Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A neighbour and friend of Pakistani origin Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a terror attack in California, has been arrested for allegedly providing material…
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Republican presidential frontrunner and Russian President Vladimir Putin seem set to form a mutual admiration society going by their high praise for each other. First, the Russian leader, during an annual…
Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut Marathi film Court is out of the Best Foreign-Language Film category of the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. However, other Indian regional films like “Jalam”, “RangiTaranga” and…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 18 (IANS) Kummanam Rajasekharan, a full-time RSS pracharak, was appointed the new president of the BJP’s Kerala unit on Friday, a development that came as a surprise for BJP activists here. Rajasekharan’s name…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday said December 16, 2012, Delhi gang-rape “juvenile” convict’s stay can’t be extended in an observation home. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) A 12-year-old Sikh boy was kept behind the bars for three days for allegedly joking to a classmate that he has a bomb in his backpack, the boy’s cousin wrote…
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution in December as a new bout of smog is forecast to hit the capital from Saturday to Tuesday. The red alert,…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) India has been ranked 97th, three notches below China, in Forbes annual ranking of the best countries for business with Denmark topping the list for the sixth time in ten…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam being organised by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao near Hyderabad on December 27, it was officially announced on Thursday. The…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The decision of Google to set up its biggest facility outside the US proves the strength and potential of Hyderabad, Telangana Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao said on Thursday. A…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday urged the central government to provide special funds for development of Hyderabad. Stating that Rs.100 crore to be allocated to the city every…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Big budgets. Big directors. Big stars. With “Dilwale” and “Bajirao Mastani”, both much-awaited Bollywood cinematic extravaganzas, releasing together on Friday, industry experts believe the clash will have a strong impact…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) A corporator in Chittoor town of Andhra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, a day after he was arrested and questioned by police in the murder case of the mayor and…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The call money racket rocked the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday, resulting in the suspension of two members of the main opposition YSR Congress party from the house for two days….
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling AAP on Thursday again accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of…
 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Describing Pakistan as a terrorist haven, a top US lawmaker has alleged Islamist terror groups, supported by Islamabad’s security services, destabilise Afghanistan and threaten India. After the…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has announced his intent to appoint Harold d’Souza, an Indian-American activist from Vadodara, to the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. “I am honoured that these talented…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Pope Francis’ “first selfie” that made rounds of social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram early this week is actually a fake, a media report has said. “The photo, in…
Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) An Indian national was handed over by Pakistani Army in Jammu as a goodwill gesture. “Muhammad Rashid, son of Sattar Din Poonch district’s Degwar Teruan village who claimed to have inadvertently…
Sanaa, Dec 17 (IANS) A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday sentenced a US national to 10 years in prison for having links with Al Qaeda and killing a Yemeni security officer,…