Brasilia, April 7 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ignored a deadline to surrender to the Federal Police and begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, the media reported. An…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 7 (IANS) Indian weightlifters continued to dominate at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) with the veteran Sathish Kumar Sivalingam defending his title in comprehensive fashion in the men’s 77 kg event…
Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele has said Neymar is more like Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo for his ability to both set up and score goals. Messi and Ronaldo have…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has reiterated the central bank will stick to gradual rate hikes on the expectation of continuous economic expansion. “As long as the economy continues broadly…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 7 (IANS) Indian weightlifters continued to dominate at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) with the veteran Sathish Kumar Sivalingam winning gold in the men’s 77 kg event here on Saturday. The…
Mogadishu, April 7 (IANS) At least six persons including two soldiers have been killed and several others injured in two separate explosions here. The police and witnesses said on Friday the first explosion occurred at…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 7 (IANS) India blanked Malaysia 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the women’s team table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Saturday. Manika Batra started off the proceedings…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Opposition parties, saying the strength of BJP is affecting them and they are unable to digest that a person born…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Engineering students from disadvantaged groups are learning at a faster rate than their counterparts from the general category, claims an ongoing study being conducted by the Stanford University for India….
Gaza, April 6 (IANS) At least four Palestinian protesters were killed and 260 others injured by Israeli security forces on Friday as violent disturbances returned to the border area of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The BJP on Friday celebrated its 38th Foundation Day across the country, exhorting its cadres to ensure party’s return to power in 2019 and used the occasion to attack opposition…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Defence Ministry’s official website was hacked on Friday while nine other government sites, including that of the Home Ministry, also crashed in no time. But the government said it…
Pune, April 6 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar on Friday said he would “happy” if elder statesman Sharad Pawar became the Prime Minister. “If a Marathi person occupies the country’s topmost position (PM), it…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Making his first foreign trip after returning to power in February, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli made a strong pitch for Indian businessmen to invest in his country by benefiting…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government on Friday said that global confidence in the Indian economy has increased on account of policy measures taken by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)….
Gold Coast, April 6 (IANS) Indian weightlifters continued their highly impressive medal-winning performances as K. Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather clinched gold and bronze respectively, while squash player Joshana Chinappa, boxers Amit Phangal and Naman…
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition parties coming together, likening them to “snakes, mongooses, dogs and cats”, only to retract hours later following strong reactions. “When there are…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In wake of RBI Governor Urjit Patel’s remark that the central bank has limited powers over state-run banks, the government on Friday said the RBI’s powers derive from the law…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday was moved by senior counsel Shanti Bhushan seeking direction that the exercise of authority as a master of roster by the Chief Justice of India…
Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi paid a day-long visit to Afghan capital on Friday and pledged Islamabad’s support for the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. “Abbasi in meeting with President…