Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of people, cutting across class and political barriers, gathered at Rabindra Sadan auditorium here on Friday to pay their last respects to eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi who…
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Indian equity markets traded in the red on Friday prompted by profit booking and negative global cues. Both the key indices traded lower during the mid-afternoon trade session as heavy selling…
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Dissatisfied with the Kolkata Police for calling the mysterious death of Aabesh Dasgupta an “accident”, the family of the teenager on Friday knocked on the doors of West Bengal Chief Minister…
By Arul Louis Philadelphia (US), July 29 (IANS) An Indian American, Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, stood out in his pink turban among a group of US military veterans at the Democratic National Convention stage to…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The government is hopeful of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill being passed during parliament’s ongoing monsoon session and has listed it on the Rajya Sabha’s agenda next week,…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal will attend a 10-day Vipassana course at a meditation centre in Nagpur. During the course, Kejriwal will have not have access to newspapers or television….
Washington, July 29 (IANS) An in-house data analytics tool recently employed at The New York Times office is not only pulling in data from multiple sources and presenting it at one place in a simplified…
Agartala/Guwahati, July 29 (IANS) Banking services were badly affected in the northeastern region on Friday as most of the major banks remained closed due to an employees’ strike. The striking employees are protesting the proposed…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Opposition parties on Friday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha over incidents of atrocities against Dalits and the recent thrashing of two Muslim women in Madhya Pradesh by cow…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted on Friday after the problem of unemployment was raised during zero hour. Congress members alleged that there was an atmosphere of disappointment in the country….
San Diego, July 29 (IANS) Two police officers were shot and wounded late Thursday in the American city of San Diego, NBC News reported. The shooting prompted a massive police search for the suspect, the…
Jakarta/New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Indian national Gurdip Singh who was set to be executed by Indonesian authorities for drug smuggling has won a temporary reprieve as he was not among the four prisoners executed…
Amritsar, July 29 (IANS) A court in Amritsar on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and two other party leaders in a defamation case filed…
Sydney, July 29 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday declared that former premier Kevin Rudd would not be nominated by the government to be the next UN Secretary-General, declining to endorse him and…
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) One of the reasons for the US’s interest in integration of northeast India with southeast Asia is a “lurking concern” about China’s looming presence in the region, a political science expert…
Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) The Bank of Japan on Friday announced a modest expansion of its monetary easing programme, blaming Britainâs decision to leave the European Union as the biggest uncertainty facing world markets. The…
Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) More than double the pedestrians die every day on Indian roads that what the official figures suggest, according to a new study. Police reports of the actual toll of road traffic…
Gurgaon, July 29 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday declared a two-day school holiday while the Gurgaon police has issued an advisory to avoid travelling as thousands of commuters remained stuck on National Highway 8…
New Delhi/Chennai, July 29 (IANS) Banking operations across the country were hit on Friday as around 10 lakh employees of private and nationalised banks struck work for a day to protest against central government’s policies…
Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) Japanese Emperor Akihito has planned to deliver a televised speech in August on his desire to abdicate in favour of his son Naruhito, officials said on Friday. Officials from the Imperial…