Three Congress, one SP MLAs join BSP
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) A day after BSP stalwart Swamy Prasad Maurya joined the BJP, three Congress and one Samajwadi Party MLAs walked over to the Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday. BSP leader Naseemuddin told…
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Profit booking drags equity markets lower
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Profit booking, along with negative global cues and caution over upcoming quarterly results, dragged the Indian equity markets lower during the late-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. Heavy selling pressure was witnessed…
HDFC bank denying zero balance accounts to Gurgaon villagers
By Pradeep Singh Gurgaon, Aug 10 (IANS) A few branches of HDFC Bank in the rural areas of Gurgaon are declining to open accounts with zero balance for students, farmers and labourers under Pradhan Mantri…
Stop violence, start political process in Kashmir: Yechury
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday urged the central government to work out a political solution to problems in the restive Kashmir Valley. “We have to end the violence…
Congress wants PM’s statement on Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in the Lok Sabha over the situation in the Kashmir Valley where a month of unrest has left over 55…
Brazilian senate approves impeachment trial of Rousseff
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) The Brazilian Senate has accorded the go-ahead to an impeachment trial against suspended President Dilma Rousseff. At the end of a lengthy session on Tuesday that lasted over 15…
Our trials bona fide, high quality the primary aim: Reliance Jio
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The extensive tests being carried out for Jio 4G services before a full-fledged launch not only have legal sanctity, but are also aimed at ensuring high quality offering in a…
UDF will disintegrate: Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday that the Congress-led UDF was set to disintegrate with the departure of the Kerala Congress (Mani) from the alliance. “When we told you…
Integrate minds and hearts of ‘integral part’ Kashmir: Azad
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking in parliament about the month-long deadly unrest in the Kashmir Valley and urged the government…
16 lakh UP government employees go on three-day strike
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Rejecting an official offer to study their demands, over 16,00,000 employees of the Uttar Pradesh government began a three-day strike on Wednesday. The strike has been called by the State Employees…
20 newborns killed in Baghdad hospital fire
Baghdad, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 20 newborn babies were killed on Wednesday in a fire at a hospital in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police source said. The accident occurred when a fire broke…
China launches satellite to keep watch on its seas
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China on Wednesday launched a high-resolution satellite for the protection of its maritime rights as the South China Sea dispute continues to simmer. The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)…
One injured in Manipur bombing
Imphal, Aug 10 (IANS) A four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a Border Security Force patrol at Maphou village in Imphal on Wednesday. The BSF personnel who were deployed to guard the Maphou dam…
Pharmexcil swings into action to contain drop in pharma exports
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pharma exports in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 have come down by 4-5 percent, causing concern among Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) and ministry of…
Fire in Agra hotel, tourists escape
Agra, Aug 10 (IANS) A hotel in the heart of the Taj city was devastated by a fire on Wednesday morning but all tourists, foreigners included, were evacuated safely, authorities said. A dozen fire tenders…
Kachru, champion of Indian English, passes away
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Braj B. Kachru, an authority on English as a global language who passed away recently, championed the cause of Indian English as “vibrant expressions of distinct cultural identities” during an…
Police bust ATM heist, Romanian in custody
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) A Romanian man involved in a sensational ATM heist from an SBI kiosk here has been arrested in Mumbai and he has admitted to being a part of a Romanian gang….
It is nationalism vs separatism in Kashmir: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Don’t forget about people of Jammu while discussing problems in Kashmir where a battle is raging between nationalism and separatism, a BJP MP told Parliament on Wednesday. Shamsher Singh Manhas,…
With 26 career Olympic medals, Phelps equals India’s record
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Ace US swimmer Michael Phelps won two more Olympic golds here late on Tuesday, taking his total career medals tally in the Summer Games to 26 — which equals…
Woman gang-raped in Gurgaon, one held
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A Delhi woman in her 30s was gang-raped in Gurgaon by two of her friends while returning from a party, police said on Wednesday. One of the accused has been…