Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Denying any rift or fight for the powerful post of General Secretary, Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Saturday said the party will soon elect someone to the post. “The reports about…
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The CBI recovered Rs 70 lakh in new currency near Hyderabad during raids on relatives of a postal official who was earlier arrested for allegedly being involved in fraudulent exchange of…
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) Murali Vijay finely-composed century vaulted India to a healthy 247/2 at lunch in their first innings against England on the third day of the fourth Test match here on Saturday. Vijay…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) “Her Canvas”, a platform for women artists, film-makers, poets, sculptors, storytellers, potters, dancers and musicians has been launched here. The platform, created by Women’s Feature Service — a news service…
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) India were 247/2 at lunch in their first innings against England on the third day of the fourth Test match here on Saturday. Opener Murali Vijay strck a finely composed century…
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The death toll from a multi-storey under construction building collapse has risen to 11 with rescue workers retrieving six bodies on Friday night, officials said on Saturday. The rescue work completed…
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Srinagar on Saturday recorded the season’s coldest night so far as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 4.5 degrees Celsius. Temperatures continued to fall across the valley due to clear night…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (IANS) A Brazilian court has frozen bank accounts belonging to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, who is accused of malfeasance in connection with the construction of the golf course…
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has told US President-elect Donald Trump that he will not hold a post in the new administration, the transition team said on Friday. Giuliani,…
W0ashington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review into hacking aimed at influencing US elections, the White House has said. “The President has directed the Intelligence Community to conduct a full…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a Goldman Sachs executive to head the White House National Economic Council, the media reported on Saturday. Gary Cohn, Goldman’s president and chief operating officer,…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s crackdown on Ahmadiyya community under the guise of anti-terrorist action has been denounced by the State Department and the Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “We’re obviously very concerned about…
New Delhi/Port Blair, Dec 9 (IANS) Over 2,300 tourists, including a dozen foreigners, were taken to safety by air and sea from Andaman and Nicobar islands on Friday, officials said. Altogether 2,376 tourists stranded in…
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) In a stinging reply to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, after he criticised her for making allegations against the Indian Army, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused him…
Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) A special court Friday sent to judicial custody a senior official of postal department allegedly involved in fraudulently exchanging new currency notes amounting to nearly Rs 3 crore. Senior Superintendent of…
Ghaziabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Income Tax officials seized nearly Rs 28 lakh, half of it in new currency notes, from two men travelling in a taxi here on Friday, police said. The seizure was made…
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) A former IIT director on Friday slammed the central government’s domination in the functioning of the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), saying the premier educational establishments are now “dictated” by the…
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Friday said the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold maintainability of appeals filed by various states against the Cauvery tribunal award is a victory for late Chief…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) A civil nuclear agreement was among four agreements signed between India and Vietnam on Friday in the course of the visit of Vietnam National Assembly’s President Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) National passenger carrier Air India on Friday extended the waiver period for penalties on cancellation for flights operating to and from Port Blair. The development comes two days after the…