Ghaziabad, Oct 13 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court, while acquitting the Talwar couple in the Aarushi murder case, made serious comments on the CBI trial court judge, saying he had adopted a “partial and parochial…
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Oct 13 (IANS) At least 54 people have died and another 39 are missing in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in several provinces of Vietnam, the Central Steering…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 13 (IANS) China has swung into action to control air pollution ahead of the winter season when it gets worse and chokes millions in various cities of the country. The…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the slowdown effect of demonetisation and GST roll-out on the Indian economy has played out and the country’s growth is now headed towards being…
Ahmedabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Breaking his silence, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday rejected allegations of money laundering against his son Jay, whose company had reportedly recorded an extraordinary spike in business after the BJP…
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Gunmen on Friday looted cash from a branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in south Kashmir Shopian district. Police said the gunmen today looted Rs 198,000 from the Ratnipora branch…
Imphal, Oct 13 (IANS) The High Court of Manipur has ordered the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as solatium to the mother of Naoba Ngangbam, the victim of a 2009 “fake encounter”. Meihoubam…
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) An anti-corruption court on Friday adjourned the indictment of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar in the Panama Papers case till October 19 after…
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Surpassing its previous record, the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) hit a fresh intra-day high of 10,179.15 points on Friday. Previously, the Nifty50 scaled a high of 10,178.95…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Highlighting the contribution of skilled Indian professionals to the US economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has made a strong case for reforms in H1-B/L1 visa processes during bilateral talks with the…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) As people debate Facebook’s role in influencing people during the US presidential elections by Russian ads and fake news on the platform, the company’s COO Sheryl Sandberg has stressed that…
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Healthy domestic factory output data, coupled with a strong rupee and healthy buying in banking, metal and consumer durables stocks, pushed the key Indian equity indices higher during the mid-afternoon trade…
Seoul, Oct 13 (IANS) Indicating a sharp recovery in earnings from last year’s Note 7 fiasco, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Friday its third-quarter operating profit is expected to have nearly tripled…
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) The UN and France have voiced deep regrets over the US decision to withdraw from Unesco, the Paris-based UN cultural organisation. The US on Thursday informed the United Nations Educational,…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Centre has announced a series of senior level appointments at top central government hospitals, including new Medical Superintendents for Safdarjung and RML. Rajendra Sharma, Consultant of Physical Medicine and…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Having ruled out further extension of the date for filing Goods and Services Tax Returns (GSTR), the government on Friday said the October 20 deadline to file the GSTR-3B would…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) India has called attention to the Pakistan-North Korea nuclear-missile nexus and said the international community should act against those involved in such deals. “The international community should…
Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) Employees of the IDBI Bank will strike work for two consecutive days (October 24 and 25) demanding long pending wage revision, said All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA). Wage revision for…
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) A woman and her daughter were killed and five other persons were injured in an explosion in a house stocked with firecrackers in Aligarh early on Friday, police said. The explosion…
Mexico City, Oct 13 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his gratitude to his nation’s allies for their help in rescuing a native family from the Taliban who held them hostage since 2012…