SAMA starts withdrawing SR1 notes from market

Riyadh — The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) will start withdrawing SR1 banknotes from the market from Thursday, SAMA announced on its website...

Fire breaks out in Delhi's Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital

Major fire broke out in a hospital in East of Delhi early this morning, a Delhi fire official said.The official said 20 fire tenders were pressed into...

NDMA reviews status of Nipah virus outbreak reported from Kerala

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reviewed the status of Nipah virus outbreak reported from Kerala at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday...

DMK, other opposition parties in Tamil Nadu call for bandh on May 25

The DMK and other opposition parties in Tamil Nadu called for a bandh on 25 of May condemning the police action against protestors in Tuticorin, in wh...

US financial assistance to Pakistan under review: Mike Pompeo

US has said it is reviewing its financial assistance to Pakistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Islamabad of treating US diplomats "badly" an...

US federal court rules Prez Trump cannot block Twitter followers

A US federal court has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block his followers on Twitter as this violates the First Amendment of the Constitutio...

US disinvites China from RIMPAC exercise over South China Sea

United States has withdrawn its invitation to China to participate in the biennial maritime exercise in the Pacific because of Beijing's continued mil...

UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to summit between US Prez Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

UN Security Council committee has agreed to lift a travel ban on North Korean officials heading to Singapore for the planned summit between US Preside...

India lodges complaint against US Steel & Aluminium tariffs with WTO

India has launched a complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization, WTO to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on ...

CBI registers FIR against 17 persons in SSC paper lead case

CBI has registered an FIR against 17 persons including ten employees of Sify Technologies Private limited in connection with the leak of paper for Com...

Netherlands PM Mark Rutte arrives in India on two-day visit

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr Mark Rutte arrived in New Delhi this morning on a two-day visit to India. The visit aims to boost the econom...

Pakistan again resorts to ceasefire violation in north Kashmir's Uri sector

A ceasefire violation by Pakistan has been reported from north Kashmir's Uri sector along the LoC in Baramulla district during midnight.Security sourc...

Death toll in Thuthukudi Sterlite firing incident rises to 13

The death toll in protests against Sterlite factory in Thuthukkudi has risen to thirteen. District collector and superintendent of police of the distr...

Cabinet approves Ordinance amending insolvency law

The Cabinet yesterday approved promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The code proposes to classify home...

HD Kumaraswamy sworn in Karnataka Chief Minister

Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy  yesterday sworn-in as Karnataka chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by a galaxy of top leaders a...

Water supply in Gurgaon to be disrupted today

Gurgaon: The water supply in major parts of the city will be disrupted today due to upgradation work at Chandu Bhudhera water treatment plant, the mai...

Corruption cases result of high treason case instituted against Musharaff: Nawaz Sharif

Islamabad: Pakistan's embattled former premier Nawaz Sharif said yesterday that the three corruption cases filed against him were a result of the high...

Search for missing MH370 plane to end next week

BREAKING NEWS: Supra Mahumapelo resigns

Honduras plane crash: Private jet splits in half in crash landing

All on board survived the crash landing of the chartered jet flying from Texas to Honduras.At least six Americans were injured when a plane crash land...

US Blacklists 5 Iranians over Houthi Ballistic Missile Support

The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that it was blacklisting five Iranians for supplying ballistic missile technology to the Houthi militias in Yemen...

Saudi Crown Prince Chairs Economic and Development Affairs Meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Tuesday a meeting for the Council of Economic and De...

Trump Says his Summit with North Korean Leader May Be Delayed

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his much anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be delayed.He made his remark...

Resignations Sweep Egyptian Political Parties

A wave of resignations swept political parties in Egypt in what may be a precursor to more drastic developments in the coming days.The two parties tha...

Philippines struggles with evacuees, bombed city after siege

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials say hundreds of displaced remain in emergency shelters as the threat of militants and unexploded bombs ling...

Israel hits more Hamas targets after cross-border raid

Jerusalem: Israel warplanes blasted Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in a fresh round of retaliation after a Palestinian cross-border r...

RJD president Lalu Yadav heads to Mumbai for heart treatment

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad, serving sentences in fodder scam cases and out on provisional bail, left for Mumbai tonight t...

Hardik Patel to organise 'Maha Panchayat' on May 26 on Patidar quota issue

AHMEDABAD: Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel today issued an open letter asking the Patel community members and leaders to attend a "Maha Panchayat...

TSRTC to run special buses for TS-ICET exams

The TSRTC has made elaborate arrangements for operating about 250 special buses during examination hours for the students in view of the Telangana Int...

Cantonment roads open to all

The Local Military Authority (LMA) on Tuesday reopened all the roads, which were closed, in the military area in Secunderabad.After a gap of four year...