Rafale deal: SC seeks pricing details of 36 fighter jets from Centre in sealed cover
New Delhi, Nov 1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to place before it in a sealed cover within 10 days the pricing ...
Naxal threat: About 65,000 troops for 1st phase of Chhattisgarh polls
New Delhi, Nov 1 : About 65,000 troops from various central and state police forces will be deployed for the first-phase of the ...
U.S. doesn’t want to harm friends, allies with Iran sanctions : Bolton
WASHINGTON : U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday the Trump administration wants sanctions on Iran’s ...
North Korea readies nuclear, missile sites for international inspectors
SEOUL/WASHINGTON : South Korea’s spy agency has observed preparations by North Korea for international inspections at several of ...
EU countries back single-use plastics ban
EU countries on Wednesday backed the outlawing of certain single-use plastics, bringing the bloc a step closer to an outright ban on ...
Coloured bird, dinosaur eggs in same evolutionary basket
Birds have more in common with dinosaurs than previously thought as new research showed Wednesday they inherited coloured eggs ...
PM unveils 182-metre tall Statue of Unity in honour of Sardar Patel
Kevadiya (Gujarat), Oct 31 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation the much-talked about Statue of Unity ...
Chinese literary giant Louis Cha died in Hong Kong
Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts thrillers inspired numerous films and sold some 300 million copies ...
UN chief appoints Norway’s Geir Pedersen as Syria envoy
United Nations, Oct 31 : UN general secretary Antonio Guterres has informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that he ...
Angry Sri Lankans rally to support ousted PM, denounce ‘coup’
COLOMBO : More than 10,000 protesting supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, brought parts of the ...