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A painting of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world’s oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown. The painting in Borneo, possibly depicting a native type of wild cattle, is among thousands of artworks discovered decades […]
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after an acquittal that triggered Islamist protests, but is still in Pakistan, officials said Thursday amid appeals for her to be offered asylum. Asia Bibi’s conviction was overturned by the […]
Agra : South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook during the last leg of her four-day visit to India took a tour of the iconic Taj Mahal here on Diwali. She spent around 45 minutes at the monument and the first lady evinced keen interest in the architecture of the […]
Mumbai : Stocks and forex markets will remain closed Thursday for ‘Diwali Balipratipada’. PTI 8/11/2018
New Delhi : It was a cold Thursday morning in Delhi with smog covering the city. Smoke from firecrackers mixed with mist and fog persisted in the city even after sunrise as the wind was calm, said a MeT department official. The minimum temperature was 10.5 degrees Celsius, three […]
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said that demonetisation was a “disaster” for the country on its second anniversary. The chief minister said she had been describing it as a “dark day” since demonetisation was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. “#DarkDay Today is […]
New Delhi : On the second anniversary of demonetisation, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday questioned the rationale behind the Modi government’s note ban move and termed it as “a self inflicted deep wound” on the Indian economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on […]
Indian shares made modest gains in a special “muhurat” one-hour trading session for Diwali on Wednesday, shored up by large-cap IT and financial stocks. The benchmark Sensex rose 0.7 percent to 35,237.68, while the broader Nifty climbed 0.65 percent to 10,598.4. Software services exporter Infosys Ltd was the […]
Bomdila, Nov 7: Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju Wednesday took stock of the situation arising out of clashes between Army and Arunachal Pradesh Police personnel here. Some soldiers had allegedly vandalised the Bomdila police station and assaulted police personnel and civilians last week. “The Defence Minister (Sitharaman) […]
Islamabad, Nov 7: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday extended his good wishes to the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all our Hindu citizens a happy Diwali,” Khan tweeted. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser also greeted Hindu parliamentarians and the Hindu […]
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