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26 laid-off Indians return from Saudi Arabia
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Maintenance Command, IAF, Air Marshal Pankaj Aneja on Friday emphasised on the need to innovate and find ways to face the challenges in the fields of finance and budgeting in the Indian Air Force.
An Indian-origin man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing and possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Atanu Das ousted, Indian archers draw a blank at Olympics
Boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav and tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna brought some much needed cheer as the Indian contingent their flop show at the ongoing 31st Olympic Games here.
CBI Charge Sheet Mala Fide Act of Indian Government Against Devas
Colleen Taylor Sen's chronicle of the evolution of the Indian diet contradicts several myths about the subcontinent's culinary traditions
Cultural ministry shows Chinese jet with Indian flag in I-day video
Egypt's largest Indian colour festival Holi kicked off on Friday, introducing fun and joy for lovers of Indian culture in the North African country.
Even as Pakistan keeps on pleading innocence before the international community and denies its role in exporting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian security forces have come out with startling revelation, which is enough to prove Islamabad's ...
Filed through his counsel , Saeed in his petition said the PML-N government is practically doing nothing to take up the matter of Indian 'atrocities' in Kashmir.
First Indian bank's coupon skip shows capital pressure, says Fitch Ratings
From the reports we have seen, the charge sheet is just the latest mala fide act that the Indian government has taken against Devas and its shareholders in retaliation for their exercising their legal rights arising out of the illegal annulment of the Devas-Antrix contract,&quot
In 1903, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) opened its first property, the Taj Mahal Palace, in Mumbai, overlooking the Arabian Sea. In the 113 years since, the Taj has not expanded across the world and fo...
In an embarrassment to the government, the Ministry of Culture in its Independence Day celebration video has shown a Chinese built JF-17 fighter jet flying with an Indian flag.
Indian-American defeated in Vermont Governor primary
Indian archers drew a blank at the Olympic Games on Friday
Indian athletes Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Ankit Sharma crashed out of thier respective events at the ongoing Rio Olympics here.
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey 3-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the men's Middleweight (75kg) category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here.
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey in the second round of the men's Middleweight (75kg) category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here.
Indian history as a moveable Feast
Indian Hotels has reported a widening of its standalone net loss after tax at Rs 9 crores for the quarter ended in June as against the loss of Rs 5 crores for the corresponding quarter of the previou...
Indian Hotels widens net loss
Indian medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar believes his ability to focus on getting the process right and not get distracted with other things, helped him to took five wickets and put India on the driver's seat on the fourth day of the third Test against ...
Indian men's hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans expressed his dissatisfaction with his wards' performance following a disappointing draw against Canada at the ongoing Rio Olympics here.
Indian-origin deputy mayor to chair London's promotional firm
Indian-origin surgeon sued by 57 patients in UK
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event of tennis competition at the Rio Olympics with a straight-set win over Australian pair of Samantha Sto...
Indian pilots face jail for flying under influence of alcohol
Indian schedule on Day 7
Indian security forces tear into Pakistan's 'innocence' claim
Indian shooters' Olympic Games misery continued on Day 7 of Rio Olympics as 2012 edition's bronze medal winner Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the 50m Rifle...
Indian tycoon's $9 billion tidy-up is too clever
Indian vs Canada ends in fierce draw; Gutta, Ponnappa crash out with second loss, archery campaign ends with Das, as does Narang's and Gowda's.
In the aftermath of the missing An-32 transport aircraft, the Indian Air Force has accelerated steps to procure and fit Underwater Locator Beacons (ULB) on all aircraft as they are critical for track...
Is the Indian fashion industry running out of creative ideas? The author looks for answers
Just a single win away from ensuring an Olympic medal, the Indian mixed doubles combination of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are determined to maintain their superb form and ensure a podium finish at the ongoing Rio Games here.
Like all Indians, I am also pained: PM Modi on J&K during all-party meet
Many past pupils of St. Bede’s Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School feel they have never left school. PRINCE FREDERICK on this close-knit alumni group
Milestones: Indian Hotels Company
Ministry’s I-Day video shows Chinese jet with Indian flag
Modi says Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is also part of Jammu and Kashmir (From PTI) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the doors of the government ...
Modi says Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is also part of Jammu and Kashmir (From PTI) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the doors of the government were open for addressing "grievances" of all sections in Jammu and Kashmir under the Constitution but…
MTEF stated the Indian economy was showing 'bright' near-term prospects, and that macro-economic stability has improved
No country can go from zero to hero in Olympic sports. A hundred Indians now feature in the top-25 and why that's real progress
Number of Indians studying overseas to rise by 50%
Panama papers in April 2016 disclosed a list of 500 Indians who allegedly stashed money in offshore entities in tax haven Panama
P.V. Sivapulliah has been appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor of GITAM University, Bengaluru campus.Prof. Sivapulliah is a retired professor and chemist from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He i...
Railways serve approximately 23 million passengers every day which essentially means 23 million individual stories running on Indian Railway daily.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.13 (ANI): Asserting that the Rio Olympics has now started by true means, Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh has admitted that his side cannot afford to commit any more mistakes in the quarter-finals of the ...
Rytasha Rathore to play 'biggest bahu' on Indian TV
S African streets renamed for Indian-origin veterans
SBI, BOI, Indian Bank and Punjab National Bank were up more than 5% each on the NSE.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting said that the Festival of Independence being celebrated throughout the country offers an opportunity for the citizens to remember the sacrifices and contributions made by great leaders during the Indian Freedom Struggle and National Movement.
Since 2014, eight Indian Naval ships have visited Japan and eight Japanese naval ships have visited India. India and Japan also have armed forces training exchange programme to enhance interoperability of the forces.
South Indian Bank and SBI Card, a credit card issuer has announced their collaboration to launch co-branded credit cards for the customers of South Indian Bank.Through this alliance, South Indian Bank...
SSMC presents an all-night Indian classical music concert to ring in Independence Day
Subbulakshmi, the first ever musician to be awarded India's highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna, was invited by the then UN Secretary General Late U Thant to perform at the General Assembly in October 1966, becoming the first Indian to perform there.
Taliban suicide bombers may attack Indian borders on Aug 15, warns Pak
The 100-plus-year-old Indian Hotels Company is setting the benchmark for hospitality — at home and around the world
The District Police have detained under Goondas Act two bootleggers who had purchased cheap liquor from Puducherry and sold it as branded Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) after manipulating the label...
The Indian hockey team's march to the Olympic quarter-finals may be the start of something truly special
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore had the lion’s share of medals with five of its faculty members being awarded the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists 2...
The Indian men's hockey team, who have already qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing Rio Olympics, ended their group stage with a 2-2 draw against Canada here at Olympics Hockey Centre in Deodoro last evening .After a goalless first-half, ...
The Indian pair wilted under pressure to lose the game 16-21 in 19 minutes against the Dutch pair
The opening portion of the Culture Ministry's over one- minute video celebrating '70 years of Independence' featured an animated sequence of the two JF-17 flying with the Indian flag.
The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in st...
The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in straight sets here.
Uncertainty hovered over Indian team's halfback SV Sunil's participation in the quarterfinals after he sustained an injury during its last men's hockey Pool B game against Canada at the Rio Olympics here today.
Vikas Krishan stood a win away from an elusive Olympic medal as the Indian outclassed Turkey’s Sipal Onder 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men’s 75kg middleweight boxing at the Rio...
Vikas Krishnan stood a win away from an elusive Olympic medal as the Indian outclassed Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men's 75kg middleweight boxing at the Rio Games here.
WatchProdunova vaultLeave aside Shobhaa De and her foot-in-mouth tweets on why the Indian contingent is in Rio. Dipa Karmakar made history as the first Indian woman to get into the vault finals at the...
3rd Test: India eye declaration after Bhuvneshwar's five
About 60% of 650 million cards issued in India use only magnetic strips making them vulnerable to skimming
A bunch of chocolatiers are reinventing India’s palate for the world’s favourite confectionery
A charitable trust is helping villagers in India's driest regions to recharge ground water and maximise agricultural earnings using an age-old rainwater harvesting technique
A drop in interest income and provisions towards standard assets resulted in Bank of India reporting a loss of Rs 741 crore in the reporting quarter ended June 30, as against a net profit of Rs 130 cr...
Afghanistan Pak India economic integration key to cooperation Afghan envoy
Ahead of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to India, China's state-run media today said the door for India's admission...
Alibaba betting on Paytm in India
‘All India Radio must continue broadcasting news from Tiruchi’
A man in India is hit by a vehicle. Not only the driver, but numerous people just pass by while he lies in the street bleeding. CNN's Isa Soares has the shocking story.
A nervy India squandered a one-goal advantage as they allowed Canada to sta
An urgent council meeting convened by Chairperson M. Meena Dev here on Friday witnessed heated arguments over the issue of poor quality of roads in the municipality.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Ka...
An urgent council meeting convened by Chairperson M. Meena Dev here on Friday witnessed heated arguments over the issue of poor quality of roads in the municipality.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kaz...
Around 40 percent said they wanted their borders shut to refugees, with support for such a move highest in Turkey, India and Hungary.
As for India, the Envoys Conference noted that India's policy of not engaging in a comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan was not conducive for peace in South Asia,&quot
As striking as its splendour is the Taj Mahal Palace’s place in India’s Independence narrative
Aziz said Pak is prepared to consider translating its unilateral moratorium into a bilateral arrangement on non-testing with India
Bank of India (BoI) today reported a loss of Rs 741.3 crore in the first quarter ended June 30 as provisions for bad loans nearly doubled.The state-run bank had earned a net profit of Rs 129.7 crore i...
Bank of India posts ₹741-cr loss in Q1 as income dips, provisions rise
Bank of India posts Rs 741 cr net loss
Bank of India Q1 net loss at Rs 741 crore
Before going digital, India should focus on right infrastructure first: NYC CDO Sree Srinivasan
Believes mobile and payments to be an important strategic asset for it in India
Bhuvneshwar Kumar puts India in command against West Indies
Bhuvneshwar's five-for puts India in charge
Bhuvneshwar swings the game India's way
Big opportunities for HP from Digital India: HP CEO Dion Weisler
Binny, Mishra named in India squad for WI T20Is
BRICS yet to broker peace between India and China: Shakti Sinha
But Thimphu did not pursue the move apparently to avoid creating any misunderstanding in its close ties with India
Cairn India merger: Vedanta to seek creditors nod on Sept 8
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has accused Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) of being biased and adopting "unfair" policies to favour new entrants including Reliance Jio.
Cellular Operators’ Association of India has alleged that TRAI favoured new entrants
Central Bank of India has reported a net loss of Rs 599.81 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to a net profit of Rs. 203.60 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.Total income has d...
Central Bank of India has reported a net loss of Rs 599.8 crore for the first quarter ended June 30 as provision for bad loans witnessed over two-fold jump.
Central Bank of India posts Rs 600 cr net loss
Central Bank of India Q1 loss at Rs 600 cr
Central Bank of India reports Q1 loss at Rs 600 crore
Chain Singh (IND) of India competes...
China says NSG door not shut on India, FM Wang in Delhi today
China says NSG door not shut on India, Foreign Minister Wang in Delhi on Friday
Chinese Foreign Minister's Visit to India on 12th August- Significant
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit India on Saturday. This will be the first high-level visit by a Chinese official since the country scuttled India's application at the NSG citing procedur...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday called Goa the epitome of the future and a bright prospect of India, considering its level of development, and exuded confidence that the BRICS summit will ...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, that has a range of other smart devices, plans to bring its air purifiers in India before the onset of winter.Apart from expanding the product range the company, whic...
Chineses state-run Xinhua news agency stated that India and China are partners not rivals.
City will host match between England and India
Coal India has identified 476 mines for closure and a mine closure plan has been prepared and approved for 445 mines till July 31, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal...
Coal India identifies 445 mines for closure
Coal India identifies 476 mines for closure
Consequent to India’s ratification of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation(TFA) in April 2016, the National Committee on Trade Facilitation(NCTF) has been constituted The establishment of the Committee is part of the mandatory, institutional arrangement of the TFA.
Despite a sharp inflow of $1.2 billion from listed foreign funds in July, India has seen an outflow of $800 million this year so far, according to a study done by Kotal Institutional Equities. Ac...
Devas says vendetta by India over CBI case against top officials
E-commerce giant Alibaba, its business maturing at home in China, is looking to wring more growth from India and Southeast Asia.
Efficiency of India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Reactor Exceeds Expectations
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Expert tips for real estate investment in India
Expert Views: India's inflation accelerates to above RBI target
“Focus on countries with which India has free trade agreements”
For India shooters, another misserable day
Former CII director general Tarun Das has written a thoughtful piece (‘A new agenda for India and Singapore’, August 12) on the importance of forging an alliance with Singapore for business transacti...
From the US to India, regulators around the world are pushing harder than ever to shield local steel industries from foreign competition.
Google is currently the only large provider of public cloud computing services in India that does not have a data centre in the country. This restricts the company from working with many regulated ind...
GST will add to GDP growth, boost India Inc’s confidence: Adi Godrej
I-MADE provides a platform and support to students across India to develop mobile apps to solve simple problems
Images from India and around the world.
In an unprecedented development, aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Jet Airways and Air India to file an FIR against their commander pilots who were recentl...
India's Day 8 schedule
India 157-3 at stumps against Windies on day 4 of 3rd Test
India 31 without loss at tea after bowling out Windies for 225
India accounts for 20% of world's total buffalo meat exports (in volume terms), overtaking Brazil and Australia
India bowl out West Indies for 225, take 128-run lead
India does not listen to non-violent protests. It calls them potential suicides
India finish league games with uncertainty, injury
India held 2-2 after Canada's late goal
India lifted its sagging morale as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna cruised into the semifinals while pugilist Vikas Krishnan advanced to the quarters on a day the shooters, archers, shuttlers and track and field athletes suffered reverses at the Rio ...
India marked 'World Lion Day'
India name full strength squad for WI T20Is in USA
India nose ahead owing to Bhuvneshwar's five-for
India's focus on day eight will be centered around tennis mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and...
India's fuel demand rose 3.9% in July
India’s gold imports fell sharply by 76 per cent to 60 tonnes in the April-July period this fiscal on a high import duty and other taxes, according to gold and silver refiner MMTC-PAMP.However, India...
India's hockey coach Roelant Oltmans today expressed his displeasure following the team's sloppy performance in the 2-2 draw against Canada at the Rio Olympics here.
India's July retail inflation stays above RBI target
India's Manish Singh finished 13th in the men's 20km race walk event at the Rio Olympics here on Friday.
India's Manish Singh, who was competing for an elusive medal for India at the Rio Olympics, made a respective 13th-place finish in the men's 20 km race walk ahead of the Olympic record holder, Ding Chen here in Pontal on Saturday .Manish Singh was ...
India's men's hockey team was held 2-2 by lower-ranked Canada in its final group phase game that failed to guarantee it a third place in the Pool B of the Olympic Games here on Friday.
India's Sania Mirza in action during her mixed doubles match along with partner Rohan Bopanna...
India’s schedule in Rio today
India's S.S.P. Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri scored even-par 71 and two-over 73 to finish tied 30th
India’s telecom regulatory set-up is in urgent need of reforms
India takes a progressive step by decriminalizing suicide
India to address Kashmir issues, not compromise with nation’s integrity
India took a crucial 128-run lead in first innings by packing off West Indies for 225 thanks to pacer Bhuveneshwar Kumar's five-wicket haul during the post-lunch session on the fourth day of the rain-hit third Test at the Darren Sammy National ...
India took a crucial 128-run lead in first innings by packing off West Indies for 225, with pacer Bhuveneshwar Kumar's fiver during the post-lunch session on the fourth day of the rain-hit third Test at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium here ...
India took control of the third and penultimate cricket Test after Bhuvnesh
India uncertain, Sunil injured
India vs West Indies: India lead by 285 on Day 4
India were 157 for three in their second innings at stumps on day four of the third cricket Test against West Indies, here today.
India were 31 for no loss in their second innings at tea on day four of the third cricket Test against West Indies, here today.
India were the overwhelming favourites against and as expected they started on a bright note
India Yamaha rolls out one-millionth scooter
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Rathi says that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
Institution of Valuers (India):
It breathes, it flies, it sings, it is still and it is also full of life. A couple of days away from India’s Independence Day, we look at ‘freedom’ through the third eye. A compilation of photographs from across the country
Japan to invest $25 billion in India: Suresh Prabhu
Kallol Datta has stepped down from the board of directors of Tide Water Oil Co (India) Ltd, the company said in a notice to the bourses.
Manu-Sumeeth losses, India's campaign in doubles ends
Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) was waiting for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to complete the work on the stretch of National Highway (NH) 212 that pa...
Men's hockey: India held 2-2 after Canada's late goal
Most litigants prefer to go up to the Supreme Court for final judgment on the basis of several layers of the appealing mechanism available in India (Editorial, Aug.12). This is primarily done to gain...
Move follows India’s ratification of WTO Agreement
'MP can become India's economic heart after GST launch'
Muslim School in India Starts 'Anti-Terrorism' Course to Counter Daesh Influence
Myanmar, India’s Act East Policy and Waning Chinese...
Nepal PM to send special envoys to India, China
New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Shaida Mohammad Abdali on Thursday described the current situation in region as very dangerous, especially in terms of security. He also ...
New Delhi, Aug 12 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found the estimated savings on account of Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG in 2015-16 to be lower than that of the Ministry of Petroleu...
No Man's Sky to launch in India soon, but the game has a few bugs
Normal life was hit in Morigaon and Nagaon districts in a 12-hour central Assam bandh demanding setting up of All India Institute of Medical Science at Raha in central Assam.
Notwithstanding China not being in favour of India joining the NSG club and recent "transgression" by the PLA in Uttarakhand, a Chinese diplomat said today said Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit shows "maturity" of bilateral relationship between the ...
NSG door not shut for India: Chinese media
NSG Door Not Shut on India: China
Odisha to host 'Make in India' event in December
Opportunities for global investors have opened up in India: Priti Patel
Paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar ripped apart the West Indies batting order in a sensational spell as India took command of the proceedings on day four of the third cricket Test, here today.
Pakistan plans to invite India for a dialogue on Kashmir issue, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Friday, days after India insisted that it would discuss only PoK with P...
Pakistan ready for nuclear non-testing agreement with India: Aziz
Pakistan ready for nuclear non testing agreement with India, says Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan’s top counter-terrorism agency has issued two alerts, warning about possible terror attacks by two Taliban suicide bombers at the Wagah and Ganda Singh borders with India around the Independ...
Pakistan to invite India for dialogue on Kashmir
Pakistan to Invite India For Dialogue on Kashmir
Pak ready for nuclear non-testing agreement with India: Sartaj Aziz
Parliament's voice silences India's children
PoK is also part of India: PM at all party meet
PoK is part of India, PM at all-party meet
PoK is part of Kashmir, no compromise on India's security: PM Modi
‘Political parties in India exist in the black market’
Power trading solution provider PTC India on Friday reported 13.23 per cent increase in net profit at ₹56.45 crore in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 as against ₹49.75 crore in the same quarter la...
PTC India Q1 net rises 13.23%
Ready for nuclear test ban, Pakistan tells India
Refining becomes unviable due to 2-4% price discount in India versus import; operating capacity falls below 25%
Rio 2016: India's Manish Singh finishes 13th in men's 20km race walk
Rio 2016: Shooters, Athletes, Men's Hockey Disappoint India on Day 7
Rio 2016: Tennis, Boxing Bring Smile for India After Spate of Failures
Rio officials warn India: Your delegation is pushy and rude
Rio Olympics: Boxing, Hockey deliver for India
Rio Olympics: How India fared on Day 7
Rio Olympics: India end group stage with 2-2 draw against Canada in men's hockey
Rio Olympics: India held 2-2 after Canada's late goal
RSS follows a "divisive" approach and it is a "threat" to India, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday said.
Samsung sees India growth slowing down
Scoreboard at tea on the fourth day of the third Test between India and the West Indies ...
Scoreboard at tea on the fourth day of the third Test between India and the West Indies here today.
Shahnaz Rizwan aka Mrs Bhalla of Ye Hai Mohabbatein leaves India without informing the production house?
Shri Manohar Parikkar, Defence Minister inaugurated the week long “Bharat Parv” organized by the Government of India at the Rajpath Lawns, India Gate, New Delhi here today as part of the Independence Day 2016 Celebrations. Shri M. Venkiah Naidu
Shri R.N. Ravi, Government of India Interlocutor and Shri T. Muivah, General Secretary, National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) issued a Joint Communiqué after their talks here today.
Sir Surendranath Banerjea: Making of India’s first ‘national’ leader
Sony India's revenue from smartphones may fall by almost 50%
South China sea dispute: It's for India to decide on its stand, says Chinese Minister
Speakers at a symposium on the ‘Sinking standards of education’, organised by the All India Save Education Committee and district unit of the All India Democratic Student’s Organisation (AIDSO) here o...
Sree Srinivasan says key takeaway from India experience is the way customer service is being done through Twitter
State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Friday emphasized that transmission of repo rate cuts into lending rates is not strictly one-to-one as banks have about 40 per cent of their depo...
Swedish home furnishings major IKEA on Thursday formally began work on its first store in India at Hyderabad, a 400,000 sq ft facility it plans to open in autumn of 2017. The investment will be Rs...
Taliban planning attack at borders with India
Taliban Planning Attack at Borders with India, Warns Pakistan Agency
Taliban planning attacks at India borders: Pak
Taliban plans attack at borders with India, warns Pakistani agency
Telenor India launches 4G pilot in Dhanbad
Telenor, operational in India’s six out of 22 telecom circles have already tested the 4G-LTE technology in Varanasi, Vizag, Amravati, Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi, Vijayawada and Bhimavaram, among others.
The 22nd annual conference of the Society of Nuclear Medicine India Southern Chapter will be held at the Kasturba Medical College and Hospital here on August 13 and 14.A press release issued here said...
The city got a shot in the arm in medical technology when the Infosys Institute for Robotic Surgery was started at Narayana Health City on Thursday. This is the first such institute in India, said Dev...
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pulled up the Finance Ministry for not making “sound” assumptions in the Budget documents as well as lack of transparency in its disclosures under the ...
The country’s first Nuclear Suppliers’ insurance policy was unveiled by India Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP).New India Assurance Co and INIP will issue the policy and administer the claims on behalf o...
The country wants India to 'fully comprehend' Beijing's concerns over the disputed South China Sea
The court's decision came on the plea of Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India against the levy of these two taxes saying Parliament was not competent to legislate on these two aspects.
The DGCA has suspended two pilots each from Air India (AI) and Jet Airways for failing post-flight alcohol test - held recently - on arrival of their overseas flights in India.
The ET India Startup Ecosystem Barometer
The exchange has already started marketing the concept to its members and the first road show in India was organised in Ahmedabad
The exchange has already started marketing the concept to its members; first road show in India was held in Ahmedabad
The institutional library is thriving in India, bringing generations of learners, scholars, and teachers into its democratic embrace
The men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered a straight game loss to China's Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the second match of Group D to draw curtains on India's badminton doubles campaign at the Rio Olympics here today.
The Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Bharat Parv, a festival to celebrate India’s 70 years of Independence will help foster the spirit of Unity and Integrity amongst the people across the country. The Government as a part of celebrations
The most definitive survey of India’s most influential startup entrepreneurs and investors threw up a few surprises, check out here.
The pilots were flying on international routes and were found drunk once they landed in India
The Quiz Foundation of India’s annual QFIesta takes place this weekend
The rating agency says this is the first time investors in India have had to forgo interest on a bank capital instrument
There goes a story from the pre-independence India, when a very young revolutionary from Punjab was awaiting his turn to be sent to the gallows. This was Kartar Singh Sarabha, all of 19 years old and one of the 27 other revolutionaries to be punished for their alleged roles in Lahore Controversy. His grandfather came to meet him in Lahore jail.
The surge in NCDs in India stems as much from today’s hectic lifestyle as from unplanned urban development.
This is the first time investors in India have had to forego interest on bank capital instrument
To focus on India and Malaysia; moves into other travel segments
To honour the legacy of India’s Carnatic music legend M S Subbulakshmi, the UN will issue a stamp to mark her birth centenary next week, coinciding with the celebrations of India’s 70th Independence ...
To promote financial inclusion and to extend the banking network in unbanked areas, general permission has been granted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) including Public Sector
United States' Lauren Crandall, right, fights for the ball with India's Namita Toppo during...
VW's next gen Jetta won't be available in India
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Weisler says that the company will set up a separate Digital India business unit — making the company probably the first MNC to do so.
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the atrocities being carried out on the people of Balochistan and Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by Pakistan at the all-party meeting on the Kashmir issue, Press Club of India (PCI) president Rahul ...
West Indies make strong start after India end at 353
West Indies were all out for 225 in their first innings, in reply to India's 353, on day four of the third cricket Test here today.
While small cars use 140 kg aluminium on average in developed markets, consumption in India is only 40 kg
Wholesaler Metro Cash & Carry has opened its sixth wholesale outlet in Bengaluru and 22nd in India.
Why India fails at Olympics? Chinese media thinks it has the answer
WIvIND: Bhuvi’s fifer helps India take control of 3rd Test
Xiaomi plans to add a couple more factories in India to ramp up smartphone capacity
and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to empower young women and girls through sport in Brazil. UN Women builds the leadership skills of adolescent girls through quality sports programmes, improving their ability to influence decisions that impact their lives. The project creates safe spaces for girls to break social barriers and equips them with basic economic skills, increased knowledge of their bodies, and the confidence to access services in the event of violence.
An international clothing firm, Xinhee will get its new headquarters soon built in China and the preview images are overwhelmingly impressive. It is the latest project of MAD Architects. According to Architectural Digest, this design explores the connection between the ...
An international team of astronomers reports that they were able to achieve four times better precision in measurements of how the universe's visible matter is clustered together by studying the empty spaces in between.
Brazil's interim president declared a national day of mourning Friday and top security officials called an emergency meeting after a national guardsman on patrol for the Olympics was declared brian dead from a gunshot wound.
Brazilian Olympic cyclist Kleber Da Silva Ramos was provisionally suspended after failing a doping test before the Games, the International Cycling Federation (UCI) said in a statement on Friday.
Bryce Harper isn't in the Nationals' lineup for the fourth straight game
BSE expects 30-40% of its members to join its international bourse
China needs to reduce its reliance on credit-fueled investment and deal with rising corporate debt and other imbalances while those problems are still manageable, the International Monetary Fund urged.
Clinton happily yields national spotlight to Trump, avoids its glare
Coimbatore International Airport officials will send a detailed report next week to the Civil Aviation Secretary on the immediate requirements to upgrade and expand the airport here.Airport Director G...
Could Donald Trump Lose the Republican National Committee's Support?
Democrat Hillary Clinton's lead over Trump in national polls has widened in recent days, while a growing number of fellow Republicans have declared they won't support their own party's nominee.
Democrat Hillary Clinton's lead over Trump in national polls has widened in recent days, while a growing number of fellow Republicans have declared they won't support their own party's nominee.
During the Syrian Civil War, thousands have been killed in Aleppo. CNN's Hannah Vaughan Jones speaks to the president of the International Red Cross about current conditions.
Ecuador said it is ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question Julian Assange inside its London embassy — a potential breakthrough in the years-long international impasse over the WikiLeaks founder
Filmmaker presented with 19th Gollapudi Srinivas national award for Lens
Football fans the world over got a huge reason to cheer about after Argentina icon Lionel Messi announced that he has decided to come out of international retirement.
From a school dropout to a ‘national security threat’
Gabby Douglas received backlash for not placing her right hand over her heart during the national anthem at the Olympics during the medal ceremony.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise agreed to pay about $275 million to buy Silicon Graphics International, a once-influential pioneer in computing hardware that wound up settling into a small industry niche.
Hua Hin, Thailand—A laborer inspects the damaged glass windows of a Starbucks branch next to the site of a bomb attack earlier in the day, on August 12. A string of bombings targeting tourist towns killed four people and injured dozens, officials said. The attacks occurred in Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Patong, Trang and Phang Nga on the nation’s Mother’s Day and Queen Sirikit’s birthday. Authorities are scrambling to identify a motive and find the perpetrators, but they have ruled out links to international terrorism. The explosive devices used were similar to those used by separatist insurgents in southern Thailand, and the attacks’ timing just days after the country adopted a controversial military-backed constitution raises suspicions the bombers were domestic.
In Rio's largest favela, a tennis non-profit has offered a lifeline out of poverty and on to the international stage at the Olympics.
International president of Viswa Hindu Parishad G. Raghava Reddy was put to hardship when he visited the Srisailam temple on Thursday night as the revenue officials and the Srisailam temple authoritie...
In yet another setback to the Bhujbals, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday served an eviction notice to the family of the senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, asking them to vacate ...
Italian authorities ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Italian authorities today ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, according to media reports.
Italy orders expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at Leaning Tower of Pisa
John Carlin, head of the national security division at the Justice Department, was among the agency's senior officials who objected to making a $400 million cash payment to Iran at the same time that Tehran was releasing American prisoners.
K.P. Ashwin, director, National Productivity Council, Bengaluru, on Friday said that the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched ‘Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness P...
Lionel Messi has announced that he will play for Argentina once again, having previously stated his intention to retire from international football.
Memorandum submitted against National Education Policy
Muniratnam, general secretary of the Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS), has been nominated to the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for a ...
Muniratnam nominated to national body
National Committee on Trade Facilitation set up
National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) has called for transfer of 17 cases of blasts reported in and around Madurai to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Addressing a pres...
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE, a statutory body of the Union government), Southern Regional Committee, has issued an order declaring that two teachers, Poornima Pattanshetty and Yerrisw...
Nationalised banks top grouse list in Odisha: Ombudsman
National workshop on road safety from Aug. 19
On International Day, UN says youth can lead drive to set world on course to a more sustainable future
On International Day, UN says youth can lead global drive for a more sustainable future
Overall revenue of Cipla falls 6%; international business drops 14%
Rajasthan school bans recital of national anthem
Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus introduced Donald Trump at a Friday afternoon rally, a show of unity with the GOP nominee as he struggles in the polls.
Researchers from Seoul National University in South Korea created the touchpad made of soft and transparent hydrogel containing lithium salts to act as a conductor.
Reynaldo Lopez will start for the Nationals on Saturday. But will he stay?
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Russia says it will return the skull of a leader of the Kazakh national liberation movement, Keiki Batyr, to Kazakhstan for burial. Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said on August 12 that he had ...
Russia To Return Skull Of Kazakh National Liberation Leader To Kazakhstan
Setting aside Agra's tourist interests, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday decided to build an international airport in Saifai.
Star forward Lionel Messi has announced his return to Argentina's national team for their World Cup qualifiers in September, ending his short-lived retirement from international football.
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals wilt in the heat, fall to Braves, 8-5
The announcement that the United States might have discovered its first cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, and concerns raised by some of the athletes headed to the Olympic Games in Rio, are renewing fears about the disease, which the United Nations’ health agency declared a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ in February 2016.
The ban, which was extended from time to time, was meant to save the National Capital from toxic air pollution.
The country’s first-ever national teachers congress will be held for three days at Pune from September 23. It is being organised by the National Teachers Congress Foundation, Pune, of which the Chief ...
The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to order a re-selection trial for a slot in the Rio 2016 Paralympics on the petition of a national para-athlete saying that the qualification slot is allocate...
The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations of Manipal University will organise its orientation and induction programme for the 2016 batch of M.A. (Geopolitics and International Relation...
The latest spate of allegations by western media and politicians about Russian propaganda is nothing new. The UK Cabinet files from 1980-s just released by National Archives in London reveal the British establishment's obsession with a propaganda war against Moscow.
The members of the Security Council welcomed the signing on 8 August of the Roadmap Agreement by the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, and the National Umma Party.
The National Counter-Terrorism Authority has asked the Punjab Director General of Pakistan Rangers, the Home Department and the Punjab police chief to take high preventive measures to protect the public as well as security personnel.
The National Health Mission will shortly formulate micro-plans for immunisation and safe motherhood in Rajasthan in a bid to reduce maternal and infant mortality ratio and improve health standards in ...
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expressed disappointment over the recent episode of Shah Rukh Khan's detention at the Los Angeles Airport in the United States and sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was denied visa by the United ...
The Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer" has become a national obsession, with many people now believing there has been an injustice in the trial of Steven Avery.
There’s nationalist fervour and jingoism running right through this cinematic interpretation of the Nanavati murder case
There’s nationalist fervour and jingoism running right through this cinematic interpretation of the scandalous Nanavati murder case that rocked the nation in the 1950s.
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) will provide a financial assistance of £4.5 million over a period of 4 years for the smart cities mission, a statement from the Min...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) supports more than 4 million people inside Syria with food assistance. Heading its operation there since December last year is Swiss national Jakob Kern.
The U.S. women's national team's quest for a fourth straight Olympic gold medal is abruptly over in stunning fashion. The team was eliminated at the earliest stage of a major tournament in its history
They were launched by Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley on the sidelines of 14th Meeting of the National Board of MSME in New Delhi
Turkey's purge turns a former national hero into a fugitive
UK fracking revolution calls for national thinking
Wei's leadership style is also cut-throat and tinged with nationalism, say some of those who know him. He often references China's history and military in his speeches.
With a view to bringing down deaths due to road mishaps in line with Brasilia Declaration a national workshop is being hosted here by the State government in coordination with the World Bank.The two-d...
With the Supreme Court expressing unhappiness over Centre's failure to implement the collegium's decision on the transfer and appointment of judges and chief justices of high court, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday said it has been a ...
Youngsters hold the national flags as they gear up for the Independence day celebrations...
Your Braves-Nationals primer: Can the Nationals pad their division lead against baseball's worst club?
12 August 2016 – The Security Council today authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), “responsible for providing a secure environment in and around Juba,” the capital, which in early July, was the scene of the latest eruption of deadly violence in the young country, exacerbating an already desperate humanitarian situation.
12 August 2016 – The world's young people – who make up the largest generation of youth in history – can lead a global drive to break the patterns of the past and set the world on course to a more sustainable future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said youth, with their creativity and idealism are the key to delivering the goals of the new UN sustainability agenda.
12 August &#150 Expressing concern about alleged violations against migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees, the United Nations human rights office today reiterated its call for Australia and Nauru to end the practice of processing and keeping these people offshore.
12 August &#150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the bomb attacks in Thailand that took place on Thursday and Friday, expressing hope that the perpetrators will be quickly brought to justice.
43rd State conference, PSC examination hall, Pattom, 9 a.m.
About 97 per cent of young people believe that bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have been bullied, a new survey conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and their partners finds.
Adopting Resolution 2304 (2016), Security Council Extends Mission in South Sudan, Authorizes Expanded Peacekeeping Force to Bolster Civilian Protection Efforts (UN - United Nations)
Aerobic exercise, such as treadmills and exercise bikes, in combination with their medication, can significantly help people coping with the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia, according to a new study.
After elimination of Burhan Wani, LeT's new terror video emerges
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck about 535 km southeast of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday.
A panel formed to look into various matters related to civil services examination is understood to have recommended reduction in upper-age limit of 32 years to appear in the prestigious test to selec...
Architect rides solo to South Asian nations
Are we not a healthier nation today, with a life expectancy up from around 40 in 1960 to about 65 now?
As the United Nations relief wing warned today that soaring temperatures and dwindling medical supplies are deepening the woes of some two million people trapped by fighting in and around Aleppo, the world body kept up its call for an immediate halt to the hostilities and, at a minimum, a two-day weekly humanitarian pause so the city’s heavily damaged water and electrical systems can be repaired.
A string of bomb blasts rocked popular tourist destinations in southern Thailand, killing at least four people and injuring more than 30.
Bolstering the commitment of the United Nations to work with and for the world&#39
Bolstering the commitment of the United Nations to work with and for the world"s youth, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced several key initiatives towards that end, including the formation of an expert group on &#39youth, peace and security,&#39 and naming a new envoy on youth employment.
Bolstering the commitment of the United Nations to work with and for the world&#39s youth, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced several key initiatives towards that end, including the formation of an expert group on &#39youth, peace and security,&#39 and naming a new envoy on youth employment.
By identifying new compounds that selectively block mitochondrial respiration in pathogenic fungi, scientists have identified a potential antifungal mechanism that could enable combination therapy with fluconazole, one of today's most commonly prescribed fungal infection treatments. Severe, invasive fungal infections have a mortality rate of 30-50 percent and cause an estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide annually. Current antifungal therapies are hampered by the increasingly frequent emergence of drug resistance and negative interactions that often preclude combination use.
Colours of a nation
Deepak Thimmoji will cover a distance of 20,000 kilometre and visit 11 nations
Drop in blood donation camps creates platelet crisis in Kolkata
Expressing concern about alleged violations against migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees, the United Nations human rights office today reiterated its call for Australia and Nauru to end the practice of processing and keeping these people offshore.
First Nations man fatally shot on Sask. farm was looking for help with flat tire: cousin
Following five months of negotiations, United Nations Member States agreed on 2 August by consensus upon a political declaration that will serve as the basis for discussions and the outcome of the first-ever UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants which will be held, on 19 September, at UN Headquarters in New York. UN News Centre spoke with Karen AbuZayd, Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants on the outcome document and the effort to bring countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
(From AP) A Chinese billionaire arrested in a United Nations bribery scandal asserted in court papers Thursday that charges against him were politically motivated, a way for the United States to block his construction of a major U.N. conference center…
Government-funded school meals are putting financially vulnerable children at risk of being overweight, a researcher has found. As many of the millions of kids who eat government-funded breakfasts or lunches head back to school this fall, most of them will participate in meal programs that may be part of the cause of the nation-wide obesity epidemic. Students from low-income families and those who live in the Northeast, South, and rural America are most susceptible to the problem, suggests a new report.
IIT-Roorkee has taken back all the 18 students, belonging to socially backward castes, who were recently expelled for underperformance in their first year B Tech examination, days after the Union HRD Ministry asked the institute to reconsider its decision.
‘Incentivise donations’
“In the talk about peacebuilding and reconciliation, we sometimes forget that it’s about how local communities come back together,” said the United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, discussing the UN’s Peacebuilding Fund – which supports millions of people in 27 countries.
It was the weekend many were awaiting for. Several popular tourist destinations in Karnataka had started putting up ‘houseful’ boards weeks before the long weekend that culminates on Independence Day....
Kalaiselvi was found dead near here house at Saliyamangalam on August 1 and post mortem examination revealed that she was raped and murdered a day earlier.
Kevin Hart is taking his plan for domination to the music charts.
Long weekend fills up all tourist destinations
Nations imposed 85 new duties and other taxes on steel imports in the first half of the year, according to the Russian Steel Association,
On 12 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) approved the removal of the two entries specified below from its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the assets freeze set out by paragraph 23 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
Opening the first meeting of the 2017 session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the body’s new President, Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, of Zimbabwe, said today that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a “rallying call” to address the complex challenges facing the world.
Organ donation on the rise, but not enough to meet the demand
Permanent Link to QM-2 booster pulled apart for examination as SLS pair continue to take shape
QM-2 booster pulled apart for examination as SLS pair continue to take shape
Recently returned from a three-day visit to South Sudan, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today painted a grave picture of the enormous humanitarian crisis facing the world’s newest country and the devastating impact of the ongoing violence on its people.
Security Council votes to authorize a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
St Shine Optical Co Ltd (精華光學), the nation’s biggest contact lens maker, this week reported that its earnings surged 53 percent annually in the second quarter due to rising orders from a Japanese client and favorable foreign-exchange rates.
The countries hosting refugees from their crisis-gripped neighbour, South Sudan, are straining under the sheer weight of the ongoing exodus as desperate people continue to arrive at their borders daily, joining hundreds of thousands of others that fled for safety before them, the United Nations has warned.
The detonation of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in horrific casualties. The long-term effects of radiation exposure also increased cancer rates in the survivors. But public perception of the rates of cancer and birth defects among survivors and their children is greatly exaggerated when compared to the reality revealed by comprehensive follow-up studies.
The head of the new United Nations political mission in Colombia today pledged the world body’s steadfast support for the full implementation of the accord reached by the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People’s Army (FARC-EP), which seeks to bring an end the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere.
The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) will be conducting a preliminary examination through computer-based recruitment test on August 21 for recruitment to 162 posts of Assistant Controller (G...
The Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish a United Nations police officers component in Burundi for an initial period of one year to monitor the security situation and to support the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in monitoring rights violations and abuses in the crisis-gripped country.
The Security Council today authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), "responsible for providing a secure environment in and around Juba," the capital, which in early July was the scene of the latest eruption of deadly violence in the young country, exacerbating an already desperate humanitarian situation.
The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 June 2017, authorizing the expansion of peacekeeping forces and stressing the priority of civilian protection in its mandate.
‘The shortage needs to be addressed at various levels; awareness on donation has to be improved’
The tiny island nation of Nauru sent two athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio. CNN's Don Riddell reports.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today that some 77 million of the world’s newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, depriving them of essential nutrients and antibodies and thus exposing them to an increased risk of death.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has warned that wildfires could become more frequent and more destructive as global temperatures rise and drought conditions plague many regions of the world.
The United Nations today sounded the alarm over a spike in violence in crisis-torn Yemen, as the world body's human rights wing reported the number of civilian casualties in the conflict has been "steadily mounting," with some 815 casualties since April alone.
The vote to dispatch an additional 4,000 peacekeepers came as the United Nations faces criticism over its failure to protect civilians and to use appropriate force when its installations come under fire.
The world&#39s young people &#8211 who make up the largest generation of youth in history &#8211 can lead a global drive to break the patterns of the past and set the world on course to a more sustainable future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said youth, with their creativity and idealism are the key to delivering the goals of the new UN sustainability agenda.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein today said that the denial of visa to a human rights researcher in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a regrettable development.
United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have a robust new mandate and thousands of additional troops despite government opposition to the move, raising the possibility of clashes between blue helmets and the country's armed forces.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Werner Faymann of Austria, as his Special Envoy on Youth Employment.
Why the nation will be watching Nevada on Election Day
Widows, siblings of soldiers who laid down their lives for the nation bestowed with civilian honour.
With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the Hibakusha spirit more than ever,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, citing the determination and perseverance of those survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks as an example for championing peace and a seeking a better future for all.
With Independent Day celebrations having begun across the nation, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit birth place of Birsa Munda at Ulihatu village in Khunti district of Jharkhand today to remember the sacrifice of the freedom fighter.This ...
Young people are at the heart of many of today’s challenges, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in Buenos Aires, urging a gathering of youth and civil society delegates to claim the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda as their own and to hold their leaders accountable for its implementation.
18 artistes chosen for Karnataka Kalashree awards
A chat with Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, the winner of this year’s Gollapudi Srinivas Award
After five years, awards for film personalities set to be revived
Archerfish Team Receives SECNAV's Safety Integration in Acquisition Award
Award came when I was at my lowest: Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
Celebs @ Social Media Awards
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday said that the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, which have not been given for the past few years, would be announced soon and a grand function would be organised to...
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to present Khasi Nalakath Mohammed Koya Memorial Award, Calicut Tower, 10 a.m.
K'taka finds it tough to release Cauvery water to TN as per award
NASA Awards Contract for Aircraft Related Services
Smart Building Awards Show: Safety of Buildings Critical
The declaration allows the US Department of Health and Human Services to award grants, access emergency funds and temporarily appoint personnel where needed, among other things.
The Department of Social Welfare has invited applications from students of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for awarding post-matriculation scholarships. The last date to apply is September 6. Lo...
The Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in Sagar has awarded two years rigorous imprisonment to five peeople on charge of abetment to suicide.Pandari Rao, from Baalur-Chandaladimba village, c...
The Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy has chosen renowned tabla artiste Ravindra Yavagal from Dharwad and gamaka artiste Subramanya Bhat of Kasargod for the Karnataka Kalashree Award 2016-17. “This i...
Three pilots from Airborne Early Squadron 123 were awarded the Armed Forces Air Medal for valor. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command kicked off Southern Partnership 2016. America's Navy visits Des Moines, Iowa to give residents an opportunity to learn about the Navy.
A day after an all party meeting took place in New Delhi discussing the ongoing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Buran Wani, Defence expert Qamar Agha said it is a good political initiative which will ...
All-party meet will send positive signal in Kashmir: Defence expert
Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, is likely to meet on August 18
Hijab-clad girls take to martial arts for self-defence
Putin puts advanced air defence missiles in Crimea
Russia deploys advanced S-400 air defence missile system to Crimea
Russian military announces delivery of new air defence missiles to Crimea
The Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed Khan, was killed in July in a strike in the border region between the two countries, a US defence official said today.
'There was a huge potential for life sciences-related research in Defence Research and Development Organisation'.
After fast start, Americans’ defense falters in second half.
A Standard Missile (SM-3) is launched from the Aegis combat system equipped Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) during a Missile Defense Agency ballistic missile flight test
Former KGB officer Sergei Ivanov, a former defense minister and deputy prime minister, has been seen as one of Putin's closest allies, and was considered a likely successor to Putin before Putin chose Dmitry Medvedev to run for president
In urban neighborhoods, magpies often nest near their cousin corvid species, crows. Nesting near a bigger bird affords them some extra defense against predators. But do they pay a food penalty? To find out, ecologists presented the birds with a set of Cheetos challenges.
Redskins defense snap counts vs. Falcons: Su'a Cravens shines in debut
Rush defense looks improved, but breakdowns in secondary reveal depth concerns.
The Department of Defense announced that the US Navy has ordered Aegis systems costing nearly half a billion dollars’ for the navies of Japan and South Korea under the Foreign Military Sales program.
Armed forces' wait for salary hike may get longer
Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan: US in Dilemma Over Anti-Russia Sanctions
Days after iconic rights activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-old hunger strike, a 32-year-old woman from Manipur on Friday vowed to carry forward the protest against the Armed Forces (Special Po...
In Gilgit, people take to streets against crackdown by Pakistani security forces
Known as Paratrooper Special Forces, these operatives wear the Maroon Beret and pin to their chest ‘The Balidaan Badge’ - the winged blade of sacrifice.
Protesters have taken to the streets in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region, a separate administrative unit in the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan, against a crackdown by Pakistani security forces that saw incarceration ...
Researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere -- taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads. The Zika virus contains 10 proteins, but only NS4A and NS4B matter when it comes to microcephaly. These miscreant proteins, researchers discovered, have two shared life goals: to handicap fetal brain formation and to mobilize their malevolent forces.
Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who broke her 16-year-old hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), has been asked by doctors to stay in hospital for a few more days. “He...
The Arab-Kurdish alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expelled most IS fighters from the town last week, but a small number remained.
The Joint Forces comprising Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Detective Branch (DB) of the Police and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), on July 26, 2016, killed nine militants in ‘Operation Storm 26’ in capital Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area....
Thousands of civilians in Afghanistan's Helmand Province have fled their homes in the past weeks as fierce fighting raged between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters, sparking a humanitarian ...
US and Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan that targeted and killed ISIS leader Hafiz Sayed Khan on July 26, according to a statement from the Pentagon.
US-backed forces take Syrian city of Manbij from Islamic State
U.S.-backed forces wrest control of Syria's Manbij from Islamic State
Venezuela first closed its border with Colombia in August last year after three members of the armed forces were shot
ANJITHA B.J. Software developer, 25 What is your most prized possession?My family and friends. If you were granted a wish what would it be?A shop in the city to run my bakery. Your biggest fear?Loneli...
Afghan government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has sharply criticized President Ashraf Ghani in an apparent eruption of tensions within the country's fragile unity government. Abdullah said ...
A prominent political figure Ata Mohammad Noor has endorsed the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah's remarks for denouncing President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as unfit for the office. ...
BJP president Ajay Bhatt said the order was issued when the BJP was in power in 2011.
Brazil's Supreme Court announced that the final impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff will be held on August 25, the media reported on Saturday.
Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh says industry funding key for technological breakthroughs
Cowboys' vice president Stephen Jones: 'There's no chance' we sign Johnny Manziel
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gives a speech on the economy after touring Futuramic Tool and Engineering, in Warren, Mich. on Aug. 11, 2016.
Describing himself as a truth teller, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would continue with his policy even at the risk of defeat in the November general elections.
Dismissing Sergei Ivanov as head of the presidential administration & appointing Anton Vaino as the new staff chief
- Dismissing yet another serious allegation by calling it a joke, on Friday, Republican Presidential nominee, Donald Trump addressed the recent controversy that has ...
Dollar firm after Fed president's comments; US data in focus
Donald Trump accuses President Obama of being "the founder of ISIS." But he once backed the withdrawal from Iraq that Obama implemented.
Donald Trump on Friday attempted to walk back the widely criticized false claim he repeatedly made over the last two days that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were "co-founders" of ISIS -- saying he was being sarcastic.
Donald Trump's claim that he was merely being "sarcastic" in accusing President Obama of establishing a terrorist group was his latest attempt to blame others for the uproar over what he says. It's an instinct Trump's opponents say a president can't possess

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