Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Inflationary risks along with broadly negative global cues depressed the Indian rupee to a new low of 72.74 to the US dollar during late afternoon session on Tuesday. At 3.35 p.m….
Hyderabad, Sep 11 (IANS) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Tuesday announced the first list of candidates for the ensuing Telangana Assembly elections, retaining all seven sitting legislators in Hyderabad, its stronghold. Party President Asaduddin Owaisi…
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS) Russia on Tuesday began its biggest military exercises since the Cold War, with the participation of around 300,000 troops, the Defence Ministry said. Members of the Eastern and Central military districts…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) An Indian-born woman research scholar from the University of Washington won the Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for 2018 for using smartphones to detect life-threatening symptoms, the California-based…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) The White House has said that it was not considering lie detector tests to identify the senior official who wrote an anonymous New York Times op-ed depicting a “resistance” inside President…
Parbhani (Maharashtra), Sep 11 (IANS) Petrol prices on Tuesday breached the psychological barrier of Rs 90 and touched a scorching Rs 90.11 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani – a new record in India, an official said. Parbhani…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen six points in the last month and stands at a new low among political independents, according to a new CNN poll. Overall, just…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) More than 1 million people in the southeast US faced mandatory evacuation orders as hurricane Florence neared Category 5 strength on Tuesday, authorities said. Florence was upgraded twice on Monday, from…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that the US will use “any means necessary” to protect its citizens and allies from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The…
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump said on Monday he will take charge of writing the real book about his government in response to the new publication about the White House by respected journalist…
Amaravati, Sep 10 (IANS) In a move to provide some relief to people reeling under increasing fuel prices, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday announced reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel…
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) A special court here on Monday sentenced two convicts to death and a third to life sentence for the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts which had claimed 42 lives. Anique Shafiq…
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices ended deep in the red on Monday with the benchmark Sensex losing 467 points and the Nifty50 down 151 points. The domestic equity market was weighed…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on rising fuel prices, tumbling rupee and agrarian distress, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said a united opposition would drive out…
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Continuing its free fall, the Indian rupee touched a new low of 72.67 on Monday, depreciating by almost a rupee from its previous close of 71.73 per US dollar. Around 12.30…
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Tennis star Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 by the organizers of the US Open for committing three violations of the code of conduct during the second set of the…
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence has criticized former President Barack Obama for breaking with tradition and giving a speech filled with criticism of President Donald Trump. “It was very disappointing to…
Bengaluru/Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Alibaba’s Executive Chairman Jack Ma will step down in September 2019 and hand over the reins to Chief Executive Daniel Zhang, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Monday. Ma, who co-founded…
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Novak Djokovic of Serbia has defeated the third seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets to claim his third US Open men’s singles title. Djokovic, the sixth…
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Election strategist Prashant Kishore on Sunday said he would not campaign for anyone in the 2019 elections as he wants to go back to the grassroots. He said he had worked…