Singapore, Sep 9 (IANS) Addressing institutional investors here at an event organised by Indian firm ICICI Securities, Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday highlighted the potential of the huge Indian market and said he…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Indian telecom regulator on Friday met service providers – Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular – to discuss the issue of mobile network interconnection among various…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday sought exemption from personal appearance in a court here and said he is unable to return to the country and face trial in a…
Paris, Sep 9 (IANS) Three “radicalised and fanatical” women who allegedly planned an “imminent and violent” attack in France have been arrested, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said. “An anti-terrorism operation led to the…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has proposed partnership with India on nuclear safety and security, media repored on Friday. Chaudhary said this on Thursday while addressing a conference here on “Assessing…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Friday said that there cannot be a segmented fight against terrorism by differentiating between state and non-state actors. “The state cannot escape…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) As battery explosion fears led to a global recall of Samsung’s premium Galaxy Note 7, the south Korean giant has for the first time revealed what caused the “rare” overheating…
Kayamkulam (Kerala), Sep 9 (IANS) An amateur scientist has designed a mosquito net that can double up as a bed sheet. The product is expected to be priced at Rs 1,000. M.C. David, 60, has…
Ayodhya, Sep 9 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday mingled happily with the crowds that thronged both sides of the road as he reached the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. At…
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) Infiltration along the Jammu and Kashmir border has increased this year compared to 2015, but at the same time Indian security forces have eliminated more terrorists, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) The Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha (SSFASS), Mumbai, and Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, will jointly kickstart the birth centenary celebrations of legendary Carnatic singer M.S. Subbulakshmi from Monday,…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with negative global markets and lower crude oil prices, dragged down the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the…
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) Senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Friday said the only relation between India and the people of Kashmir is that of an occupier and the occupied people. After his…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) At least two members of a family, a man and his daughter, died on Friday morning after the family consumed poison here, police said. The wife of the man was…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday called for “strictest action” after comedian-actor Kapil Sharma alleged that a Mumbai municipal officer sought a bribe from him. “I am paying Rs 15…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) China on Friday slammed North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, saying it was “firmly opposed” to it. The fifth nuclear test by North Korea — second this year –…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) To attract skilled foreign talent, China has decided to give unified work permit to foreigners. The move will combine China’s two current foreigner work permits into one. According…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 16 persons were killed and 25 injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Odisha’s Angul district on Friday. The tragedy took place near Puruna Manitri in Angul…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a Delhi High Court verdict giving primacy to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in Delhi’s administrative affairs but sought the Centres response on…
Faizabad, Sep 9 (IANS) After a gap of almost 26 years, a member of the Gandhi clan — Rahul Gandhi — visited Ayodhya. As part of his ongoing ‘Kisan Mahayatra’, the Congress Vice-President visited the…