Majitha (Punjab), Jan 27 (IANS) Ending all speculation of the past few months over who will be the Congress’ chief ministerial candidate in the poll-bound Punjab, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi announced on Friday that…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Only 36 per cent of American voters approved of the way the newly-inaugurated US President Donald Trump handled his job in his first week, a new poll showed. The Quinnipiac University…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The White House said that President Donald Trump would sign an executive action to begin an investigation into voter fraud on Friday or Saturday, postponing a move that was expected on…
Majitha (Punjab), Jan 27 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday announced that Captain Amarinder Singh will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab. “Amarinder has been the Chief Minister of Punjab and…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Positive global cues, inflow of foreign funds and hopes of incentives in the upcoming Union Budget pushed the Indian equities higher during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. Healthy buying witnessed…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to postpone the presentation of the general budget in view of the assembly…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered status quo, thereby asking the Director General (Investigation) of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to proceed with further investigation into the alleged…
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) Flight operations to and from Srinagar International Airport resumed after four days on Friday as weather improved across Jammu and Kashmir. “After improvement in visibility today (Friday) afternoon, the first flight…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to withdraw its recent order banning all kinds of religious activities in all government offices and institutions, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Friday. He…
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Political and foreign affairs experts in Pakistan do not expect major changes in the US policies under President Donald Trump, but some anticipate a tough time ahead as Washington may develop…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Police are still trying to unravel the mystery of a Russian’s death in the security hold area of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Speaking to IANS on Friday, a police official said that…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The US state of Texas has executed a man who was on death row for killing two employees of a fast food joint in 2002. Terry Edwards, a 43-year-old black man,…
Visakhapatnam, Jan 27 (IANS) India is becoming one of the most transparent and open economies in the world with sector after sector opening for foreign investment notwithstanding the wave of protectionism elsewhere, Finance Minister Arun…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Riding on its Cloud services, Microsoft on Friday announced revenues of $26.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 which exceeded analysts projections. While revenue in Intelligent Cloud…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray said that paying for a wall that US President Donald Trump wants to build on the border was “totally unacceptable”, the media reported. This…
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A day after the Andhra Pradesh government foiled a protest over denial of special category status to the state, Telugu actor and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Friday told the…
Shimla, Jan 27 (IANS) The tourist destination of Manali in Himachal Pradesh experienced more snowfall on Friday, making the town more look picturesque, while Shimla and Dalhousie recorded rain. After three days of widespread snow…
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) Record snowfall at various places in the Kashmir Valley continued to cut it off from the outside world for the fourth consecutive day even as the Met office forecast improvement on…
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Friday said repayment of Indian auto loans got affected by demonetisation and it would take a couple of months for collections to come back…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Hollywood star and activist Ashley Judd says the 42 per cent women who voted for US President Donald Trump are a “confused lot”. “It says that we are…