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London, Aug 11 (IANS) British National Grid has said that it does not believe a cyber-attack was to blame for the Friday mass power cuts, in which nearly one million people across England and Wales lost power. The National Grid said it will “learn the lessons” after the incident. National[Read More…]

Tripoli, Aug 11 (IANS) A car bomb explosion has killed two UN officials in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, according to a source. “Two of the staff of the UN Mission were killed and another was injured in a car bomb explosion, as a convoy of UN vehicles was[Read More…]

Riyadh, Aug 11 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced that no epidemic cases have been reported so far this Hajj season. Minister of Health Tawfiq Al Rabiah said that the health situation of pilgrims is good with no epidemic cases recorded so far, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He highlighted plans[Read More…]

Oslo, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were injured during a shooting at a mosque in Norwegian capital of Oslo, media reported. The shooting took place in Al-Noor Islamic Center in Bearum municipality in Norway on Saturday, Norwegian media reported. One person was arrested shortly after the incident, reported public broadcaster[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The government is contemplating to take legal action against media outlets for reporting fabricated and baseless news relating to developments in Jammu and Kashmir. Highly placed sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said that legal notices could be served to media outlets if they[Read More…]

By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) When the names of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Jyotiraditya Scindia were proposed at the sub-group discussions, very few hands came up in agreement. Worried at the prospect of a split in the party ranks, the Congress fell back on[Read More…]

Shillong, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Dr. Mukul Sangma on Saturday dismissed media report of his joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Media reports claimed Sangma, who had served two terms as Chief Minister along with former Union Minister and four-time Congress parliamentarian Paban[Read More…]

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Expressing concern over the slump across various sectors, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Saturday predicted a deep recession knocking at the doors of the country’s economy. Mitra said the masses are stressed out, with GDP growth hovering at its lowest ebb in five years,[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here have seized over nine kg gold from a passenger who arrived from Dubai Saturday. According to officials, the passenger had concealed 9.2 kg gold in four iron boxes that he was carrying. The gold is estimated to be[Read More…]

Amaravati, Aug 11 (IANS) What should have been a message to wish Kia Motors on the roll-out of its first made-in-India car turned out to be a note of protest by a Member of Parliament of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling party YSR Congress. “Car roll out – our youth ruled out[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) As the evening wore on into night, Sonia Gandhi’s coterie trumped Rahul Gandhi’s Young Turk to appoint her as the interim Congress President. After day-long deliberations, the Congress on Saturday failed to name a party leader from outside the Gandhi family. The Congress Working Committee[Read More…]

Shillong, Aug 10 (IANS) The Meghalaya police on Saturday rejected the report of alleged harassment meted out by a Deputy Superintendent of Police to SF-10 commandos posted in Williamnagar, the district headquarters of East Garo Hills. The commandos, who are trained in counter-insurgency operations, alleged that the DSP treated the[Read More…]

Noida, Aug 10 (IANS) A woman in her late forties allegedly ended her life by jumping off the third floor of a mall in Sector 38A in Noida on Saturday night, the police said. According to the police, the eyewitnesses told them that the incident occurred around 9 p.m. when[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) An explosive display by Sharath Kamal brought Chennai Lions back from the dead here on Saturday, earning himself and his team a date with Dabang Delhi in the final of the Ultimate Table Tennis. India’s top star Sharath, looking positive and confident in his trademark[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As the evening wore on into night, Sonia Gandhi’s coterie trumped Rahul Gandhi’s Young Turk to appoint her as the interim Congress President. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) — the highest decision-making body of the party, finally accepted Rahul’s resignation at its second meeting of[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Outgoing Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to decide the new party chief was stopped to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir over the reports of violence and asked the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to[Read More…]

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New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Amid Pakistani media reports that 13 Indian diplomatic staff members have left Islamabad in the wake of escalating tensions over Kashmir, government sources on Saturday emphatically denied any such movement. “That report is untrue. None of the diplomatic staff of the Indian High Commission has[Read More…]

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), Aug 10 (IANS) Indian boys scripted history in Myanmar as they knocked Pakistan out on their way to first ever Final appearance in the 2019 Asian Men’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Naypyitaw. With their semi-final win, they also secured a place in the upcoming edition of[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday remembered former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as one who stood by her side in her “darkest years” and guided her “like an elder sister”. She praised her contribution at the helm of Delhi, describing Dikshit as the “best[Read More…]