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North Korea frees imprisoned Canadian pastor after years in detention
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Aug 10 (ANI): North Korea has released a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in the country after two and a half years in detention.
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Swaraj to visit Bangladesh in September, says Indian envoy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug.8 (ANI): India and Bangladesh have confirmed that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Dhaka in the first half of September to attend the fourth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting. Dates for the proposed visit, however, are yet
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Hales misses equalling Gayle's fastest T20 century record by a whiske
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 6 (ANI): England batsman Alex Hales fell agonisingly short of equalling Chris Gayle's record of the fastest century in T20 cricket, dismissed just short of three figures in England's domestic T20 competition on Saturday.
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Nikki Haley says 'ball's in their court' after U.N. North K
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], August 6 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has called newly-approved sanctions on North Korea "a gut punch" to that country and has warned of a possible military action, should the regime continue its nuclear programmes.
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Expressing differences is hallmark of democracy: Sharmishta Mukherjee
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Congress leader Sharmishta Mukherjee, who is also daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday, said that she'll continue her harsh stand against the Narendra Modi led-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite the Prime Minister's heartfe
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Colombo Test: India declare their first innings at 622-9
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and blistering half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha helped India post a monstrous first inning score on Day Two of the second Test being played at the
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Late Major Kamlesh Pandey's father demands full-fledged war against P
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): Father of Major Kamlesh Pandey, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday, exhorted India to wage a full-fledged war against Pakistan.
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Nikki Haley to raise India's bid for permanent seat in UNSC: State De
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA] Aug 04 (ANI): The United States has reaffirmed its support for India's bid for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Roorkee: Girl beaten, undressed for securing one and a half marks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 03 (ANI): In a shocking and inhuman incident in Uttarakhand's Roorkee, a Class VI student was allegedly beaten up and forced to undress by her teacher for securing one and a half marks in an exam on Thursday.
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I've come back stronger, hungrier: KL Rahul
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [India], Aug.3 (ANI): Indian opener KL Rahul on Thursday expressed his pleasure to score a blistering half-century on his comeback from a long injury lay-off during the ongoing second Test of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
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Banks may need 20% incremental provisioning for 50 large stressed assets:
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3, (ANI): Banks may require an incremental provisioning of 20 per cent against cumulative debt of 50 large stressed assets worth over Rs 4.3 lakh crore in construction, power, metals and other sectors that constitute about half of the gross non-performing assets of
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Mukund, Kohli strengthen India's position in Galle Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Galle [Sri Lanka], July 28 (ANI): Brilliant half centuries from skipper Virat Kohli and opener Abhinav Mukund have taken India into a commanding position in the opening Test of the three-match series against Sri Lanka on Friday.
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