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Three earthquakes shake Indonesia, 1 death reported in North Sumatra

Jakarta, March 18 -- Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning and two earlier quakes in Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara, t... Read More


Hearing on controversial remarks on Dr Ambedkar to be held on Mar 29

Sultanpur (UP), March 18 -- The second witness in the case of alleged controversial remarks against the Constitution-maker Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar testified in the special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur distri... Read More


Israeli tanks open fire on Abasan in east of Khan Yunis: Reports

Jerusalem, March 18 -- Israeli tanks opened fire on the eastern areas of the city of Abasan, which is located in the east of the Khan Yunis province, there is a massive shelling, Al Jazeera reported. ... Read More


2 killed, 19 wounded as Israeli airstrikes hit military base in S. Syria

Damascus/Jerusalem, March 18 -- Israeli warplanes on Monday launched a series of airstrikes on a military installation in southern Syria's Daraa, killing at least two people and wounding 19 others, Sy... Read More


Telangana Assembly's budget session enters fifth day

Hyderabad, March 18 -- The Telangana Legislative Assembly convened at 1000 hours on Tuesday for the fifth day of its budget session. The Question Hour was suspended today and took up Zero hours. The ... Read More


Euro, Pound up; USD, Yen down

Mumbai, March 18 -- Following were the indicative currency rates and travellers' cheques buying and selling rates. CURRENCY NAME BUY SALE UAE DIRHAM 21.4777 25.0949 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 50.2798 58.1... Read More


7 dead after refugee boat capsises off Cyprus coast

Nicosia, March 18 -- Seven people have been confirmed dead after a refugee boat capsized off the southeastern coast of Cyprus on Monday, authorities said. Search efforts are ongoing for missing pass... Read More


Two sentenced to death in murder case in Mainpuri

Mainpuri (UP), March 18 -- Two people, including a woman, were awarded capital punishment along with a fine of Rs one lakh each by a local court in Mainpuri district on Tuesday for murder of a man in ... Read More


Sensex zooms over 600 pts

Mumbai, March 18 -- The BSE Sensex on Tuesday rallied 602 pts at 74,711 in the opening session as buying was seen across the board amid a positive Asian market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose... Read More


Urban Child Development Centre useful for proper nutrition of children in urban areas of Maha: minister

Mumbai, March 18 -- To bring malnourished children in the urban areas into the mainstream category, the Suposhit Mumbai Mission and Urban Child Development Centres have been started in Anganwadis, ass... Read More