No signs of missing AN-32 as search continues
Chennai/New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Search for the AN-32 Indian Air Force plane that went missing over the Bay of Bengal continued for the fourth day on Monday, with no trace of it being found….
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2 killed in Florida nightclub shooting
Fort Myers (Florida), July 25 (IANS) Two people were killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, on Sunday night, CNN quoted police as saying.
Additional capital infusion positive for IOB, Central Bank: Moody’s
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said the Indian government’s decision to infuse fresh capital into Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and Central Bank of India is positive for…
Kohli wants team to make winning matches a ‘habit’
Antigua, July 25 (IANS) Riding on star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s all-round efforts, India thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 92 runs in the first Test, to notch up their biggest win outside Asia,…
SBI, IOC link up to empower farmers
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) State Bank Of India (SBI) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have tied up to implement the bank’s financial inclusion programme for farmers through the oil company’s Kisan Seva Kendras, an official…
WFI President backs ‘innocent’ Narsingh Yadav
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh on Monday backed dope-tainted grappler Narsingh Yadav, claiming that he was framed and must be heard if he denied having…
Shutdown in Telangana, opposition leaders held
Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) Police on Monday rounded up leaders of opposition parties heading to Telangana’s Medak district to express solidarity against the Mallanna Sagar irrigation project. Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Damodar…
Salman Khan acquitted in 18-year-old chinkara poaching case
Jodhpur, July 25 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Monday acquitted Bollywood actor Salman Khan in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases. Salman had appealed before the Jodhpur bench of the high court challenging a lower…
Russians top list of foreign tourists in Goa
Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Russians topped the list of foreign tourists visiting the state in the 2015-16 tourism season, according to statistics tabled in the Goa assembly on Monday. According to tourism ministry statistics, 106,754…
Nasscom ranks TCS top employer in IT industry
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the top employer in the Indian IT industry, followed by Infosys, Cognizant and Wipro, the industry’s representative body Nasscom said on Monday. According…
AAP blames Modi government for action against Mann
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday blamed the central government for initiating a probe against its MP Bhagwant Mann for alleged breach of parliament’s security. “The suspension of Mann from…
Sidhu would have spoken against drugs if he was in Punjab: Kejriwal
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu would have spoken against Punjab’s drug menace if he went to the state. Kejriwal made…
Indian equity markets trade higher on positive global cues
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Indian equity markets traded in the positive territory on Monday prompted by positive global cues and expectations of healthy quarterly results. Consequently, the two key indices traded in the green during…
BSF trooper stabs colleague, escapes with weapon
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper on Sunday stabbed a colleague and escaped with the latter’s light machine gun (LMG) on the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Trooper Rajeev Rajan, a…
Communication with BJP broken: Uddhav
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Monday admitted to a virtual breakdown in communication with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national leadership. He attributed this mainly to a “generational shift” in…
RBI imposes Rs 5 cr penalty on Bank of Baroda
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised the Bank of Baroda (BoB) Rs 5 crore ($754,000) for irregularities in anti-money laundering (AML) provisions that came to light in October 2015…
SC notice to Mallya on contempt plea by lender banks
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to businessman Vijay Mallya on a plea by the lenders seeking contempt proceedings against him for not making full disclosure of assets held…
Two NDFB militants killed in Assam
Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) Security forces killed two NDFB militants in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, police said on Monday. Additional Director General of Police (Bodoland Territorial Area Districts) L.R. Bishnoi said the two were shot dead…
Panel to probe video controversy of AAP MP Mann
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday set up a nine member panel to probe the breach of security by AAP lawmaker Bhagwant Mann and “advised” him not to attend…
Centre alerted northeast on possible jihadi activities
Agartala/Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has alerted all the eight northeastern states to maintain a maximum vigil to deal with any threat of jihadi activities in the region, a top official said…