New York, Dec 31 (IANS) In a latest incident of censorship, Facebook on Friday temporarily restricted journalist Kevin Sessums’s account, after he called US President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters “a nasty fascistic lot” in a post….
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Former Union Home Secretary Anil Baijal on Saturday took oath as the Lt. Governor of Delhi here. Baijal was administered the oath by Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini…
Agartala, Dec 31 (IANS) The CPI-M, the dominant partner of the ruling Left Front in Tripura, is worried over the growth and increased activities of RSS, Bajrang Dal and BJP in the state, a party…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government came under increasing attack by opposition parties through the year over a range of issues, including demonetisation, but larger opposition unity remained elusive…
Berlin, Dec 31 (IANS) German security forces are on high alert as the country prepares to ring in the New Year, days after 12 people were killed in a truck attack on a Berlin Christmas…
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh may ring in a white New Year as the Met Office on Saturday forecast snow in some areas in the state. In the state capital, a…
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) China is moving forward with the creation of a social credit system to evaluate its citizens with the publication of two new guidelines by the State Council, officials reported on Saturday….
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) To maintain accuracy, NASA said its missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, which continuously watches the sun, will join official clocks around the world in adding a leap second…
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) A crucial Samajwadi Party meeting called on Saturday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is to begin shortly at his official residence. Yadav who was expelled by his father and…
By Prashant Sood & Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) consolidated its position as the premier national party of Indian politics in 2016, breaking new ground in some…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked the Centre why restrictions continued on withdrawing money after the deadline of December…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh region on Saturday remained notches below the freezing point as the weather office said dry, cold conditions would continue for next 24…
Kathmandu, Dec 31 (IANS) India will start supplying an additional 80MW electricity to Nepal from January 1, 2017, through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said. Nepal currently imports 80MW of electricity…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trumps Presidential Inaugural Committee on Friday announced a list of groups that will participate in the inaugural parade. “People from every corner of the country have expressed…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 69 trains were running late while four were cancelled on Saturday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) Following hectic political activity on Friday, the last day of 2016 is set for another round of frenzied politics in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday as expelled Chief Minister…
Berlin, Dec 31 (IANS) Islamist terrorism is the biggest challenge Germany is currently facing, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year message. Referring to the deadly truck attack on December 19 targeting a Christmas…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 8.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the weather…
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) Hackers linked to the Kremlin penetrated the electricity grid of the US although they did not disrupt services, a media report has said. According to the Washington Post report on Friday…
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) Twenty US states and the District of Columbia will raise their minimum wages at the start of 2017, media report said. The move will boost pay for about 4.4 million low-wage…