News Bulletin

Ramallah (Palestine), Jan 18: India was working for closer political interaction and deeper economic engagement with Palestine, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Sunday “We have also started to put in motion the…

Chennai, Jan 18: The 48-hour countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket -- the first one for 2016 -- with the country's fifth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began at 9.31 a.m. on Monday, senior ISRO officials said. "The 48-hour…

Ouagadougou, Jan 16: At least 126 hostages were freed and three attackers killed on Saturday as security operations at the Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso's capital ended, a senior official said. The dead attackers were identified as an…

Damascus, Jan 16: Militants of the Islamic State (IS) group started withdrawing from a key city in Aleppo province on the Syrian-Turkish borders on Friday, following the progress of the Syrian army in the northern province of Aleppo. The…

Mumbai, Jan 16: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for what he termed as their "rigid thinking" which hampers creativity and start-ups in the country.…

New Delhi, Jan 16: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the new "Start-Up India" scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote and nurse entrepreneurship will ensure minimum interference from the government with attractive tax…

Kabul, Jan 16: At least 37 Taliban militants were killed as clashes broke out in Afghanistan's Helmand province, an official said on Saturday. "The Taliban militants attacked joint Afghan army and police security checkpoints in Adam Khan…

New Delhi, Jan 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he will interact with start-up entrepreneurs after the launch of the government's "Start-Up India" initiative. "Will join the programme to commence the Start-up India…

Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer 'Bajirao Mastani' won 9 awards at the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards, including 'Best Actor', 'Best Film' and 'Best Director'. Amitabh Bachhan-Deepika Padukone starrer 'Piku' bagged 5 awards, including…

New Delhi, Jan 16: With oil in free fall again, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday announced under one rupee cuts in transport fuel prices, effective midnight, with petrol prices per litre being reduced by Rs.0.32 and diesel by…