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Harare, Nov 15: Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country on Wednesday as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target "criminals" close to President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe's decades-long grip on power was dramatically weakened as military vehicles blocked roads outside the Parliament in Harare and senior soldiers delivered a late-night television

Ahmedabad, Nov 15: Former finance minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, said even the 14th century Delhi sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq, had implemented note ban 700 years ago. Criticising Modi for the controversial move, Sinha at a function here claimed that demonetisation had hit the economy to the tune of Rs 3.75 lakh crore.

Bengaluru, Nov 15: At least twelve deaths were reported from different parts of Karnataka in two days as the patients were unable to get timely care due to the private doctors' agitation. At least four deaths were reported on Monday, the first day of Belagavi Chalo agitation. On Tuesday, eight more patients died for want of treatment. A 56-year-old panchayat development officer PDO, who suffered a

Los Angeles, Nov 15: Four people were killed and nearly a dozen wounded, including two children, when a gunman went on a rampage Tuesday, randomly picking his targets at a school and other locations in rural northern California. Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told reporters that the assailant was killed by police following the mass shooting, which began around 8:00 am (1600 GMT) at

Mysuru, Nov 14: Three persons of a family lost their lives and some of their relatives suffered severe injuries when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident at Kelagatte near Hunsur on their way to Mysuru early on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Iqbal (40), his elder brother Abdul Hameed (43), and latter’s son Shaikh Hakib (12). Hailing from

Mysuru, Nov 14: Three persons of a family lost their lives and some of their relatives suffered severe injuries when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident at Kelagatte near Hunsur on their way to Mysuru early on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Iqbal (40), his elder brother Abdul Hameed (43), and latter’s son Shaikh Hakib (12). Hailing from

Manila, Nov 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held wide-ranging talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe with a focus on further ramping up the special strategic partnership between the two Asian giants. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation ASEAN grouping which is being attended by a number of its dialogue partners including India, China, Japan

Chennai, Nov 14: After repeated raids by Income Tax officers at several premises linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala and her kin, including TTV Dinakaran, a whopping Rs 1,430 crore in undisclosed income was recovered. I-T officers on Monday said the department had on last Thursday carried out simultaneous multi-city raids on 187 premises including those linked to Sasikala and her nephew and

Manila, Nov 13: The task of transforming India is proceeding on an “unprecedented scale,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the powerful ASEAN grouping on Monday while hardselling his government’s economic reform initiatives to boost trade and investment. Addressing the ASEAN Business Forum in the Philippines capital, the Prime Minister said most sectors of the Indian economy were opened up for

Beijing, Nov 13: Skirting any direct response to the first quadrilateral meeting of India, US, Japan and Australia, China on Monday questioned its exclusion from the group. At the same time, it expressed hope that the new concept of 'Indo-Pacific' is not directed against it. "The relevant proposals should be open and inclusive and should be conducive to win-win cooperation and avoid politicising