Hong Kong police arrest 26 amid street clashes
Hong Kong(PTI) :Hong Kong riot police battled with thousands of pro-democracy protesters for control of the city's streets, using pepper spray and batons to hold back defiant activists who returned to a protest zone that officers had…
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Special court issues order for release of Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Pannerselvam, along with some ministers, MPs and legislators, has reached the prison to receive Jayalalithaa, who would fly to Chennai by a special aircraft from HAL Airport.
Prohibitory orders have been…
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Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, kidnapped
Abuja, Oct 17 (AFP) Nigeria today claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough.
Chief of…
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Oil market claws back some losses
London, Oct 17 (AFP) World oil prices rebounded today on bargain-buying, a day after the US benchmark fell below USD 80 for the first time in more than two years.
But the mood remained clouded by a supply glut and concerns over demand…
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Power, water supplies improve in Vizag, relief works on
Meanwhile, industry body ASSOCHAM said a joint rehabilitation team needs to be constituted by both Union and Andhra Pradesh governments to provide support to the industry in cyclone-hit areas of the state.
"The situation on the ground…
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Swiss agrees to provide details of black money: Jaitley
Referring to the recent meeting between Indian and Swiss authorities in Berne, he said the crucial question was details of the people whose name have been given with regard to the accounts of the HSBC Bank list.
"We only have a list of…
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Asian Games medallist Chain Singh from J&K felicitated
JAMMU(PTI): Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh today formally felicitated Chain Singh, the winner of Asian Games bronze medal in men's 50 meter Rifle Shooting event in…
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Pakistan again violates ceasefire in Poonch
JAMMU (PTI): After a brief lull, Pakistan today again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir drawing retaliation from India.Pakistani troops resorted to firing on forward…
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Open mind on J-K polls: CEC
ECI visiting Srinagar today
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday said it has an "open mind" on when to hold Assembly elections in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir amidst strong reservations from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah…
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