Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a 'Kadamb' (Neolamarckia Cadamba) sapling at his official residence to mark the World Environment Day....
US internet giant Yahoo has announced that it will shut down Yahoo Maps, eight years after it was launched, and other services in different countries, Efe news agency reported on Friday. ...
An indefinite curfew imposed in parts of Jammu following violence over Sikh militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's posters continued for a second day on Friday....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte greeted each other on Friday in a unique manner on social media. ...
The southwest monsoon set in over Kerala on Friday, the Met office said....
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena wishes to attend the upcoming UN Human Rights Council sessions in September when a crucial report on the island nation is expected to be submitted....
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister N. Chinnarajappa on Friday dared the Telangana government to book Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the cash-for-vote scam....
Announcing the withdrawal of Maggi noodles across India after charges of more-than-permissible levels of some substances, Nestle's global chief executive Paul Bulcke on Friday asserted the popular snack was safe, passing every independent test ordered by the company....
Over 200 people were killed in an explosion at a gas station in Ghana's capital Accra, even as torrential rains lashed the West African nation, the interior ministry said....

Nestle India early on Friday said it was withdrawing Maggi noodles in the country amid nation-wide scrutiny over more-than-permissible limits of lead, but continued to maintain it was safe and that it would be back on store shelves soon....