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  • 50% of UP's anti-foeticide funds unspent, India's global ranking hit
    IANS | October 11 By Alison Saldanha | IndiaSpend.org   The Uttar Pradesh government has left unspent about half the funds it was allocated to curb female foeticide, according to the Comptroller a
    / 11th October 2016
  • It's time to show solidarity with our jawans: Big B
    Mumbai, October 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, on his 74th birthday on Tuesday, said that while the people in the country are raging with anger, it's time for civilians to show solidarity with the soldier
    / 11th October 2016
  • Samsung tells Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using devices
    Seoul, October 11 (IANS) After temporarily suspending the production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphone amid battery explosion fears, Samsung on Tuesday advised Note 7 owners to stop using the device -- both original
    / 11th October 2016
  • Nine injured as militants attack security forces with grenade
    Srinagar, October 11 (IANS) Seven civilians and two paramilitary troopers were injured on Tuesday when suspected militants hurled a grenade at security forces in a south Kashmir village, police said.  
    / 11th October 2016
  • Border closure will hit India-Pakistan ties: Chinese daily
    Beijing, October 11 (IANS) India's decision to seal its border with Pakistan by 2018 is "irrational" and will lead to a major setback in bilateral ties with Islamabad, a Chinese daily on Tuesday quoted analysts
    / 11th October 2016
  • Clinton weighed reinstating Glass-Steagall, Wikileaks emails show
    October 11 (Reuters) - A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presidential campaign to support a new version of a law that separated commercial and investment banking to avoid antag
    / 11th October 2016
  • Thais wear auspicious pink to help hospitalised king recover
    BANGKOK, October 11 (Reuters) - Thais on Tuesday wore pink for 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a colour they believe will help improve the monarch's health, two days after the palace said he was in an unst
    / 11th October 2016
  • Colombia's Uribe presents proposals for peace accord changes
    BOGOTA, October 11 (Reuters) - Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe on Monday proposed that leaders of the Marxist FARC rebel group lose their freedom for at least five years and they would be banned from e
    / 11th October 2016
  • Top U.S. Republican Ryan distances himself from Trump White House bid
    WASHINGTON, October 11 (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, took the extraordinary step on Monday of distancing himself from Donald Trump, stirring a backlash from some lawmakers and
    / 11th October 2016
  • Hundreds stranded in North Carolina floods after Hurricane Matthew
    LUMBERTON, N.C., October 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that
    / 11th October 2016
  • Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales over fire concerns, tells users to switch off
    SEOUL, October 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations
    / 11th October 2016
  • Priyanka is a cool chick: Russell Tovey
    Los Angeles, October 11 (IANS) English actor Russell Tovey has heaped praise on his "Quantico" co-star Priyanka Chopra, saying that the Indian actress is "just awesome".   "Priyanka is a cool chick.
    / 11th October 2016
  • President greets nation on Dussehra eve
    New Delhi, October 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of Dussehra and urged "to follow the path of moral and ethical rectitude".   "Greetings and best wishe
    / 11th October 2016
  • India needs ecosystem to impart quality skills to youth: Expert
    Hyderabad, October 11 (IANS) India needs a comprehensive ecosystem to impart quality skills to its youth so as to meet global standards, says an expert in skill development.     "We have alwa
    / 11th October 2016
  • Bill Clinton is a sexual predator: Trump
    Washington, October 11 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday resumed his attacks on Bill Clinton, the husband of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, calling the former US President a s
    / 11th October 2016
  • Operation resumed against holed-up militants in Kashmir
    Srinagar, October 11 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday morning resumed operation against militants holed-up inside a government building near Pampore town of Kashmir's Pulwama district.   Two securit
    / 11th October 2016
  • Preity Zinta fears Paparazzi
    Mumbai, October 10 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta on Monday vent out her frustration over how press photographers pounce on celebrities, leaving them scared.   "Stepping out in Mumbai is not fun any mor
    / 10th October 2016
  • S Korea may strike N Korea if n-attack imminent
    Seoul, October 10 (IANS) The South Korean Defence Ministry said on Monday its military would pre-emptively strike North Korea in case a nuclear attack by Pyongyang was imminent.   The statement by mi
    / 10th October 2016
  • Nagaland, Manipur set to reel under blockades
    Imphal, October 10 (IANS) The strategic National Highway 37 connecting Manipur to Assam is in the coming days set to witness several shutdowns called by various groups to press their respective demands -- spell
    / 10th October 2016
  • Trump, Clinton turn presidential debate into personal war
    St. Louis, October 10 (IANS) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shook hands after ending the nastiest US presidential debate, with CNN indicating the Republican lost with only 34 per cent votes to Clinton's 57.
    / 10th October 2016
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