Putting its economic liberalisation agenda on the fast track, India on Monday relaxed its foreign equity norms further, notably in defence, aviation, pharmaceuticals and retailing, with automatic approval rather than a case-based route as the preferred model. ...
Millions of peak-hour commuters were stranded for over an hour as a major power failure hit Western Railway's suburban services following the theft of a battery box here on Monday morning, an official said. The railway announced at various stations that all train services on the fast and slow corridors in both directions had been halted du...
South Korea has strengthened security around US airbases after the country's spy agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) terror group has included the US facilities in the country as its target of attacks. South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday ordered tightening of security around the US air force facilities in Gunsan an...
Nepal has reacted with grief and shock to a bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday in which a suicide bomber blew up a mini bus killing 14 Nepali citizens. Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli condemned the attack on Nepali people and expressed grief over the loss of lives. Five others were also injured in the attack. “I am sho...
New Delhi, June 20 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the police should probe the relationship between BJP parliamentarian Mahesh Girri and hotelier Ramesh Kakkar, the main accused in the murder of NDMC official M.M. Khan. "Mahesh Girri forwarded the letter written by hotelier Ramesh Kakkar to the Lt. Governor...
Markets bracing for the Monday of the week of "Brexit", when Britain possibly exits from the European Union, will now, following the BSE Sensex fall of 400 points last week provoked by this possibility, now have to contend with the shock news of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's Saturday decision to step down when his term ends in September....
The Capitol Complex, one of the acclaimed creations of French architect Le Corbusier, here has been spruced up for global attention as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead thousands of participants here in the International Yoga Day event on Tuesday. A total of 30,000 participants, 10,000 each from Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, don...
Fourteen Nepalese citizens were killed and nine people were injured after a suicide bomber struck a mini bus in the Afghan capital on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. ...
Britain is set to become the first European Union (EU) country to resume rice imports from Fukushima prefecture in Japan, which experienced one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. ...
Actor Anton Yelchin, who appeared in the "Star Trek" reboot films and "Terminator Salvation", has died in a "fatal traffic collision", his representative said. He was 27....
