New York: India-born Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of global beverage giant PepsiCo, is being considered by the White House for the new World Bank president, according to a leading American daily.
London: In the biggest defeat for a sitting British government in history, Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal to leave the EU was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs, triggering a no-confidence motion against her government and leaving the country with no plans for Brexit on March 29.
Flight services between Kolkata, Dubai resume partially
Kerala HC dismisses PIL on dropping assembly proceedings against Mamkootathil
Nepal records over 10% turnout till 11 am in first election since govt-toppling Gen Z protests
Lokayukta raids govt officials in Karnataka
3 Assam Congress MLAs join ruling BJP ahead of assembly polls
Resolution for his removal: Speaker Birla to be present in House but not chair proceedings
More than 1,200 booked for drunk driving during Holi celebrations in Delhi
Curbs on movement, assembly remain in force in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei's killing
BJP demands withdrawal of plan to acquire KSIC land for stadium
UN: India calls on international community to act together against ISIS, Al Qaeda
SSLC exam begins in Kerala; Education Minister wishes students success
China hikes defence budget by 10 per cent to USD 275 billion
Mumbai: "The Accidental Prime Minister", featuring Anupam Kher in the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, is all set to hit the theatres in Pakistan after the censor board of the country cleared the film.
Kabul: A car bomb exploded near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding 44, officials said, in the latest attack to rock the Afghan capital.
Tehran: An Iranian Boeing 707 cargo plane coming from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west of Iran's capital, state media reported, with an emergency official saying only one person of the 16 on board was known to have survived.
Jakarta: Navy divers have located the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to the accident investigation.
Washington: There is a "strong possibility" of Tahawwur Hussain Rana - currently serving a 14-year jail term in the US for plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attack - being extradited to India, an informed source said.
Paris: A powerful explosion badly damaged a bakery in central Paris on Saturday, injuring several people and smashing nearby windows after a suspected gas leak, police and AFP journalists said.
Washington: The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defence officials said Friday as uncertainty grew over America's planned pullout from the battered nation.
