Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hired former Fox News executive Bill Shine as deputy chief of staff for communications, the White House said on Thursday. In a statement, the White House…
London, July 5 (IANS) The UK has asked Russia for information that might help clear up how a British couple came into contact with the same type of nerve agent that came close to killing…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Notwithstanding the Supreme Court ruling on the Delhi government’s powers vis-a-vis the Lt Governor, a new tussle broke out on Thursday with the AAP government claiming that the powers to…
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Karnataka on Thursday waived farm loans totalling Rs 34,000 crore, giving relief to distressed farmers across the state. “I propose to waive farm loans totalling Rs 34,000 crore, with Rs 2…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a case related to the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Additional Sessions Judge Arvind Kumar…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh D. Ambani on Thursday said the company saw its biggest growth opportunity “in creating a hybrid, online-to-offline new commerce platform”. Ambani, who was…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Reliance Jio has doubled its subscriber base to 215 million in 22 months, Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh D. Ambani said here on Thurday. “We have more than…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) “Neerja”, “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and “Sanju”. Not to miss “Dangal” and “Mary Kom”. What’s common? They are all biopics — inspiring stories of heroes sans…
San Francisco, July 5 (IANS) Facebook has apologised after its content-filtering algorithms flagged the US Declaration of Independence as a hate speech. Parts of the document was flagged as “hate speech” by Facebook bots after…
New York, July 5 (IANS) A woman was taken into custody after she climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, prompting the separation…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Michael Cohen has removed on his Twitter biography the reference to being personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, in an attempt to distance himself from his long-time client. Cohen’s move…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a message to Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court in its Wednesday ruling on who administers the capital warned against obstructionism and cautioned…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a decision with political ramifications in an election year, the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved a Minimum Support Price (MSP), providing farmers a profit of 50 per cent…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that Delhi’s Lt Governor was constitutionally bound by the “aid and advice” of the elected government — a decision hailed by the ruling…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Actress Sonali Bendre on Wednesday shared that she has been diagnosed with a “high-grade cancer”, and is undergoing treatment in New York. Ever since the actress posted the news about her…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Taking cognisance of the Indian government’s concerns over the misuse of its platform for repeated circulation of provocative content, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday wrote to the IT Ministry, saying the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Google’s public Wi-Fi project is aiming to capture 40 million new connected users in India by 2019, resulting into at least $20 billion being added to the country’s GDP, a…
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Eleven people were killed when a fire broke out in a firecracker manufacturing unit-cum-warehouse in Telangana’s Warangal Rural district on Wednesday, police said. Five others were injured in the incident that…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The following are the highlights of the Supreme Court ruling on the division of power between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor: Lt. Governor is bound by the aid…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Wednesday unanimously ruled in favour of the Arvind Kejriwal government saying that the real powers of governance of Delhi rests with the elected representatives….