SP leader held with smuggled gun
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and a former legislator Rakesh Singh has been arrested after a smuggled pistol was seized from his house in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday. The former…
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Sridevi has been pretty much a very unhappy woman: Ram Gopal Varma
M0umbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Filmamker Ram Gopal Varma, who directed Sridevi in films like “Great Robbery”, “Govindhaa … Govindhaa…” and “Hairaan”, says that the late actress has been a “very unhappy woman” and her life…
Moderate to brisk polling underway in Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 27 (IANS) Moderate to brisk polling amid tight security was underway on Tuesday in the northeastern state of Meghalaya for elections to the 60-member Assembly, an official said here. “Voting is going on…
Bandipora gunfight: LeT militant killed is Pakistani national
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) The militant killed a day ago in the Jammu and Kashmir gunfight in Bandipora district, has been identified as a Pakistani national of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, army said on Tuesday….
India-S.Korea bilateral trade in 2017 reached $20bn: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said bilateral trade between India and South Korea in 2017 reached $20 billion, the first time in six years. Modi also said that he…
N.Korean delegation returns home after Winter Olympics
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) The high-level North Korean delegation that visited South Korea to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics returned home on Tuesday after expressing Pyongyang’s willingness to hold talks with…
PNB scam: Additional Rs 1,300 cr fraud revealed
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported an additional Rs 1,300 crore unauthorised transactions, taking the estimated quantum to Rs 12,600 crore in the scam related to diamond trader Nirav…
Police questions Boney, Dubai Public Prosecution begins probe
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) The Dubai Public Prosecution has started an investigation into the untimely demise of Bollywood actress Sridevi, who was found dead in a bathtub at her hotel room here, a media report…
Ready to take on NRA over guns, says Trump
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that if necessary, he would fight against the National Rifle Association (NRA) as he looks at ways to prevent another high school mass shooting. At…
Sundar Pichai has no decision-making power beyond Google: Report
San Francisco, Feb 27 (IANS) While Google’s rise has helped its parent company Alphabet break all revenue records, Google’s Indian-born CEO Sundar Pichai neither receives any financial information about Alphabet’s “Other Bets” nor has any…
Police take Boney Kapoor’s statement in Sridevi case
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) The Dubai Police has recorded the statement of Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor, husband of late veteran actress Sridevi who died here of accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness….
Voting underway in Nagaland, blast in Tizit
Kohima, Feb 27 (IANS) Voting to the 60 member Nagaland Assembly was underway on Tuesday amidst tight security, an official said, adding that a crude bomb exploded barely an hour before polling took off. One…
US State Department’s top N.Korea diplomat to retire
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) The US State Department’s top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy is set to retire this week, a media report said. Joseph Yun, who is in his early 60s, told…
Modi urges Meghalaya, Nagaland to vote
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to come out and vote in large numbers for the assembly elections. Modi tweeted as the polling…
Asian markets lift key domestic equity indices
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) An exponential rise in the US and Asian markets lifted the key domestic equity indices during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, healthy buying in oil…
Facebook unveils new initiatives to connect more people
Barcelona, Feb 27 (IANS) In order to bring more people online, Facebook has unveiled new initiatives to upgrade existing networks for the future, build new networks in under-connected regions and leverage new technologies. The initiatives,…
Saudi Arabia allows women to join military
Riyadh, Feb 27 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has for the very first time opened applications for women to enlist in the military as the kingdom continues to enact reforms granting females more access to a wide…
31 killed in 7.5-magnitude Papua New Guinea quake
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and over 300 others injured after an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit Papua New Guinea. the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on…
Militant injured in J&K gunfight dies
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A militant injured a day ago in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district has died, police said. The brief gunfight had taken place between the security forces and the…
Voting begins peacefully in Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 27 (IANS) Voting for the assembly elections in Meghalaya began on Tuesday amidst tight security, an official said. “Men and women in large numbers queued up in front of many polling stations well…