Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) DMK Working President M.K. Stalin on Friday said he would start a month-long statewide campaign from November to explain to the people the ill-effects of the AIADMK government. The campaign will…
New York, Oct 20 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has highlighted its intention to make 2020 a unique year for the country’s space sector by launching the first Arab probe to Mars. The announcement…
Los Angeles, Oct 20 (IANS) The November issue of Playboy magazine, the first to be published since the death of founder Hugh Hefner, features a transgender model as its Playmate of the Month. It’s happening…
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced restoration of the special family pension for widows of government employees killed by extremists. The ‘Special Pension Scheme’ was revoked by the erstwhile…
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 6 lakh in cash from Amritsar’s famous Durgiana Mandir Hindu shrine, police said on Friday. The theft took place on Diwali night as the festival was…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The government on Friday said that it has notified new rules which mandate valuers under the Companies Act, 2013 to get registered with a specified authority. The Companies (Registered Valuers…
Port Louis, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian veteran golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia has added his name to a strong Asian challenge for the 2017 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at The Heritage Golf Club at Heritage Resorts this…
Rabat, Oct 20 (IANS/MAP) The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has hailed Morocco’s “humanist and exemplary policy at the regional and continental levels” on migration and asylum at a meeting in…
Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Congress leader and six-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday revealed he and his family has no vehicle but movable assets worth over Rs 9.5 crore. Interestingly, the octogenarian…
Damascus, Oct 20 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday declared the “total liberation” of the Syrian city of Raqqa, which for more than three years was the de facto capital of the…
Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Congress leader and six-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh on Friday filed his nomination papers from Arki assembly constituency — a new seat that he chose himself — for…
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) A major section of the 302 km Agra-Lucknow Expressway, which cuts down travel time considerably between the city of the Taj and the state capital, will be closed for vehicular traffic…
Srinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) A mentally challenged person was critically injured on Friday as a mob tried to immolate him and run him over with a tractor on suspicion of being a braid chopper in…
Srinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) Militants on Friday attacked the residence of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Mushtaq Ahmad Shah in Tral town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said the militants hurled…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan turned 94 on Friday. He is currently one of the country’s oldest and active politicians, and except for a slight slowing…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply system in Odisha by rolling out the first phase of the project here –…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) With new sewage treatment plants coming up, the dream of Varanasi residents and visitors to have a ‘Nirmal Ganga’ (clean Ganga) will soon become a reality, the Water Resources Ministry…
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 20 (IANS) Malaysia has struck a “no find-no fee” deal with a US company to restart the search for the missing MH370 flight. The government accepted an offer from Ocean Infinity, said…
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) Ghana will be out to settle scores when they meet west African rivals Mal in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Saturday. The contest will be a…
Macau, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar eagled the 18th and final hole of the second round to score six-under 65 and retain the lead at the top of the Macao Open on Friday….