Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian equity markets on Friday were subdued ahead of US Fed Reserve Chair’s speech, coupled with lower crude oil prices. Consequently, the key Indian indices provisionally closed the day’s trade on…
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of six members of the family of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched in his native village Bisahda in Gautam Budh Nagar district…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A government-appointed experts panel has recommended chilli pepper-filled balls to replace the dangerous pellets as less lethal ammunition to control protesting crowds in Jammu and Kashmir. Government sources told IANS…
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian equity markets on Friday were subdued ahead of US Fed Reserve Chair’s speech, coupled with lower crude oil prices. Consequently, the key Indian indices traded in the red during the…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Friday said India needs to show urgency to realise its unfulfilled potential which he said was the largest in the world. He…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his vision for India is rapid transformation, for which the country will have to change its laws, speed up processes and adopt technology…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Information Technology (IT) and Electronics Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that India’s share in the global smartphone market may double in the next three years. “India’s share in…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Friday said passengers of an Air India flight, which was diverted to Kazakhstan, were on way to their original destination…
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proposal to allow banks to raise additional tier-1 and -2 capital by issuing masala bonds would ease access to capital, credit rating agency Fitch Ratings…
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) In a historic verdict, the Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the entry of women up to the restricted grave area of the famous Haji Ali Dargah, located on the rocks…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Urging Pakistan yet again to deny safe haven to terrorists, the US has told it to not discriminate among terror groups operating from its territory. US State Department’s Director of Press…
Ankara, Aug 26 (IANS) At least eight Turkish police personnel were killed and 50 others injured in a car bombing in Turkey’s Sirnak province on Friday. The bomb hit a police station at 6.40 a.m.,…
Winston-Salem (US), Aug 26 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann stormed into the semi finals, defeating top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Nenad Zimonjic in straight sets of the ATP…
Shillong, Aug 26 (IANS) After months of internal bickering in the Congress in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday inducted two senior party legislators in his cabinet after sacking two ministers. The cabinet reshuffle…
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) There was no let up in the government-imposed curfew and separatist-called shutdown on Friday, the 49th day of Kashmir unrest that has brought life to a standstill in the troubled valley….
Canberra, Aug 26 (IANS) Australia’s Defence Department has warned French shipbuilding company DCNS to ensure total security of the plans for 12 next-generation naval submarines set to be built in Australia. Defence Industry Minister Christopher…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Barack Obama has become the first US President to be featured in a virtual reality (VR) video where he can be seen traverseing through the Yosemite National Park situated in California’s…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday here. Shanmugaratnam briefed Modi on the status of various bilateral cooperation initiatives, especially in the areas…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday restrained Tamil Nadu police from arresting expelled AIADMK’s Rajya Sabha member Sasikala Pushpa on an alleged sexual harassment complaint. While restraining the state police from…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said transformation in governance is needed for India to progress in an inter-connected world and meet the aspirations of its youth. “Development now depends…