First Republic Bank closed; JP Morgan to acquire its assets

US-based First Republic Bank was closed on Monday (local time) by the local regulators and entered into an...

US: Indian diaspora celebrates 100th episode of "Mann Ki Baat"

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar decided to tune in to the programme live with the diaspora in New...

Joshimath locals urge U'khand CM to start NTPC project

Local representatives in the Joshimath area on Sunday sent a memorandum to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh...

Punjab: Panic grips residents after gas leak in Ludhiana

Panic gripped Punjab's Ludhiana after a gas leakage was reported at a factory which claimed 11 lives on Sunday...

Material prices fall sharply on concerns about Chinese slowdown

Hot rolled coils listed on the Shanghai Commodity Futures Exchange hit a five-month low of 3,928 yuan (USD 568) per...

Locals, environment activists protest against Pune's RFD project

Thousands of locals and environment activists also took to the streets holding placards with save tree slogans...

Afghanistan: Helmand province facing severe drought

The Helmand region in Afghanistan is experiencing a severe drought, so some farmers and locals encouraged the...

Mysore locals, tourists 'excited' ahead of PM Modi's roadshow

Locals as well as the people who visited Mysore in Karnataka have expressed joy ahead of Prime Minister Narendra...

One dead in Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharashtra

While talking to ANI, Kapil Patil said," The local administration has informed me that among the 20 people feared...

"China banned Uyghurs from praying in mosques during Eid-ul-Fitr"

During Eid, which fell on April 20-21 this year, people aged 60 and older were allowed to pray in a local mosque...

EAM Jaishankar inaugurates Indian Embassy in Dominican Republic

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday (local time) inaugurated the Embassy of India in the Dominican...

China in a taxing dilemma: Report

Municipal governments have been relying on land sales as their major income source. These authorities may also...