A massive power failure hit Pakistan after midnight as authorities struggled on Sunday to restore electricity supply in the country which has been plagued by a crippling energy crisis.
With Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis having turned down the demand to write-off farm loan, Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the curse of farmers, with whose blessings the government came to power, could ruin everything.
The Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers Association on Thursday strongly objected to reports suggesting levy of cess on television sets, saying it would cripple sales.
The deal was, however, dismissed by the Democrats as a 'non-starter'.
With the 2007 World Cup just around the corner, West Indies are struggling to get their act together.
India's Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that he expects the country's newly regulated airline sector to boom 20 per cent annually over the next five years on the back of surging investment and traffic.
A National Disaster Relief Force team was also camping in the district. Relief camps have been set up at 83 places to accommodate flood victims, officials said.
The tournament marks the 50th anniversary of the first 'Open' Grand Slam event
Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many.
Normal life remained crippled due to curfew and the shutdown call by separatists groups.
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, are the country's top producers of limestone
The airline had made new pilots sign a bond of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 14 lakh in the recent past.
Around 14 people injured in the collapse are undergoing treatment.
A realistic assessment will tell us that not much has changed between India and Pakistan; the relationship remains as fraught as before with little prospect of reconciliation, notes Ajai Shukla.
In a late-night tweet in capital letters, he said Iran must 'never, ever threaten the United States again'.
Rebia seeks review of a portion of the judgement dealing with the power of the speaker.
'Eyes that hadn't opened for days did, and they weren't chalky or vague. They were clear and blue and full of love.'
At least six persons, including an Italian journalist working for the Associated Press, were killed and six others critically injured on Wednesday when an Israeli missile exploded as Palestinian experts tried to defuse it in northern Gaza Strip.
Horrifying video of man throwing a dog from rooftop surfaces, a NGO offers reward to trace him, reports T S Sudhir.
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
In order to cripple and check the activities of wilful tax defaulters, the Income Tax department has decided to "block" Permanent Account Number (PAN) of such entities, get their LPG subsidy cancelled and take measures to ensure that they are not sanctioned loans.
The visit, Kim's third since March, is taking place amid sharp escalation rhetoric between Beijing and Washington over tariffs almost spiralling into a trade war.
Commuters had a harrowing time as traffic came to a standstill in various parts of the city as sanitation workers blocked major thoroughfares such as NH 24 and Vikas Marg.
4 people have died owing to the floods.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that countries like India, if it gets the exemption, would be asked to bring down their oil imports from Iran to zero in six months' time.
AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India at JNPT.
Curfew-like-restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and other major towns in Kashmir by the authorities early on Sunday on the first anniversary of the hanging of convicted terrorist Afzal Guru.
The government will also decide in eight to ten days on how to extend the benefit to customers in Mumbai.
Most of those killed are in the 15-44 age group, according to statistics.
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