US: Senate passes stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown

With 88 to 9 votes, the Senate passed the measure after the US House abruptly reversed course and passed a...

RBI extends deadline to exchange Rs 2,000 banknotes till Oct 7

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an extension of the deadline for depositing or exchanging Rs 2,000...

Ashwin makes the cut for India's World Cup squad

On the deadline day of submitting the squad for the ODI World Cup, India have brought in veteran spinner...

Libya flood: Top prosecutor arrests eight current, former officia

Following the deadly Libya flood which claimed the lives of thousands of people, Libya's chief prosecutor ordered...

Asian Games: Late Chhetri penalty helps India beat Bangladesh 1-0

After the chastening loss to hosts China by 1-5, Igor Stimac’s boys were back against their familiar South Asian...

EWEC invites Expression of Interest submissions

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) today invited developers and developer consortiums to submit an...

Dalai Lama expresses grief over loss of lives in Morocco quake

Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama expressed grief as the deadly earthquake struck Morocco leading to...

Nora Fatehi hails PM Modi for extending support to Morocco

Actor and dancer Nora Fatehi on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he expressed grief and offered...

US President "deeply saddened" over loss of lives in Morocco

US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the deadly Morocco earthquake which...

HarperCollins presents Fire on the Ganges Life among the Dead

New Delhi [India], September 5: Fire on the Ganges is the first attempt to chronicle the everyday realities of the...

Nepal marks Gai Jatra: A festival that commemorates the dead

During the brief pilgrimage, people are dressed as cows and lunatics, go around the city wearing odd costumes,...

Five rescued, one dead of dehydration near dead sea

Israel forces on Sunday morning rescued five people near the Dead Sea whereas one individual was declared dead,...