The Hague/Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China on Tuesday suffered a major diplomatic blow when an international tribunal ruled that it violated the Philippines rights in the South China Sea. Beijing refused to accept the verdict,…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) High food prices pushed up India’s annual retail inflation marginally to 5.77 per cent in May, even as the country’s facory output rose marginally by 1.2 per cent in June…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China on Tuesday rejected an international arbitration tribunal’s ruling against its claims over the South China Sea, dismissing it as “null and void.” Beijing said it will not…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday appointed actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar as the party chief in election-bound Uttar Pradesh. The announcement was made by Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India’s factory output rose marginally by 1.2 per cent in May, against a 1.3 per cent fall in the month before, even as annual retail inflation inched up marginally in…
Ranchi, July 12 (IANS) Three suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested and 15 improvised explosive devices (IED) seized in two districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said. The three guerrillas, including a woman, were arrested from…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Positive global cues, combined with short covering and healthy inflow of foreign funds, buoyed the Indian equity markets to their new 11-months closing high levels on Tuesday. The key indices closed…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) The CPN (Maoist Centre), which on Tuesday withdrew support to the K.P. Sharma Oli-led government, has been promised backing by the Nepali Congress — the largest party in…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Tuesday described as “baseless” reports that he had married for a third time. “I have not gotten married. When I do I will announce and celebrate…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) With Japan now a permanent member of the annual Malabar exercise that also involves India and US, an American official coined a new term when he said on Tuesday that…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, July 12 (IANS) It’s that time of the year again when 14 Hindu deities are out in full glory, worshipped by thousands of tribals in Tripura. It’s time for the Kharchi…
Patna, July 12 (IANS) It was supposed to be a WhatsApp number for drawing the Bihar government’s attention to get bad roads repaired. What has happened is it has drawn the young maidens as if…
Noida, July 12 (IANS) After dispatching 5,000 units of “Freedom 251” smartphones priced at less than $4 to those who had booked the device in the cash on delivery (COD) mode, its Noida-based makers are…
Jammu, July 12 (IANS) Another batch of pilgrims escorted by the security forces on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley in a convoy on way to the Amarnath cave shrine. “Another batch of pilgrims…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) With the CPN (Maoist Centre) on Tuesday withdrawing support to the CPN(UML)-led coalition government in Nepal, the next step that Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli takes now is…
Panaji, July 12 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Tuesday said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to AAP co-convenor Valmiki Naik’s house smacked of a “secret alliance” between the ruling BJP and the AAP. “Parrikar’s…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Demonstrators injured in street protests and warded in hospitals are battling shortages of key medicines, families and volunteers said here. Authorities, however, denied the claim. Hospitals across the Kashmir Valley, including…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday urged the Centre to call an all-party meeting on the violence in the Kashmir Valley. The Hyderabad MP…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday quashed an order of a trial court summoning some documents and 2010-11 balance sheet of the Congress in the National Herald case where Congress…
Beijing, July 12 (IANS) Beijing on Tuesday said it neither accepts nor recognises the award of an arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the request of the Philippines. “The award is…