New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Police on Monday reached the sprawling Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in search of a student who went missing over two months ago. Crime Branch personnel searched different parts of…
Kanpur, Dec 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the Election Commission to pressure political parties to create transparency over the donations they get. Addressing a rally here, Modi said he had told…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff has cast doubt on the US intelligence community’s finding about the Russian hacking affecting the November 8 presidential poll results, media reports said…
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Karnataka youngster Karun Nair (195 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (54 not out) continued to frustrate England as India posted 582/5 at tea, to take a slender 105-run lead on the…
Kanpur, Dec 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the opposition parties for stalling Parliament and accused them of running away from a debate on demonetisation to “safeguard the corrupt”. “They didn’t allow…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar on Monday held a meeting with visiting Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Lubom?r Zaor?lek. “In the closing weeks of 2016 diplomacy…
Kanpur, Dec 19 (IANS) Aimed at making India the Skill Capital of the World, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid foundation stone of the country’s first Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) here. The IIS…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The NIA on Monday filed charges against Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar and three others for plotting and executing the January 2 terror attack at an IAF base…
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) The RBI on Monday restricted deposits of demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in excess of Rs 5,000 only once till December 30 — after strict scrutiny. The new restrictions…
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 21 persons have died after consuming a surrogate alcohol liquid in Siberia in Russia, the media reported on Monday. They were among the nearly 40 people hospitalized in grave…
Brisbane, Dec 19 (IANS) Australia managed to preserve their 28-year unbeaten streak at Brisbane’s Gabba Ground, as the hosts clinched the first cricket Test against Pakistan by 39 runs here on Monday. Home skipper Steve…
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s administration over a corruption scandal involving her longtime friend, voicing concerns over the country’s “lack of good governance”, the…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The RBI announced on Monday that demonetised currency above Rs 5,000 can now be deposited in bank accounts only once — till December 30. People depositing the old Rs 500…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Ailing External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who underwent a kidney transplant on December 10, is recovering steadily and would be discharged later on Monday, authorities said. “MEA Minister Sushma Swaraj…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 19 (IANS) Former union secretary E.A.S. Sarma has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to force people to use credit and debit cards as every transaction takes away a portion of their hard…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The NIA on Monday filed charges against Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad’s chief Maulana Masood Azhar and three others for plotting and executing the January 2 terror attack at an air…
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Karnataka youngster Karun Nair’s maiden unbeaten century helped India post 463/5 at lunch on the penultimate day of the fifth and final cricket Test against England here on Monday. Nair was…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) There was no respite in sight for cash-strapped people on Monday as queues outside banks and ATMs for withdrawing money continued across the city with rising anger and pain. An…
Bangkok, Dec 19 (IANS) Amnesty International (AI) has released a report on Monday saying the alleged attacks against the Rohingya Muslim minority by the Myanmar army may be considered crimes against humanity. The report came…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The NIA on Monday filed a charge-sheet in the Pathankot terror attack case naming Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar among three others. “The NIA has today (Monday) filed charge sheet…