Chicago, June 23 (IANS) Defending champions Chile rode on a couple of first half to defeat Mexico 2-0 in the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario at the Soldier Field Stadium here on Thursday. Charles…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India is glad to be a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and it looks forward to fruitful outcomes particularly in…
Tashkent, June 23 (IANS) Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, hailed the inauguration of the Qamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan, the longest in Central Asia. The two leaders on Wednesday watched…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial referendum in Britain over the country’s continuity in the European Union, key Indian equity indices opened flat on Thursday after ending lower the previous day in what…
Lisbon, June 23 (IANS) Portugal’s Correio da Manha TV channel has demanded an official apology from football star Cristiano Ronaldo after he threw the microphone of one of its journalists in a lake. The director…
London, June 23 (IANS) Fears over the Zika virus have contributed to a “huge” increase in the number of women in Latin America wanting abortions, researchers said. Estimates suggested there has been at least a…
London, June 23 (IANS) Britain is set to go to the polls on Thursday in a historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union (EU) or leave. Polling stations…
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) A case was registered in Kanpur and Lucknow courts on Thursday against Bollywood actor Salman Khan for his recent statement that “he felt like a raped woman” while shooting for his…
Canberra, June 23 (IANS) Australia’s British expats could play a vital role in whether or not Britain remains in the European Union (EU), as around 1.2 million British citizens living here are eligible to vote…
Pyongyang, June 23 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday announced the launch of medium-range missiles on Wednesday was a success and it considered this a necessary weapon to increase the country’s capacity when carrying out a…
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 per cent to open at 2,902.4 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.09 per cent lower at…
Caracas, June 23 (IANS) Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has announced that his country will increase its oil production to meet new quotas set by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). “We must lower…
Dehradun, June 23 (IANS) Heavy rains and inclement weather have disrupted the annual ‘Char Dhaam Yatra’ which takes devotees to the shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. Heavy rains have lashed the region in…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) In a sudden development, Aveek Sarkar on Wednesday resigned as Editor of The Telegraph and Anandabazar Patrika and as Chief Editor of the ABP Group of Publications. His brother Arup Sarkar…
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) In a breakthrough, Mumbai Police Cyber Cell has arrested a person from New Delhi who is allegedly linked to the online leak of the recent film “Udta Punjab” two days prior…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The monsoon session of Parliament is likely to begin in the third week of July with the government expected to press for passage of the crucial GST Bill which is…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Tashkent on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit with India set to become a member of the China-led grouping. Modi is…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Clean up of a bank’s balance sheet was more important than growth, as evident from the lesson every other country that had faced financial stress has learnt, Reserve Bank of India…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) After his no-holds barred attack on the RBI Governor, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday picked on a new target — demanding the removal of Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian….
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Five Nepalese guards, injured in a suicide attack in Kabul two days ago, are under treatment at the city-based Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, hospital authorities confirmed on Wednesday. “We have received…