Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Value buying, along with higher global markets and a healthy rise in global crude oil prices, lifted the key equity indices on Monday. The markets opened on the downside prompted by…
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh and his wife Usha Sinha were arrested on Monday in connection with the state Class 12 examination toppers scam, police said….
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) China’s new supercomputing system Sunway-TaihuLight was on Monday named the world’s fastest computer at the International Supercomputing Conference in Germany. The National Supercomputing Centre was also unveiled simultaneously in China’s Jiangsu…
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) With slightly over one month away from the Rio Olympic Games, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is surely an odds-on bet for the men’s singles badminton crown which has been…
Seoul, June 20 (IANS) South Korea has strengthened security around US airbases after the country’s spy agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) terror group has included the US facilities in the country as its…
Mumabi, June 20 (IANS) Value buying, along with higher Asian markets and a healthy rise in global crude oil prices, pushed the key equity indices higher on Monday. The markets opened on a downside prompted…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India on Monday announced major reforms in its foreign equity norms, notably in aviation, pharmaceuticals and food processing sectors, further opening the doors for the inflow of enhanced overseas capital….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the police should probe the relationship between BJP parliamentarian Mahesh Girri and hotelier Ramesh Kakkar, the main accused in the murder of…
London, June 20 (IANS) Britain is set to become the first European Union (EU) country to resume rice imports from Fukushima prefecture in Japan, which experienced one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. From…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said the three recent regulatory changes made by India will have transformative implications for its structured finance market. “The changes will improve…
Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Nepal has reacted with grief and shock to a bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday in which a suicide bomber blew up a mini bus killing 14 Nepali…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) In an effort aimed at promoting domestic originality, China’s media regulator has issued a directive limiting imported TV shows and remakes. With authorised remakes of foreign TV reality shows gaining popularity…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Capitol Complex, one of the acclaimed creations of French architect Le Corbusier, here has been spruced up for global attention as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead thousands of participants…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday announced it had expelled Jagmati Sangwan, a Central Committee member, “for gross indiscipline”. “The Central Committee now in session in New Delhi has decided to expel…
Los Angeles, June 20 (IANS) Actor Anton Yelchin, who appeared in the “Star Trek” reboot films and “Terminator Salvation”, has died in a “fatal traffic collision”, his representative said. He was 27. “His family requests…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day after his 46th birthday, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he was going out of the country on a short visit. He did not disclose his…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Fourteen Nepalese citizens were killed and nine people were injured after a suicide bomber struck a mini bus in the Afghan capital on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. A suicide bomber…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a solatium of Rs.1 crore to the family of a policeman who lost his life while nabbing chain snatchers. Jayalalithaa said a…
Kurnool, June 20 (IANS) A top police officer in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district has come out with an album to encourage people to practise yoga. Ake Ravi Krishna, the Superintendent of Police of Kunrool, released…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked an animal rights activist and other organisations to point out to the Central government flaws in its notifications permitting the culling of nilgais, wild…