Warsaw, July 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the shooting of five police officials when snipers opened fire during a protest over the recent fatal shootings of two black men by white…
Panaji, July 8 (IANS) The production of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft was delayed for “eight to 10 years” because of shoddy coordination by the Defence Ministry agencies involved and lack of required support, Defence…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha on Friday said the next round of spectrum auctions for telecom operators will be finalised by September — and it will be the…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged the Indian government to undertake a strong diplomatic offensive against Sri Lanka to stop it from arresting Indian fishermen. In a letter of…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A court here on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted…
Marseille, July 8 (IANS) Antoine Griezmann scored a brilliant brace to power hosts France to a comfortable 2-0 win over Germany in the semi-finals of the European Championship here and set up a final showdown…
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) India and South Africa on Friday signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including two on information and communication technology and tourism. The MoUs were signed following delegation-level talks headed by Prime…
Pretoria, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between India and South Africa for greater economic gains. Industry-to-industry ties can bring rich economic gains, give new shape to…
Baghdad, July 8 (IANS) Thirty-five people were killed when three suicide bombers on Friday exploded themselves at a crowded Shia shrine in Iraq’s central Salahudin province, the media reported. The bombers, wearing explosive belts and…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday sent back to the Election Commission to consider a plea seeking cancellation of the BSP’s election symbol of elephant for installing statues of the…
Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel in a sedition case on the condition that he will stay outside the state for six months….
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with negative global cues and a weak rupee, dragged the key Indian equity markets lower on Friday. The markets provisionally closed the day’s trade in the red, as…
Panaji, July 8 (IANS) After Lal Bahadur Shastri, Narendra Modi is the only Prime Minister who has inspired people to change their thinking, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. Like the diminutive Shastri, Modi…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria to promote skill development in the textiles sector of the West African nation, an official statement here said on Friday….
Wellington, July 8 (IANS) New Zealand has denied visas to thousands of Indian students who wanted to study in the country, a media report said on Friday. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) officials believed the Indian…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act to recover huge loans advanced by state-run banks to corporates by naming the top 100 defaulters. “I…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with negative global cues and a weak rupee dragged the key Indian equity markets lower on Friday. The equity markets traded in the red during the late-afternoon session,…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) students’ wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsha Samiti (CYSS) on Friday announced boycott of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls, saying most of its student supporters were “intellectuals”…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The molestation case against Aam Aadmi Party legislator Prakash Jarwal shows that the party has no respect for women, the BJP said on Friday. “It has come to our knowledge…
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Grammy Award-winning Indian musician Ricky Kej is set to perform for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other state leaders and dignitaries of South Africa at The Dome here on Friday. The…