Map excludes J&K from India at Health Ministry event
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a faux pas, Jammu and Kashmir was excluded from the Indian map at an event organised by the Health Ministry on Wednesday. The map showed Jammu and Kashmir as…
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Amnesty terms UP rape victim’s ordeal a ‘chilling picture’, seeks impartial probe
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International India on Wednesday termed the Uttar Pradesh rape survivors ordeal and her fathers custodial death as “painting a chilling picture” and demanded an “immediate and…
Adulterated alcohol kills 82 in Indonesia
Jakarta, April 11 (IANS) Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that the number of people dead from consuming homemade adulterated alcohol on Java island has increased to 82 and seven suspects have been arrested in relation…
Indian, Pakistan army trade heavy fire on LoC
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistan armies on Wednesday were exchanging heavy fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir after the latter began unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian…
BCCI to take call on shifting IPL from Chennai: CSK CEO
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Chief Execuitve Officer K.S. Viswanathan on Tuesday confirmed that the Chennai police have suggested they shift their IPL matches from Chennai amidst the volatile situation over…
Trump warns Russia of missile strike in Syria
Washington, April 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday that it should “get ready” for a missile strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians in the…
Kerala HC rejects plea to quash FIR against SNDP chief
Kochi, April 11 (IANS) Powerful SNDP Yogam supremo Vellapally Natesan on Wednesday suffered a major setback when the Kerala High Court dismissed his plea seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him over alleged fraud…
500 Syrians had chemical attack symptoms: WHO
Geneva, April 11 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said an estimated 500 people went to health facilities with “signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals” after the attack on the…
Four civilians, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) Four civilians and a soldier were killed on Wednesday as a gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district sparked off violent street protests and a call…
Modi, Shah will lead BJP’s fast on April 12 against Parliament disruptions
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will observe a day-long fast on April 12 along BJP MPs including party President Amit Shah to protest against the washout of the second part of…
Caution ahead of earnings season keeps equity markets flat
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) The Indian key equity indices settled on a flat-to-positive note on Wednesday after tepid trade throughout the session due to caution ahead of the earning season for January-March 2017-18 starting Friday…
PMK activist gets electric shock during TN shutdown
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) A PMK activist suffered an electric shock on Wednesday after climbing atop a train engine here during a shutdown called by the party against the Centre’s failure to set up the…
CJI’s prerogative to constitute benches and allocate cases: SC
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it was the “prerogative” of the Chief Justice of India – a high constitutional functionary – to constitute the benches and allocate cases…
ADB predicts China’s economy to grow 6.6% in 2018
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) China’s economic growth is expected to reach 6.6 per cent this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report released on Wednesday. In its annual publication Asian Development Outlook…
Indian duo win $1mn in Dubai
Dubai, April 11 (IANS) Two friends from India, Pinto Paul Thommana and Francis Sebastian, staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have won $1 million in Dubai’s Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. The ticket purchased…
OMCs, Saudi Aramco MoU to build Rs 3 lakh cr Ratnagiri refinery
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia to jointly build a 1.2 million barrels per day-capacity integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex on the west coast in the…
One dead during TN shutdown over Cauvery
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) A PMK activist died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine here during a shutdown called by the party against the Centre’s failure to set up the Cauvery Management…
PM Modi will fast but won’t skip DefExpo in Chennai
By Sarwar Kashani Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fast on Thursday but that woould not stop him from inaugurating a major defence exhibition near Chennai city that has been on edge…
Commonwealth bodies propose code to protect media
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London next week, several bodies on Wednesday raised the issue of journalists being killed and the threat to the media’s…
MoU signed to produce UAV systems for defence forces
Chennai/Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Cyient, a Hyderabad-based company, and Israel-based BlueBird Aero Systems entered into a joint venture on Wednesday to offer field-proven unmanned aerial vehilce (UAV) systems to Indian defence, paramilitary, security and police…