New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The government on Monday launched Phase II of BharatNet project through which it aims to provide high-speed broadband connections to all panchayats by the end of 2019. Major telecom players…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 13 (IANS) China on Monday said the US, Japan, India and Australia should not target Beijing, a day after the four met on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday condemned the killing of a farmer who had bought cows in Alwar in Rajasthan and urged the Modi government to ban “all gangs indulging in cow…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday demanded that all police interrogation in cases of crimes, like the murder of Ryan International School student Pradhuman Thakur, must be done under “camera…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and the US were working together “for the future interests of Asia”. “Relations between India and the US are growing,” Modi told the…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the 31st Asean Summit here in which a musical version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, was performed. Modi was…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a premier research organisation dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science at Los Banos in the…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had a “great relationship” with his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, who is accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of extrajudicial killings…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday demanded that all interrogations into the murder of seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur must be done under “camera surveillance” with no “third-degree torture”. The Class…
Madrid, Nov 13 (IANS) Argentina star Lionel Messi said he was embarrassed to make a comeback to international football after announcing his retirement during the 2014 World Cup. “(Retiring) was a decision I made in…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Last week’s decision of the GST Council to slash the Goods Services Tax on over 200 items was prompted by the “scare of defeat looming large” on the ruling Bharatiya Janata…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the Mahaveer Philippine Foundation here that has helped rehabilitate thousands of disabled people in the country with the famed Jaipur Foot. External Affairs Ministry…
Srinagar, Nov 13 (IANS) The Peace bus service, Karvan-e-Aman, between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for a week, an official said. Officials at the Uri trade and travel facilitation centre in…
Manchester, Nov 13 (IANS) Manchester City key midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said the English Premier League (EPL) ongoing season table toppers can be defeated. After 11 matches in EPL, the Manchester club are unbeaten, winning…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday did not file a review petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the odd-even ruling, two days after it decided to hold the traffic…
Dehradun, Nov 13 (IANS) After the first snow of the season, the hill state of Uttarakhand is likely to receive its first spell of winter rains, the Regional Met Office said on Monday. It said…
Tehran/Baghdad, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 207 people were killed after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck an area near the Iran-Iraq border, authorities confirmed on Monday. Iranian Deputy Health Minister…
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) A Facebook post by a gangster, involved in the killing of a Hindu leader in Amritsar, admitting to his crime, has left the Punjab Police embarrassed. Saraj Sandhu, who is being…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) will on Monday lead an appeal to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on behalf of four other…
Vijayawada, Nov 13 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday’s boat capsize in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district rose to 19 as three more bodies were recovered from Krishna river on Monday, police said. The search was…