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…
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‘Threat emanates from India-managed Afghan soil’
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s top military commanders say the terrorist threat in the country was because of the growing nexus of hostile actors in Afghanistan, managed by India, and “facilitators” within Pakistan. At a…
Pakistan issues threat alert for India-Pakistan border attack
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Islamabad has issued an alert for a possible attack at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab province. Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority on Tuesday, in a letter to Home Secretary of Punjab,…
Rajya Sabha discusses Kashmir violence
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up for discussion the continued Kashmir unrest with Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence in the house during…
Mumbai hospital CEO, four medicos nabbed for kidney racket
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai police have arrested five medicos, including the CEO and Medical Director of the reputed L.H. Hiranandani Hospital in Powai, in connection with a racket in…
Intel acquires AI start-up run by Indian-origin entrepreneur
San Francisco, Aug 10 (IANS) Announcing a big foray into the world of artificial intelligence (AI), the chip giant Intel has acquired San Diego, California-based deep learning start-up Nervana Systems run by an Indian-origin entrepreneur….
Phelps wins 20th Olympic gold medal
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Michael Phelps claimed his 20th Olympic gold medal by winning the men’s 200m butterfly final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. The 31-year-old clocked 1:53.36 to beat Japan’s Masato…
NASA selects six firms to develop habitats for Mars mission
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) In a bid to help advance the manned flight to Red Planet, the US space agency has selected six US companies to develop ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats….
One dies, 16 injured in Jammu school bus accident
Jammu, Aug 10 (IANS) A girl student was killed and 16 injured when a school bus went out of the driver’s control in Jammu district on Wednesday. Khushboo, 12, died and 16 were injured as…
Papers reveal abuse at Australia’s offshore detention centre
Canberra, Aug 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 leaked reports detail widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at Australia’s offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. The “incident reports”,…
Markets open on higher note on Wednesday
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday, after opening on a positive note, moved to negative during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at…
Security beefed up in Uttarakhand ahead of Independence Day
Dehradun, Aug 10 (IANS) Security has been heightened at public places in Uttarakhand ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, a police official said on Wednesday. While there were no immediate inputs from intelligence agencies of…
33rd day of lockdown paralyzes life in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Authorities continued curfew and restrictions in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday for the 33rd consecutive day as separatists did not relent on shutdown and protests. “Curfew will remain in force in Anantnag…
Olympic media bus attacked in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) An Olympic media shuttle bus was attacked on the way back to Barra Olympic park here on Tuesday as one of its windows was broken. The bus was hit…
China launches hi-res SAR imaging satellite
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite in northern Shanxi province on Wednesday. The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched off on the back of a Long March 4C…
US slams Turkish press accusation against think tank
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The allegation in Turkish press that the Washington-based think tank Wilson Center was behind a failed coup in Turkey is “absolutely not helpful”, US State Department has said. “I think this…
Boxer Vikas enters Olympic pre-quarterfinals
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Vikas Krishan Yadav gave India’s boxing campaign a rousing start with a dominant victory at the ongoing Rio Olympics over Charles Conwell of the US in the men’ Middleweight…
Ashwin, Saha defy Windies, guide India to 234/5 in third Test
St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IANS) With an unbeaten 108-run sixth wicket partnership, Ravichandran Ashwin and wicket-keeper Wriddhaman Saha brought India back into the game to post 234 for 5 wickets against a domineering West Indies…
Defending champ Murray rolls over Argentina’s Monaco at Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray of Britain, rolled over Argentina’s Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-1 in the men’s singles tennis competition at the 2016 Rio Games to advance to the…
India struggle in third Test against Windies at tea
St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IANS) India were struggling at 130 for 5 wickets in the third Test against West Indies at tea on Tuesday after losing two wickets during the lunch session at the Darren…