Pitching for stronger business and trade between India and South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between the two countries while thanking South African President Jacob Zuma for extending support to India's bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group. ...
In a setback to the government and the armed forces, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled the army cannot use excessive force during counter-insurgency operations in areas declared disturbed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and criminal courts do have the jurisdiction over cases of alleged excesses by security forces. ...
Milos Raonic became the first Canadian men's singles tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final after edging Swiss maestro Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-final here on Friday. ...
Burhan Wani, Jammu and Kashmir's most wanted local guerrilla commander who became a poster boy of militancy, was killed on Friday with two associates by security forces in Anantnag district. ...
Kerala will be declared an open defecation-free state on November 1 this year, state Finance Minister Thomas Issac said on Friday. ...
The Karnataka government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the unnatural death of Deputy Superintendent of Police M.K. Ganapathy, 51, who allegedly committed suicide on Thursday at Madikeri in Kodagu district, 270 km from here. ...
Thirty-five people were killed when three suicide bombers on Friday exploded themselves at a crowded Shia shrine in Iraq's central Salahudin province, the media reported...
There has been an increased allocation for the diaspora in the revised budget presented in the Kerala assembly on Friday by state Finance Minister Thomas Issac. ...
US President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the shooting of five police officials when snipers opened fire during a protest over the recent fatal shootings of two black men by white police in the Minnesota and Louisiana this week. ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged the Indian government to undertake a strong diplomatic offensive against Sri Lanka to stop it from arresting Indian fishermen. ...
