Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Republican and Democratic Senate leaders on Tuesday have again blocked a $1.1 billion plan to fight the Zika virus for the third time blaming the each other for inaction on critical…
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured on Wednesday when militants attacked an army convoy in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said militants attacked the convoy at Kralgund near Handwara town. Out of the three,…
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.02 per cent to open at 3,091.33 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.01 per cent lower…
Brasilia, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazilian bank workers began an indefinite strike after refusing the annual raise proposal offered by the National Federation of Banks (Fenaban). According to Lourenco Prado, president of the National Confederation of…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) US stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing at new record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 46.16 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 18,538.12….
Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari during the pre launch preview of Chandra Jewellers showroom in Mumbai, on June 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari says playing Draupadi in…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A US judge on Tuesday set June 5 as the date on which comedian Bill Cosby will go to trial for sexual assault. His accuser in this first trial is Andrea…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova were beaten 6-7 (3), 1-6 by top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the US Open, thereby…
Paris, Sep 7 (IANS) Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who underwent the first partial face transplant in the world, died aged 49, the University Hospital of Amiens said on Tuesday. Dinoire, who had the transplant…
Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday agreed to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu daily for 10 days from Wednesday as directed by the Supreme Court. “Despite severe hardship…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 6 (IANS) The crisis in Jammu and Kashmir is deep-rooted and the only way out is a political solution, said a MP who was part of the all-party delegation to the state led…
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said that people of Kashmir will continue to get Islamabad’s support on diplomatic front, adding that the country was strong even before, and…
Colombo, Sep 6 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda will lead the yoga session at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee of the Southeast Asia region here on Wednesday, a statement said. Carrying forward…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said if she wins on November 8, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, should not have to resign from the Clinton Foundation, an organisation…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Laos to attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that southeast Asia is the…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Sep 6 (IANS) Veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday said he was “very anguished and hurt” by the antics of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet ministers. He said while some of…
Dharamsala, Sep 6 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday left Dharamsala for an 18-day visit to Belgium, France and Poland. The visit includes public talks on ethics beyond religion, teachings and visit…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The United World Wrestling (UWW) on Tuesday quashed all speculation about star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze at the 2012 Olympics turning into gold by announcing that gold medallist Togrul Asgarov…
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 6 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday began a 2,500-km ‘Kisan Yatra’, accusing the Narendra Modi government of ignoring the plight of farmers. Addressing a huge gathering at Rudrapur…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The central government has decided to take a hardline posture vis-a-vis separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir and may soon order scaling down of their official security as well as…