Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) After largely bearish trade during the day, the key Indian equity markets closed higher for the eight straight session on Monday as the wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation softened in March. According…
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) The Lahore High Court ordered on Monday a temporary ban on the airing of “contemptuous” speeches about the country’s judiciary by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Demanding stringent laws and the death penalty for rapists, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal continued her indefinite hunger strike for the fourth day on Monday. Maliwal, 33,…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 16 (IANS) China on Monday said its ties with India hold “great potential” and have witnessed new progress after a flurry of high-level exchanges. Beijing and New Delhi are making…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld a trial court judgement which had awarded life imprisonment to five men in the 2014 Danish woman gang rape case. A bench of…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Monday said it won’t contest next month’s Assembly elections in Karnataka and instead support the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S). “We want a non-Congress and non-BJP government in…
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Members of the Kashmir Bar Association held a march here on Monday to protest against the supporters of the accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl and demanded…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast track rape cases involving rape of minors if he was serious about providing justice. Gandhi tweeted that…
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi filed nomination papers on Monday for the April 26 Bihar Legislative Council polls. Health Minister Mangal Pandey, along with three…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the release of the film “Nanak Shah Fakir” based on the life of Guru Nanak Dev saying the constitution protects the filmmakers…
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) Security agencies are on high alert and carrying out search operation in the border belt of Punjab, particularly in the frontier districts of Pathankot and nearby areas, on Monday after two…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) HP India on Monday debuted its commercial Virtual Reality (VR) solutions and services — including the worlds first professional wearable VR PC — for businesses in the country. The PC…
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) An Army porter was killed on Monday in firing by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said Khurshid Ahmed was killed…
Ranchi, April 16 (IANS) Jharkhand has witnessed an overall increase in the number of rape cases but the first quarter of 2018 saw a decrease, according to state police data issued on Monday The total…
Rabat, April 16 (IANS/MAP) Morocco has deplored the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, including last week’s military escalation in Syria, and has said that “military options” will not only make quest for…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Police sounded an alert in Hyderabad following the judgement of a NIA court acquitting all five accused in the 2007 Makkah Masjid blast case. Police beefed up the security in the…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Eleven years after a powerful explosion killed nine people and injured over 50 during Friday prayers near the iconic Charminar here, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday acquitted…
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 16 (IANS) A shutdown called by a section of social media users against the rape and murder of a girl in Jammu and Kashmir derailed normal life in parts of Kerala. Police…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India’s wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation softened to 2.47 per cent in March from 2.48 per cent reported for the previous month, official data showed on Monday. According to the Commerce…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday acquitted all five accused in the 2007 Makkah Masjid bomb blast case. Eleven years after the powerful explosion killed nine people…