Islamabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the country is fully capable of meeting any internal or external security threat. Sharif’s assertion came at a high-level meeting here attended, among…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Declining a plea by manufacturers of compact fluorescent lamps/lights (CFL) for the postponement of enforcement of e-waste management rules, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed such companies to comply…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Congress-ruled Mizoram government over violence on Lunglei court premises, which led to the Gauhati High Court withdrawing all judges from…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Suspended bureaucrat B.K. Bansal alleged in his suicide note that CBI officers not only tortured him but also tortured his wife and daughter which drove the four Bansal family members…
Abuja (Nigeria), Sep 28 (IANS) Observing that only organised international action can defeat terrorism, Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday called for restructuring the international legal framework. “International terrorism can only be defeated by…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India has invited the leaders of the seven-member Bimstec regional grouping, which includes immediate neighbours Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal, to the eighth BRICS Summit in Goa in October….
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Even as India’s head coach Anil Kumble claimed that the team has no worries over the Eden Gardens wicket for the second cricket Test against New Zealand beginning on Friday, the…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday said it had launched an inquiry against its officers who probed corruption charges hurled against former Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal who, along with his…
Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) Bangladesh on Wednesday said the decision to pull out of the Islamabad Saarc summit was purely its “own decision” and has no relation with the decision of any other country. State…
Ontario, Sep 28 (IANS) After failing to revive its smartphone business despite several efforts, BlackBerry on Wednesday announced it will cease internal hardware development and will focus on software and services. “The company plans to…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Italian marine Chief Master Sergeant Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, to…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Short covering, along with value buying and fresh inflow of foreign funds, lifted the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. The key indices started the day’s trade on a benign note. They…
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS) International prosecutors investigating the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine say the missile that hit the plane was fired from territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels, media reports said. A report…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The government on Wednesday cleared a proposal to give productivity-linked bonus (PLB) amounting to Rs 2,090.96 crore to more than 12.25 lakh non-gazetted railway employees. The Indian railways will pay…
Gurgaon, Sep 28 (IANS) The Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Kranti Dal on Wednesday urged the authorities to cancel the permission given to a concert by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam here next month. The Hindu body handed…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Indicating a whopping demand-supply mismatch, a new study released here on Wednesday has revealed that over a million Indians fail to get a seat every day on the Indian Railways due…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Sahara Group to deposit another Rs 200 crore by October 24, as it extended its interim order releasing its chief Subrata Roy and…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday said it had launched an inquiry against its officials probing a corruption case against suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal who, along with his 31-year-old…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting here presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Wednesday cleared proposals worth Rs 1,900 crore (close to $3 billion), including for an electronic warfare system for low…