Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) The Kerala government will offer a more attractive rehabilitation package to those who had to return from the Middle East because of economic downturn or other reasons, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) In a sharp rebuke to Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has denounced it as a country that uses terrorists and provides them sanctuary and said…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi’s Anti Corruption Branch, controlled by the central government, on Thursday issued fresh summons to former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit for questioning on August 26 in an alleged Rs…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Ballooning prices of food articles pushed up India’s annual wholesale price index sharply to 1.62 per cent for June from 0.79 per cent for the month before. This kept the…
Dhaka, July 14 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have banned controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace mobile phone, days after banning his Peace TV from airwaves and online, said a media report. “These phones cannot be…
Patna, July 14 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Thursday suspended from its membership former legislator Lalan Ram who was arrested for violating the ban on consuming liquor in Bihar. “Taking serious note of the…
Manila, July 14 (IANS) Philippines authorities on Thursday said that the ruling by the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favour of Manila over its South China Sea dispute with China must be respected,…
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) Government owned non-life insurer United India Insurance Company Ltd has taken a preliminary decision to list its shares through an public offer raising around Rs 1,500 crore, said top officials on…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened on a flat note on Thursday, triggered by mixed global cues and lower crude oil prices. Selling pressure was witnessed in IT (information technology) and TECK…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has cancelled his media interaction on Thursday for the third time. “It is very difficult to do a press conference. We will announce another…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The ongoing curfew in most places of the Kashmir Valley continued on Thursday as the separatists decided to extend the protest shutdown for another two days. “Curfew shall remain in force…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) The US has confirmed the killing of the mastermind behind the December 2014 carnage at Peshawar’s Army Public School in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said. A statement issued…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Thursday left for South Sudan leading the government’s ‘Operation Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indians from the African country which has been…
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.19 per cent to open at 3,054.98 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.17 per cent lower at…
Beirut, July 14 (IANS) The Lebanese parliament failed for the 42nd time to elect a new president due to lack of the constitutionally required quorum. Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday called for a new session…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) The White House said on Wednesday the US had sent additional military personnel to South Sudan to boost security of its embassy in the country. “The first of these additional personnel,…
London, July 14 (IANS) Theresa May devoted most of her first hours as Britain’s Prime Minister on Wednesday to naming the key members of the team that will have the task of implementing voters’ decision…
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) A day after 7,000 pilgrims had ‘Darshan’ inside the Amarnath Cave Shrine, another batch of 15,000 Yatris reached the north Kashmir base camp early on Thursday, an official said. “Over 15,000…
London, July 14 (IANS) Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson was Wednesday night appointed Foreign Secretary by Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May. Until now a back-bencher, the promotion will cascade Johnson onto the world…
Jerusalem, July 14 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel is undergoing a “revolution” in its relations with Arab states in the region. Speaking at a military graduate ceremony in the…