Government cuts petrol, diesel prices by Rs 2.50/litre
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) In a relief to consumers hit hard by the unrelenting rise in fuel prices, the government on Thursday cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre that will…
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Sensex plummets 760 points on weak rupee, likely RBI hike
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) India’s benchmark equity index, the S&P BSE Sensex, plunged over 700 points in the afternoon session on Thursday, as a steady decline in the domestic currency and concerns that the central…
Rahul takes jibe as rupee sinks to new low
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the Centre for failing to arrest the persistent decline in the domestic currency. The Indian rupee on Thursday slumped to a fresh…
Suspect in custody after letters sent to Trump, Pentagon
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) A suspect believed to be connected to mysterious letters sent to US President Donald Trump and top Pentagon officials has been taken into custody by federal law enforcement in the state…
Facebook accused of violating children’s privacy law
San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) Several US groups advocating public and children’s health have urged the federal trade regulators to take action against social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating children’s privacy law. The 18-member…
EC bars Telangana from distributing sarees during Bathukamma
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday barred TRS government in Telangana from distributing free sarees among poor women on the occasion of Bathukamma festival. The poll panel communicated to…
Oil prices dent rupee; falls below 73/$
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) High crude oil prices, along with outflow of foreign funds and fears over a hike in key domestic lending rates pulled the Indian rupee to a new record low of over…
Sabarimala: Kerala, temple board not to file review petition
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) The Kerala government will not file a review petition on the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday….
Nobel Prize in Chemistry won by 3 scientists for their works on proteins
Stockholm, Oct 3 (IANS) Frances Arnold of California Institute of Technology in the US on Wednesday became only the fifth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when the Royal Swedish Academy…
Farmers end protest but will resume if demands not met
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The standoff between the agitating farmers and police at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border ended last night after the protesters reached an agreement with the government and they were allowed to…
Ease sanctions on Iran, UN court tells US
The Hague, Oct 3 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out the 2015 nuclear deal. Siding with Tehran, the ICJ…
Indonesia earthquake, tsunami toll reaches 1,407
Palu (Indonesia), Oct 3 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday raised to 1,407 the number of deaths caused by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Sulawesi Island. In a televised press conference in…
Sensex ends 550 points down on weak rupee, RBI rate hike fears
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Amidst a weak rupee and a likely hike in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the key Indian equity indices closed in the red on Wednesday, with the…
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser’s testimony
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has ridiculed the testimony of Christine Ford, the woman who made sexual assault charges against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. At a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday,…
Tax probe against Trump confirmed
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) The New York State Tax Department has confirmed it is investigating claims by the New York Times that US President Donald Trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in…
Barham Salih elected new president of Iraq
Baghdad, Oct 3 (IANS) Iraqi lawmakers have elected Barham Salih as the new president of Iraq after a protracted political wrangling, marking a crucial step in forming the government in the next four years. Salih…
Pentagon finds poisonous mail sent to Mattis, chief of naval operations
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Two pieces of mail tested positive for ricin by the Pentagon mail facility were addressed to US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, the Defense…
Farmers end 10-day march, claim victory
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Thousands of farmers on Wednesday ended their 10-day Kisan Kranti Yatra after arriving at Kisan Ghat in the national capital. The Central government allowed them to enter Delhi in the…
Farmers’ protest turns violent, stir to continue; Govt agrees to consider some demands
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) As the nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, hundreds of farmers on Tuesday faced police baton in a clash at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border when they were prevented from entering the national…
14 killed in Afghan poll rally suicide bombing
Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Oct 2 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 47 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at an election rally in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Tuesday, officials said. Provincial government spokesman…