Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Life was back to normal in Tamil Nadu on Saturday following a peaceful dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday on the Cauvery waters dispute, marred only by the death of a self-immolation victim. Private…
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….
By Pradeep Singh and Vishal Narayan Gurgaon/Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A fews days after a case of cheating and fraud was registered against real estate developer Vatika Group’s Managing Director and three others, senior officials…
Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) A class seventh student was allegedly killed, with pellet wounds found in his body, in a late Friday clash with security forces in a hilly village on the peripheries of Srinagar…
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A student of the University of Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide on Saturday apparently due to depression, police said. Nelli Praveen Kumar, a student of first year Master of Fine Arts, was…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently in Gujarat on a two day-trip received wishes from all over the country for his 66th birthday. He met his mother Hira Ba earlier…
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A student of University of Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide by hanging in his hostel room on the campus on Saturday, police said. N.Praveen, a student of first year Master of Fine…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The US Air Force said that it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared “combat ready”. The decision affecting the most…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated his 66th birthday with his mother Hira Ba in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. “Mother’s love and blessings are the basic essence of life,” Modi tweeted in…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that the Secret Service agents who guard his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton should disarm to “see what happens to her” without their protection. “I think…
Canberra, Sep 17 (IANS) A controversial Australian senator has hired a former advisor to US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Pauline Hanson, leader of the One Nation Party which holds four seats in the Australian…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The US has given a “donation” of $1.32 million to the family of Giovanni Lo Porto, the Italian aid worker killed in January 2015 by a US drone strike. Documents detailing…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) US First Lady Michelle Obama took sharp aim on Friday at those who questioned her husband’s eligibility for office, arguing a potential commander in chief should set a better example for…
Pentagon, Sep 17 (IANS) A senior Islamic State leader who, as the extreme group’s “minister of information,” oversaw the group’s production of torture and execution videos, has been killed in an airstrike in Syria, Pentagon…
Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan continued to trade diplomatic barbs over Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, with Islamabad raising the issue of “unceasing oppression” even as New Delhi hit back,…
Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was “picked up” by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed for a two-day state visit as…
United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on countries to strengthen climate protection by reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbons, saying that the international community should “do more to protect our…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday asked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to return immediately from Finland to deal with the chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, a source…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) Amid tight security, pro-Kannada activists, farmers and traders continued peaceful protests on Friday in Bengaluru, Mandya and Mysuru against Karnataka releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. Defying prohibitory orders, about…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer won their respective singles matches on the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group Play-off against India at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here…