India has become US military ally: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India has formally become a military ally of the US after signing a Logistics Agreement that will allow American armed forces to access and use Indian military bases, the CPI-M…
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Indian equity markets rise on strong buying support
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian equity markets were buoyed on strong buying support across sectors, coupled with positive global cues during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices traded with gains of more…
SC seeks Maharashtra government response to validity of new law on dance bars
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Maharashtra government’s response to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of a new law regulating dance bars in the state….
Chance of woman becoming UN chief still elusive
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The campaign to elect a woman as the next UN Secretary General faltered with men keeping the top spots in the third preliminary poll of Security Council…
Scorpene: Court restrains newspaper from publishing data
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. A report in The Australian said orders handed by…
Modi wants to destroy Delhi: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Upset after two key bureaucrats in Delhi were transferred, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “hell bent” on “destroying” the capital through the Lt…
A Alert PM saves media lensmen from big mishap
Sanosara (Jamnagar), Aug 30 (IANS) The alertness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of a water project near here on Tuesday saved the lives of several cameramen and photographers, Deputy Chief Minister of…
Envoy to India is persona non grata: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian authorities treat Pakistan’s High Commissioner Abdul Basit as a virtual “persona non grata” because of his hawkish attitude, a leading Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. Basit has not been allowed…
Reliance Communication’s new offer for app-to-app calling
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Aiming to address the issue of call drops, Reliance Communications on Tuesday introduced its 4G app-to-app calling for customers in Delhi NCR at an introductory price of Re 1 for…
My London Olympics bronze upgraded to silver: Yogeshwar
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said on Tuesday that he has been informed that the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Olympic Games was upgraded to silver. The World Anti-Doping…
India-US logistics deal to work only on mutual consent: Defence Ministry
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that the newly-inked India-US military logistics agreement will work only on mutual consent, and clarified that it does not provide for setting up of…
Telangana legislature ratifies GST Bill
Hyderabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The Telangana state legislature on Tuesday ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by the Parliament early this month. Both the houses unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the GST…
Indian equity markets rise on strong buying support
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian equity markets were buoyed on strong buying support across sectors, coupled with positive global cues during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices traded with gains of almost…
US considering extradition request for Bangabandhu killers
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the US to extradite the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Hasina raised the request during an hour-long meeting with US Secretary of State…
Bangladesh SC upholds war criminal’s death penalty
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali. A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha gave…
LFW W/F’16: Where diversity in fashion took centrestage
By Nivedita Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A Made in Assam show, northeastern models, stalls from Arunachal Pradesh, a plus-size show, inspiration from Benaras and textiles from different parts of India — the Winter/Festive edition of…
Teen arrested for hacking Sri Lankan’s President’s website
Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) A 17-year-old student was arrested for allegedly hacking President Maithripala Sirisena’s official website last week calling for postponing A-level examinations. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested the boy,…
Sitharaman, Pritzker begin economy leg of India-US dialogue
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US on Tuesday began the economy leg of their Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, with Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking America Inc to join the country’s ‘Make in…
Take preventive steps to control dengue: HC
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed all civic agencies of the national capital to take preventive steps to control dengue. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and…
Modi reaches Gujarat to inaugurate irrigation project
Ahmedabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Jamnagar on Tuesday to launch the SAUNI Yojna irrigation scheme, a project he had initiated in 2012 as the Gujarat Chief Minister. “Gujarat warmly welcomes Hon’ble…