India wins Rajkot Test by an innings and 272 runs
Rajkot, Oct 6 (IANS) India took a 1-0 lead over West Indies as they outclassed the visitors by an innings and 272 runs at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday. After posting a…
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Brett Kavanaugh: Key US senators back embattled Supreme Court choice
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court seat looks all but confirmed after he won the backing of key senators despite an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. Republican Senator Susan Collins and Joe…
Netanyahu questioned for 12th time over corruption cases
Jerusalem, Oct 6 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned on Friday for the 12th time, in two cases in which the police recommended to indict him for bribery and other offences. Investigators of…
S-400 negotiations preceded US sanctions on Russia by several years
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) After India and Russia on Friday concluded a deal on S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile system in the face of US sanctions on Russia, top sources said that negotiations for…
RBI’s new policy plunges rupee to new low of over 74 to USD
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian rupee plunged to a record low of over 74 to a US dollar on Friday, after the Reserve Bank of India changed the policy stance to “calibrated tightening”. In…
RBI policy, rupee spook market; Sensex down nearly 800 points
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s new policy stance of “calibrated tightening”, along with a weak rupee and uncertainty in global trade, hit the key Indian equity indices, which crashed by over…
Nobel Peace Prize goes to anti-sexual violence campaigners
Oslo, Oct 5 (IANS) The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Peace Prize to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and former Islamic State (IS) sex slave turned activist Nadia Murad for their efforts to end…
Indonesia’s quake, tsunami reaches 1,571, search mission extended
Jakarta, Oct 5 (IANS) The death toll in Indonesia’s powerful earthquake and an ensuing tsunami in Sulawesi Island jumped to 1,571 on Friday while search and rescue for the victims was extended, officials said. During…
Rahul tears into Modi, hopes of a BSP-Congress truck
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday tore into the Narendra Modi government for “waging war on Indians” and imposing a “suffocating ideology” on them. Exuding confidence of trucking with Mayawati-led…
Twitter accounts linked to fake news still thriving: Study
San Francisco, Oct 5 (IANS) Twitter still remains a hotbed for accounts spreading fake news, suggests a new study that looked into how fake and conspiracy news flourished on the microblogging site both before and…
Amy Schumer, Emily Ratajkowski arrested in anti-Kavanaugh protests
Los Angeles, Oct 5 (IANS) Actress Amy Schumer and model-actress Emily Ratajkowski were among the over 300 people who were arrested for protesting in the Senate office buildings here against the nomination to the Supreme…
‘Venom’: With fangs that are not so lethal (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Venom”; Director: Ruben Fleischer; Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Melora Walters; Rating: **1/2 At the very onset, let me warn you, if you…
Pence attacks China on predatory trade, military aggression
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence launched a broad attack against China, accusing the country of “predatory” economic practices, military aggression against Washington and of trying to undermine President Donald Trump and…
US, allies target Russian cyber spies with indictments
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The US and major Western allies have condemned Russia’s hacking and disinformation operations, announcing indictments and describing in striking detail Moscow’s targeting of top Olympic athletes, anti-doping organisations, and chemical weapons…
KCR colluded with BJP to target me, says Chandrababu Naidu
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday alleged that TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and YSR Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy have colluded with the…
Sensex tanks over 800 points on rate hike fears, downhill rupee
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Caution ahead of a likely hike in key lending rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), along with a weak rupee and high crude oil prices, pulled the Indian equity…
Senate reviews FBI report on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The US Senate on Thursday began reviewing the FBI’s report on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as the White House indicated that nothing “sufficient” had been found to…
Cricket fraternity hails Prithvi’s historic knock
Rajkot, Oct 4 (IANS) As young Prithvi Shaw set the cricketing world on fire with his scintillating maiden Test ton on Thursday, several ace cricketers applauded the 18-year-old for achieving the remarkable feat. The Mumbai…
Indonesia earthquake, tsunami toll reaches 1,424, poor access hampers rescue
Palu (Indonesia), Oct 4 (IANS) The death toll in the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last week climbed to 1,424 on Thursday while the search and rescue operation was hampered…
Arvind Subramanian to spill the beans on ‘Modi-Jaitley Economy’ in new book
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The government’s former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Arvind Subramanian, will open up about his tenure, which saw the controversial demonetisation of high-value currency notes and the introduction of the Goods…