Houstan, April 29 (IANS) Former US President George H.W. Bush was discharged from a local hospital on Friday after being treated for a mild pneumonia and chronic bronchitis, according to a statement released by the…
Tirana, April 29 (IANS) The Albanian parliament elected on Friday Ilir Meta as the country’s new President with 87 votes in favour and two against. Meta was parliament speaker and head of Socialist Movement for…
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Rapper-actor Nick Cannon says that he and his former wife Mariah Carey are only best friends. “Are you and Mariah still sleeping together?” he was asked on “The Wendy Williams…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at reversing Obama-era restrictions on offshore oil and gas drilling. “Our country is blessed with incredible natural resources, including abundant…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Union Minister Jayant Sinha on Friday said the central government is working on a new initiative to ease the security and boarding procedure — ‘Digi Yatra’ — which will use…
Mohali, April 29 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab’s skipper Glen Maxwell blammed bowlers and fielders for their loss in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 26 runs here on Friday. He also…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The mounting problem of bad loans of banks cannot be resolved by their simple recapitalisation and options like raising private capital for state-run banks need to be considered to deal with…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday announced a new Test and Treat Policy for HIV, under which as soon as a person is found to be positive, they will…
Mohali, April 29 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab’s skipper Glen Maxwell blammed bowlers and fielders for their loss in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 26 runs here on Friday. He also…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Congress on Friday asked the government why it was trying to stab India’s farmers by surreptitiously by introducing tax on agriculture. “First Bibek Debroy of Niti Aayog and now CEA…
Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday praised Pope Francis for promoting the values of peace and tolerance, saying he was a spiritual leader for “people of various faiths”. “We appreciate…
Mohali, April 28 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kings XI Punjab by 26 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Friday. Chasing 208, Punjab were restricted to 181/9 with…
Mohali, April 28 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) game between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Friday. Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner b…
New Delhi/Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) The Congress on Friday accused the central and the Haryana governments of “deliberately leaking” the Dhingra Commission report despite a court injunction against its publication. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal…
Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) The Muslim faith is not a terrorist religion, Ahmad al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Cairo’s prestigious Al-Azhar mosque – the highest seat of Sunni learning – said on Friday. “Islam is…
Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday called for a stop to the financing of groups that promote violence and urged religious leaders to uphold the sanctity of human life. Religious leaders must denounce…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The BJP has set an ambitious “Mission 400” target for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a top party leader said on Friday. The BJP, which won 282 seats in 2014, has…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Congress leadership has not accepted the resignations of Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken and state incharge P.C. Chacko, who put in their papers in wake of the party’s debacle…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The central government on Friday said that the second round of bidding for air routes under the regional connectivity scheme — UDAN — is likely to conclude within the next…
by Surender Bhutani Warsaw, April 28 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari, who concluded his three-day state visit to Poland on Thursday, said it was “very productive” and signalled a new stage in bilateral ties….