Sanaa, May 18 (IANS) At least 18 civilians were killed on Wednesday by an airstrike carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition in southwestern Yemen, according to officials from the popular resistance militias. The…
Cairo, May 18 (IANS) Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday stressed the importance of fostering international efforts to fight terrorism in the region. Abdullah arrived in Cairo for a…
Ankara, May 18 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump met for the first time on Tuesday at the White House amid frictions on how to fight the Islamic State…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Days after being badly burnt when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their building, a couple succumbed to their injuries in a hospital on Wednesday, police said. “Mukul Rohtagi and…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A slight overnight drizzle offered some relief to the national capital on Wednesday, with maximum temperature settling at 37.2 degree Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, said the weather…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) After three decades, the Indian Army is all set to receive its first heavy ordnance as the first two guns out of the 145 M777 ultra light artillery guns it…
Cannes, May 17 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone let her hair loose – literally – as she stepped out in a jewel-toned maroon creation by Marchesa Notte for her red carpet appearance at the opening…
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) On a day he was to celebrate his 36th birthday with his family in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari was found dead here under mysterious circumstances on…
Genoa (Italy), May 17 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court on Wednesday handed a 10-year prison term to the captain of a cargo ship that slammed into the port in Genoa in 2013, toppling the control tower…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) is being redesigned to make exports from India compliant with the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), a senior official said on Wednesday….
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) In its sixth reshuffle of police officials since the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government came to power in the Uttar Pradesh in March, 67 IPS officials were transferred on Wednesday. Additional Director…
Bhopal, May 17 (IANS) Three persons were burnt alive and three others badly injured when a fire broke out after two motocycles and a car collided in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district on Wednesday afternoon, police…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress maintained their supremacy, emerging victorious in four municipalities while the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha managed to retain control in three in the northern hills but the Congress-Left…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) BJP’s West Bengal unit President Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that the party leadership would be more than happy to accept heavyweight politicians like state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury if…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal here and is learnt to have discussed the upcoming presidential election in which the opposition parties…
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who arrived here on Wednesday, reviewed the overall security situation in the Kashmir Valley and asked the Army to maintain vigil along the LoC and also ensure…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A parliamentary committee has summoned senior officials of the Election Commission to discuss electoral reforms and the the issue of EVMs’ reliability may also be taken up, said informed sources…
Jagdalpur, May 17 (IANS) A total of 21 Maoists surrendered to police here on Wednesday, officials said. Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range Vivekanand Sinha said that out of them, 14 were from Darbha Division’s…
Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) Heavy showers coupled with strong winds delayed start of the second innings after Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a below par 128/7 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the half-empty…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Neighbouring Haryana has commenced releasing water for Delhi and supply in the national capital would return to normal by Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said. “Haryana has started…