Jakarta/Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24 (IANS) A best-ever haul in rowing, underlined by a gold medal, a title winning performance in men’s doubles tennis and yet another historic defeat in kabaddi were the highlights of the…
Islamabad, Aug 24 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said that the US handout on a phone call between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo which mentioned…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday put the number of dead in rains and floods at 417 as hundreds began returning home from relief camps, still leaving…
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IANS) The Telangana government on Friday announced that priests at Hindu temples in the state will be paid salaries at par with government employees while ‘imams’ and muezzins at mosques will be…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) To raise additional funds towards the Chief Ministers Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) following the floods in Kerala, Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday announced a special lottery. Issac told the media…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday moved closer to live streaming of its proceedings as it said that it was an expansion of the concept of open court hearing of matters…
Kozhikode, Aug 24 (IANS) The Kerala unit of the BJP on Friday said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not announce financial aid of $100 million for the flood-ravaged state. It demanded that Chief…
Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) Former treasurer Scott Morrison is set to replace to Malcolm Turnbull as Australia’s sixth Prime Minister in just over 10 years, following a leadership vote on Friday which ended a week…
By Gurmukh Singh Vancouver, Aug 24 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian businessman, who is originally from Bhuj, Gujarat, has been awarded $1.2 million in damages after he was defamed in a series of fake news articles instigated…
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has responded to President Donald Trump’s latest attack on him by insisting that the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure. The apparent…
Valsad/Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday set rolling a new slogan, ‘Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas’, about his government as he gave away over 1 lakh houses to women under the flagship…
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Board has approved a proposal to buy back equity shares worth Rs 9,000 crore. According to a regulatory filing to the BSE, the company’s Board…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, responding to speculation that he might be impeached, has warned that the “market would crash” by any such move and “everyone would turn poor”. Trump’s comments to…
Paris, Aug 23 (IANS) A man stabbed two people, reportedly his mother and sister, and wounded a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by the police. The Interior Ministry…
Washington/Beijing Aug 23 (IANS) The US and China implemented 25 per cent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods on Thursday, ratcheting up the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A former adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign has issued a warning that the US President could be just months away from facing impeachment because of his former personal attorney Michael Cohen’s…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, is said to be “more than happy” to speak to the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia. Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating…
Palembang/Jakarta (Indonesia), Aug 22 (IANS) Rahi Sarnobat scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win Asiad gold while the wushu players produced their best ever medal haul at the 18th Asian Games…
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) Authorities have arrested a man who had worked at a store in the city’s suburb of East Orange and charged him with the murder of Tarlok Singh, the Sikh who…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday pressed the Modi government to accept the $100 million aid offered by the UAE for flood relief as the numbers sheltered in over 3,000…