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Hamburg, Aug 24: A UN tribunal today asked both India and Italy to "suspend" all court proceedings involving two Italian marines charged with killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012 and also refrain from initiating new ones that might "aggravate or extend" the dispute. Hearing Italy's appeal in the case, the President of the International Tribunal on Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Vladimir Golitsyn asked

Mumbai, Aug 24: In the worst-ever carnage in stock market, benchmark Sensex today crashed by 1,624.51 points and nearly Rs 7 lakh crore got wiped out from the investors' wealth as rout in Chinese stocks triggered a global sell-off. The intra-day fall was even larger at 1,741.35 points -- the third biggest ever and highest in over seven years since January 21, 2008, even as Finance Minister Arun

Mumbai, Aug 24: In a stock market bloodbath, benchmark Sensex today crashed over 1,200 points -- biggest in over seven years -- amid a global rout, while more than Rs 3 lakh crore got wiped out of the investors' wealth. The BSE 30-share index was trading 1,205.7 points down at 26,160.37, while the broader Nifty index of NSE was down 353.35 points at 7,946.60. The overall investors' wealth

Lucknow/Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 23: The cancellation of the NSA-level talks by Pakistan is "unfortunate", Union home minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow on Sunday and made it clear that the possibility of any future dialogue will depend on the neighbour. He underlined that India stands for dialogue and cordial relationship with Pakistan, a day after the talks between NSA Ajit Doval and his

Agra (UP), Aug 23: A 60-kg British-era copper chandelier at the main entrance of 17th century Taj Mahal crashed down recently, prompting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to initiate a probe into the matter. The six-feet high and four-feet wide chandelier, gifted by Lord Curzon and installed at the Royal Gate of Taj Mahal in 1905, fell down on Wednesday, sources said. A probe under ASI’s

New Delhi, Aug 22: In evidence to show that Dawood Ibrahim is holed up in Pakistan, a dossier prepared by India listed nine residences of the underworld don in that country and stated that he is known to frequently change his locations and addresses there. The information about the residences in Pakistan, including one bought near the house of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of late former Prime

New Delhi, Aug 22: The talks between the national security advisers of India and Pakistan must focus only on terrorism, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today. The minister quoted the Ufa statement and said the talks between the two NSAs had to be only on terrorism. "Keeping in mind the spirit of Ufa, don't make Hurriyat a third party to the talks, and don't expand the subject of talks

Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 22: Putting the onus back on India, Pakistan today said it was prepared for NSA-level talks without any pre-conditions amid continuing signs that the meeting was unlikely to take place. National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, who is scheduled to travel to New Delhi tomorrow for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, told a press conference in Islamabad that he is

New Delhi, Aug 22: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Surinder Singh on Friday has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with an assault case on a NDMC worker. Singh was arrested this evening, along with his driver Pankaj and assistant Praveen, when he was called for questioning by Delhi Police. "The MLA has been arrested for assaulting a public servant and stopping him from discharging his duty

Indore, Aug 21: Three times as many married persons ended their lives in 2014 as those who were single with experts saying that the finding points to "serious changes" in family ties and a dip in "personal tolerance" levels as the nuclear family continues to gain prevalence in society. According to a recent report by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), entitled 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides