Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) A US federal judge has upheld his order that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme which protects young illegal immigrants, should be fully restored, setting a 20-day deadline for…
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) A tornado has touched down in New York City’s easternmost borough of Queens, causing damage to homes and knocking down trees and power lines in some neighbourhoods. The tornado made…
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) The United States’ headline unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 per cent in July, a month in which nonfarm payrolls in the world’s largest economy rose by 157,000, the Labour Department said…
Birmingham, Aug 4 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 43-run knock helped India score 110/5 at stumps on the third day of the first Test against England here on Friday. India need another 84 runs to…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011. The astronauts…
Birmingham, Aug 3 (IANS) India bowled out England for 180 in their second innings at tea on the third day, getting a target of 194 runs to win the opening Test at the Edgbaston Cricket…
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) Kamal Haasan is in a spot yet again, years after his Vishwaroopam-1 gave him a tough time. The sequel Vishwaroopam-2 is due to release on August 10, but Haasan faces trouble…
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on Friday summoned Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan on August 7 in an ongoing inquiry against his alleged misuse of government’s helicopters. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief is…
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The government of Telangana on Friday signed MoUs with Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision and Eleven01 Foundation to launch India’s first Blockchain District, which will provide a complete ecosystem for the growth…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) The White House said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump has responded to a new letter from Kim Jong Un, top leader of North Korea, and Trump’s letter will be…
Amaravati, Aug 2 (IANS) In a major move, apparently with an eye on the next year’s elections, the TDP government in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday decided to pay monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 each…
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will leave for Delhi on Friday to get the Centre’s approval for the new zonal system aimed at government employment in the state. “The CM…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker-producer J.P. Dutta, gearing up for the release of his movie ‘Paltan’, on Thursday said that he does not consider the 1962 India-China war as sich but a “betrayal”. “China…
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory phone call to Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan earlier this week and said it hopes that the gesture will pave the…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) “Mulk” has been banned in Pakistan, according to the Bollywood film’s makers who are upset over the “prejudiced verdict”. Director Anubhav Sinha has urged viewers in Pakistan to watch the film…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Superhit Indian film franchise “Baahubali” is set to get a prequel — in the form of a series — and director S.S. Rajamouli is happy to take the epic to the…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex lost over 200 points and the NSE Nifty traded below the 11,300 mark on Thursday afternoon as investor sentiments were dampened with the hike in key…
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign dignitaries and celebrities to his oath-taking ceremony, the media reported on Thursday. The party had initially…
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) Set to become America’s first $1-trillion company, Apple’s shares surged 5.9 per cent in the wake of a strong 2018 fiscal third quarter earnings report, pushing the tech giant’s market…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China, ordering his administration to consider more than doubling proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 per…