Mallya didn’t flee from India, has faith in judiciary
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Member of Parliament Vijay Mallya on Friday said that he did not abscond from India and has full faith in the country’s judicial system. Mallya in a series of…
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I am not an absconder: Vijay Mallya
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for alleged loan defaults by his group to the tune of over Rs 9,000 crore, today said he is not an…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders more nuclear tests
(151103) — PYONGYANG, Nov. 3, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 3, 2015 shows top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (L,…
Obama narrowing list of possible Supreme Court candidates
U.S. President Barack Obama (Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Mar 10 (AP) In his search for a replacement for the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Barack Obama is focusing on a small group of…
Five dead in mass shooting in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Washington, March 11 (IANS/EFE) Five people died and three others were wounded in a multiple shooting in a residential neighbourhood in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, a township on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County police said. The…
Opposition slams Centre over Mallya, government says will act
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Even as the government on Thursday assured that…
Andhra has Rs.1.35 lakh crore budget, deficit Rs.4,868 crore
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu on Thursday presented Rs.1.35 lakh crore budget for 2016-17 in the state assembly. He proposed an overall expenditure of Rs.1,35,688 crore, comprising non-plan expenditure of…
Probe launched into missing Ishrat Jahan documents: Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said key documents related to the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing and accused the previous…
Rare British stamp sells for over $700,000
Cairo, March 11 (IANS/EFE) A rare Plate 77 Penny Red stamp, one of five used examples known to philatelists, bought by an unnamed British collector for 495,000 pounds sterling (over $707,000), the Guardian reported on…
PM to attend Art of Living event; AoL can deposit fine till Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will attend inaugural function of the three-day World Culture Festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s…
India beat West Indies by 45 runs in World T20 warm up game
Kolkata: Indian bowler Mohammed Shami in action during the Warm-Up match of ICC World T20 between India and West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 10, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, March 10…
World Culture Fest: Brown haze of dust on a bright day
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Amid continuing controversy over the holding of the World Culture Festival here, the volunteers, workers and performers on Thursday expressed both hope and uncertainty as they slogged…
Kanhaiya Kumar roughed up on JNU campus
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Thursday roughed up by a man on the university campus who…
Nawaz Sharif prays for speedy recovery of Geelani
New Delhi: Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani admitted in a Delhi hospital after he suffered a minor heart attack on March 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister…
US foreign policy unlikely to change radically post-elections: Experts
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
Goan teacher held for raping minor girl
Panaji, March 10 (IANS) A physical education teacher was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a minor girl in a village, about 40 km from here. The accused Bandya Rane has been accused of raping…
Mamata writes to Ganguly assuring security for India-Pakistan tie
Sukna: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Sukna of Darjeeling District, West Bengal on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…
India awaiting Pakistan’s request on 26/11 witnesses
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India will consider if Pakistan makes a formal request for examining 24 witnesses in connection with the trial into the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives, a…
‘I was allured to go up to Modi as SIT chief’
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A former Mumbai police commissioner and BJP MP Satyapal Singh on Thursday said that as the SIT chairman he was allured by the then Congress-led UPA government to frame Narendra…
Farmers suffer as AoL event takes off
New Delhi: Preparations for spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival underway in New Delhi on March 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The organisers of the sprawling World Culture…