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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…