New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) At least eight flights were diverted and take-offs were suspended for two hours at the IGI airport here on Thursday due to dense fog and poor visibility, officials said. A…
Nagpur, Jan 3 (IANS) Retired justice Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, who delivered a landmark verdict during the Emergency on human rights, died here on Thursday at a private hospital following a brief illness. Justice Dharmadhikari, 91,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown call, given by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS) to protest against the visit of two women to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, evoked a mixed response in…
Cartagena (Colombia), Jan 3 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Colombian President Ivan Duque have vowed to take steps to reduce coca production by 50 per cent by 2023. Pompeo said in a…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 p.m. on Thursday as the House witnessed unrelenting protests by the AIADMK and TDP members on various issues. Soon after the House assembled…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Textile city Solapur in southeast Maharashtra is eying to be the country’s uniform sourcing hub, said a trade official on Thursday. “We plan to have about 2,000 garment units in the…
San Francisco, Jan 3 (IANS) Following weaker than expected iPhone sales, particularly in China, Apple has lowered its revenue guidance for fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. In a letter to investors…
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) China’s Chang’e 4 space probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon, Xinhua news agency reported. At 10.26 a.m. (Beijing…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) As Vikas Khanna’s directorial debut “The Last Colour” is set to have its world premiere at the 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival 2019, he is glad…
By Ravi Dutta Mishra Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) After a massive exodus of foreign funds from the country’s capital market segment in 2018, analysts anticipate a recovery in inflows on the back of robust corporate…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar and said his demise is as a “big loss” to the sporting world. “Ramakant Achrekarji…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. “There…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) A gunfight erupted on Thursday between the security forces and holed up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. Police said security forces started a cordon and search operation…
Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Some more exceptional batting effort helped India reach 177/2 at tea on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday due to clear night sky as the weather office forecast another spell of rain and snow beginning Friday. “We are expecting…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher despite a muted trend in Asian markets. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 35,891.52 points on…
BELGRADE, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) — Limoges’ Jordan Taylor (front R) vies with Crvena Zvezda’s Joe Ragland during the Top 16 round 1 EuroCup basketball match in Belgrade, Serbia on Jan. 2, 2019. Crvena Zvezda…
ATHENS, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) — Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1st R) meets and congratulates the three fishermen and their families at the presidential mansion in Athens, Greece, Jan. 2, 2019. Egyptians Emand El Khamisi,…
VILNIUS, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) — Deividas Sirvydis (R) of Rytas Vilnius competes during a top 16 round one match at 2018-2019 Eurocup basketball tournament between Rytas Vilnius and Partizan NIS Belgrade in Vilnius, Lithuania,…