Beijing/Hong Kong, Sep 17 (IANS) Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm this year, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia, reaching mainland China after pummeling Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines, authorities…
Manila, Sep 17 (IANS) At least 33 miners were confirmed dead and 29 others missing in the mining town of Itogon in the northern Philippine Benguet province due to typhoon-triggered landslides, authorities said on Sunday….
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) India on Sunday night successfully put into orbit two British earth observation satellites, NovaSAR and S1-4, in copy book style. Two satellites aboard the Indian rocket…
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The BJP central leadership’s attempts to form a consensus between party MLAs and alliance partners in Goa over alternate leadership due to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s illness remained inconclusive on Sunday….
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The rise in domestic fuel prices continued unabated on Sunday, with the price of petrol nearing the psychological Rs 90 a litre mark in Mumbai and the fuel selling at…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The United Left alliance on Sunday won all the four top posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU), leaving the ABVP and NSUI way behind. The JNUSU Election…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Accusing the Telangana government of trying to vitiate the upcoming Assembly polls by “manipulating voters lists”, the Congress on Sunday demanded the Election Commissions (EC) intervention for verification and sanitisation…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in Central Kolkata’s Bagri Market on Sunday but there were no reports of any casualty or injury. “The fire erupted around 2.45 a.m.. Almost 30 fire…
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday formally joined the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ahead of the party’s state executive meeting here. JD-U spokesperson…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) A US Border Patrol agent has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people and the kidnapping of a woman who escaped, officials said. Juan David Ortiz, 35, confessed…
Dubai, Sep 16 (IANS) Bangladesh dominated with both bat and ball to outclass Sri Lanka by 137 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Saturday. Electing to bat first,…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) After nearly three decades of Manohar Parrikar’s complete dominance over the affairs of state BJP, the party is now looking at life in Goa without him, who is…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) At least seven people were killed as hurricane Florence made landfall in the US state of North Carolina, battering the state with a powerful combination of wind and rain. Warnings were…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday defended its Joint Director A.K. Sharma saying the ‘look out circular notice’ against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya was not changed “individually” but the decision was taken…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Fuel prices in the country hit a new benchmark on Saturday with the price of petrol in Mumbai touching Rs 89 per litre, for the first time ever. It was…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused CBI Joint Director A.K.Sharma, who is also a Gujarat IPS officer, of helping fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to escape from the country. He…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) A shutdown was imposed in Telangana’s Miryalguda town on Saturday over the murder of a Dalit man in an apparent case of honour killing. Shops and business establishments remained closed in…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the TRS owes an explanation to the people for imposing additional poll expenditure on Telangana by going for early elections to the state Assembly….
By Amulya Ganguli Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah’s boast at the national executive meeting about the party ruling for 50 years may have been in keeping with his usual aggressive, bombastic style, but…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) At least five people, including an infant, were killed in the US state of state of North Carolina as hurricane Florence made landfall, authorities said. After coming ashore in North Carolina…