New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Signalling a silent revolution underway in Maoist-affected areas of the country where internet data usage has crossed a record 400 gigabytes per day, state-run BSNL on Sunday said this achievement…
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here on a three-day visit to the Philippines to attend the India-Asean and the East Asia summits. The visit heralds “three days of intense…
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) India, Australia, Japan and the US on Sunday agreed that “a free, open, prosperous and inclusive” Indo-Pacific served long-term global interests, giving an impetus to an emerging quad of democracies amid…
Thrissur (Kerala) Nov 12 (IANS) An RSS activist was killed here on Sunday by CPI-M workers, the state Bharatiya Janata Party office has claimed. The incident occurred at around 1.30 p.m. when Anand, who was…
Gandhinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the first draft of the new National Education Policy will come out by December end. The policy is being prepared by a nine-member…
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi was on Sunday declared elected to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency, defeating the BJP by 14,133 votes. Chaturvedi led right from the start of vote…
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Baghdad, Nov 12 (IANS) An Iraqi helicopter crashed on Sunday in Wasit province, killing seven crew members, the military said. The Mi-17 helicopter was in a training mission when it crashed. “All of its seven…
Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded an immediate rollback of demonetisation and GST “for the sake of the people”. “Roll back notebandi and GST (Goods and Services Tax) for the…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Delhi saw a moderately foggy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly cloudy during the day…
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Income Tax officials continued for the fourth day on Sunday their search for unaccounted wealth at the premises of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s kin and their business associates, officials said….
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi on Sunday afternoon led by 17,959 votes over his BJP rival as officials counted the votes polled in the by-election to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Chitrakoot…
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Pakistan has suspended the licenses for all prohibited bore weapons through which automatic weapons have been registered, a media report said. The Interior Ministry had issued a notification regarding the move…
Madrid, Nov 12 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will visit Catalonia on Sunday to begin campaigning for his Popular Party, ahead of the upcoming regional elections in December. Rajoy is expected to address a…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for a three-day visit to the Philippines during the course of which he will attend this year’s India-Asean Summit and the East Asia…
Barcelona, Nov 12 (IANS) Thousands of people took to the streets here to demand the release of jailed Catalonian leaders for their outlawed drive to secede from Spain. Barcelona’s municipal police force said 750,000 people…
Da Nang (Vietnam), Nov 12 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take more “practical actions” to improve bilateral ties and properly manage differences in a “constructive way”. “To…
Tehran, Nov 12 (IANS) A senior aide to the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) announced on Saturday that the AEOI experts had acquired the technology to build atomic batteries, semi-official Fars…
By Bhavana Akella Shanghai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba grossed over $25 billion in its 24-hour long 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Saturday. The company sold $25.38 billion (168.2 billion Chinese Yuan)…
Riyadh, Nov 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the suspension of oil supply to Bahrain after an oil pipe exploded in Bahrain, Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi fully supports Bahrain’s energy sector in tackling…