Colombo, Nov 10 (IANS) Over 200 Tamil prisoners, including former Tamil Tiger rebels, re-started a hunger strike in jails across Sri Lanka on Tuesday for their immediate release. The prisoners launched a similar fast last…
Mexico City, Nov 10 (IANS) A McDonald’s outlet in Mexico was shut down after a customer reported finding a rat’s head inside a burger, the media reported on Tuesday. However, the fast food chain denied…
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Do you forward a chain mail even though you know fully well that your action would not bring any promised luck? This is because you might consider the costs of…
Panaji/New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Defense minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said ex-servicemen protesting over One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification were misguided and that they should approach a judicial commission being set up as…
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) Military veterans returned their war and other medals at various places in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday to register their protest against the “diluted” notification of the One Rank One Pension…
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indian-American diaspora among the top ten percent earners in the US has the capacity to give to India at levels that could dwarf official US development aid there, according to…
Dubai, Nov 9 (IANS) Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems on Monday announced a joint venture that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India. The JV will initially create…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) A barometer index of the Indian equity markets recovered after an initial fall of more than 600 points after the central government assured investors that the reforms process will continue. Bombay Stock…
New Delhi/Bangalore/Chennai/Kolkata/Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Thanks to a dip in the prices of gold this year, brisk buying of the precious metal was seen on Monday as people opened their purse strings for Dhanteras. The…
Seoul, Nov 9 (IANS) South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to unveil its first self-driven vehicle in December, a media report said on Monday. Hyundai plans to roll out the latest version…
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Angad Paul, son of Swraj Paul — an India-born Britain-based business magnate and philanthropist — died after falling from his eighth storeyed penthouse home here, a media report said on Monday….
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Investor sentiments were subdued on Monday, a day after the BJP-led coalition suffered a rout in the Bihar assembly polls. This led a barometer index of the Indian equities to provisionally…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Nestle India on Monday said it has begun the roll-out of Maggi noodles in 100 cities, terming the five-month ban as “one of the biggest crises” it has faced in…
India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-IV ballistic missile with a strike range of over 4000 km from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Jan.20, 2014. Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) India on Monday successfully test fired…
Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh capital Dhaka issued an arrest warrant against the country’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman in a sedition case. Moshiur Malek, president of Bangabandhu…
Ankara, Nov 8 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has booked an entire hotel in Turkey’s southern Antalya province during his 18-day visit to the city as part of the G20 Summit to be held…
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) American India Foundation (AIF) has raised $200,000 for its Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI), designed to reduce the maternal and child mortality in rural, impoverished areas of India. Founded in…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The government on Saturday issued the notification regarding implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) for defence personnel. Ex-servicemen, however, said it was not acceptable to them and they will…
Chennai/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Kasthuri Munirathanam, the 58-year-old Indian maid whose right hand was allegedly chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia, returned to Chennai on Saturday. Kasthuri, who suffered grievous injuries at…
Vatican city, Nov 7 (IANS/AKI) The head of the Vatican’s interfaith dialogue body has sent Hindus around the world a goodwill message on Diwali. “May your celebrations across the globe lead you to an experience…