Washington, April 28 (IANS) Republican candidate Ted Cruz chose former technology executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate, in his last-ditch bid to block frontrunner Donald Trump from being the party’s final presidential nominee. “After…
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) Lack of funds and inadequate coordination among UN organisations is limiting peace-building efforts crucial to meet the challenges of conflicts in an inter-linked world, India has said. India’s Deputy Permanent…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Indian-born NASA’s commercial crew astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams and her colleagues have successfully tested a new generation of training simulators that will prepare them for launch, flight and returns aboard Boeing’s…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened flat on Thursday even as its peers in other Asia Pacific markets were trading higher. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which closed at 26,064.12…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Riding on advertisement growth, social media giant Facebook on Wednesday reported a stellar $1.5 billion first-quarter profit or 52 cents per share in 2016 — nearly triple of last year’s profits…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Socila media giant Facebook reported a $1.5 billion first-quarter profit in 2016, or 52 cents per share, nearly triple of last year’s profits of $512 million in the same period. “We…
Patna, April 28 (IANS) The second of a ten-phase panchayat elections in Bihar began on Thursday to elect 27,514 posts of the three-tier rural administrative structure, officials said. “Polls began on a peaceful note amid…
Moscow, April 28 (IANS) Russian authorities on Thursday launched a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying three satellites from the newly-built Vostochny Cosmodrome located in the country’s Far East. On Wednesday, the launch of the rocket from Vostochny…
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said that there was no breakthrough in talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar on his recent trip to New Delhi. The foreign secretary, who was…
New York, April 28 (IANS) New York City police launched a massive operation and arrested 120 members of two criminal gangs who had terrorised sectors of The Bronx for several years. The arrests were made…
(Photo: IANS) Washington, April 28 (IANS) Republican frontrunner for the 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump vowed to pursue an “America first” foreign policy in a speech delivered here. “My foreign policy will always put the…
New Delhi: Gujarat Lions celebrate fall of a wicket during an IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on April 27, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) New…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The NIA’s visit to Pakistan for investigating the Pathankot air base…
South 24 Parganas: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal on April 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Terming…
New Delhi: A view of traffic at ITO on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, two days…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party’s national executive on Wednesday re-elected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the party convenor. Apart from electing the…
Mumbai: Actor Shah Rukh Khan during a charity reception at Mumbai hotel on April 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India’ campaign was perhaps the most important…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday said the state was now focussing on water resources, the unfinished agenda of the Telangana movement. He vowed to irrigate one crore acres…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Taking serious note of the rampant unauthorised construction in south Delhis Sainik Farms area, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the CBI if it could probed the issue. A…