Canberra, June 17 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday expressed regret that an Islamic cleric, who once said AIDS was a fitting punishment for being a homosexual, was invited to a government-hosted dinner….
Beijing, June 17 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened 56 basis points to 6.5795 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s spot…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West, CIA Director John Brennan told the Congress, while confirming the Orlando gunman had no…
Quito, June 17 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced that the government has renewed a state of emergency which was declared following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16 for another 30 days. The president renewed…
Athens, June 17 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented his government’s 2016-2021 plan for “fair growth”, pledging brighter days for the country after six years of harsh austerity introduced to overcome the debt crisis….
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Opposing the central government’s decision to merge State Bank of India’s (SBI) five associate banks with the former, around 45,000 employees of the associate banks will strike on July 12, said…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) After wowing the audiences across the world, the award-winning documentary, “Awake: The Life of Yogananda”, an unconventional biography of the eminent Indian Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, is releasing in India on…
Paris, June 17 (IANS) Germany and Poland moved a step closer to qualification for the Euro 2016 knockout stages with a point apiece after they played out a goalless draw on Thursday in a Group…
Ludhiana, June 17 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who surprised his fans by unveiling his muscular look for Dangal earlier this week, on Thursday said he is a fan of his “Andaz Apna Apna” co-star…
Ludhiana: Actor Aamir Khan during on location shoot of his upcoming film “Dangal” in Ludhiana, on June 16, 2016. (Photo: Bidesh Manna/IANS) Ludhiana, June 17 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Thursday resumed the shooting…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Indra Kumar, director of “Great Grand Masti” on Thursday said that the lead actress of his film Urvashi Rautela got so scared of him that she ran away and tried to…
New Delhi: Actor Riteish Deshmukh at the inauguration of a gym in New Delhi on June 16,2016.(Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh says that he doesn’t look down on any genre…
Lyon, June 17 (IANS) Northern Ireland came up with a stupendous effort to down Ukraine 2-0 in a hailstorm-interrupted Euro 2016 group league game here on Thursday. Defender Gareth McAuley gave Ireland the lead in…
London, June 16 (IANS) India’s dream of entering their maiden Champions Trophy hockey final suffered a huge blow as they were defeated 2-4 by a dominant Australian side in their last league match here on…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A reshuffle of the Union Cabinet may take place this month with more representation likely to be given to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, informed sources said on Thursday….
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday sought to puncture claims on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful tour of the United States, saying the US Senate finally “exposed the hollowness and the falsity…
Mumbai: File photo of Ishrat Jahan who was named as a suicide bomber for the terror outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba by David Coleman Headley during his video-link deposition at TADA court in Mumbai on Feb. 11, 2016….
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman returning home after watching a movie was abducted and gang-raped in a moving car here by three men, police said on Thursday. All three accused have been…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Though Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has claimed his party MLAs are “educated and very well qualified”, the affidavits filed with the Election Commission show that 23 AAP MLAs have…
Mumbai: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, June 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday tore into the young Patidar reservation leaders, asserting that they only angled for cushy careers and…