London, June 27 (IANS) European stocks extended their losses on Monday with the British pound falling to its lowest level in almost 31 years in the wake of the economic and political uncertainty following Britains…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, June 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry and the state governments of the northeast region have expressed discontent over the slow progress of fencing work along the India-Bangladesh border, an official…
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) Power sector workers in Haryana on Monday refused to withdraw their two-day strike call for this month-end despite Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s assurance that the government was open to…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attacked the Congress for disrupting Parliament and said not allowing debate was a bad sign for a democratic system. “I agree there are lot of…
Vladivostok (Russia), June 27 (IANS) Three Indian Naval ships — Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch — arrived here on Monday for a four-day visit to Russia, during which the Indian and Russian naval personnel will conduct…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has summoned the 21 Delhi legislators who were appointed parliamentary secretaries by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to clarify their position on July 14, an official said on…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned BJP MP Subramanian Swamy’s attack on RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, saying “it was not right”. “I think…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Metropolitan Magistrate Bhavna Kalia on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Dinesh Mohaniya in a sexual harassment case. Mohaniya, an MLA from Sangam Vihar in…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he would give a taste of law to wilful loan defaulters who, having defaulted on huge corporate loans, escape to foreign countries. “Kanoon kya…
Los Angeles, June 27 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga sat down with the Dalai Lama to talk about the power of kindness and how to make the world a more compassionate place. The meet up happened…
Panaji, June 27 (IANS) McDonald’s will invest Rs 700-750 crore over the next few years to expand its chain in India, especially in emerging cities and towns, a senior company official said on Monday. The…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said political divisions in India will keep the reform process uneven while terming the recent FDI norms relaxation as credit positive. In…
London, June 27 (IANS) Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne on Monday said Britain was ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and indicated there will be no immediate emergency budget. “I…
New York, June 27 (IANS) The same team that earlier broke into Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts has now hacked into Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s account on the question-answer website Quora, media…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Indian industry body Assocham on Monday opened an office in Madrid to deepen trade and investment relationship between India and Spain. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India’s…
Patna, June 27 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday arrested Bihar School Examination Board’s former secretary Hariharnath Jha here in connection with the Class 12 toppers’ scam, police said. Jha had been detained…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Monday said it plans to list on bourses as its board has expressed a desire to file the Draft Red Herring Prospectus…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan is looking for a paid lobbyist in the US following Washington’s refusal to subsidize an F-16 deal and its support to induct India into the NSG, it was reported on…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Days after the NSG setback in Seoul, India on Monday became the 35th member of a global anti-proliferation bloc, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which not only ensures transfer…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Proceeds from spectrum auction are likely to top no more than $12 billion, falling way short of the government’s target, as few companies have the money to justify the costs…