Manama, June 20 (IANS) Top shia cleric of Bahrain on Monday was stripped by the Sunni-ruled Bahrain of his citizenship, state media report. An interior ministry statement accused Sheikh Isa Qassim of using his position…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Dharmpal Natkhat, a Dalit member of the Congress, said on Monday that the party’s Delhi unit President Ajay Maken abused and threatened him. Natkhat told a TV channel that Maken…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday denounced the 100 per cent FDI in defence, aviation and pharmaceutical industries, saying this was not in India’s interests. Referring to the growing strategic ties between…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Millions of peak-hour commuters were left stranded for around an hour when a power glitch paralysed the suburban train services of the Western Railway here on Monday. The commuters were left…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The government appreciates the work done by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan and respects his decision to return to work in academics at the end of his…
By Mahendra Ved Budapest, June 20 (IANS) People in nine different cities of Hungary, including Budapest, had a tryst with things Indian as part of the Ganges-Danube Festival and International Day of Yoga. The Yoga…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) A special CBI court here on Monday pardoned driver Shyamvar Rai – one of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case – and permitted him to become an approver….
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Fourteen Nepalese providing security to the Canadian embassy here were killed when a suicide bomber targeted their mini bus in the Afghan capital on Monday, authorities said. The suicide bomber approached…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The government’s decision to further ease the foreign capital limit in the aviation sector has the potential to unleash more competition and, in turn, provide attractive fares to flyers, experts…
Paris, June 20 (IANS) As part of the series of events to mark the second International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India in Paris organised an event at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Sunday….
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday said the probe ordered by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee into the Narada sting controversy will not have any bearing on the multiple public…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) As India seeks an upgrade of its credit risk profile by Fitch, the global ratings agency doesn’t see much of an impact on the country’s larger policy profile following the exit…
Rome, June 20 (IANS) Anti-establishment Five Star Movement’s (M5S) Virginia Raggi is set to become Rome’s first woman mayor after winning 67.5 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s runoff election, according to the exit…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told the Supreme Court that kingpin of the multi-crore counterfeit stamp paper scam Abdul Kareem Telgi was “very much alive” and was…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Putting its economic liberalisation agenda on the fast track, India on Monday relaxed its foreign equity norms further, notably in defence, aviation, pharmaceuticals and retailing, with automatic approval rather than…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at 10 places in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) In a blow to India’s NSG hopes, China said on Monday that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was still divided over admitting the country and that New Delhi’s…
Oakmont (Pennsylvania), June 20 (IANS) US Golfer Dustin Johnson claimed his maiden Major golf title registering a three-stroke victory in the 116th US Open here — although not without a farcical drama early in the…
India on Monday further liberalised its foreign direct investment norms. A snapshot of existing and new provisions: Aviation Earlier: FDI under automatic route for 100 per cent in greenfield and 74 per cent in brownfield…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Announcements on further economic reforms, along with value buying and higher global markets, lifted key domestic equity indices on Monday. The equity markets opened on a downside prompted by news of…