Current affairs pack 17 July 2016

148 Indian children, 38 officials in Turkey safe: Government
2 Indians abducted in Nigeria released: MEA
All Indian athletes in Turkey safe: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel
All Indian athletes participating in WSG in Turkey are safe: Vijay Goel
+All Indian athletes participating in WSG in Turkey are safe: Vijay Goel
Andhra bank will launch a sovereign gold bond scheme Tranche-IV for subscription from July 18 to July 22 at all of its 2,826 branches.The bonds will be restricted for sale to resident Indian entities ...
An Indian mathematician, who runs Patna-based IIT coaching institute for underprivileged students
A phone call at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday put all fears to rest for the family of N. Hemamalini, who is part of the Indian contingent at the ongoing World School Athletic Championship in Turkey.The Vello...
A.S. Kiran Kumar, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has said that the research work in space science by developed and developing countries is limited to a mere 4 per cent of the mat...
As turmoil hit Turkey, 149 Indian athletes are in that country participating in the World School Games at Trabzon. Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel sought to allay fears of their rela...
Aziz Ansari the first Indian-American to bag Emmy nod
Big Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys in for a rough ride
Cabinet minister Priti Patel, is the senior-most Indian-origin minister in the UK government and he took charge as international development secretary in Prime Minister Theresa May"s Cabinet earlier this week.
Calls for banning Indian movies in Pak
"Meet Indiana Gov. Mike Pence
Chennai's Priyadarshini is among 20 students from Tamil Nadu to be part of the Indian contingent for the 'School Olympics'.
'Choppers were flying so low, we felt we could touch them': Recounts Indian eyewitness in Turkey
Defending champion Chennaiyin FC is set to retain the services of Raphael Augusto for the third edition of the Indian Super League. The 25-year-old defensive midfielder from Brazil was one of the ...
For those who love pure music, the ATH-WS1100iS is one of the best bets in the Indian market at the moment. Here is our review
Four Indian women bikers complete 10,000 km trip to 10 Asian countries
Four Indian women bikers have completed a 10,000-km trip to 10 Asian countries over 40 days to raise awareness against female foeticide.
>Four Indian women bikers have completed a 10,000-km trip to 10 Asian countries over 40 days to raise awareness against female foeticide. They visited schools and universities calling for education without gender bias.
Garment exporters are of the opinion that signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain would be easier to go through than in the case with European Union (EU) and hence, the Indian government shoul...
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday met faculty members and students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to discuss future plans about the institution.In his inte...
In a sign of efficient operations of the Indian Railways, train delays have dropped by 30 per cent since the start of the year 2016.According to the survey by RailYatri.in, the top five States where a...
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is Donald Trump's vice presidential pick. How much do you know about him?
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Friday he agrees with Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from countries with heavy terrorist activity from entering the U.S., a reversal from criticism he levied against the real estate mogul months ago.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he agrees with Donald Trump's call to temporarily ban immigrants from countries with heavy terrorist activity from entering the U.S.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence tapped into his national network of operatives and loyalists to shepherd his bid for vice president, Donald Trump's campaign announced Saturday evening.
Indian athletes in Turkey safe: Sushma Swaraj
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh scaled a new high in his professional career as he clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Ker...
'Indian children safe in Turkey'
Indian IT giants like TCS, Infosys may face speed bumps in short-term
Indian-origin minister in UK vows to create millions of jobs
Indian output in the 2016-2017 crop year should fall to around 23.3 million tonnes, down from 25.1 million tonnes the year earlier due to the drought
Indian Red Cross Society’s initiative to prevent fatal accidents
Indian sugar mill group sees no cause for concern as stocks slide
Indian Union Muslim League legislator K.M. Shaji has said that he has received at least 10 threats for opposing the spread of Islamic fundamentalism in the State.“There are 10 cases that I have report...
Indian women bikers raise awareness against female foet...
“Is it true the word ‘anticlockwise’ doesn’t exist? That it’s an Indianism?”“Who told you that it doesn’t? Was it…”“It doesn’t matter who told me. Can you just answer the question, please?”“When you t...
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore said that Films and cultural exchanges were the best medium to promote friendship between people and nations. To take the process forward, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting would explore the possibility of showcasing a bouquet of Indian Films through a festival of Indian Films in Iran. The Minister stated this in his inaugural address at the Iranian Film festival here today at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. Mr. Gholam Reza Ansari, Ambassado
NEW YORK Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump introduced Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, describing the Indiana governor as a job creator and budget balancer who will help unify the party.
+NEW YORK Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump introduced Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, describing the Indiana governor as a job creator and budget balancer who will help unify the party.
Nitin Gadkari who visited the company's San Francisco factory on Friday, offered land near major Indian ports to facilitate exports
Now that Donald Trump has made it official that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be his vice presidential candidate, the media needs to ask Pence one critically important question: "Why would you agree to be the running mate to a man who has spewed so much sexism, bigotry and racism?"
Pied cuckoo or Jacobin cuckoo that migrates to India all the way from Africa, and described as the harbinger of monsoon in Indian mythology, was spotted in the jungles near Bidar recently, and photogr...
Presumptive Republican US Presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday he chose Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate to boost party unity.
Recent trend towards health and fitness has driven tea export firm Madhu Jayanti International Ltd (MJIL) to introduce its tea and herbal brands in Indian market soon.“Such products are already on-she...
Sandhya S. Visweswariah, chairperson of the Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has several laurels to her name. She has 95 publications...
SRINAGAR, India Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television on Saturday, aiming to quell a flare up of tensions in the region which has seen violent protests over the killing of a separatist commander by security forces.
The calls from Donald Trump to his son-in-law Jared Kushner and other close advisers kept coming until midnight. The campaign had flown Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to New York to be his vice presidential choice, but Trump was still questioning his decision.
The External Affairs Ministry also advised Indian nationals not travel to Turkey until situation normalised.
The group of terrorists was attempting to infiltrate into the Indian territory from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
The Indian Medical Association, Tamil Nadu State Branch, has requested the State government to press for a CBI inquiry into the death of Saravanan Ganesan, a student of AIIMS, New Delhi, from Tamil Na...
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched its ready-to-eat food at the Thiruvananthapuram Central station on Saturday.The IRCTC has tied up with the Defence Food Research La...
The Kozhikode rural police have taken into custody the main accused in the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker Nazeerudheen Azeez, 24.Official sources confirmed that Azeez was stabbed t...
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee and his potential vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, have very different temperaments.
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh today inaugurated the 88th Foundation Day and Annual Award Function of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
This game is highly unsuitable and risky on Indian roads
Twenty reticulated pythons were born in Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, recently. Also, 36 eggs of an Indian rock python hatched successfully recently, sources said.Zoo director K.S.S.V.P. Red...
>Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday said all 149 Indian athletes participating in the World School Games at Trabzon in Turkey are safe. The Minister also said that he has ascertained from the organisers and the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), that all children are safe and the games are on.
Urging U.S.-based electric car major Tesla to make India its Asia manufacturing hub, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has offered it land near major Indian ports to facilitate exports to South and South ...
Vikash Anand survived anxious moments to pull off a brilliant win in the MRF F1600 class in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National racing championship at the MMRT track in Sriperumbudur on Saturday. It w...
West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI was 154 for four in its second innings on the third and final day against the touring Indians here on Saturday.
Why is the Indian news media going down the tube?
With two fifties in the two practice games here, Indian batsman Lokesh Rahul has virtually staked claim for a Test spot when the series against the West Indies gets underway in Antigua on July 21 but...
Alleging a concerted move to frame the family of Mohammad Akhlaq in a cow slaughter case, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ak...
All-India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) has threatened to make public the names of top 7,000 wilful corporate loan defaulters who have defrauded about Rs.70,000 crore.
All India Congress Committee vice-president Rahul Gandhi would be travelling by road to meet the tribals who would be affected by the proposed bauxite mining during his visit here next month, said the...
All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) has said that it will conduct workshops in 60 cities across the country to create awareness among jewellers on norms of excise duty implementation ...
>A metropolitan court in Mumbai on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against industrialist Vijay Mallya in a case of cheque bouncing filed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Magistrate AA Laulkar had, on May 7, directed Mallya to appear before the court today failing which a Non bailable Warrant will be issued.
: Amid apprehensions that a minuscule number of Muslim youths from the district have left the country possibly to join religious extremist groups, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to...
A Mumbai metropolitan court on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against liquor baron Vijay Mallya in a cheque bounce case filed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The matter is now...
An honorary consulate office of the South American country of Suriname was opened in the city on Friday.This is its second such facility in south India, with Bengaluru hosting the first.Announcing the...
Around 100 activists of Popular Front of India (PFI) were today taken into preventive custody for taking out a procession in support of controversial televangelist Zakir Naik and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi in the district.
Around Rs 70,000 crore public money has been blocked with wilful defaulters in India
Avail Indus Water Treaty norms to resolve matters: India to Pak
Brand experts say as consumption of branded goods grows in India, reaching the Rs 100-crore mark in a short span will become easier
California schools to have richer content on ancient India
Captain Rohit Bhasin has taken over as Executive Director of the Eastern Region of Air India.A distinguished pilot with a rich experience of corporate administration, Captain Bhasin had joined Air In...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice T S Thakur today said that there should be no room for leniency for unprofessional conduct in legal profession.
Chief negotiators from India and the EU for the proposed India–EU free trade agreement met on Friday to take stock of the situation following the exit of Britain from the bloc and to establish positi...
CMs express concern over IS attacks, radicalisation in India
Coal India may complete share buyback by Oct.
Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) will start e-sale of cotton stocks with it to small and medium-scale textile mills in a couple of days to keep prices under check, according to an official. With cott...
Courses on soft skills, digital literacy as part of Govt’s Skill India campaign
Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai on Saturday asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to restrict the width of National Highway 169 (Mangaluru-Solapura) betwee...
Davis cup: India beat South Korea
Davis World Group: India takes 3-0 lead in Asia/Oceania Group I tie
+Davis World Group: India takes 3-0 lead in Asia/Oceania Group I tie
Ducati to launch Panigale 959 in India
Even as the feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code is being widely discussed, women members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) have said that the attempt to impose the uniform code was a...
Four suspected members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a joint anti-Maoist operation by Chhattisgarh police and the Central Reserve Police Force in Maoist insurgency-...
Franklin India Prima Plus: Primed to score across cycles
Gadkari invites Tesla Motors proposal for India entry
Goel also said that he has ascertained from the organisers and the School Games Federation of India that all children are safe
Haryana on Saturday asked the Centre to sanction an India Reserve Mahila Battalion to deal with women agitators and also sought financial and technical support for modernisation of the State’s police ...
Images from India and around the world.
In 2013, arbitration court recognised India’s rights
India asks its nationals not to visit Turkey until normalcy returns
+India asks its nationals not to visit Turkey until normalcy returns
India calls upon all sides in Turkey to avoid bloodshed
India calls upon all sides to support democracy to avoid bloodshed in Turkey
+India calls upon all sides to support democracy to avoid bloodshed in Turkey
India-EU trade talks: Chief negotiators take stock post Brexit
>India has asked its nationals not to visit Turkey until normalcy returns in that country. This came in the wake of violence in Turkey.
India has only scratched the surface in attracting religious Buddhist travellers
India have defeated South Korea in the davis cup Asia Oceania group 1 tie in Chandigarh. Leander paes and Rohan bopanna won the doubles match for India today.
India in the West Indies: A brief Test history, part 2
>India on Saturday called upon all sides to support democracy and mandate of the ballot and avoid bloodshed in Turkey. In a tweet, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said New Delhi has been closely following the developments in Turkey and advised its nationals to stay indoors until the situation becomes clearer.
India seals the tie by winning doubles
India’s two top-ranked players — Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal — will meet in the women’s final of the Otters Club 73 senior National squash championship on Sunday. On Saturday, Joshna beat Goa...
India today called upon all the sides in Turkey, which has witnessed violence after an attempted military coup, to support democracy and mandate of the ballot a...
India woos Tesla with land offer
Info blackout in India-controlled Kashmir in bid to curb unrest
+Info blackout in India-controlled Kashmir in bid to curb unrest
Jadeja shines with all-round show, India 364 all out
Kinetic Group to bring in more global superbike brands to India
Lava International to invest Rs.200 cr to set up India design centre
LG X Screen to launch in India on July 18
Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to have Happiness Department that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness on the lines of Bhutan.
>Minister of State in PMO, Jitendra Singh has said, there is nothing like Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. Talking to Reporters in Jammu on Saturday, he asserted that the only outstanding matter is how to retrieve the part of Jammu and Kashmir which remains under illegal occupation of the neighbouring country.
Nitin Gadkari asks Tesla to choose India as its Asia manufacturing hub
No further action will be taken against the four Rio-bound athletes who were issued show-cause notices by the National Anti-doping Agency (NADA) for whereabouts failure, Sports Authority of India dir...
No plan to return to India soon: Zakir Naik
Nothing like Kashmir issue between India, Pakistan: Jitendra Singh
+Nothing like Kashmir issue between India, Pakistan: Jitendra Singh
Over 130 persons onboard an Imphal-bound Air India aircraft had a narrow escape on Saturday after the pilot detected smoke in one of the engines just when the plane was about to touch the runway.The i...
Pakistan should fulfill its part of UN resolutions before pointing fingers at India, say Kashmiri leaders
Pakistan to seek arbitration if water dispute with India not resolved
Pakistan violating Indus Waters Treaty: India
Pak to take India to The Hague over Indus conflict
Pokemon GO has brought to fore the need to update India's legal framework: Pavan Duggal
Polaris India eyes 15% share of super luxury bikes by 2016
Poultry industry fears huge import of chicken legs and meat from US as India loses case at WTO
Public sector Coal India Ltd. expects to complete its buyback exercise within the third quarter of this fiscal.The CIL Board approved a proposal to buy back its shares at Rs.335 per share payable in c...
Rohit Bhasin named new ED of Air India (Eastern Region)
Saint Gobain India to invest Rs 1,800 crore by next year
Says, there is no room for any foreign interference from Pakistan or any other country in the internal affairs of India
Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India, today visited SAI NSSC Bangalore to review the progress of National Camps for preparing for the RIO Olympics 2016. He was accompanied by DG, SAI. He interacted with the athletes and enquired about their preparedness. The minister wished all athletes, including Hockey (Men),
Suspend fgn, trade ties with India: Hafiz Saeed to Pak govt
Thanu had sought a direction to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to issue instructions to all service providers to block sites offering illegal downloads.
Theatrics are not going to change the reality that Pakistan is a country which helps terrorist, launch attacks against India, says BJP leader Nalin Kohli.
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and International Boxing Association (AIBA) ad-hoc committee have formed a new board to look after boxing affairs and hold the National federation elections.Even ...
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a demonstration condemning the indiscriminate attack on autorickshaw driver Raja and his son Surya in public view by the police in Chengam.The demonstrati...
>The Delhi airport today rolled out portable, common use check-in device for the first time in the country, which is expected to reduce flight check-in time significantly at Indias busiest aerodrome. The hand-held vMUSE portable check-in facility offers a cost effective way to accommodate rapid passenger growth at the airport.
The General Insurance Employees Association Chennai Region has opposed stake sale in four State-owned general insurance companies — New India Assurance Company, National Insurance Company, The Orienta...
The Great India Run to begin at India Gate tomorrow
+The Great India Run to begin at India Gate tomorrow
The Peerumade highway police have written to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for taking corrective steps against recurring road accidents on Kuttikanam-Pullupara stretch on the ghat ro...
There is ‘no Kashmir issue’ between India and Pakistan: Jitendra Singh
There is “no Kashmir issue” between India and Pakistan, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday and asserted that the only outstanding matter is how to retrieve the part of Jammu and Kashmir w...
There is 'no Kashmir issue' between India, Pak: Jitendra
The World Happiness Report 2016 published by the United Nations ranks India at 118th position among 156 countries.
Turkey coup attempt: India calls upon all sides to support democracy
Two months ago, All India Radio stopped sending news alerts as SMSes to its subscribers. AIR had to pay for sending out the alerts, and it had incurred Rs. 5.5 crore during 2015-16. On Friday came th...
Urging the State government to waive the educational loans of students, Opposition leader M.K. Stalin on Saturday said the Reserve Bank of India should prevent banks from using agents to collect loan ...
US won't support call for increasing tension, rhetoric in India, Pak: State Dept.
Vijender breaks down after title win, says "this is for India"
Vivo aims to triple smartphone production to 3M units in India
Vivo Mobile India has so far invested close to Rs 125 crore in its first phase of investment in the 30,000 square-metre facility at Greater Noida.
+Vivo Mobile India has so far invested close to Rs 125 crore in its first phase of investment in the 30,000 square-metre facility at Greater Noida.
WHO wants India to make it mandatory to report cases
Xiaomi India head Manu Jain tweeted about Reddy joining the Chinese smartphone maker, who came on board last week.
+Xiaomi India head Manu Jain tweeted about Reddy joining the Chinese smartphone maker, who came on board last week.
Xiaomi names ex-Snapdeal executive as online sales head for India
+Xiaomi names ex-Snapdeal executive as online sales head for India
“Your goal should be to win, win and win,” Vijay Goel, the newly-appointed Youth Affairs and Sports Minister, told the Rio Olympics-bound athletes on his maiden visit to the Sports Authority of India ...
: After harvesting rainwater and harnessing solar power, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here is set to embark on another green initiative. Over the next one year, nearly 2.5 lakh trees...
A total of 93 cases were disposed off and a compensation of Rs. 2.40 crore were settled during the National Lok Adalat held at the Integrated Court Complex here on Saturday.Organised by the District L...
A training for livestock owners on ‘New fodder varieties’ was organised under the auspices of Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Vamban near here on Friday. R.P. Gnanamalar, Professor and Head of National Pulses...
Attack in Nice on Frances national day a tragic paradox: European Council President
+Battling toxoplasmosis: International team describes step-by-step progress
Bhutan is the first country in the world to come up with the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH). It has fixed standards of living, education, good governance, health and psychological happiness among the various parameters that make its citizens happy.
"Tourists, Foreign Nationals Caught In The Middle Of Turkey's Coup
Championship leader Ricky Donison of BPC Racing clocked the fast lap timing (37.004s) to clinch the pole in the Senior Max class (above 17 years) in the third round of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax...
>Delhi witnessed heavy rainfall today, leading to severe traffic congestion due to waterlogging. Commuters had to face problems as traffic jams were seen at major intersections and roads of the national capital.
Following the success of Tiruchi District Farmers’ Producer Company floated a year ago, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has floated two more companies.This time, the N...
Foreign Affairs of the United Kashmir People's National Party said unless Pak withdraws its troops from POK and Gilgit there can be no movement on the UN resolutions
“International courier operations to begin after installation of X-ray scanner”
International exchange to be set-up in Gift City
International Master S. Ravi Teja enlarged his lead to one point following a tactical victory over Sriram Jha even as draws on the leading boards remained the norm in the 10th round of the Amity Nati...
Islamic preacher Zakir Naik may be embroiled in a controversy, but the international school he runs here shows little sign of being weighed down by it.Members of the management of the Islamic Internat...
Malaysia Airports, the operator of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG), said on Saturday operations at the airport will continue to process flights in and out of Turkey despite an at...
Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Front party, today called on France's interior minister to quit after the deadly Nice truck attack.
National Capital Delhi has been receiving incessant rains since Saturday morning that has caused water logging and traffic jam at various places across Delhi. People faced hug...
National Food Security Act became fully functional in West Bengal from around January this year
Nearly 105 cases were settled and Rs.1.88 crore was disbursed at the National Lok Adalat held on Saturday.Organised by the District Legal Services Authority, the Adalat took up a total of 605 cases re...
New York"s Kennedy International airport takeoffs disrupted by turtle nesting ritual
Nice: Attacker identified as Tunisian national
No issues with national team: Crespo
Obama convenes national security meeting amid Turkey unrest
One arrested for anti-national slogans at rally
On the concluding day of the ongoing National Workshop on solid and liquid waste management (SLWM), under the aegis of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural),
: Passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here will no longer have to queue up at airline counters to check in.On Saturday, the Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) introduced ...
PM urges states to give importance to national security
+PM urges states to give importance to national security
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has arrived in Rwanda to attend an African Union summit despite calls for his arrest by the International Criminal Court.
Private and international players killing the Government school education sector
Saudi nationals connected to the government in Riyadh may have aided some of the September 11 hijackers in the US before they carried out their attacks, according to a long-classified portion of a congressional inquiry."While in the United States, ...
SpaceX has conducted a critical test firing of all nine core stage engines of its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of an early-Monday/late-Sunday scheduled launch of the CRS-9 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The mission will deliver food and supplies to the Station crew as well as vital experiments and a new commercial vehicle docking adaptor to the orbital lab.
Students who have command over their subject need not have any apprehensions over job security in multinational companies, said S. Kritivasan, Senior Consultant of Virtusa Global IT company, here on S...
: The Bishop Benziger College of Nursing here has received B Grade accreditation of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The college is a unit of the Bishop Benziger Hospital unde...
The international poetry festival in Medellin, Colombia, aims to provide an alternative to the drug-related violence the city has witnessed over the years
The Islamic International School run by preacher Zakir Naik is clear about its objective. The brochure says: “An un-Islamic environment can result in the corruption of a virtuous Muslim child’s Islami...
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Hyderabad, seven persons lost an eye each after a botched-up cataract surgery at the government-run Sarojin...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Department of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme, calling for a report on the violent clash and escape of 35 children fro...
The PCA is not a court, merely an international mediation agency that allows arbitration for non-state entities and individuals
The Republican National Committee has a different than usual lineup this time around with celebrities, Trump's family, as well as a few usual faces.
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has launched the Progress MS-03/64P resupply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday at 17:41:46 EDT (21:41:46 UTC). The mission is;
The Tamil Nadu Science Forum organised a workshop for guide teachers of the 24th ‘National Children’s Science Conference 2016’ at VOC College of Education here on Saturday. Principal Damodharan, who i...
Top teen contestThe written test for the Top Teen contest organised by OISCA International for high school students will be held at 10 a.m. at various schools in the State on August 13. The contest wi...
Turks took to the streets of cities across the country waving national flags throughout the attempted coup to show their support for the government.
While this year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland will certainly be memorable, Ohio already has a remarkable presidential pedigree. The state lays claim to eight former U.S. presidents -- seven Republicans and one Whig, a predecessor to the Republican Party. Three served in a row in the 19th century.
A photograph can be a work of art in many ways. But rarely does it become a combination of various art forms. Fine Arts Photography is not a well known concept in Kozhikode and ‘Prime Parables’, an ex...
A sudden change in schedule of the second round of counselling of the Common Entrance Test (CET) has caught students off guard.The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), on Saturday evening, decided ...
BJP activists take out march, demand George’s resignation
"Nation's Largest Teachers Union Endorses Teaching "Climate Justice"
Egypt blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Turkey violence
Egypt blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Turkey violence
+Egypt blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Turkey violence
Egypt today blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution backed by the United States condemning the attempted coup d'etat in Turkey, diplomats said.
Energy drinks combined with alcohol (AmEDs) were once available for purchase as a premixed beverage, until 2010 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined that the combination was unsafe. However, the popularity of AmEDs continues to rise, fueled by private consumers and bartenders. There are a variety of risks associated with AmEDs, including a greater chance of binge drinking than with alcoholic beverages alone. A new study investigated whether consuming high-caffeine energy drinks mixed with alcohol results in a greater desire to drink alcohol than alcohol alone.
Goods and Services Tax model will mitigate lack of transparency and make tax determination easier, opined experts, at a two-day seminar on tax model, held here on Saturday.The event inaugurated by V. ...
>In Assam, one person was arrested in Silchar on Saturday for allegedly impersonating as candidate appearing for the Assam Medical College Entrance examinations. The police arrested Subhsh Bishnoi from G C College, Silchar.
Kabali fever grips the nation
One of its "soldiers" carried out the carnage "in response to calls to target nations of coalition states that are fighting (IS)", Amaq, a news service affiliated to the group, said.
One person arrested for impersonation in Assam Medical entrance exam
+One person arrested for impersonation in Assam Medical entrance exam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the nation can only progress if the state governments and the centre work shoulder to shoulder.
Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go—a new GPS-based augmented reality game—are being realized across the nation. According to one expert, this quest to “catch ‘em all” is great news for public health.
The School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC), of Government Model Primary School in Hosanagar town, has issued a notice to teachers serving there, seeking an explanation from them over sendi...
Tuki’s resignation wins back rebels; Khandu is CM-elect
UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council failed on Saturday to condemn the violence and unrest in Turkey after Egypt objected to a statement that called on all parties to "respect the democratically elected government of Turkey," diplomats said.
Urges party workers to aggresively spread the achievements of Congress in nation-building
Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took out a march in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday demanding the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George and a CBI probe into the death of Dy....
Anand Kumar of Super 30 receives award from Jaitley
In a step towards encouraging the budding young talent and giving them a platform to showcase their dancing prowess, Akshaya Events is presenting Best Choreography Awards – 2016.A total of 50 contesta...
Singer Taylor Swift was reportedly "furious" with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris after he opted against accompanying her to this year's Grammy Awards.
The Madras High Court has confirmed the life sentence awarded to a man in connection with an acid attack on a woman at a browsing centre in Adambakkam leading to her death.A Division Bench of Justices...
The Tamil Nadu State Legal Service Authority on Saturday settled 9,050 cases through Lok Adalat and has awarded compensation to the tune of Rs. 80.74 crore.The Lok Adalat which was organised as per th...
Two hundred and sixty nine cases were disposed of and compensation of Rs .21 crore was awarded in a mega lok adalat organised by the Dindigul District Legal Services Authority in seven subordinate cou...
Siddhartha Mukherjee, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his first book on cancer, tackles the human gene in his latest publication
After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge.
After surviving an attempted coup, Turkish President Erdogan has avoided the fate his ally Mohammed Morsi suffered in Egypt. The big question now is how he handles opposition groups, which backed him in his hour of need.
An exiled Muslim cleric whom Turkey's president has accused of orchestrating a failed coup attempt denied any responsibility, saying he had no knowledge of the plot.
As many as 13 members of T.Gollahalli gram panchayat in Bangarpet taluk have filed a complaint with zilla panchayat president Geetha against the Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Narayanaswamy.In th...
A top army general has been detained over alleged involvement in a coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, an official said today.
A Turkish Army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets was waging a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday. But after crowds answered the President's call to take to the streets to support him, dozens of rebel soldiers abandoned their tanks in the main city of Istanbul.
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City president of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha Khijar Gaus had lodged a complaint that some person had uploaded objectionable picture of the SP supremo on Facebook.
Creating more controversy in the Congress, former TNCC president E.V.K.S. Elangovan has written to AICC president Sonia Gandhi against appointing former Union Ministers P. Chidambaram or Su. Thirunavu...
Dean Obeidallah says Mike Pence needs to make clear whether he approves of the presidential nominee making racist and sexist remarks.
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Forces loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quashed a coup attempt by some members of the military that began Friday evening and devolved into turmoil and violence. The chaos and confusion was reflected in the question of how many people had been killed in just a few hours. Government counts ranged near 200, with scores more injured. More than 2,800 military officers have been detained.
Former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Muraleedharan has slammed the Congress leadership in the State stating that the party has been literally suffering from a spine fracture after the...
GITAM University president M.V.V.S. Murthi on Saturday inaugurated GU Research Forum to spread recent advances and trends in science and technology.Speaking on the occasion, he urged the researchers o...
HCL Technologies on Saturday said its president, infrastructure services, C Vijay Kumar, will also assume the role of chief operating officer. "A role of chief operating officer has been established to accelerate growth in the core business. C Vijay ...
In a veiled rebuke to senior Congress leader B. Janardhana Poojary, KPCC working president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said the party will not sacrifice Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Bengaluru Deve...
ISTANBUL/ANKARA Turkish forces loyal to President Tayyip Erdogan largely crushed an attempted military coup on Saturday after crowds answered his call to take to the streets in support of the government and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.
Military said martial law imposed; supporters answer President Erdogan’s call to take to the streets; 90 people killed, 1,500 arrested.
No imposition of President's Rule without proposal by states: Kejriwal
Pence said he was "honored" to accept the offer to join the ticket, because the country needs "strong Republican leadership" and because presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton can never be president.
President Erdogan calls coup attempt treason; police capture 50 rebels; explosions, gunfire rock Ankara as soldiers and police clash
President Erdogan denounced the coup attempt as "treachery" but said he was carrying out his functions and would keep on working "to the end".
President Obama also reiterated his "unwavering support" for the "democratically-elected" Government of Turkey
President of Turky, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Saturday an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge. 161 people were killed.
President Pranab Mukherjee condoles loss of lives in Nice terror attack
President Pranab Mukherjee wrote to Francois Hollande conveying condolences on the loss of lives in a heinous act of terror which took place on Thursday evening.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the U.S. to extradite Fethullah Gulen, an influential Turkish cleric whom he holds responsible for the failed military coup.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who flew home early Saturday, said coup supporters "will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey.""
President’s XI makes steady progress
Rapper Pitbull had harsh words for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Friday, telling reporters that he is not supporting the candidate and describing his campaign as a "joke."
+Rapper Pitbull had harsh words for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Friday, telling reporters that he is not supporting the candidate and describing his campaign as a "joke."
The 114th birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former Congress president K. Kamaraj was observed here on Saturday. Inaugurating the programme organised by the Kamaraj Foundat...
"The Apprentice": VP edition. Jeanne Moos reports on how Trump's search for a vice president resembles a TV reality show.
The campaign of US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump unveiled a new logo on Saturday, a day after an original logo was mocked widely on social media.
The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the US-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
To accelerate its outsourcing business, HCL Technologies has appointed C Vijaykumar as the Chief Operating Officer (COO).Vijaykumar is currently the president of Global Infrastructure Services busine...
Turkey army claims to have seized power while President says he continues to be in control
Turkey coup against President Erdogan: everything we know on Saturday evening
Turkey coup attempt: President Erdogan lands in Istanbul as coup apparently fizzles
Turkey coup attempt: President Erdogan seeks control after military fails to overthrow him
Turkey coup attempt: President Erdogan urges people to come out on streets to rise against military
Turkish President Blames Cleric in U.S. for Coup, Demands Extradition
+Turkish President Blames Cleric in U.S. for Coup, Demands Extradition
Turkish President Erdogan survives coup attempt
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the coup attempt on Fethullah Gulen, a cleric who currently lives in Pennsylvania.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for the U.S. to hand over a cleric in Pennsylvania to be extradited for allegedly plotting the coup in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is demandin the United States arrest or extradite an exiled Islamic cleric he blames for a coup attempt.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated a call for his US counterpart Barack Obama to hand over the leader of an opposition movement accused of being behind the coup attempt in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today urged the United States to extradite the preacher Fethullah Gulen, who he accuses of masterminding the failed coup, to face justice in Turkey.
Turkish President regains control after failed coup attempt
+Turkish President regains control after failed coup attempt
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged his supporters to remain on the streets until the situation normalises after military officers attempted a coup.
US President Barack Obama angrily denounced suggestions from some Republican leaders that Muslims in America be "tested" after an attack in Nice, calling the idea "repugnant." Obama did not explicitly link the attack to Islamic State, saying that the details were not yet clear.
US President Barack Obama on Saturday reiterated "unwavering support" for the democratically-elected civilian government of Turkey in the aftermath of a coup attempt.
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama urged parties on all sides of the crisis in Turkey on Saturday to avoid destabilizing behavior and follow the rule of law, a day after a coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan rocked U.S. efforts to combat Islamic State.
Welcoming the MATIC and thanking Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry senior president S. Rethinavelu wanted the government to acquire land bank along the corridor as it would e...
West Indies Cricket Board President XI earn hard-fought draw
Appeal made at Inter-State Council chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
British Prime Minister Theresa May has made more changes to the government, removing another key supporter of predecessor David Cameron from ministerial ranks. The government shuffle entered its four...
From running the country to biking to work with a jaguar trailing behind him, we look back at David Cameron's time as British Prime Minister.
Inaugurating the Inter-State Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday the total amount received by states from the Centre during 2015-16 was 21 per cent higher than the amount rece...
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday demanded intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Kalasa-Banduri project issue to provide drinking water to North Karn...
Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the Kalasa-Banduri drinking water project issue.Speaking at the Mangal...
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, said more than 120 arrests were made.
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South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was stranded inside his car for hours on Friday, surrounded by an angry mob opposing the deployment of an advanced missile defense system in Seongju county in the country's south.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his support for Turkey's elected government on Saturday as a coup attempt had been squashed by authorities earlier in the day.
Sundar Singh, 23, who blew the lid on a kidney racket at the Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, claimed on Saturday that prime accused Bajendra Bisen was using him as a middleman to locate new buyers.In a...
The 11th Meeting of the Inter-State Council is being held here today under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the eleventh Inter-State Council Meeting, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the eleventh Inter-State Council Meeting, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivering his inaugural address at the eleventh Inter-State Council Meeting, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the State Chief Ministers and other dignitaries before eleventh Inter-State Council Meeting, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, thanked all the Chief Ministers and Lt Governors for their suggestions and views expressed on various agenda items discussed at today’s Inter State Council Meeting.
The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh presenting a Bonsai plant to Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at the eleventh Inter-State Council Meeting, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down.
Why France Is a Prime Militant Target
+Why France Is a Prime Militant Target
According to Delhi Transport Minister Satyendar Jain, approval of the Phase-IV project is going to be the beginning of the mass rapid transit system making inroads into rural Delhi.“The approval is ai...
Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament that begins on Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is confident of securing the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill for the new indirect tax regim...
A. Loganathan of Ganapathy Managar, Coimbatore, has written to the Chief Minister to rescue his daughter in Turkey. In a petition submitted to the Chief Minister’s cell through the Coimbatore District...
A people’s movement on the lines of the literacy movement is needed to restore the glory of the State’s education sector, Minister for Education C. Raveendranath has said.He was inaugurating a worksho...
Apprehending a spillover of terrorism from the neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir into Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday sought additional grant from the Centre to contain the t...
A special medical camp was organised under the ‘Amma Arogya Thittam’ in S.V.Nagaram near Arani on Saturday.Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister Sevur S. Ramachandran launched the c...
Bandaru Dattatraya, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, has said the EPFO is proposed to be restructured by creation of 21 zones from the existing 10 zones, and r...
British PM Theresa May removes another Cameron supporter as minister
By replacing chief minister Nabam Tuki with Pema Khandu, the Congress played the master-stroke that would make the scheduled floor test needless
"Attacker in Nice 'radicalized very quickly,' French interior minister says
: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined his counterparts from Bihar and West Bengal to allege interference in the functioning of State governments.Speaking at the Inter-State Council meeting here on S...
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis revamped his Cabinet, giving representation to the Shiv Sena and BJP loyalists. However, the Sena and the BJP are set to go alone in the Mumbai civic body polls next year. This could again see a churning in the ...
Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors of States and Union Territories, and my Cabinet colleagues,
Chief Minister says a lot needs to be done by the Centre to strengthen the States with vigorous initiatives to boost the economy
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday referred to a judgement of the Madras High Court on suicides and said that “suicide is a cowardly act, and it will not give a solution to any problem.”
Decision to set up Happiness Department was taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Defense Minister Raul Jungmann expressed "worries" over the Nice attack
District in-charge Minister undertakes spot inspection
Don’t be lethargic, Minister tells officials
Downing Street says arts minister Ed Vaizey, a friend of Cameron, has left the government
EPFO rejig proposal to be taken up in Parliament session: Labour Minister
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley earlier had a number of rounds of discussions with the Chief Ministers of various states with regard to the GST.
Fisheries Minister J. Mercykutty Amma has said the government should ensure cooperation of the fishing community to achieve its coastal security targets.She said the government must create more awaren...
Fishers’ cooperation vital for coastal security: Minister
Foundation stone for P.S.R. Arts and Science College was laid by M. Chockalingam, former Judge, Madras High Court, at a function organised here on Saturday.Mr. Chockalingam and Minister for Informatio...
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says questioning of people close to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel indicates his extremist views werent longstanding.
+French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says questioning of people close to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel indicates his extremist views werent longstanding.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve today called on citizens to become reservists and help boost security forces in the wake of the country's latest terror attack.
French interior minister says truck driver may have have become radicalized very quickly
Health Minister C. Laxma Reddy on Friday assured help under Aarogyasri scheme to the 12-year-old girl Harshita, who filed a petition in the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Thursday seeking per...
Health Minister J P Nadda has already chaired two review meetings to speed up implementation — so far, 27 states have placed their proposals, the most, 57, having come from Uttar Pradesh.
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department cannot appoint Executive Officers to administer temples without putting hereditary trustees on notice even if the latter were under sus...
In a dramatic turn of events, the Congress on Saturday chose Pema Khandu as its new leader in Arunachal Pradesh replacing restored Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, hours ahead of a scheduled Assembly floor...
Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao has urged the farmers not to obstruct the repair works of Ghanapur anicut stating that height increasing works would be taken up only after paying compensation to farm...
It was Gen V K Singh, minister of state for external affairs, who had said that Akbar Road should be renamed as Maharana Pratap Road. The only problem is, Gen Singh now has right next to his room in the hallowed portals of South Block, a different ...
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today called on Union Minister Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Minister of state for Energy and Coal, Piyush Goel in Delhi to discuss issues related to the state.
Kalraj Mishra, Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has called upon entrepreneurs in the coir sector to make use of schemes available for the MSME sector to enhance their pr...
Limit leakages in social security schemes: Minister
Marine Le Pen calls on French interior minister to quit
May removes more ministers
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister said on Twitter that he has asked Greece to return the soldiers who fled there.
Members of a Bengali film crew, including actor Bratya Basu who is West Bengal Information and Technology Minister, are stuck in Istanbul, Turkey, amid a coup attempt in the country.The film’s direct...
Minister for Finance and Civil Supplies Etala Rajender formally launched plantation of five lakh saplings on a single day in Huzurabad Assembly segment from Kakatiya canal camp on the outskirts of Huz...
Minister for Information Technology M. Manikandan has called upon officials to cooperate with elected representatives in implementing the various welfare schemes of the government and ensure that the ...
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K. Taraka Rama Rao asked the Cement Manufacturing Companies’ Association to examine the possibilities of bringing down the cost in the const...
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore today inaugurated the Iranian Film Festival. Speaking on the sidelines of the event he....
>Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Col.Rajyvardhan Singh Rathore today inaugurated Iranian Film Festival at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.
Multiple agencies took to the streets on Saturday to combat complaints of waterlogging even as their claims of having taken steps to pre-empt the problem stood exposed.Public Works Department Minister...
Nabam Tuki resigns as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister after Pema Khandu elected as the leader of Congress legislature party; Khandu stakes claim to form the government in the...
Nandyal MP S.P.Y. Reddy asserted on Saturday that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Minister Harish Rao would be urged not to draw water from the Srisailam reservoir for power generati...
New British foreign minister Boris Johnson today vowed to defend the country's sovereignty of Gibraltar, whose future was thrown into question after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Nice terror attack: Police vans blocking promenade withdrawn hours before. Isil claims responsibility for Bastille Day carnage which killed 84 people, as French minister says Bouhlel was 'radicalised very quickly'
Pema Khandu has emerged as the new star on the northeastern horizon when he was elected leader of the Congress in Arunachal Pradesh in a dramatic turn of events. Son of late Chief Minister Dorjee Kha...
Pema Khandu, who is just 36, is the son of the legendary Dorjee Khandu, a former Chief Minister.
Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, said on Saturday that the Christian missionaries had played a vital role in providing education and healthcare facilities ...
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday announced a grant of Rs 14 crore for the distant marketing and export of kinnow so as to ensure remunerative prices to the growers in the State.Ad...
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags will be introduced in all government maternity hospitals within a fortnight to protect newborn babies, according to Minister for Health Kamineni Srinivas.Tal...
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags will be introduced in all the Government Maternity hospitals within a fortnight to protect newborn babies, said Minister for Health Kamineni Srinivas here on...
Revenue Minister R.B. Udhayakumar on Saturday asked all revenue officials in the district to limit leakages in social security schemes like old age pension and destitute widow pension, while inaugurat...
Rural Development Minister Kimidi Mrunalini made a surprise visit to Maharajah’s District Government Hospital on Saturday, and to her dismay five of the 30 doctors only were present at that time. The ...
Sections of delta farmers have petitioned Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to consider taking over the administration of private sugar mills that have failed to honour the benefit extended by her to cane g...
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday appealed to people to come together and make Hyderabad an ‘open-defecation free’ city and set an example for other cities to ...
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Some Congress councillors took exception to the Mysuru City Corporation not featuring Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and district in-charge Minister H.C. Mahadevappa in a publicity video on the city secu...
Taking serious note of the death of two students after a wall of a class room of Government Higher Primary Kannada Medium Girls’ School at Yamkanmardi collapsed, Minister for Small Scale Industries an...
Tamil Nadu has registered over 100 lakh tonnes of annual food grain production for the last five consecutive years, Agriculture Minister R. Doraikannu said here on Saturday.He was speaking at the inau...
Tanveer Sait, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Raichur in-charge, has directed officials to finish the work on the multi-village drinking water scheme at Attanur-Kallur in Manvi taluk ...
The 44-year-old Gujarati-origin Priti Patel previously attended Cabinet within the David Cameron government as a junior minister
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was done in an unscientific manner, and the Centre should factor in the losses and grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naid...
The Congress party replaced Chief Minister Nabam Tuki with Pema Khandu, who staked claim to power on the basis of support of 45 MLAs and 2 Independents
The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) charge sheet in the case of graft by an alleged personal assistant of ex-revenue minister Eknath Khadse does not name the controversial BJP leader. Howev...
The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh addressing at the inauguration of the Iranian Film Festival, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh at the inauguration of the Iranian Film Festival, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore visiting an exhibition of the Iranian Art and Handicraft, at the inauguration of the Iranian Film Festival, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh watching the musical performance at the inauguration of the Iranian Film Festival, in New Delhi on July 16, 2016.
The statue of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar will be unveiled at Hardinge Circle in Mysuru by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday. It will henceforth be known as Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle. Video: M.A. Sr...
Three top commanders who were held hostage by the coup attempters were saved on July 16, Defence Minister Fikri Isik announced on Saturday night.
TN records increase in food production, says Minister
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara had asked Athens to send back the eight coup plotters
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara had asked Athens to send back the eight coup plotters.
Union Minister Javadekar to inaugurate it on July 31; academic year to begin from August 1
>Union Social justice minister Ramdas Athawle on Saturday assured state government to push up the demand of linking scholarship for backward students with inflation so that it could be raised regularly. Mr Athwale on Saturday reviewed various issues and pending demands related to his ministry during the meeting chaired by him at Mantralay in Mumbai.
Winning should be the only goal, says Sports Minister Vijay Goel
After launching an awareness campaign on July 11 on the occasion of World Population Day, the District Family Welfare department organised a rally here on Saturday focussing on population issues and s...
: A group of nature and wildlife enthusiasts celebrated World Snake Day here on Saturday under the banner of Friends of Nature.Inaugurating the programme held at the Government Women’s College here, D...
A one-day camp on snakes was held for college students at the Parassinikkadavu Snake Park and Mini Zoo here on Saturday to mark World Snake Day. A press release here said that over 200 students from v...
+Asia-Europe meet ends; VP Ansari meets world leaders
As snake bites claim a number of human lives and at the same time countless snakes are killed in Odisha every year, conservationists on the occasion of World Snake Day have called for comprehensive st...
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Defending champion Great Britain took a 2-1 lead over host Serbia in their Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal on Saturday.
Meeting, which began last Sunday, was deciding whether to give world heritage protection to 29 sites across the world
Nalanda Mahavihara enters UNESCO's World Heritage Site list
Nalanda University enters UNESCO's World Heritage List
Nico360: Meet world"s smallest 360 degree virtual reality camera
Pokemon GO, the mobile game that has become an instant hit around the world does not seem to be winning any love in China
A "Star Wars" world with a host of new characters and a new feisty female lead was unveiled at a special fan event on Friday, as the cast of the upcoming film "Rogue One" discussed the latest chapter of the much-loved franchise.
Save snakes, say environmentalists on World Snake Day
Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour
Sterlite Copper celebrated World Youth Skills Day at the ‘Tamira Muthukkal Skill Training Centre’ here on Friday.It has been running the centre since 2014 to support youth to achieve a sustainable dev...
Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, according to a study of 26,000 people worldwide. This should influence the development of strategies for stroke reduction, the researchers say.
+Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, according to a study of 26,000 people worldwide. This should influence the development of strategies for stroke reduction, the researchers say.
The archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) in Bihar has been included in the UNESCO's World Heritage List, which also featured three new sites from Chi...
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara (also known as old Nalanda University) of Bihar has been included in the Tentative List of UNESCOs World Heritage Site.
>The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara known as old Nalanda University of Bihar has been included in the list of UNESCOs World Heritage Site. The world cultural organisation UNESCO accorded this status yesterday.
The win also saw Vijender climb to 15th in the world in his category.
The world oil market see-sawed this week as traders tracked growing investor risk appetite, fluctuations in the dollar and stubborn supply glut worries.
Trident is critical to world stability, says US Congress, as concerns are raised over Labour's failure to back the nuclear deterrent
TROON, Scotland The so-called 'Big Four' of world golf were left trailing in the wake of the leaders for the second day running at the British Open on Friday.
TROON, Scotland World number 14 Louis Oosthuizen, 17th-ranked Hideki Matsuyama and number 27 Shane Lowry were among the high-profile victims of the halfway cut at the British Open on Friday.
Trump blames Obama, Clinton for world turmoil
Turkey coup attempt: US urges support of Turkey government as world watches coup
Turkmenistan, which holds the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves that are the base of its economy, has abolished two of the primary government agencies responsible for the sector.
UNESCO world heritage meeting in Istanbul suspended: Official
VIT forays into fashion world with V-FIT
With Pokemania gripping the world, there is no chance that Bengaluru misses the bus. A Pokemon Go crawl planned on Sunday at Cubbon Park and Lal Bagh has got 1,700 confirmed invitees. More than 5,000 ...
World powers urge 'stability' in Turkey
World’s first-ever hospital train completes 25 years of service
World touring solar plane's final departure to UAE delayed
World Youth Skills Day celebrated
Zakir Naik’s school prepares students for ‘both worlds’
For a hassle-free registration at employment exchange
The employment exchange has made special arrangements to facilitate hassle-free registration for students who have passed out of Class X from their respective schools in Puducherry.Teachers trainedA p...
Minor domestic help kills elderly employer
The Delhi Police plan to write to the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to try the 17-year-old domestic help, who allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old employer to death at her Dwarka residence, as an adult.Um...
Bank employees union will declare 7,000 wilful defaulters names on July 19
DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Saturday said the police should clarify the doubts over the arrest of Ramkumar in connection with the murder of Infosys employee S. Swathi, as the youth’s father had alleg...
State to settle TRL’s dues worth Rs.7,034.58 lakh towards banks and employees’ provident fund
The family of S. Swathi, the Infosys employee who was murdered at Nungambakkam railway station here on June 24, is entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Railways Act, 1989, sources said...
The Madras High Court Bench here has sympathised with a private school employee who ended up facing a criminal case following a protest staged by him on the school premises demanding payment of salary...
The number of employees who left the firm in the quarter-ended June rose to 10,262 from 8,373 in the quarter-ended March.
The workers from Telangana employed in South Sudan are mostly working on rigs owned by firms in Hyderabad to drill bore wells for scattered houses with funds of NGOs.According to Putta Srikanth Reddy,...
Andhra opposes fixed 5-year-tenure to governors
Arunachal Governor’s directive goes against against SC ruling
Arunachal Pradesh Governor turns down the request to defer the floor test for another ten days and asks Nabam Tuki to prove his majority in the Assembly by on Saturday.
As it happened: Tuki resigns, Khandu stakes claim, Governor yet to respond
Governor yet to comment on today's development
Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday launched the Swachch Bala Sena during the inspection of Velrampet Lake on Saturday.“Henceforth, children will be involved in the cleanliness drive. They will...
Nitish Kumar pitches for abolishing Governor's post
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today said modernisation of police force would be done soon with the help of funds available from the Centre.
The apex court had elaborated on the ‘discretionary’ powers of a Governor
MSR Prasad, an outstanding scientist has been appointed as Director of the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad.The 55-year-old Prasad is project director of the advanced na...
Spotlight on women scientists
54 teachers representing schools of Hyderabad, Guntur, Nellore, and Vizag learnt their first lessons in using technology in English classrooms
ANKARA/BRUSSELS It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people power.
Britain could become 'data haven' after Brexit, technology group says
Cambridge English Language Assessment, a part of the University of Cambridge, conducted a workshop in Coimbatore on Saturday on creative ways to use technology in English classrooms.A release said tha...
Children today are as sleep-deprived as adults. Their access to junk food is limitless and the effects of technology ensnaring.
The institute will impart hands-on quality skills in fashion technology
Around 40 police personnel learn life-saving techniques at a training session held at KIMS Hospital
A two-day workshop on advanced laparoscopy and surgical techniques organised by the Department of Gastroenterology, Kauvery Hospital, got under way in the city on Saturday.S. Velmurugan, Consultant La...
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in School Chess Competition 2016, presented by Thyrocare will be held on July 23 and 24 at the Thiagarajar Polytechnic college auditorium.This is an open competition for boys ...
Over 1,170 exhibits have been displayed at the Nandha Engineering College, the venue of technical extravaganza of Nandha Group of Institutions titled 'Nandhavin Vingyani - 2016'.Several among the mode...
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Singapore Exchange CEO apologises for technical glitch that angered traders
As Turkish citizens tried to broadcast the military uprising on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, users experienced outages and dramatically slowed service.
Book festival begins
Book festivals where avid readers could lay their hands on various titles and subjects provide the food for those hungry for reading more. The Thanjavur Book Festival is one such avenue for the delta ...
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Facebook hampers kid's moral development: survey
Facebook obstructing children's moral development: Poll
If voted to power, BJP to book Azam: Rana
In the book she covered topics including Sonia Gandhi's uneasy relationship with P V Narasimha Rao
Katrina Kaif makes her Facebook debut
Most parents in UK think Facebook hampers kid's moral development: Study
My book is a story of my life: Alva
On the night of February 12, 2016, Harry Fisher spent a few hours online: He scrolled through Facebook, checked his email. He searched Google Maps for nearby canyons and read through the lesson plan for a Sunday school class he would not live to teach.
Salem Book Fair 2016, Deiveegam Marriag...
SAN FRANCISCO The attempted military coup in Turkey exploded across social media late on Friday despite restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube during the first hours of the putsch.
+SAN FRANCISCO The attempted military coup in Turkey exploded across social media late on Friday despite restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube during the first hours of the putsch.
The book in my hand
The Congress on Saturday dubbed the revelations in party leader Margaret Alva’s book as ‘tools’ used to market her book, wondering why enlightenment dawned on her after decades-long political career.
Turkey coup: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube access restricted
Twitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack
While booking short-term gains may become tricky, it also means that long-term investors may find more opportunities to make fresh purchases.
Yuvjan Sabha Khijar Gaus had lodged a complaint that some person had uploaded objectionable picture of the SP supremo on Facebook
Followers of American missionary John Everett Clough celebrated 180th birth anniversary of the apostle to Telugus here on Saturday.Pastor Rev A. John Prabakar led the people at the Jewett Memorial Bap...
Katrina Kaif turns 33, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur celebrate birthday at her home, see pics
Oldest Telugu Christian congregation to celebrate 210 years today
Pakistan needs to celebrate ‘Black Year’ for breeding terrorism, says BJP
Ronaldo buys Buggati Veyron to celebrate Euro win
Zoology Department of Stella Maris celebrates 60th anniversary
>Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament starting Monday, top Congress leaders met party chief Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi on Saturday to chalk out strategy on crucial issues, including the GST Bill. The meeting was held at the residence of Mrs Gandhi.
Cong leaders meet to chalk out strategy for Monsoon session
In the wake of successive attacks over the last eighteen months, the West has lost its focus, and is more concerned about stopping individual terrorists than debating long-term strategy
Last chance for Cheshire West residents to have say on play strategy
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Rollatainers is in talks with strategic foreign investors; deal expected to fetch Rs 100-150 crore
Set to arrive on the planet in February 2021, the rover will study a region of Mars where the ancient environment may have been favourable for microbial life.
The Boeing Co marked its centennial with plans to sharpen its focus on innovation, including ambitious projects for supersonic commercial flight and a rocket that could carry humans to other planets.
Brexit free-trade deals planned with the USA and Australia
A few weeks ago, the then Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, announced a plan to test the use of cash transfers in the context of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) pro...
Andhra Pradesh Students’ Joint Action Committee on Saturday asked all the five MPs and 34 MLAs of North Andhra to strongly oppose atomic power plant at Kovvada alleging that it would destroy Visakhapa...
A new wing for advanced dental implant treatment was inaugurated at Nala Dental Hospital here by Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao on Saturday.J. Kanna Peruman, Director and chief doctor at the hospital,...
A plan of exercise
Arundhati, who starred in the recently-released Arthanaari, says she wanted to be an air hostess, and has even done a one-year course to that end. “But destiny had other plans for me. I was lucky to h...
CAIRO Audio from the flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 mentions a fire on board the plane in its final moments, the investigation committee said on Saturday, confirming what sources on the committee had previously told Reuters.
"Sunday Meal Planner: Get Through The Week With Breakfast Yogurt Pops And More
China 'may build N-plants' in South China Sea
Delhi airport to plant over 2 lakh trees, shrubs
Etala launches plantation drive
Krishnalanka set to pay for scrapped bridge plans?
Metro railway services were disrupted after a woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Esplanade Station here on Saturday.According to Metro officials, as soon as the...
New implant facility inaugurated
Neyveli Lignite is keen on setting up the plant in Balasore where the state government is developing a solar park
Neyveli Lignite plans 300 Mw solar plant in Odisha
NLC plans 300-Mw solar plant in Odisha
North Wayanad forest divisional officer Narendranath Veluri has said the allegations by environment groups are baseless as the department has started to plant mixed species of tree saplings such as Ku...
Participants say situation in the country was under control, plan to stay on till conclusion of games
Plane safely lands after gear fails
Plans to launch Pokemon Go in 200 markets: Niantic CEO
+Plans to launch Pokemon Go in 200 markets: Niantic CEO
Plan to raise monocrop on three pieces of forestland in North Wayanad
Rohtak plant already has a milk and other fresh dairy products processing capacity of 1 mld a day
Small plane safely lands in Texas after gear fails
Sri Jagannath Temple Management Committee will organise a ‘Anna Samaradhana’ – a grand feast at Gurajada Kalakshetram in Sector-9 of Ukkunagaram, the township of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on here Sund...
Student JAC opposes plant
Tata Steel Kalinganagar plant aims to sell 1.5 MT HR coils in FY 17
The Sthambadri arboretum, considered a treasure trove of medicinal plants with immense plant research potential, continues to remain unexplored in the heart of the town.Spread over seven acres on the ...
The Telangana Government has taken a decision to shift all pollution-causing industries located inside the Outer Ring Road (ORR) now to areas outside it by 2017-end, as part of its plans to improve qu...
Vana Mahotsavam: One crore saplings to be planted in Chittoor
Was a plan to overthrow Turkey's government really hatched behind a gated compound in a small, leafy Pennsylvania town, or is that merely a smoke screen?
With plans to sharpen its focus on innovation
96 p.c. of matter in universe remains unexplored: ISRO chief
Congress elects Pema Khandu as CLP chief
Desert God, who is in fine fettle, may score in the Bangalore St. Leger (2,800m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (July 17).False rails will be declared on the race day.KRANJI ...
Fox News chief Roger Ailes' lawyers filed a motion Friday to move his legal battle with Gretchen Carlson from New Jersey to a federal court in Manhattan, hoping to advance their efforts to move the case to arbitration.<img src
Hillary Clinton released a new ad Saturday that paints Donald Trump as unfit to be commander in chief, suggesting that he lacks the vision to handle foreign affairs.
Montgomery Police Department confirms death of former chief
NATO Chief Hails Strong Support Of Democracy By Turks
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Standing committee chiefs elected in Yadgir
The Hindu In School chess competition, registrations 8 a.m.; valedictory function, chief guest Municipal Commissioner Pravin Kumar, Swarnabharati Indoor Stadium, 5 p.m.
Turkey appointed the head of its First Army, a group of divisions within its land forces, as acting chief of military staff on Saturday while the whereabouts of the head of the armed forces was unkno...
Turkey appoints acting military chief, whereabouts of predecessor unknown: official
Turkey appoints acting military chief, whereabouts of predecessor unknown: Official
UN chief Ban Ki-moon lashed out against the attempted coup, as he called for civilian rule to be maintained.
U.S. government sources said a coup attempt was under way in Turkey but it was unclear who was prevailing, meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called for calm in Turkey.
Initiative to help students overcome stress
Kumbalanghi, which shot into fame as the first model tourism village, played host to another model initiative that is set to be emulated across the State on Saturday.An adalat held to clear pending ap...
Rest rooms built at a cost of Rs.7.7 lakh under the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the BHEL, Tiruchi, were declared open at the Rehabilitation Centre for Blind Women at Mannarpuram in t...
The declaration has reaffirmed ASEM’s commitment for greater partnership through informal political dialogue and initiatives in economic and socio-cultural fields. It also has expressed its commitment for united fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
VACB initiative on pending cases earns special praise
After permission to protest here against the violence in Kashmir was revoked, progressive organisations condemned the city police on Saturday, terming the denial of permission a “blatant disregard for...
NASA"s next Mars rover progresses towards 2020 launch
Permanent Link to Russia launches Progress MS-03/64P resupply mission to ISS
Progress M-09M docks to stowage-laden ISS
Russia launches Progress MS-03/64P resupply mission to ISS
+Russia launches Progress MS-03/64P resupply mission to ISS
The ongoing restoration of landmark structures, Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market, is making brisk progress, and authorities are confident of its timely completion.While for Lansdowne Building, f...
A case under had been registered against Vijay Kumar Narayan Shewale, now posted as Development Commissioner, Mangalore SEZ
Airport expansion: Officials hopeful of positive development
: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation is offering free job-oriented training on cell phone serving. Candidates, who have passed SSLC and above,...
Bulgaria PM Boiko Borisov says hopes for legal, democratic development in Turkey
>CBI on Saturday claimed to have recovered around Rs.two crore in cash in a disproportionate assets case against the then Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zone, Surat.
CBI recovers cash of Rs. 1.94 crore in disproporationate assets case against SEZ Development Commissioner
Centre committed to equitable development of all states: Rajnath Singh
Development projects to suffer due to lack of Centre-state cooperation: Rajnath Singh
   The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case under against then Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zone, Surat (presently posted as Development Commissioner, Ma...
Party members allege they are being kept in darkabout development activities in Srikakulam district
Public interests mortgaged in name of development: Amaravati Forum convener
Public interests mortgaged in name of development: Forum
"I am following the fast-moving developments in Turkey tonight with great concern," Clinton said in a statement.
Researchers from 14 leading institutions in the United States, United Kingdom and France suggest novel approaches that could hasten the development of better medications for people suffering from toxoplasmosis.
+Researchers from 14 leading institutions in the United States, United Kingdom and France suggest novel approaches that could hasten the development of better medications for people suffering from toxoplasmosis.
Activists have opposed the proposed Aghanashini river diversion project saying that Uttara Kannada district has already been overburdened with many projects and it cannot sustain one more.A committee ...
Aghanashini river diversion project opposed
A project funded by US Consulate, Hyderabad, comes up with solutions to deal with rapid urbanisation that has put immense pressure on water resource
Excess silt undermining potential of irrigation projects
Gayatri Projects to transfer assets to Gayatri Domicile
Govt. allocates funds for key infrastructure projects
: High Court of Kerala juge Babu Mathew P. Joseph has called for intervention by government officials in executing various welfare projects for tribal people in an effective and time-bound manner so a...
It is trying to project as if nothing happened: BJP
Metro Rail project overcame many hurdles, says N.V.S. Reddy
Modi govt. taking credit for projects begun by Congress: Kharge
Mucharla and 35 other villages are on the land acquisition radar of the State government for the pharma city project
NALSA launches tribal welfare projects
N. Andhra will be in danger with n-project: Karat
Pakistan fears that if completed, the Kishenganga and Ratle projects will inflict damage to the water flow to the lower riparian country
PM should intervene in Kalasa-Banduri project: Kharge
Project to check this, however, is going on at a snail’s pace
Project to map distribution and abundance of birds in the State
The Ashvita Foundation, which works in the area of art and culture conservation, has announced the ‘vanishing heritage project’ grant, and is calling for proposals for photographic cataloguing and doc...
The bandh call by various farmers’ groups to pressure the Union government for an early solution to the dispute on the Kalasa-Banduri Nala project evoked mixed response here on Saturday.State transpor...
The civic body has incorporated the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will execute the projects under the Central Government scheme.According to sources, the civic body incorporated the company, Coim...
The greenfield project is now undergoing the process of synchronisation and stabilisation of various units and will attain 50% of the installed capacity by this fiscal-end
What a pet project! Flyers caught smuggling dogs in check-in luggage
Aleppo city is divided roughly between government control in the west and rebel control in the east
Around 4,000 autorickshaw drivers and 1,000 private taxi cab operators in the city resorted to a half-day strike on Saturday, urging the State government to rein in online cab operators and rent-a-car...
Asking for July 16 to be declared ‘child protection day’ to promote the safety of children, the Arunodaya Centre for Street and Working Children released demands urging the State government to ensure ...
Cane growers want State government to take over errant sugar mills
"Turkey's military and government were actually getting along -- before the coup
Central government has so far sanctioned Rs 587 crore to Telangana as suggested by the 14th Finance Commission
Collector Neetu Prasad and students of Government High School tie rakhis to saplings and vow to protect them
Devendra Fadnavis government deserves credit for staying the course on APMC reforms
Doctors at the Government District Hospital here have confirmed presence of cholera vibrio bacteria in a 23-year-old woman from Pattanchery in Chittur taluk, who was admitted there two days ago follow...
Egypt blocks UN resolution supporting Turkish government
Factions within the Turkish military attempted to seize control of the government on late Friday night, leaving the Parliament building bombed, jets swarming over Istanbul and at least 42 killed in th...
Farmers in Mandya district, which has been experiencing severe drought for the past three years, can rejoice over the State government’s decision to release Cauvery waters into canals. However, agricu...
Field level personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Tiruchi Railway Police District who had put in commendable work over the past two months, were honoured here on Friday.Inspector General o...
Flights diverted; US backs Government
Government app failed to send warning until 3 hours after Nice attack
+Government app failed to send warning until 3 hours after Nice attack
>Government has called an all party meeting on Sunday to seek the support of opposition parties in the passage of pending legislations during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has also convened an all party meeting on the same day to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament.
Government okays 275 proposals for dialysis units in district hospitals
Government steps in to address concerns of Spinning Sector due to rising cotton prices
Government suspends five officials
Grammar School supporters optimistic’ 18-year ban will be lifted by Theresa May's new government
Hillary Clinton supports democratically elected government in Turkey
How Congress saved its government in Arunachal Pradesh
ISTANBUL Maritime authorities shut Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait to transiting tankers on Saturday "for security and safety" reasons, shipping agent GAC said, after what the government said was an attempted coup by a faction in the military.
+ISTANBUL Maritime authorities shut Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait to transiting tankers on Saturday "for security and safety" reasons, shipping agent GAC said, after what the government said was an attempted coup by a faction in the military.
Members of the Movement Against Devastation staged a protest fast in front of the Panagal Buildings here on Saturday demanding that the Central and State Governments declare the entire Cauvery delta a...
Members of Turkey's military attempted to overthrow the government on Friday, July 15. The government says the coup failed and that it is still in control of the country.
MUF urges government to consider people’s sentiments and show alternative sites before removing structures
New government tenders would ask bidders to train youth
Obama administration seeks to ease data sharing with foreign governments
+Obama administration seeks to ease data sharing with foreign governments
PARIS An app launched last month by the French government to alert users to attacks failed to flash a warning until more than three hours after a truck rammed into crowds in the Riviera city of Nice on Bastille day, the interior ministry said.
+PARIS An app launched last month by the French government to alert users to attacks failed to flash a warning until more than three hours after a truck rammed into crowds in the Riviera city of Nice on Bastille day, the interior ministry said.
Says she has no complaints on removing her from the post of Special Government Pleader
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, on Saturday, accused the government of trying to delay or suppress the CID probe report on the alleged suicide of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy, to avoid its discussion i...
Sources said Congress is seeking to corner the government and BJP on the Arunachal issue
The 16-pillar mandapam of Alagirinathar Temple in Ammapet is in deplorable condition.The founder of Thiru Thondargal Saba, A. Radhakrishnan, had recently written to the State government calling for re...
: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the AAP government to formulate a policy for compensating victims of accidents caused by e-rickshaws which are not covered under the Motor Vehicles Act.Justice...
The district administration has urged the government to constitute a Dasara high-powered committee to signal the countdown to the preparation of the festivities.Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha told medi...
The government has identified 35 most LWE affected districts across seven states
The government said that followers of Gulen were behind the attempted coup by a faction of the military on Friday.
The Maharashtra government has demanded compensation of Rs. 14,000 crore for possible loss of revenue after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.Speaking at the Inter-State Coun...
The State government has commenced necessary preparations to upgrade Tirthahalli Town Panchayat into Town Municipal Council (TMC).The office of the secretary of the Department of Municipal Administrat...
The State government has issued guidelines for desirable safety methods, including provision of ramps in existing high-rise hospital buildings, following the directions of the Madras High Court.The gu...
The State government on Saturday urged the Centre to take the entire financial responsibility for implementation of various Central legislations such as Right to Education (RTE) Act and Mahatma Gand...
The Turkish government appeared to be regaining control of major cities Saturday the morning after a faction of the Turkish military tried to take over the country. A failed coup in Turkey -- a longtime ally of the U.S. and member of NATO -- could have significant and wide-ranging implications for the U.S.
Turkeys government reasserted control Saturday with a wave of mass arrests after a failed coup left more than 250 people dead.
+Turkeys government reasserted control Saturday with a wave of mass arrests after a failed coup left more than 250 people dead.
Turkey's military headquarters are now held by pro-government forces but small groups of rebel soldiers behind an overnight coup attempt are still resisting and control some military helicopters, a s...
Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare, renewed permission of Government Dental College and Research Institute, Ballari, to admit 50 students for the first year for the current academic year (20...
WASHINGTON The Obama administration on Friday released a legislative proposal intended to provide foreign governments with a streamlined process for asking U.S. tech companies to share email data and conduct wiretaps for criminal investigations.
Welcoming all participants, Singh said the fact that the Inter State meeting was being held after a gap of 10 years highlighted the BJP-led government’s philosophy of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.
With the Delhi government’s PWD and other civic agencies disregarding orders of the High Court to clean Kushak Nallah by June, residents of South Extension Part-I have moved the High Court seeking act...
The Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy (DIPP) is ready to support and provide help to the West Bengal Government to upgrade its industrial parks and leather park.According to Ramesh Abhish...
Castle Key (S. John up) won the Karnataka Sub-Area Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (July 16). The winner is owned by United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Limited represented...
"The old South Beach: 'A decade of wonderment'
Even with his seniority, I wonder why he agrees to shoot till 3 a.m, asks actor Dinesh.
Irrepressible publisher-author Diana Athill hopes she won’t be around long enough to see us go the same way as the dinosaurs
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Saturday's coup attempt shows that Mr. Erdogan hasn't won completely in pacifying the discontents within the army.
The Argentine football side has not won a major title since its Copa America triumph in1993 and has struggled despite the presence of Lionel Messi. However, Crespo, the country’s third-highest goal sc...
'Turks won't accept any imposition'
With the GOP Platform veering hard-right, the one openly gay committee member, defense analyst Rachel Hoff, finds herself wondering, "Why am I here?"
Cong snatches victory from jaws of defeat in Arunachal
Mark Cavendish took his fourth victory of this year's Tour de France after winning another frantic dash for the line Saturday on the 14th stage into Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux
Schippers storms to victory
Assam flood situation remains critical, 1.88 lakh affected
A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also fight HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a new study has found.
Infosys cuts variable pay after weak first quarterly results
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) expressed serious concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the Valley resulting into disruption of Amarnath Yatra.
JKPCC expressed serious concern over the deteriorating lawand order situation in the Valley resulting into disruption of Amarnath Yatra
>Most parts of Uttarakhand experienced incessant rain during the past two days.Heavy downpour at some places resulted in disruption of road communication in the interior areas.
One quarter result does not impact our long-term ambitions: Vishal Sikka, Infosys
+One quarter result does not impact our long-term ambitions: Vishal Sikka, Infosys
Results From Flight MH17 Forensic Probe Expected Later This Year
Superintendent of Police B. Rajakumari has advised all the schools to identify slow learners in classes and concentrate on bringing them on par with other students to improve the overall results. She ...
OISCA Top Teen contest
An officer of the intelligence unit of the Sri Lanka Army has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the 2009 murder of Lasantha Wickramatunge, editor of The ...
Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch, three militants killed
Everything you need to know'>Turkey army coup
Sri Lankan Army officer arrested for scribe killing
The Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid and killed three militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Army today gunned down three militants along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Defence Spokesperson Colonel S D Goswami said in Jammu that in a 36-hour long operation, Army early this morning eliminated three terrorists, while they were trying to enter Sabjia area of poonch.
Turkey detains general Erdal Ozturk, Third Army commander
Turkey Prez tightens grip on power, cracks down on army post coup attempt
At the Inter-State Council meeting, through a written speech the Tamil Nadu CM welcomed various recommendations by Commission on Centre-State Relations
'With close cooperation, we will not only strengthen Centre-State relations but make a better future for citizens,' he said
Be punctual to duties, doctors told
Grow single crop this season, farmers told
He (Aamir) said Sushil Kumar (real life wrestler) and all have made it, but I told him ‘you don’t do it’," Salman said in an interview.
Lawyers told to present good arguments in court
Officials told to complete multi-village drinking water scheme
Photographer Antoine Chauvel was on the ground when the Nice, France, attack happened. He told Anderson Cooper about the horror he saw, and the images he shot.
RPF told to conduct its own probe into accident cases
About 40% of parents said they were 'concerned' or 'extremely concerned' about the negative and potentially harmful impact of social media
Across1 Soldier favoured fortification (7)5 Yankee after discharge receiving new antagonism (6)8 Film that’s funny has apt slips in it (4,2,6,3)10 Control said to be restored (10)11 Part of problem ir...
A female correctional officer was killed by an inmate at a men's prison in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday.
Air raids on rebel-held districts of Syria's battleground second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 civilians including children today, a monitor said.
Alcoholic beverages maker United Spirits (USL) today said it has undertaken an organisational review in a bid to align resources behind the performance ambition.The company’s spokesperson, in a state...
A lorry driver who tried to make a getaway after knocking down a motorcyclist and running him over, was chased down by motorists on Mudichur Road in west Tambaram on Friday night. Police sources said,...
>Amarnath yatra resumed on Saturday amid tight security from Jammu after remaining suspended for two days for the second time in one week due to violent protests in Kashmir. Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said, around a hundred vehicles have left the Bagwati Nagar base camp for Baltal and Pahalgam.
“Anyone could bequeath property or rights to something to another individual,” said Stuart Slotnick, apartnerat Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney with experience in contractual law.
+“Anyone could bequeath property or rights to something to another individual,” said Stuart Slotnick, apartnerat Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney with experience in contractual law.
At least 26 people, including five children, who were injured in the truck attack in France's NIce on July 14, are currently on life support, French Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.
A West Virginia lawmaker said Saturday he regrets tweeting that Hillary Clinton should be "hung on the mall in Washington, D.C.," as punishment for her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
Bench said it is the Collectors' responsibility to ensure that public land is protected and not encroached upon
Binali Yildirim said 265 people were killed, including 104 coup plotters, 2,839 soldiers detained on suspicion of involvement
Burglars who could not find valuables in a house at Kovilpatti set fire to furniture and electronic goods on Friday. The police said the burglars who entered the house of Sakthivel (70) of Veera Vaanc...
CBI said Rs 54 lakh were recovered during searches at six locations in connection with the case
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said his party will be raising the controversial demolition of Ambedkar Bhavan in Dadar during the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha that begins next week.Mr....
Dehradun MeT office Director said an improvement in weather conditions is expected from July 18 onwards
Driver"s court-appointed lawyer said he observed "no radicalisation whatsoever," and Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Bouhlel was never placed on a watch list for radicals.
Emergency room visits related to the use of synthetic marijuana may be down this month in New York City, despite 130 people being hospitalized in just three days earlier this week, health officials said.
Forty-two people were killed in the Turkish capital Ankara during an attempted coup that started on Friday night, a senior Turkish official said, confirming an earlier report from state-run Anadolu A...
Four men believed to be linked to the Tunisian man who killed 84 people when he drove a truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice were arrested overnight Saturday, a judicial source said.One of the men ...
France attack: In a news conference Friday, prosecutors said they had found no links to the Islamic State extremist group.
Hillary Clinton will pledge on Saturday to introduce an amendment to the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision within the first 30 days of her administration, an aide said Saturday.
>In Assam, 14 new villages in Jorhat district were inundated on Saturday.Official sources said nearly 50 villages are reeling under the fury of flood.
In Bangalore, if you wait at Koshy’s long enough, you will meet everybody you know. Something similar is said about the Times Square in New York. Likewise, as Euclid said, if parallel lines go on for ...
ISTANBUL Another uprising attempt in Turkey could be staged at any time, Turkey's presidency said on Twitter on Saturday, adding it was necessary to stay in charge of the streets.
Jaitley said DBT ensures that benefits reach targeted population and helps in reducing leakages
LAHORE, Pakistan Qandeel Baloch, a social media star whose exploits divided opinion in conservative Pakistan, was allegedly strangled by her brother in what appears to be an "honour killing", police and her family said on Saturday.
Last year sugar industry across the globe was pushed to a record low in prices, the company said
LONDON Chelsea have signed France midfielder N'Golo Kante from Premier League champions Leicester City on a five-year contract, the Londoners said on Saturday.
Mari Johnson, a correctional officer at a men's prison in Texas, was killed by an inmate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday.
Marri Shashidhar Reddy, chairman, Forum for Utilisation of Godavari Waters, said that construction of Mallannasagar reservoir is not necessary and that he will stop its construction at any cost. He sa...
Media reports said the CM had stepped down as leader of the Congress Legislature Party
* Military said martial law imposed, “peace council” to rule
MLA from south Kashmir's Kulgam said the "gagging media" was unacceptable and it would encourage rumour mongering
Monica Sethia, wife of jailed environmental activist Piyush Manush, has alleged that her husband was beaten up at Salem Central Prison by officials and said that extreme violations of human rights had...
Nokia said Wednesday that the expanded agreement covers access to each other's patented technologies and will push its annual net sales in patent.
+Nokia said Wednesday that the expanded agreement covers access to each other's patented technologies and will push its annual net sales in patent.
on Saturday said the online leak of the film three weeks before its release has “killed” the movie and they have suffered “huge” losses. The ...
PARIS A five-day jazz festival in Nice has been canceled following the killing of at least 84 people in the city by a truck driver, organizers said.
+PARIS A five-day jazz festival in Nice has been canceled following the killing of at least 84 people in the city by a truck driver, organizers said.
PARIS A five-day jazz festival in Nice has been cancelled following the killing of at least 84 people in the city by a truck driver, organisers said.
+PARIS A five-day jazz festival in Nice has been cancelled following the killing of at least 84 people in the city by a truck driver, organisers said.
Plaintiffs' lawyers said they were seeking $10 billion in damages in the proposed class actions
Police official said curfew remained in force in all 10 districts of the Valley as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order
Police officials said Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old described as the countrys Kim Kardashian, was strangled by her brother.
+Police officials said Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old described as the countrys Kim Kardashian, was strangled by her brother.
Published after 13 years of first being classified, the White House said the reports show no link between Saudi Arabia and the hijackers who carried out the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"The door to settling the issue through dialogue and negotiation has never been closed," said spokesperson Lu Kang at a daily press briefing.
"The person who carried out the operation in Nice, France, to run down people was one of the soldiers of Islamic State," the news agency Amaq, which supports Islamic State, said via its Telegram account.
"There is no way I can be restricted from getting these copies (of document) again. I will file a complete application for summoning of documents," said Subramanian Swamy.
ROME Rescuers saved 366 migrants from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy but at least 20 people were reported to have drowned, Italian police said on Saturday.
+ROME Rescuers saved 366 migrants from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy but at least 20 people were reported to have drowned, Italian police said on Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda.
+SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda.
Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the U.S. and Russia had agreed to cooperate in Syria against the al Nusra Front, al Qaeda's Syrian branch, in an effort to "restore the cessation of hostilities, significantly reduce the violence and help create the space for a genuine and credible political transition" in Syria.
Several Russian oil trading sources said they had not yet received notifications from shipping agents regarding traffic disruptions
Singh said that the NDA govt believes in cooperative and competitive federalism
“So it will take four-six weeks to deploy the network in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In all other circles our readiness is high,” Anshuman Thakur said
+“So it will take four-six weeks to deploy the network in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In all other circles our readiness is high,” Anshuman Thakur said
Suspects in the infant kidnap, M. Malleswari and Raju, who were taken into custody by the police, might have abducted the baby to make a fast buck, the investigating officers said.The Vijayawada City ...
The CM said that it is needed to bring the state out of backwardness
The district administration has been fully geared up to meet any eventuality during the forthcoming North East monsoon, said P. Parthiban, District Collector.In a release issued here on Friday, he sai...
The head of the developer behind Nintendo Co Ltd's Pokemon GO said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in roughly 200 countries and regions "relatively soon" and was working on bolstering server capacity to enable the wider rollout.
+The head of the developer behind Nintendo Co Ltd's Pokemon GO said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in roughly 200 countries and regions "relatively soon" and was working on bolstering server capacity to enable the wider rollout.
The main hurdle remains in the Rajya Sabha where the composition of the House strength is fractured making it imperative for a wider political consensus on the issue, said ASSOCHAM.
The military drills which began on Friday, will last will last until September, said the state run Xinhua news agency.
The police, who detained a student of Baldwin Boys’ High School on the charge of bullying Raunak Banerjee and pushing him to commit suicide, said the school had failed to identify him.Raunak’s father,...
There is no hand of terror group Boko Haram and it seems local criminal elements were responsible for the act, said the MEA
The senior leader, who visited the razed site this morning, said they will raise the issue in Rajya Sabha.
Three persons from Kollam in Kerala were killed and two injured in an accident involving a car and lorry at Kamanaickenpalayam, near Palladam, on Friday evening.VictimsThe Police said the deceased wer...
Three persons from Kollam were killed and two injured in an accident involving a car and lorry at Kamanaickenpalayam, near Palladam, on Friday evening.The police said that the deceased were identified...
Trains will not be operated between Chennai Beach and Velachery between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on Sunday. A Southern Railway press release said 24 trains operating in this corridor have been cancell...
Troops engaged the infiltrators in Sajiyan area of Poonch district, Defence Spokesman Col S D Goswami said
Trukish officials, said on Saturday morning, that the the coup attempt appeared to have been repelled.
Water inflow into Hogenakkal touched 14,500 cusecs after rain in Karnataka.Officials said 10,500 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water were discharged from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam in Karnataka ...
Water inflow into Hogenakkal touched 14,500 cusecs after rain in Karnataka.Officials said 10,500 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water were discharged from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Karnataka o...
While Egyptian officials disclosed the word “fire” is audible on the cockpit voice recording from EgyptAir Flight 804, safety experts said investigators have no clear-cut answers about the sequence of events behind the crash.
BSF man sacked for slapping senior to be reinstated
MSME pump manufacturers in the region have been dealt a blow by conditions laid down by EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) for participation in the tender for supply of submersible pump-sets.
+New tool calculates emissions impacts, energy benefits from smart grid investments
Southern districts set to become an “energy hub”
+There is something about those energy drinks
15 die after consuming spurious liqour in UP
7-year-old boy hit by third standard student dies
an Diego police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a series of attacks on the city's homeless population that left three people dead.
Around 50 soldiers involved in an attempted military coup in Turkey surrendered on one of the bridges across the Bosphorus in Istanbul on Saturday, abandoning their tanks with their hands raised in t...
A swarm of protesters surrounded a stalled tank. They hurled bricks and rocks at the vehicle, jeering and cursing the soldier.
A total of 50 soldiers surrendered abandoning their tanks with their hands raised
Brutal moment civilians throw stones and stamp on a Turkish tank soldier before his surrender
"Actor Tim Boardman Stars in the Indie Film MILES
"Adorable Baby Elephant Will Always Be Too Big For The Kiddie Pool
"Documentary Filmmaker, Louise Amandes, Talks Cartoons, Collaboration, And Getting Into San Diego Comic-Con
"ISIS claims its 'soldier' behind attack in Nice
"Photos: Soldiers clash with protestors and police
"San Diego police arrest suspect in killings that targeted the homeless
"Soldiers silence CNN Turk
"Soldiers surrender after military coup attempt leaves nearly 200 dead
"Turkey coup: Soldier pulled to safety by police
„Das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen“
: Fitness junkies, are you experiencing knee pain? Thinking of hiding it under a haze of pain killers? Or, maybe, you’ve been passing it off as a norm because your gym buddies have their fair share of...
Girl bitten by straydogs dies
Good potential for industrial corridor on Madurai-Thoothukudi stretch: studies
Greece will return eight plotter soldiers to Turkey
Greece to examine asylum requests of Turkish soldiers: reports
Home remiedies for those puffy eyes
Hull Daily Mail published Tragic tale of boy, 14, who died at hands of Hull's most sadistic...
IHA provided this video of a soldier being pulled to safety by police after he was attacked by the crowd during a coup attempt in Turkey.
Inanities abound in this most banal and boring of sex comedies
INGREDIENTS
>In Uttar Pradesh, eight villagers died ?and several others fell seriously ill after consuming country made spurious liquor on Friday night under Aliganj tehsil of Etah district.Twelve others in serious condition have been admitted to Saifai Medical College of Etawah.
+Islamic State claims Nice attacker was its soldier
Meisje houdt winkeldief aan
Mother dies while swimming in the sea with husband on holiday in Alicante, Spain
Motorcyclist dies of head injuries
Newborn girl left to die on streets; parents held
Night of turmoil: Over 260 killed, 2800 soldiers held as citizens foil Turkey coup
Over 250 die in failed Turkey coup
>Petrol price has been cut by 2 rupees 25 paise per litre and diesel by 42 paise a litre.
Rebel soldiers have been warned they will be shot down if they attempt to use more military aircraft.
Recently discovered potent antibodies can be used to generate a specific type of cell called chimeric antigen receptors, or CARs, that can be used to kill cells infected with HIV-1, new research suggests.
+Recently discovered potent antibodies can be used to generate a specific type of cell called chimeric antigen receptors, or CARs, that can be used to kill cells infected with HIV-1, new research suggests.
Reliance Jio invests Rs 1.34 lakh crore in 4G network, readies 'transformative' services
Review of 'Vice Principals,' 'Ballers,' two HBO comedies
San Diego police arrest man in connection with the killings of three homeless men.
San Diego police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a series of attacks on the city's homeless population that left three people dead.
Tens of other pro-coup soldiers surrendering to armed police after being surrounded in Istanbul"s central Taksim square
The Chitlapakkam police arrested a couple for allegedly abandoning their newborn girl to die on the streets. Police on Tuesday recovered the body of the child on Lenin Street in Chitlapakkam after rep...
The death toll announced by PM did not seem to include 104 rebels soldiers
The Happy Bhag Jayegi motion poster is for all you single ladies
Turkey: 2800 rebel soldiers arrested
Turkey coup attempt: Pro-coup soldiers surrender on Istanbul bridge
Turkey coup: Soldiers on Istanbul's Bosphorus bridge surrender
Turkey coup: Soldiers surrender on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul
Turkey is witnessing violence after an attempted military coup in which at least 250 people have died
Turkish pro-coup soldiers surrender on Istanbul bridge
Turks woke up to television pictures showing dozens of soldiers surrendering after the failed coup, some with their hands above their head.
Two die in accident
What happens if you die waiting for Tesla Model 3?
+What happens if you die waiting for Tesla Model 3?
‘Enhance financial powers of CM, LG’
Director Nishikant Kamat says that he feels lucky to get offered a Rs 5 crore film as well as a Rs 60 crore film, and for gaining the faith of his producers.
NABARD to float two more farmers’ producer companies
Producer C. V. Kumar talks to malathi rangarajan on debuting as director with Mayavan
Puja Entertainment has introduced a new distribution wing and after "The Legend of Tarzan", the wing will also distribute "Star Trek Beyond", says producer Vashu Bhagnani's daughter Deepshikha Deshmukh.
Put together a drummer and a producer and you get what is one of the top electronic acts in the country -- Sapta
Veteran festival programmer and film producer Marco Mueller wants to make Macau more than just a casino haven
Command over subject is essential: expert
Dogs on the outskirts pose risk of rabies, say experts
Exploring the potential of value addition to jackfruit is the need of the hour, according to Shree Padre, an expert working on jackfruit promotion in the country.Speaking at the inauguration of the tw...
GST will ease tax burden: experts
While Centre’s stand is that the scheme will benefit T.N., experts think it will inflate the fiscal deficit
60 dead, 336 people arrested in Turkey
A 33-year-old Croatian was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his hotel room in South Delhi’s Mahipalpur on Saturday.While prima facie the incident appears to be a suicide, the police are pr...
A 50-year-old man, who was sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing three upper primary school boys, was found dead inside the toilet of the Kozhikode district jail on Satur...
Burhan Wani is dead but he’ll live on till we find out what Kashmir really wants
Eight dead in Uttar Pradesh hooch tragedy
+Eight dead in Uttar Pradesh hooch tragedy
Frantic search for vaccine as deadly mutated rabbit virus sweeps the UK
Prisoner found dead in district jail
Qandeel Baloch shot dead, Know everything about the Pakistani model
Rescuers save 366 migrants from boats in Mediterranean, 20 reported dead
+Rescuers save 366 migrants from boats in Mediterranean, 20 reported dead
“This is the place where Century Gowda was found dead... And this is where Gaddappa’s grandson met his girlfriend,” a youngster at Node Koppalu village near Pandavapura explains to a visitor.He is not...
Turkey coup bid quelled; more than 200 dead
Turkey PM says 161 dead in coup bid, almost 3,000 held
In an astonishing act, a group of young boys jumped off a bridge into a river right before the train passed through the bridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad....
Rayapati Leela Kumari, 67, wife of Narasaraopet MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, passed away at her home in Lakshmipuram late on Friday night after suffering a massive heart attack.Born at Ponnur in 1950, L...
Bandh called by Bajrang Dal, VHP passes off peacefully
Watch: Young boys jump off bridge seconds before train passes through
Young boys jump off bridge seconds before train passes through
GU Research Forum inaugurated
Inter-state council a forum to address people's concerns: Modi
Inter-State Council a forum to evolve policy, improve implementation: PM
Implementation of e-Public Distribution System reviewed
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, S. Gopalakrishnan, on Saturday reviewed the implementation of e-Public Distribution System in the district.Expressin...
USL undertakes organisational review
Export earnings records 9.4 per cent fall at Rs 33,282 crore
For a country that prides itself on its loud, rambunctious cinema and regards it as its best export till date, it is surprising that the cry for a ban on a film we don’t like, or are distinctly uncom...
Nasscom has pegged software export revenue to grow 10-12 per cent in FY17,Infosys is now aiming to meet industry-level growth rates in the best case scenario.
Reliance's fuel exports dip below 10 million tonnes in April-June
Signing FTA with Britain easier now, feel garment exporters
The company is also focusing on export opportunities in ASEAN countries other than West Asia
Eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee on why it’s important that neither authorities nor authors yield to lawbreakers when it comes to upholding freedom of speech.
Handset makers urge DoT to drop import duty charges on 4G smartphones
+Handset makers urge DoT to drop import duty charges on 4G smartphones
Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor in reducing the burden of stroke, followed by high blood pressure
Rising imports of used garment hit apparel industry
This comes after Bengaluru customs about a fortnight ago attempted to levy 10 per cent BCD applicable to 4G gear imports also on 4G smartphones.
Metro’s Phase-IV shrinks Delhi further
Newest phase will take Delhi Metro into some of the most poorly connected and far-flung areas of the Capital
Phase-V to focus on rural Delhi
Apple iPhone 7 video leaks: A10 chipset gets benchmarked
Kashmir cop injured during Burhan Wani shoot-out is now a marked man
"Pence taps loyalists, new guard for VP staff
Insurance staff oppose stake sale
Nearly 100 temporary staff members working in Madurai Kamaraj University’s (MKU) Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) have alleged that they have not been paid salaries for the past six months due ...
Temporary staff allege non-payment of salary
Anil Kapoor's local train stunt invites Railways' notice
Delhi experiments with '3D speed breaker'
Arch discovered in well in Bidar
Britain's June vote to leave the European Union (EU) could have spillover effects for years, according to a recent report released by the Office of Financial Research in the US Department of Treasury.
Researchers have been looking for ways to strengthen the immune system against HIV, and it now appears CARs could be a weapon in that fight.
Researchers say that consumption of red meat is linked to an increased risk of ESRD
Research potential of arboretum untapped
Team of researchers found that 40% of parents were "concerned" or "extremely concerned" about the negative and potentially harmful impact of social media
An eight-member delegation led by Secretary Water and Power Mohammad Younas Dagha is presently in New Delhi for final talks on resolving the dispute bilaterally or to seek arbitration.
Donald Trump has finally hired someone he can't fire.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin finalize divorce
NEW YORK After finally eclipsing year-old record highs, the U.S. stock market will be tested again next week, when the onslaught of company earnings could help investors assess the impact of Britain's vote to exit the European Union.
Nice terror attack: father tells of agony over death of son, aged 4, as hospital finally identifies mystery boy in coma
Punjab, Himachal enter final of 41st AIEB Kabaddi tournament
+Punjab, Himachal enter final of 41st AIEB Kabaddi tournament
Solar Impulse 2 postpones its final flight to UAE
Steps should be taken to institutionalise the process of involving states in finalising the terms of reference of future Finance Commissions
While the exact site is yet to determined, company officials say it will likely be in Balasore district which they will visit soon to finalise the location and determine feasbility
The district administration has banned the movement of heavy vehicles on Vathamalai here in Nallampalli taluk.The administration had permitted only two-wheelers to use Vathalmalai. But heavy vehicles ...
Free medical camp, Priyadarshini Hall of Ernakulam District Panchayat complex, Kakkanad, 10 a.m. onwards
Rajshekhargowda Patil Vajjal, Saraswati Subhashchandra and Bhimabai Mallikarjun Pujari were elected chairpersons of various standing committees of Yadgir Zilla Panchayat here on Saturday.Mr. Vajjal fr...
Residents of Gurukulam, Imnampatti, Nimbaleswararm and Veppankudi all in Veppankudi village panchayat in Tiruvarangulam block besieged earth movers used for illegal mining of sand at Imnampattikulam, ...
Say they are yet to get patta from Panchayat for their house
: The fresh litigation over the demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Kerala has cast a shadow on the ground truthing exercise carried out by panchayat-level committees and raised quest...
The Child Welfare Committee, a quasi-judicial body, of Khurda District on Saturday directed the police to trace Budhia Singh, the marathon boy, as he was yet to return to the sports hostel after summe...
The election to form a new governing body for the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare as per the directive of the Kerala High Court on Saturday witnessed unruly scenes as supporters belonging to th...
Unruly scenes mar child welfare council election
"Republicans call porn a 'public health crisis,' but is it really?
Donald Trump formally unveiled Mike Pence as his running mate Saturday, candidly saying he hoped the pick would unite the fractured Republican Party, in a typically unconventional rollout event that was more about the man at the top of the ticket than his new sidekick.
Donald Trump’s new running mate barely gets look-in as Republicans head for explosive showdown
Fmr. Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich responded to the attacks in Nice, France by suggesting that the U.S. "test every person here who is of a Muslim background."
Republican convention schedule: An Ultimate Fighting champion and Bill Clinton's sexual affairs
Some -- but nowhere close to all -- of the Republican Party's biggest contributors cut large checks to Donald Trump in his first wave of fundraising, new documents show.
Khandu claims support of 47 MLAs, including two independents, expects to be sworn in.
A brief history of Turkey's military coups
Akbar, in history and in the present
Arunachal does not know what to do with ‘SC-erased’ political history
AT&Ts history in the advertising business has been mixed and it has kept a low profile relative to rival Verizon. Yet the telecom giant, which closed its DirecTV deal last year, has a growing footprint in TV and web video and boasts of robust data for ad targeting.
“For the last 50 years, perennial attempts have been made by the Urdu literati of Pakistan to systematically erase Sara Shagufta from the intellectual-feminist history of South Asia.” Asad Alvi discusses the irrepressible, inimitable poetess.
Police and academics search Nice attackers history for a motive
Why does Turkey have a long history of coups?
City set to host yet another historic event
Workers cleaning the historical Jahaj Ki Bawdi open well in the backyard of Multani Pasha Dargah found a door with an arch at the bottom of the well here on Saturday.The 10-ft tall structure has a big...
Cops seek curbs on sale of card stripe read-write devices
Crime Branch to write to Centre after busting a card-cloningracket that used these easily available devices
Not unplugged on rail tracks? Write a letter to mom and dad
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Dipankar Gupta: Militancy as culture: Kashmir has clear parallels with Ireland, Spanish Basque and Quebec
The 16thedition of Agri Intex, an agriculture fair, is attracting farmers from different parts of the State. On Friday and Saturday, nearly 50,000 people visited the exhibition.With 400 exhibito...
A translation of Vandana Mishra’s sweeping cultural catalogue
“Declare Cauvery delta as a protected agricultural zone”
Actor Arjun has completed the first schedule of his forthcoming directorial, Kadhalin Pon Veedhiyil (Prema Baraha in Kannada). He says, “Aishwarya (his daughter) has excelled beyond my expectation...
Actor-director Dependra Singh arrested on charges of abetment to suicide
Additional Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Kumar Gautam on Saturday announced a day off for the beat police. Taking a decision based on the feedback given by the beat officers requesting for a ...
MSR Prasad appointed as Director, DRDL (Hyderabad)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested the Director-General, Corporate Affairs, on allegations of accepting bribes.According to the agency, accused B.K. Bansal is an Additional...
You can ask any banner artist in the city and they would tell you that they’ve learnt their craft by painting his face over and over again, says art director T. Ramalingam.
Finance ministry stresses on financial inclusion in LWE areas
It's not just RBI which needs reforms; finance ministry needs them more
"Feral cats sold as a public health weapon
When immigrants come to the United States, they continue contributing to the economy for decades. It's time to expand the H-1B visa program, says Rosario Marin.
Costume designer Anu Vardhan on styling the Style Mannan himself
Mercedes shows off 130 years of design</a></li></ul>
Nico360 seems to be inspired by GoPro in terms of design and is considerably smaller than Ricoh Theta S or Samsung Gear 360
U.S. and Russian officials agreed on steps designed to pave the way for an end to the civil war in Syria, but top officials declined to detail the specifics.
+U.S. and Russian officials agreed on steps designed to pave the way for an end to the civil war in Syria, but top officials declined to detail the specifics.
U.S., Russia Agree on Steps Designed to End War in Syria
+U.S., Russia Agree on Steps Designed to End War in Syria
A group of artists driven by their passion for nature camped in the wooded Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary here for two days to capture monsoon with their brushstrokes.Among the artists were nature buffs fr...
The recent Malayalam drama ‘Ozhivudivasathe Kali’ is the latest in a line of films that involve game-playing in the wilderness.
Alva economical with truth, says Congress
"Economic Roots of Violence
Dasara high-powered panel to meet soon
Panel expresses satisfaction over the improvements in cleanliness, augmentation of coaches
Germany signals no pushover in EU trade talks with UK
Sends out a strong signal to her competitors
It’s time we humans shed our hubris to reckon with the forces of nature shaping lives and fates, says Amitav Ghosh
The nature of our business is such that the impact on the first quarter gets reflected in the subsequent quarters more prominently.
+The nature of our business is such that the impact on the first quarter gets reflected in the subsequent quarters more prominently.
EID Parry to develop natural food colours to cater wellness market
When two great doubles players execute a task with such authority, as Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna did against the inexperienced Koreans, it was only natural to look beyond Davis Cup, and try to lo...
The 14-time Grand Slam winner has not played since pulling out of the French Open in May
Britains new Brexit Secretary believes bondholders should sit on boards to curb executive pay
Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD, TCS, talks about the FY17 headwinds, growth roadmap and digital play
: Adding unique elements to the show and going the extra mile to stay away from the cookie cutter grooming modules is what makes fashion choreographer Arun Ratna stand out.Even after 12 years of journ...
"Kerry: US, Russia to cooperate against al Qaeda in Syria
"Kerry: US, Russia to cooperate in Syria
Vijay Kumar named HCL Tech COO
Permanent Link to SpaceX conducts static fire Falcon 9 rocket ahead of CRS-9 launch
SpaceX conducts static fire Falcon 9 rocket ahead of CRS-9 launch
SpaceX has conducted a critical test firing of all nine core stage engines of its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of an early-Monday/late-Sunday scheduled launch of the CRS-9 cargo;
Donald Trump introduces VP pick Mike Pence as job creator, budget balancer
New Kerala budget provides sops for diaspora
Trump touts VP pick Pence as job creator, budget balancer
+Trump touts VP pick Pence as job creator, budget balancer

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