Caracas, May 18 (IANS) The Venezuelan Parliament — controlled by the opposition — on Tuesday said the “state of exception and economic emergency” declared by President Nicolas Maduro last week to deal with the alleged…
Visakhapatnam: Ajinkya Rahane of Rising Pune Supergiants in action during an IPL match between Rising Pune Supergiants and Delhi Daredevils at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on May 17, 2016. (Photo:…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Bandaru Dattatreya announces the new scheme for bonded labour, at a press conference, in New Delhi on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New…
Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Forest fires engulfed large areas in the Trikuta Hills of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, even as authorities used all possible means to douse the…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) With Tim Cook set to arrive in Delhi on his first visit as Apple CEO on Tuesday, his diary seems to be full with visits to various places in Gurgaon,…
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Hours after Islamabad expressed its “serious concern” to the UN over the Indian government’s proposed Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, New Delhi dismissed the concerns and said “Islamabad has no locus…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) US technology giant Apple Inc will launch its development centre here on Thursday, officials said. The facility will commence operations on one lakh square feet leased space in WaveRock, a building…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi during a pres conference regarding two years’ achievements, in New Delhi on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Women…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The State Bank of India board on Tuesday decided to submit a a proposal to the central government seeking an “in-principle approval” to initiate negotiations with its five associate banks, an…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday said that its products meet India’s safety standards. The automobile major said this after a global non-profit organisation for automobile safety — Global NCAP…
Bengaluru: The Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in LCA (Tejas) in Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) at HAL Bangalore on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/DPRO) Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) The IAF chief,…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu arrives at the Parliament in New Delhi on Nov 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS) By Brajendra Nath Singh…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As the Jaipur Literature Festival’s South Bank edition runs into rough weather with activists’ calling for its boycott citing alleged rights and other violations by its sponsor,…
Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) A day after exit polls predicted a BJP-led government in Assam, the party’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said the exit polls only reflected the wishes of the people…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan has said that it would explore other options to meet its defence needs if the deal for F-16 fighter jets did not materialise with the US, it was reported on…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday suffered stunning losses in by-elections to Delhi’s civic bodies, winning only three of the 13 seats. First-timer AAP got five seats and the Congress four. An…
Vienna, May 17 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asserted there was significant progress in Syria peace talks after a meeting here in this Swiss city…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) One third of India’s population is likely to suffer from hypertension by 2020, with around 20 per cent of the rural populace too a victim, said health experts on Tuesday….
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Nasir Janjua (retd) said on Tuesday that “our hearts beat for Afghanistan and its people”, adding that Islamabad wants peace and stability to prevail in…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A global non-profit organisation for automobile safety on Tuesday disclosed that as many as five passenger cars sold in India have failed their crash tests. The UK-based Global NCAP (New…