Nay Pyi Taw, July 1 (IANS) A former monk and prominent figure in Myanmar’s 2007 Saffron Revolution was released from prison on Friday after charges against him were dropped. U Gambira, also known as Nyi…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea by the Delhi government that the issue of the stifling of its administration by the Lt. Governor and the Centre could…
Mumbai: Actors Shah Rukh Khan with Salman Khan on the sets of Bigg Boss season 9 during the promotion of film Dilwale in Lonavala on Dec 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Superstar…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The US has made it clear that it will not let go of India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an official said. “India has a strong record and we…
Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) A Hindu priest was hacked to death on Friday in Jhenaidah district, the latest of dozens of brutal attacks in Bangladesh. Shaymanonda Das, 50, was preparing for morning prayers at Radha…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft has entered the planet’s magnetosphere, where the movement of particles in space is controlled by what’s going on inside Jupiter. Juno is on course to swing into…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Positive global cues pushed the Indian equity markets higher on Friday. The key indices were seen trading with appreciable gains during the early morning trade session, with healthy buying witnessed in…
Canberra, July 1 (IANS) A total of 824,000 Japanese-made cars across Australia have been recalled in the past two days over serious driver safety concerns. Mitsubishi Motors Australia recalled nearly 500,000 vehicles, while Toyota Australia…
Tokyo, July 1 (IANS) Japan’s consumer prices fell 0.4 per cent in May from a year earlier due to declining energy prices, marking the biggest drop in over three years, the government said on Friday….
Beijing, July 1 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.07 per cent, at 2,931.8 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.15 per cent higher at 10,506.22 points,…
Jammu, July 1 (IANS) The first batch of 1,138 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for this year’s Amarnath Yatra that begins from Saturday. State Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, junior minister Priya Sethi and Lok…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned that significant uncertainty over Britain’ s vote to leave the European Union (EU) is likely to dampen economic growth in Britain, Europe and…
Marseille (France), July 1 (IANS) Despite first half goals from Robert Lewandowski and Renato Sanches, it took a penalty shootout to separate the sides, with the Seleccao coming out on top in the first quarter…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has cut the price of transport fuel effective on Friday by under a rupee each, of petrol by 89 paise a litre and of diesel…
Madrid, July 1 (IANS) FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted on Thursday that the club was close to sealing a new five-year contract with Brazilian striker Neymar. Bartomeu made the declaration in a press…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Amid speculation about possible cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his council of ministers here on Thursday and reviewed important projects and works of various ministries, official…
Valencia (Spain), June 30 (IANS) New Zealand defeated India 1-0 in the Six Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament 2016 here on Thursday. Stephen Jenness scored the only goal in the 18th minute to guide New Zealand…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon on Thursday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed wide-ranging issues including investment in the state. State…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The University of Delhi’s (DU) maiden attempt to make the entire admission process totally online was marred by confusion and chaos on Thursday as the admission seekers were clueless about…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expanded his council of ministers inducting 11 new faces, amid last-minute heartburn and protests from two aging ministers who tendered their resignations….