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China seeks Bhutan border cooperation after India spat

Visiting landlocked Bhutan on a three-day trip, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said his country highly regarded its traditional friendship with Bhutan.

Jul 24, 2018

AirAsia offers 'Last Minute Deals' with flight tickets starting from Rs 1,399; check details here

AirAsia passengers travelling to destinations like Bengaluru, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Kochi, and Pune can avail the offer under the 'Last Minute Deals' scheme.

Jul 24, 2018

Temple board says Hindus targeted during SC hearing on Sabarimala

Arguing that Hindus were targeted during its arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Devaswom board said that women are barred from entering Mosques as well but no case has been filed in that regard.

Jul 24, 2018

Shiroor seer's death: Swamiji's close woman acquaintance arrested

Ramya Shetty, a close associate of Shiroor Seer Lakshmivara Theertha who died recently under mysterious circumstances, has been arrested by Venur cops.

Jul 24, 2018

Indian deposits in Swiss banks down 80 percent in 2017: Piyush Goyal

Union Finance Minister called out on earlier reports of an increase in Swiss bank deposits as false in the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha.

Jul 24, 2018

Aadhaar driving IT security spending in India: Report

The '2018 Thales Data Threat Report' had taken inputs from 1,200 IT security managers in eight countries, including India, and across four major vertical markets.

Jul 24, 2018

India, Rwanda to strengthen bilateral relations; ink 8 MoUs

PM Modi reached Rwanda on Monday on the first leg of his five-day, three-nation tour of Africa that will also take him to Uganda and South Africa.

Jul 24, 2018

Democrats file resolution attacking Trump's comments after Helsinki summit

The Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a resolution condemning the statements made by Trump after his summit with Putin, where the US President said he doubted the findings of the FBI and CIA over Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

Jul 24, 2018

Dalal Street maven Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says Modi will win 2019 elections: Here's why

If the wisest are those who are wise with money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can take heart. India's ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala predicts Modi will come back to power in 2019.

Jul 24, 2018

Trump threatens Iranian counterpart Rouhani on social media; here's why Twitter will never ban US Prez

US President Donald Trump warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that if Tehran threatened the US again, it would suffer "consequences the likes of which few have ever suffered before."

Jul 24, 2018

Global airfares and hotel prices to surge in 2019, reveals industry forecast

Airfares are expected to rise by more than 7 percent in countries like India, New Zealand, Norway, Germany, and Chile, according to the annual business travel forecast from Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the Global Business Travel Association.

Jul 24, 2018

Pawan Kalyan takes a dig at Mahesh Babu's brother-in-law, alleging memory loss

Jana Sena party chief Pawan Kalyan has taken a dig at Mahesh Babu's brother-in-law, TDP MP Jayadev Galla and his party are suffering from Convenient Memory loss Syndrome shown in film Ghajini.

Jul 24, 2018

IndiGo Airlines flight passenger claims 'hijack'; asks flyers not to untie seat belts

Upon investigation, it was found that the IndiGo Airlines passenger, who was flying from Chandigarh to Srinagar, was playing a prank and the authorities are looking into his credentials.

Jul 24, 2018

Shehbaz Sharif's election promise: Give me mandate, I'll give you Kashmir

Ahead of the general elections in Pakistan, PML-N's prime ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif also slammed India for what he called "inhumane treatment of Kashmiris".

Jul 24, 2018

Steam-hauled passenger train to chug from Sabarmati to Ahmedabad on Gandhi Jayanti

The entire fleet of rail coaches will bear a Swachh Bharat logo -- the spectacles worn by the Father of the Nation -- and specially designed stickers will be displayed on all trains commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Jul 24, 2018