West Bengal govt seeks changes to EC's central observer list, proposes alternative names for nine IAS officers

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has written to the Election Commission, seeking changes to the list of central observers, ...

Six held after 12 year old boy buried neck deep in sand pit for refusing to lift river sand in Odisha

BERHAMPUR: In a harrowing incident, a 12-year-old boy had to remain neck deep in a sand pit for hours as a punishment for ...

Maharashtra: Masked men attempt to abduct Congress corporators from bus; one held

CHANDRAPUR: Police have said that they have booked half a dozen persons and arrested one of them after masked men allegedly ...

US State Department releases list of gifts from Indian leaders to US counterparts

The US State Department has released a compilation of gifts presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as other Indian ...

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors

CARACAS: Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation's oil sector to ...

Mild tremors reported in Virudhunagar, Srivilliputtur areas

MADURAI: Mild tremors were felt in and around Virudhunagar, Srivilliputtur and neighbouring areas on January 29, officials ...

55 MoUs worth Rs 915 crore inked at textile summit in TN

COIMBATORE: In the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R Gandhi, 55 ...

Srinivasan, husband of P T Usha, dies

KOZHIKODE: V Srinivasan, husband of Indian Olympic Association President and Rajya Sabha MP P T Usha, died in the early hours ...

Economic Survey highlights investment reforms of AP and decline in inflation

VIJAYAWADA: Investment reforms of Andhra Pradesh, construction of Capital Amaravati, and reduction in inflation were ...

Kochi infrastructure devpt gets budget cold shoulder

KOCHI: The highest contributor to the state’s tax revenue and a key driver of economic activity, Ernakulam district, has only a few projects and allocations to ...

Asian shares are mostly lower after a wild day on Wall St ends with modest moves

Shares slipped Friday in Asia after a day of dramatic swings on Wall Street that included Microsoft’s worst drop in nearly six years.Oil prices fell more than $ ...

Indian national indicted for smuggling individuals from across Canadian border into US

A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted here for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across the northern border into ...