Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday issued a terror alert, warning that the Pakistani Taliban was planning to strike on the Wagah border with India around the Independence Day ceremonies of the two neighbours….
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In a bipartisan discussion over a deadly unrest in Kashmir, most politicians from across the spectrum on Wednesday urged the government to work out a political solution to problems in…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday upheld a Juvenile Justice Board order sentencing a minor involved in the 2011 Delhi High Court blast to three years’ in a special home. Additional…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Aug 10 (IANS) A day after she broke her 16-year fast against a law that gives sweeping powers to the military, Irom Sharmila is suddenly finding herself virtually friendless in Manipur….
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday hinted that yet another offshore casino could be soon added to the fleet of five operational casinos in the Mandovi river off Panaji. Parsekar…
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday dedicated to the nation the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There is need for innovation in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector as India cannot afford to emulate developed economies due to limited resources, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Swimming legend Michael Phelps’ 21st Olympics gold has taken his overall tally in the Summer Olympics to 25 — just short of India’s 26 medal haul since it started…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday upheld a Juvenile Justice Board order sentencing a minor involved in the 2011 Delhi High Court blast to three years’ in a special home.
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Profit booking, along with negative global cues and caution over upcoming quarterly results, dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Wednesday. Consequently, both the key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade…
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s War of Independence in…
By Parminder Singh Bariana Chandigarh/Hoshiarpur, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major swoop ahead of Independence Day, security agencies and the Punjab Police have busted a Khalistani terror module with links to NRIs and Pakistan’s notorious…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Passenger cars sales grew by 9.62 per cent in July to 177,604 units from 162,022 units sold during the corresponding month of last year, industry data showed on Wednesday. The…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government on Wednesday introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) bill, 2016 in the Lok Sabha. The bill, introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, aims to further amend the Income Tax…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…