said the government is “thoroughly investigating” the $1.8 billion bank fraud allegedly involving absconding billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and will…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The stage is set for the ambitious three-day long “Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018” conclave which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday, officials said. After inaugurating the…