Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft.
Mumbai: All schools and junior colleges in Mumbai are shut after met department on Wednesday forecast "extremely heavy rainfall" over the next 48 hours in Mumbai and adjoining Raigad district.
Patna: Qasim Miyan’s happiness knew no bounds when the wedding of their daughter Shabnam Perveen was fixed with an educated local youth Saijul Ansari. But the joy gave way for despair when the boy’s family sought dowry.
Miyan, who couldn’t afford their d...
Chennai: Nearly, five fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy in Pudukottai district on Thursday (September 19).
According to ANI reports, the fishermen who are residents of Jagathapattinam in Pudukottai district near Delft Island, Tamil Nadu and...
Chennai: A 24-year-old woman from Theni has approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, seeking police protection against her parents who have allegedly threatened her of 'honour killing' after she told them that she had converted to Islam.
The ...
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (Septemebr 18) presented evidence of recent attacks on its oil facilities and claimed that these proved Iranian involvement in the attacks, according to reports.
New Delhi: Amid a huge backlash over his comments on Hindi as a “unifying language”, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday (September 19) that he had never asked for the imposition of Hindi over regional languages and added, “If some people want to do politics, it is their choice.”
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Bengaluru/Chennai: A Dalit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament, A Narayanaswamy, from Karnataka’s Chitradurga was allegedly prevented from entering a Gollarahatti – a settlement of Gollas (Yadavs) – at a village in Tumakauru district.
New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio added 85.39 lakh mobile users in July, while arch rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost a cumulative 60 lakh users during the month, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data.
The over...
Chennai: The rise in crude prices would translate into higher domestic retail prices, which in turn is likely to depress the demand for consumption, especially those units that use oil as the primary input — say automobiles.
New Delhi: Labour minister Santosh Gangwar on Tuesday (September 17) said over 6 crore EPFO accounts will be credited with interest amount at 8.65% for 2018-19 ahead of the festival season.
The Central Board of Trustees – the apex decision-making body o...
Chennai: Equity markets came under heavy selling pressure on Tuesday on fears that a spike in crude prices following attacks on Saudi oil facilities could hurt the economy further. Sensex fell 642 points at its day’s low of 36,500 while Nifty slumped below 10,817.
New Delhi: Radio waves unsold in past auctions cost India an estimated ₹5.4 lakh crores in economic losses, claimed industry body Broadband India Forum, urging the government to ensure adequacy and "reasonable" rates for upcoming 5G auction.
BIF said th...
Chennai: Crude prices witnessed its biggest intraday jump to over $71 per barrel on Monday (September 16) after a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant sparked a major fire on Saturday.
Hong Kong: Oil prices surged more than 10% on Monday after attacks on two Saudi Arabian plants that slashed output in the world's top producer by half, with Donald Trump blaming Iran and raising the possibility of a military strike on the country.
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A mega shopping festival like Dubai shopping festival will be held across the country in four destinations, by March 2020 to boost exports. "It is greater push for people to make contacts and connections," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Chennai: India's Vinesh Phogat clinched the bronze medal at World Wrestling Championship after registering a victory over Greece's Maria Prevolaraki at Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) on Wednesday (September 18).
The 25-year-old, earlier in the...
New Delhi: The Indian men's team logged their best ever result at ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships, finishing fifth after beating Hong Kong 3-1 in the classification match here on Wednesday (September 18).
The Indian team also defeat...
Chennai: With Indian boxers putting their best foot forward, they have rest assured of two medals at the men's World Championships.
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik entered the semifinals with contrasting but i...
London: England cricket chiefs rallied round star all-rounder Ben Stokes after he criticised a British newspaper report about a family tragedy more than 30 years ago.
Tom Harrison, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board...
Melbourne: Lamenting Australian crickets "aversion" to embrace unconventional styles, Steve Smith's formative coach Trent Woodhill observed that his famous wards uniqueness would be accepted in the Indian system, where it is "all about the output".
Days after Smith redefined the art of run-scoring in an Ashes series that belonged to him, Woodhill said uniqueness and unorthodox styles should be celebrated.
"If Steven was Indian, his technique and ...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has hinted that there could be some announcement by him at the mega Howdy Modi! event in Houston on Sunday, where he would join Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the nearly $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, will appear before a UK court via video...
Washington: As Tibetans start grappling with the once unthinkable prospect of the octogenarian Dalai Lama's passing, the United States is looking to lay down a red line against China handpicki...
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (Septemebr 18) presented evidence of recent attacks on its oil facilities and claimed that these proved Iranian involvement in the attacks, according to reports.
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