By Arun Kumar Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) A foundation started by prominent Indian-American IT entrepreneur Frank Islam and his wife Debbie Driesman will fund a fellowship in the US for a mid-career journalist from India…
Srinagar, Dec 14 (IANS) A protest broke out in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after a separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Wednesday. Basit Rasool, a local militant, was killed…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Wednesday as opposition members created a ruckus in the house on the demonetisation issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the…
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has offered the position of the Secretary of the Interior to Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke, who will be in charge of developing the agenda previously proposed by…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch and Income Tax Department has held five persons here with Rs 3.25 crore in old currency notes, police said on Wednesday. The police said the…
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Google on Wednesday saluted the 105th anniversary of the great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen’s Antarctica expedition and conquest of the South Pole with a special Doodle dedicated to his epic journey…
Tokyo, Dec 14 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday regretted the crash-landing of a US Marine aircraft in its waters. The US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft crash landed in the sea off…
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Wednesday as investors await Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 7.36 points or 0.03 per cent…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) India will contribute $500,000 to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Indian diplomat Anjani Kumar has announced at the high level pledging conference here. Kumar, a…
San Francisco, Dec 14 (IANS) The Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a major role in regional and global climate variability, researchers said. The discovery may help explain why sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere has been…
Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) In what could be a shot in the arm for the BJP, a Congress legislator is set to join the saffron party, which has sacked two ministers from an allied political…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) The rebels will evacuate the Syrian city of Aleppo by dawn on Wednesday, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported. The rebels’ evacuation comes as a result of intense negotiations between local and international…
United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) The Syrian Army is in full control over Aleppo and the operation to re-take the eastern part of the city from rebels is over, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed a daily for “planting” story about his alleged involvement in a power project scam even as the opposition demanded his resignation and thorough…
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Ten-man Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) showed grit of the highest order to see off Mumbai City FC in a 0-0 draw in the semi-final second leg and sail into the Indian…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday made light of corruption charge against Union Minister Kiren Rijiju vis-a-vis hydro electricity project in Arunachal Pradesh and questioned the credentials of the then Chief Vigilance…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, India and Indonesia have sought to elevate the bilateral relationship to a New Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, according to the…
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 13 (IANS) A racket to change demonetised notes at a 15 per cent commission was busted in this Madhya Pradesh district with the arrest of two youth and over Rs 15…
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) India’s current account deficit (CAD) for the second quarter ended September, at $3.4 billion, fell by over a percentage point to 0.6 per cent of GDP on the back of a…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Many politicians in Delhi-NCR are allegedly laundering cash, converting black money into white at a hefty commission, a TV channel sting revealed on Tuesday. Local leaders of various political parties,…