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  • Announcement of new army, air chiefs very soon: Parrikar
    New Delhi, December 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said the names of the next army and navy chiefs will be announced very soon.   "I don't see any reason why it has to be two mo
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Bank vandalised in Manipur due to non-payment
    Imphal, December 2 (IANS) Angry customers on Friday vandalised the State Bank of India branch at Moreh, the border town in Manipur, and indulged in stone pelting on being denied cash, eyewitnesses said. &nbs
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Myanmar's Suu Kyi says international attention fuelling divisions in north
    SINGAPORE/SITTWE, Myanmar, December 2 (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi accused the international community on Friday of stoking resentment between Buddhists and Muslims in the country's northwest, wh
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Chinese bikes just one obstacle for WTO environmental trade talks
    GENEVA, December 2 (Reuters) - European resistance to China's massive bicycle industry is just one potential stumbling block for environmental trade talks this weekend in Geneva, where World Trade Organization
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Rihanna, Prince Harry take HIV tests together
    Bridgetown (Barbados), December 2 (IANS) Prince Harry, the grandson of Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II, and singer Rihanna volunteered for HIV tests together to mark World AIDS Day o
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Trump team considering new non-nuclear sanctions on Iran – FT
    WASHINGTON, December 2 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's transition team is examining proposals for new non-nuclear sanctions on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing congressional sources who have been
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Rosberg stuns Formula One with retirement bombshell
    LONDON, December 2 (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg stunned Formula One on Friday with the shock announcement that he was retiring only days after achieving his lifetime ambition by winning his first world championship
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Jolie, Pitt may lose custody of adopted sons
    Los Angeles, December 2 (IANS) Estranged Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may lose custody of their adopted children Maddox, 15, and Pax, 13.   Jolie and Pitt, who are currently battling
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Trump warns US firms outsourcing jobs abroad
    Washington, December 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has warned that US companies would face "consequences" for outsourcing jobs abroad, as he touted his early success in persuading an air conditioner
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Be creative to beat anxiety over death
    London, Dec 2 (IANS) Individuals with high levels of creative ambition and achievement are likely to be more resilient to death concerns, as creative achievements can act as buffer against anxiety over death, r
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Why could men be more at risk of diabetes?
    London, December 2 (IANS) Men accumulate more iron than women making them prone to Type 2 diabetes, researchers said. Two-fifth of men as compared to one-fifth of women were at risk.   Iron is a micr
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Manipur seeks additional forces to tackle Naga blockade
    Imphal, December 2 (IANS) The Manipur government has sought additional central paramilitary personnel to open about 60 posts along the two national highways, which are the lifelines of the state.   T
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Tripura bids tearful adieu to soldier killed in Jammu
    Khowai (Tripura), December 2 (IANS) Thousands of villagers on Friday bid a tearful adieu to an Indian Army soldier, Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack on an army camp near Jammu on Tuesday
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Digital banking may eat into ATM business
    Chennai, December 2 (IANS) With the government nudging people towards digital banking modes -- payments through mobile phones, Point of Sale (PoS) machines and others -- ATM players may find their business in a
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Bengal army deployment: Mamata stays put at secretariat, parliament disrupted
    Kolkata/New Delhi, December 2 (IANS) After spending the night at the secretariat, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed put there on Friday protesting deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal allege
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Factbox - India takes steps to ease impact from banknote ban
    MUMBAI, December 2 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the country on November 8 by abolishing 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, which accounted for 86 percent of the cash in circulation. The move was aim
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Thailand's new king makes first public appearance
    BANGKOK, December 2 (Reuters) - Thailand's new king on Friday made his first public appearance since ascending the throne the previous day, ending a period of uncertainty since the death of his father, King Bhu
    / 2nd December 2016
  • CEO quits National Stock Exchange weeks before planned IPO
    MUMBAI, December 2 (Reuters) - National Stock Exchange said on Friday its chief executive Chitra Ramkrishna has quit for "personal reasons", only weeks before the country's biggest bourse is due to kick off its
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Trump takes populist message to U.S. heartland in "thank you" tour
    CINCINNATI, December 2 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his post-election "thank you tour" on Thursday by railing against globalization, promising the return of manufacturing jobs to American
    / 2nd December 2016
  • Former U.N. chief Annan visits Myanmar's northwest amid Rohingya crisis
    YANGON, December 2 (Reuters) - A team led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan arrived in Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine State on Friday to address the plight of Rohingya Muslims, amid an army crackdown that has kil
    / 2nd December 2016
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