Venus Williams knocked off in US Open fourth round
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) The sixth-seeded Venus Williams lost 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the US Open here on Monday. “I was…
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Pakistan army resorts to unprovoked firing on LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked, indiscriminate firing on Indian positions on the line of control (LoC) in Poonch district on Tuesday. “Pakistani soldiers initiated indiscriminate firing at midnight on Indian Army…
LeT bomb-maker was to join IS attack on Paris: CNN
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) An alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb-maker with a penchant for pornography was to have participated in the Islamic State (IS) terrorist strike on Paris in November, 2015, CNN reported on Monday….
US Open: Bopanna out of mixed doubles, Sania win
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski went down fighting in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles but Sania Mirza maintained her march in the women’s doubles at…
Obama backs NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s right to snub anthem
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem, was exercising his constitutional right to make a point. Speaking in…
Philippines president to Obama: ‘I’m no American puppet’
Washington/Manila, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of Philippine extra-judicial killings, warned the country’s confrontational leader on Monday. The US president and his Philippines counterpart, Rodrigo…
Hong Kong elects youth protest leaders to 6th Legislative Council
Hong Kong, Sep 6 (IANS) A new generation of pro-democracy activists has won seats on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo). The young leaders want greater autonomy and changes to the way Hong Kong is governed…
IS claims responsibility for Syria’s serial bombings
Damascus, Sep 6 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the six bombings that rocked key Syrian cities and killed at least 48 people earlier on Monday. In a statement carried by the…
Protests in Karnataka over SC order to release Cauvery water
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, especially farmers on Monday staged protest demonstrations in the Mysuru region against the Supreme Court order to Karnataka for releasing 15,000 cusecs of water daily for 10 days…
‘Roka’ a social evil, says HC
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that “Roka”, a traditional Punjabi pre-marital ceremony, is a “social evil that needs to be condemned”. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and…
Heavy rains paralyse life in Kolkata
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the city on Monday disrupting train services and creating traffic snarls on waterlogged major arterial roads. The steady drizzle intensified in the evening as many of the areas…
Parliamentary democracy, constitution major tasks: Mukherjee
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India choosing to be a parliamentary democracy and drafting its own Constitution were major developments that the country witnessed after Independence from British in 1947, President Pranab Mukherjee said on…
Protests in Karnataka over SC order to release Cauvery water story for pol news :
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, especially farmers on Monday staged protest demonstrations in the Mysuru region against the Supreme Court order to Karnataka for releasing 15,000 cusecs of water daily for 10 days…
Kolkata boy goes missing from school, family alleges foul play
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) A class 10 student of the city’s Scottish Church Collegiate School allegedly went missing from the school prompting parents and guardians to stage demonstrations at the institution on Monday. While the…
Chargesheet against 32 people in Bihar toppers scam
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Bihar Police probing the topper’s scam on Monday filed a chargesheet against 32 people, police said. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj, who is…
LIFFI: Nawazuddin, Tannishtha win Best Actors
New Delhi: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui during a press conference to promote their upcoming film “Raman Raghav 2.0”, in New Delhi, on June 21, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Lonavla, Sep 5 (IANS) Acclaimed talents Nawazuddin Siddiqui…
‘Sacked Delhi minister sexually assaulted other women as well’
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Delhi Police is probing other cases of alleged “sexual assault” against sacked Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar after he disclosed that he has been involved in such…
Sedition cases only against those inciting violence, disorder against state: SC
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that sedition cases could only be instituted against people engaged in the acts of inciting violence or creating public disorder against the state, as…
Ultra-talented Virat has the attitude to be the best: Ponting
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Hailing Virat Kohli as “ultra-talented”, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Monday said the Indian Test captain has got the attitude to be the best for the country. Ponting said…
Tamil Nadu farmers welcome SC order on Cauvery river water
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Expressing their happiness at the Supreme Court’s order to Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu every day for next 10 days, farmers in the latter…