Modi saddened by Assam killings
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was saddened by the death of 14 people at the hands of terrorists in Assam. “Saddened by the attack in Kokrajhar. We…
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Rio 2016: The five Olympic Rings
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Olympic Rings emblem first appeared in 1913 on a letter written by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. He drew and coloured the…
Internet gateway through Bangladesh boosts speed in northeast
Agartala, Aug 5 (IANS) India’s third International Internet Gateway (IIG) in Agartala through Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh has accelerated internet connectivity in the mountainous northeastern region, a BSNL official said on Friday. “Using the 3rd…
Declare monkeys, wild boar as vermin, demands Goa Congress
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Monkeys and wild boars that destroy farms and plantations in Goa must be declared vermin, Congress leader Pratapsing Rane said in the state assembly on Friday. “We have to declare monkeys…
South Africa’s ANC suffers major setback in civic polls
Johannesburg, Aug 5 (IANS) South Africans have delivered a stinging rebuke to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), handing the party its first major election setback since it swept to power in 1994 after the…
Kejriwal government to move SC against High Court order next week
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government will move the Supreme Court in a week’s time to challenge the Delhi High Court verdict holding that Delhi was a Union Territory and the…
HC verdict has started a new chapter in Delhi politics: AAP
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court verdict giving primacy to the Lt. Governor in the administrative affairs of Delhi has started a “new chapter in the politics” of the city, the AAP…
Short covering lifts equity markets
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Short covering, along with positive global indices and a firm rupee lifted the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, the key indices provisionally closed the day with substantial gains, as healthy…
Kejriwal to announce plans to contest Gujarat polls
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will announce the party’s plans to contest the Gujarat assembly election at a rally in Surat on October 16, party sources said. Aam Aadmi Party leaders…
Hyundai to increase prices across models
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Friday said that it will increase the prices of all models across its entire range from August 16. The company pointed out that…
Indian tennis stars hoping to rise at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With three established though squabbling players of the professional tennis circuit in its ranks, India hopes to bag at least a medal in this discipline at the Rio Olympics….
Government pegs inflation target at 4 per cent for five years
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The central government on Friday notified a 4 per cent inflation target, plus or minus 2 per cent, for the next five years under the monetary policy framework agreement with…
Delhi court extends interim bail to ministry officer
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday extended till August 22 the interim bail granted to senior Corporate Affairs Ministry official B.K. Bansal in a bribery case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Crashed Pakistani chopper crew safe, says Afghan envoy
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) All crew members aboard a Pakistani helicopter that crashlanded in Afghanistan were safe, Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal said on Friday. Six people, including a Russian national, aboard were taken…
Jet Airways to add flights on Kathmandu-Delhi and Mumbai sectors
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian airline major Jet Airways has announced resumption of normal operations to Nepal, with five daily flights, beginning from October this year. The airlines said it will fly thrice a day…
Assam terror attack kills 12 civilians, one militant
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Four to five terrorists dressed in military fatigues opened random fire at a crowded market in Assam’s Kokrajhar town on Friday, killing 12 civilians. One of the attackers was also killed….
Seven more bodies of Maharashtra bridge tragedy found
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 5 (IANS) Seven more bodies of the victims of a bridge collapse on the Mumbai-Goa highway were recovered by search teams on Friday morning, taking the total bodies found so far to…
Short covering lifts equity markets
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Short covering, along with positive global indices and a firm rupee lifted the Indian equity markets during the late-afternoon trade session on Friday. Healthy buying was witnessed in automobile, banking and…
Assam vows to act against terrorists
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday vowed to take “strict action” against the terrorists who gunned down 12 people at a busy market in Kokrajhar town. “I extend my condolences…
Assam terror attack kills 12 civilians, one militant
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 12 civilians were killed on Friday when militants in military fatigues opened random fire at a busy market in Assam’s Kokrajhar town. Police said one of the raiders was…