Kathmandu: A shutdown affected normal life in Janakpur in Nepal Friday after 22 political parties announced a strike protesting against the cancellation of Indian Prime Minister...
Beijing: A satellite for monitoring natural disasters was successfully launched into orbit at 2.37 p.m. Friday, China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre announced. The Kuaizhou II or...
New Delhi: Making its mark at the box-office worldwide and its screenplay making its way to the Oscar Library, “Happy New Year” has now been invited...
New Delhi: The reins of power in Delhi have come into the hands of a “swabhimani (proud)” Hindu after 800 years, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader...
London: Norwegian passports will soon go stylish as the country’s National Police Directorate has announced the winner of a competition to redesign the document. Neue, a...
Kolkata: CESC, the flagship company of the R.P.-Sanjiv Goenka Group, is all set to commission its Rs.4,600-crore thermal power plant at Haldia in West Bengal’s East...
Glasgow: Scott Brown has extended his contract with Scottish champions Celtic. The 29-year-old central mid-fielder will play for the Glasgow club until 2018, as per reports....
New York: A US federal court has asked the State Department to respond by Dec 10 to a human rights group’s challenge to immunity for Prime...
Mumbai: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Friday was trading 139.33 points or 0.50 percent up as banking stocks surged. Good buying was observed in...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday wished Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel “good health and a long life” on her 73rd birthday. “Warm birthday wishes...
