New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Following recent incidents of ordnance depot fires, the government is planning to upgrade the storage facilities as well as considering underground storage of the ammunition to reduce the risk, Defence…
Berlin, July 29 (IANS) Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday announced his retirement from international football, ending a 14-year career that reached its peak with the 2014 World Cup triumph before persistent injuries forced the…
New Delhi/Chennai/Agartala/Guwahati, July 29 (IANS) Banking operations across the country were hit on Friday as around 10 lakh employees in around 40 private and nationalised banks struck work for a day to protest against the…
Kingston, July 29 (IANS) On a high after a thumping win in the series opener, India will aim to extend their winning run when they take on hosts West Indies in the second of the…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Deputy Manish Sisodia on Friday took a dig at the BJP government in Haryana over the massive rain-induced traffic jams in Gurgaon and…
Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) Reacting to media reports that it is set to lay off 700-1000 employees for poor performance, leading e-tailer FlipKart on Friday denied any such move. âFlipkart denies all allegations of a…
Lucknow, July 29 (IANS) Former BJP leader Daya Shankar Singh, wanted in a case with regard to his objectionable comments against BSP chief Mayawati, was on Friday arrested from Buxar district of Bihar. The operation…
Agartala, July 29 (IANS) The supply of essentials and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura for about two months now even as the state government has repeatedly sought the central government’s intervention to…
Lucknow, July 29 (IANS) A sessions court in Jaunpur on Friday held a Bangladeshi national guilty in the Shramjeevi Express train blast case. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Saturday. Twelve persons were…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) As many as 44 disaster relief teams have been deployed in flood-affected areas in 12 states, and have rescued 894 stranded/marooned persons so far in Assam and Bihar, an official…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 29 (IANS) China has reached out to Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, assuring full cooperation and support to the new government if he is elected…
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Activist-writer Mahasweta Devi, who crusaded for the rights of tribals and the marginalised for decades, was on Friday cremated with full state honours as commoners and eminent personalities led by Chief…
Damascus, July 29 (IANS) At least 35 civilians were killed in US-led air strikes near a town controlled by Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, the media reported on Friday. The strikes, which targeted…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India saw a record 53 per cent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two years owing to steps taken to foster growth, investment climate, price stability and…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The pathetic conditions in which hens are kept, in tiny wire cages without enough space to move around, was raised in the Supreme Court on Friday. Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal…
Chennai, July 29 (IANS) Preparations for the launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR with the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII) next month are progressing at Sriharikota, officials said on Friday. “The weather satellite INSAT-3DR will be…
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) State-run Life Insurance Corp and private sector Axis Bank on Friday jointly announced their tie-up to sell LIC products, creating one of the largest bancassurance partnerships in India. Under a memorandum…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar for a status report on the ground situation in the Kashmir Valley. Seeking the status report, a bench of Chief…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Emphasising the futility of holding parleys with Pakistan, BJP’s Lok Sabha member R.K. Singh on Friday urged the Union government to look for options to “retaliate” against the neighbouring country…
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Police in Pakistan have been told to act against the outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa Pakistan (JuD), linked to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, for fundraising, it was reported on Friday. The Punjab Home…