Caracas, Sep 17 (IANS) The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit of leaders gets underway in Venezuela’s Margarita Island on Saturday, which will be an occasion for Venezuela to gather support for a global deal to…
Navsari (Gujarat), Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his 66th birthday in the presence of over 11,000 disabled people here, asked if any of his predecessors had ever marked an occasion like this….
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Catching Pokemon while driving is not safe at all as a study reported incidents of crashes and more than 110,000 instances in just 10 days where drivers or pedestrians were distracted…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A fresh squabble broke out between the Delhi government and the LG office on Saturday as Water Minister Kapil Mishra alleged that Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung had “refused” to meet…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian equity markets gave way to the bears during the truncated trading week ended Friday, as investors’ sentiments were eroded by speculation of a possible US rate…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian coach Zeeshan Ali feels that hosting Spain in the ongoing Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie with the likes of Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer playing in front of…
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally launched a probe into the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, a police officer said on Saturday. According to the officer, they have handed…
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Navy Chief Sunil Lanba said on Saturday that preliminary investigation into the Scorpene data leak shows that it did not happen in India but in the DCNS office in France. “There…
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)’s second Visakhapatnam Class-destroyer, with more than 60 per cent indigenization and increased stealth power, was launched ahead of its schedule here on Saturday, officials said….
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Lt. Governor’s Office has denied charges by Delhi’s Water Minister Kapil Mishra that the LG had refused to meet Mishra and Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday. The Lt….
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday alleged that Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung had “refused” to meet him and Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Mishra said that he along with Jain…
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.27 billion as on September 9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced. According to data released by the RBI, the reserves stood at…
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has joined a growing list of celebrities and other public figures rooting for a presidential pardon for whistleblower Edward Snowden. #PardonSnowden, Dorsey tweeted on Twitter. The…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against unidentified Defence Ministry officials and others to probe allegations of kickbacks in the purchase of three Embraer aircraft in a…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is facing criticism after appearing to hint at the assassination of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for a second time, media reports said. Trump on Friday…
Imphal Sep 17 (IANS) Artistes, lyricists and transgenders in Manipur are up in arms against state Rural Development Minister Moirangthem Okendra after his security guards allegedly beat up a popular tansgender artiste here. The artistes,…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The US has agreed to be a partner country in the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to be held from January 10 to 13 next year in Gandhinagar. “Assistant Secretary of…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit being hosted by the South American nation. “Warmer ties with Venezuela. VP…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is on a mission to give homes to 500,000 people by the end of this year with his real estate project and says he…
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) The truce brokered between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav turned out to be short-lived, as supporters of both leaders came out on…