Singapore, Sep 2 (IANS) Thirty-one new cases of Zika have been confirmed in Singapore, raising to 151 the number of persons infected by the mosquito-borne virus in the Southeast Asian city-state, the government said on…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Following the release of India’s Q1 growth figures earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India’s economy had overcome a difficult phase, and added that sluggish…
Los Angeles, Sep 2 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ sculpture reportedly has a $4 million price tag. The 39-year-old’s waxwork figures of himself, wife Kim Kardashian West and other famous names including Caitlyn Jenner, George…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The nationwide day-long strike on Friday by Left-affiliated trade unions against the BJP-led central government’s “anti-labour” policies affected normal life in several states, including West Bengal, Karnataka and Communist-ruled Kerala…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Following bilateral talks with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi here on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India and Egypt would cooperate in the fight against terrorism…
Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) Over 2,000 inmates of Agra Central Jail continued their hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day on Friday. They are demanding the immediate release of inmates who have completed 14 years…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn its suit seeking a declaration that Delhi is a state as it has filed six petitions…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Ahead of his departure on Friday to Vietnam on a bilateral visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the southeast Asian nation as “friendly”, India’s relationship with which will benefit Asia…
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has said that the footprints of the Islamic State (IS) militant group have been eliminated from the country. “They tried [sneak] into Pakistan but failed and [were] apprehended,”…
Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena in Goa on Friday called the “harassment” of RSS leader Subhash Velingkar by the Sangh and the local BJP as “suicidal”, and also backed the Velingkar-led regional language…
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) The key Indian stock market indices were trading flat on Friday afternoon. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading 2.35 points or 0.03 per cent up…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the BJP will fight the forthcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and other states on the issues of development, and its focus will be…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is dedicated to the welfare of Dalits, and added that “those self-appointed guardians” who see this as an obstruction to their politics were…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India and Egypt on Friday signed an agreement on maritime transport following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. “Stepping up co-operation…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday cleared way for the Kerala government’s Vizhinjam International Seaport project being undertaken by Gujarat-based Adani Group. The NGT bench headed by Justice Swatanter…
Bengaluru, Sep 2 (IANS) The day-long strike by central and state trade unions on Friday has affected normal life in many cities across Karnataka as shops, markets, banks and factories were shut, and buses, taxis…
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab assembly member Sheikh Allauddin has suggested to invite novelist and human rights activist Arundhati Roy to brief the lawmakers on violence in the Kashmir Valley. Labour and Human Resource…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Newspaper ‘The Australian’ has been restricted from publishing any more of leaked documents related to India’s Scorpene submarine project by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. A statement by…
Toronto, Sep 2 (IANS) With 13 Indians already confirmed to have been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, experts have more bad news to share. A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described Egypt as a natural bridge between Asia and Africa following bilateral talks between him and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. “In…