Rameswaram (TN): An Indian fisherman sustained injuries to his eye after being allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy which also arrested 14 fishers for alleged maritime boundary violation, an official said.
New York: Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment.
Bhopal: Controversy erupted on Wednesday over a `temple-shaped' birthday cake with a picture of Hanuman prepared for Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath's birthday celebrations.
New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation was a "well-considered" decision and part of a larger strategy to combat the menace of fake money, terror financing, black money and tax evasion, the Union government has told the Supreme Court.
Murshidabad (WB): A six-year-old boy died in West Bengal's Murshidabad district after he was hit by the car of TMC MP Abu Taher Khan on Wednesday, police said.
New Delhi: India's space regulator on Wednesday authorised the launch of first private sector rocket Vikram-S, a suborbital vehicle developed by Skyroot Aerospace.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 32 retired women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers based on their suitability with the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits.
Hubballi: Tension prevailed in a locality here over alleged religious conversion and a man lodged a complaint against 15 people including a few pastors and a history-sheeter, police said.
Ahmedabad/Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday alleged that its Surat East Assembly seat candidate in Gujarat was kidnapped by the BJP and forced to withdraw his nomination for the next month's Assembly polls, but the contestant in question claimed he pulled out of the race on his own due to "stress" after his party "demanded money for booth management".
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Kanpur-based Rotomac Global and its directors for alleged fraud of Rs 750.54 crore linked to Indian Overseas Bank, officials said on Wednesday.