Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika named for Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, Jan 26: Former President Pranab Mukherjee, eminent music director and singer from Assam Dr Bhupen Hazarika and social ...
Supreme Court upholds bankruptcy code
MUMBAI : Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions challenging the country’s bankruptcy laws, including a rule that bans owners ...
Japan’s centenarian sprinter Miyazaki ‘Golden Bolt’ dies at 108
Hidekichi Miyazaki, a Japanese centenarian who set the 100-metre sprint world record for the over-105 age category, has died aged ...
75 countries launch WTO e-commerce talks
Ministers from 75 countries launched talks towards drawing up global e-commerce rules amid growing calls for technology to be more ...
NATO says no progress in Russia talks on arms treaty
Senior NATO and Russian officials made no progress Friday in talks on saving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, raising ...
Greek MPs approve Macedonia name change in ‘historic’ deal
The Greek parliament on Friday narrowly ratified a landmark deal to rename neighbouring Macedonia, ending one of the world’s ...
Modi congratulates scientists for launch of PSLV and ‘Kalamsat’
New Delhi, Jan 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated ISRO scientists for successful launch of Microsat-R, a ...
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passes away
New Delhi, Jan 25 : Jnanpith awardee renowned Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, passed away here on Friday.
She was 94.
Famous poet and ...
‘We are losing the race’ on climate change: UN chief
The world is “losing the race” against climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, demanding bolder ...
Venezuela’s military backs Maduro, as standoff hardens with US
Venezuela’s powerful military threw its weight behind Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as the US-backed opposition leader Juan ...