06 Jul 2016

India-Hungary trade relations improve in the wake of Brexit

Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, is on a three-day visit to India and met with the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj.

El Al flight gets fighter jet escort after bomb alert

Two Swiss Air Force jets assembled to escort an Israeli plane flying from New York to Tel Aviv after a bomb threat.

Argentina's 'Arturo' dies at 30

Argentina's sole polar bear, Arturo, died aged 30, zoo officials said.

Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor joins Twitter board

Social networking platform Twitter has roped in Facebook's former Chief Technology Officer, Bret Taylor, to its board.

Heavy security for this year's Rath Yatra

The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagnnath is all set to commence today at Puri.

05 Jul 2016

Madras HC resurrects writer Perumal Murugan

Madras High Court quashed the criminal case against author Perumal Murugan who had been ostracised by the Hindu community for his controversial book.

Arvind Kejriwal's interactive programme: 'Talk to AK'

On the footsteps of PM Modi, Kejriwal announced the launch of his interactive programme, 'Talk to AK.'

China completes telescope ahead of schedule

China completed the installation of the Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in its southwest Guizhou province, fitting the last of its 4,450 triangular panels into the big dish.

Jaypee group shares go up 38%

Jaypee group shares increased up to to 34% after the approval by Jaiprakash Associates for the sale of its cement business to UltraTech Cement.

Indian service sector records second slowest growth rate in June

The Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index, which maps both service and manufacturing sectors, dropped from 51.1 in May from 50.9 in June.

Brexit could change the landscape of British sports

While the full consequences of Britain leaving the EU (Brexit) will take years to sort out, sporting teams in the UK are readying themselves for a potentially rocky transition.

After Bangladesh, Delhi Police blames Pakistan ISI of terror links

After Bangladesh had blamed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for the Dhaka carnage, Delhi Police Special Cell's charge sheet on al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent members revealed that AQIS was ISI's creation.