Madrid, Oct 2 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday spoke following the banned Catalan independence referendum on a day marked by violence which the Catalonia regional government said left 761 people injured. Rajoy…
Beirut, Oct 2 (IANS) Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of undermining the Iran nuclear deal and igniting a war in the region. “He (Netanyahu) is currently working…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Expressing himself overwhelmed by greetings on his first birthday as President, Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday reciprocated with “a heart-felt thank you” to the people, saying he was feeling blessed…
Barcelona, Oct 1 (IANS) The disputed independence vote of Spain’s Catalonia province descended into chaos on Sunday as national police fired rubber bullets and used baton on people attempting to vote in Barcelona, the media…
Nagpur, Oct 1 (IANS) Rohit Sharma struck a century as India beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here on Sunday to end…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday made a fervent appeal to the public to help locate the parents of Geeta, a deaf and mute 25-year-old Indian woman who was…
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Sunday said it would appeal against a US court order in a lawsuit filed by an American firm for damages on the alleged misuse of its…
Port Blair/Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the Andaman Islands on Sunday, an official said. No casualties or damage was reported. “An earthquake of magnitude…
Canberra, Oct 1 (IANS) A year after a freak “thunderstorm asthma” outbreak killed nine and led to thousands being hospitalised in the southern Australian city of Melbourne, the Victorian state government on Sunday launched a…
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Reliance Communication (RCOM) on Sunday said it will evaluate an “alternate plan for its mobile business”. According to the company, its board of directors at a meeting held here on Sunday…
Paris, Oct 1 (IANS) A man was shot dead by French security forces after he killed two persons in a knife attack at the Saint-Charles station in the port city of Marseilles in south France…
Ottawa, Oct 1 (IANS) A policeman in Canada’s Edmonton city was rammed by a motorist who then attacked him with a knife on Saturday night while four pedestrians were hit by a van later in…
Shirdi (Maharashtra), Oct 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday inaugurated the Saibaba Samadhi Mahotsav, heralding the start of the centenary celebrations of the revered 20th century saint Sai Baba of Shirdi. Shortly after…
Nagpur, Oct 1 (IANS) India restricted Australia to 242 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs in their fifth and final One Day International (ODI) here on Sunday. After Australian skipper Steve Smith won the…
Ottawa, Oct 1 (IANS) A motorist in Canada’s Edmonton city rammed into a policeman and then attacked him with a knife on Saturday night while a van driver went on to hit four pedestrians in…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) State-run oil marketing firms hiked the price of subsidised cooking gas by Rs 1.50 per LPG cylinder and jet fuel by six per cent, effective from Sunday. According to the…
Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 1 (IANS) A holiday court on Sunday sent mafia operative Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar and two others to judicial custody till October 13, as their police custody came to an end. Police custody…
Patna, Oct 1 (IANS) A man in Bihar campaigning to save the over 100-year-old Patna Museum claimed on Sunday that he was “threatened and pressurised by the Nitish Kumar government” to stop his campaign. Pushpraj,…
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Ignoring heavy-to-light rain, thousands of Muslims across West Bengal took out large processions, beat drums and thumped their chests on Sunday to mourn the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussain…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs may be reduced in the future if a “revenue neutral plus” tax level is reached. Jaitley made…