Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) A day before an all-party delegation arrives here from Delhi, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti strongly pitched for talks with separatist leaders for peace in the Kashmir Valley. “The country’s political leadership…
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Braving incessant rain and employing drones and satellite mapping technology, the West Bengal government is carrying out the survey expeditiously for initiating the process of returning land taken from peasants of…
Dhaka, Sep 3 (IANS) A close aide of slain Dhaka cafe terror attack mastermind Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury was killed during a raid in a house in the Bangladesh capital, media reports said. Tamim’s ‘second-in-command’, identified…
New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Family income and age play a key role in determining whether women living in rural Nepal could have home births or hospital deliveries, a new study has found. For the…
Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said his country hopes to develop mutually beneficial cooperation with South Korea. “We appreciate the cooperation between our countries, and South Korea is one of…
Gaza, Sep 3 (IANS) Egyptian authorities on Saturday opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions for the first time in two months, an official said. Hisham Edwan, head of the…
Mumbai: South Indian filmmaker Raam Reddy during the screening of Kannada film Thithi, in Mumbai, on May 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Director Raam Reddy, whose Kannada-language drama film “Thithi” was…
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) After two weeks of lacklustre trading, the latest one that ended Friday saw some renewed appetite for equities among investors, lifting two key indices to their highest levels in 52 weeks….
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 3 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have detected possibly the country’s first locally-transmitted Zika case in a 61-year-old man in Sabah on the Kalimantan island, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The ministry is…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 3 (IANS) Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said on Saturday that the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference was a historical and honourable one since it was first held in…
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Two-time national champion and Indias top ranked paddler Soumyajit Ghosh said it felt like ‘”a second life” was given to him, following the disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics, when Bengal…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos on Saturday announced the signing of former Celta Vigo and Real Madrid defender Ruben Gonzalez as their second marquee footballer for the third edition of the Hero Indian…
Mumbai: Duplicates of bollywood stars outside the Shah Rukh Khan’s residence Mannat to promote their upcoming film “Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh Khan” in Mumbai on Sept 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Duplicates of bollywood stars…
Mumbai: Actress Rakhi Sawant during the press conference of film Ek Kahani Julie Ki in Mumbai on Sept 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actors Jimmy Sharma, Rakhi Sawant and Avadh Sharma during the press conference…
Mumbai: Fashion designer and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Shaina NC and actress Raveena Tandon during the inauguration of state-of-the-art toilets for police and railways in Mumbai, on Sept 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Fashion…
Hangzhou, Sep 3 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping met his US counterpart Barack Obama on Saturday and said China was willing to work with the US to ensure bilateral ties stay on the right track….
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has permitted the berthing of dry bulk cargo vessels at its Offshore Container Terminal (OCT) on trial basis after demands by ship agents, an official said…
Hanoi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Quan Su Pagoda, also known as the Ambassadors’ Pagoda here. “At the heart of the Vietnamese Buddhism, a precious treasure of Hanoi. PM…
Mumbai: Actor Saqib Saleem during the launch of Aldo’s ArtandSoles Fall’16 collection in Mumbai, on Sept 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Saqib Saleem during the launch of Aldo’s ArtandSoles Fall’16 collection in Mumbai, on…