Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Gujarat assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora on Tuesday suspended all Congress MLAs — barring Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela and Balwantsinh Rajput — for the day after they created a ruckus over…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated a day-long workshop of state core committee members workshop at the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) convention centre. The workshop will take stock…
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Opposition legislators belonging to the BSP, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were forcibly evicted from Uttar Pradesh assembly on Tuesday as they trooped into the well of the House…
Damascus, Aug 23 (IANS) Turkey on Tuesday bombarded Islamic State (IS) militant group’s targets in northern Syria amid reports that Syrian rebels are to launch an offensive against the group. Artillery positions inside Turkey fired…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The United States has advocated “direct” talks between India and Pakistan to reduce tension between the two countries and normalize their ties that have soured recently after deadly unrest in Jammu…
Tokyo, Aug 23 (IANS) Foreign Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in Tokyo to strengthen trilateral ties amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Senkaku islands. The…
Vijayawada, Aug 23 (IANS) Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu on Tuesday reached Vijayawada to a grand welcome by the people. Large number of students and fans were lined up on either side of the road…
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) Taking its interest in the digital health sector to the next level, tech giant Apple has quietly acquired personal health data startup Gliimpse founded by two Indian-origin entrepreneurs. According to…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) US security assistance to Pakistan declined by 73 per cent since 2011, Congressional Research Service (CRS) report said. The report, prepared for the US Congress, covers both military and economic assistance…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Singapore President S.R. Nathan saying the country has lost a distinguished leader. “Saddened by the demise of former Singapore…
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Aug 23 (IANS) Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu on Tuesday left for Vijayawada where the Andhra Pradesh government will felicitate her at a civic reception. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will present her a…
San Francisco, Aug 23 (IANS) Tech giant Microsoft has acquired artificial intelligence (AI)-based scheduling service Genee that simplifies the scheduling and rescheduling of large group meetings for companies. Microsoft will integrate the AI technology into…
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Negative global cues, along with slight profit booking, depressed the Indian equity markets during the early morning session on Tuesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped…
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Authorities continued restrictions in many parts of Kashmir Valley as life remained paralysed for the 46th consecutive day on Tuesday. Curfew would continue in old Srinagar city and Anantnag town while…
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Flood situation in many parts of Uttar Pradesh has worsened and schools were closed for the next few days in Allahabad and Balia, officials said on Tuesday. With the raging waters…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will probably address Myanmar’s upcoming 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference, sources quoted Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) Secretary, Sai Kyaw Nyunt, as saying on…
Mexico city, Aug 23 (IANS) Mexico’s Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu has asked the US Congress to restrict the sale of assault weapons as “they cause harm on both sides of the border”. Massieu made…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar, neighbouring Bangladesh and parts of the region on Tuesday morning. The epicentre of the earthquake was determined 57 km…
London, Aug 23 (IANS) A study revealed that the temperature of the Earth dropped during last year’s eclipse of the sun, Britain’s Met office has said. The Met Office on Monday said it was the…
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Extremists in British prisons will be held in “special units”, and there will be a crackdown on their literature and tightened vetting of chaplains, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has decided in…