By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 8 (IANS) World Court Judge Dalveer Bhandari of India is running for re-election on Thursday when the UN General Assembly and the Security Council will hold separate ballots to…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over demonetisation and questioned how it was being called an “ethical step” when jobs were destroyed and several businesses…
Beijing, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived here on Wednesday on a state visit likely to focus heavily on trade and tensions with North Korea. The third leg of the US President’s five-nation…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bollylicious, a four-member Belgium-based dance collective, is set to perform to Bollywood songs inspired by Rajasthani folk and semi-classical music as part of a cultural event to celebrate…
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday wondered if the opposition parties are in favour of black money as they are observing the first anniversary of demonetisation as a black day….
Seoul, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a blunt warning to North Korean Korean leader Kim Jong, declaring during his first major speech in Asia that continued nuclear provocation could result…
San Francisco, Nov 8 (IANS) The 140-character limit that has been around since 2006 and became part of Twitter’s personality on Wednesday paved the way for a new 280-character limit that is now available virtually…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday began the process to declare liquor baron Vijay Mallya an absconder in an alleged violation of foreign exchange rules. Public prosecutor Navin Kumar Matta told…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Short-covering, along with positive Asian markets and healthy buying in pharma stocks led the key domestic equity indices to trade on a flat-to-positive note during the noon session on Wednesday. According…
Srinagar, Nov 8 (IANS) Dineshwar Sharma, the central government’s special representative on Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday called on former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said the meeting was more of a personal nature. Abdullah…
Jammu, Nov 8 (IANS) Fifteen people, including five policemen and two under trial prisoners, were injured on Wednesday in a road accident in Doda district in Jammu region. Police said a police bus and a…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on November 13 a plea by AIADMK leader Semmalai seeking the transfer to the apex court a case filed by the DMK in the Madras…
Agartala, Nov 8 (IANS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the India-Bangladesh border region along Tripura on Wednesday. There was no report of any damage or human casualty, officials said. “The quake hit Tripura and Bangladesh at…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “democratically elected autocrat” as he attacked demonetisation and GST on the first anniversary of the note ban….
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Nov 8 (IANS) Demonetisation may cost the BJP at least this one vote in Himachal Pradesh. Staying in the Great Himalayan National Park alone, octogenarian Chatri Devi is determined to vote…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The national capital and its adjoining suburbs were blanketed in a grey haze on Wednesday morning, dipping visibility to 300 meters at some places, causing train delays and slowing down…
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 8 (IANS) Two Indian American candidates have overcome bigoted propaganda to win local elections in New Jersey – one of them as the Mayor of Hoboken. Ravi Bhalla was…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Massive cash deposits of Rs 3.68 lakh crore in 23.22 lakh (2.32 million) bank accounts are under suspicion post the demonetization move and are being investigated, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari…
Chandigarh, Nov 8 (IANS) At least nine students were crushed by a speeding truck when they were standing on a flyover in Punjab’s Bathinda district on Wednesday amid dense fog in the area, police said….
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The CBI has detained a Class 11 student of Ryan International School in Gurugram in connection with the September 8 murder of a Class 2 student, official sources said on…