Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe against personal secretaries of three senior ministers after a sting operation conducted by a TV channel showed them seeking bribes against favours like…
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pakistani government on Wednesday announced to launch a wide-ranging comprehensive operation to counter-terrorism and target killing across the country in March 2019. Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and said that his country cannot be the world’s policeman in a surprise visit to troops…
Baghdad, Dec 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump visited the US troops in Iraq to celebrate Christmas, the official Iraqiya television reported on Wednesday. The state-run channel briefly said that Trump “denied any plans to…
Bagota, Dec 27 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 12 injured on Wednesday when their bus plunged 150 meters into a ravine, Colombia’s Transit Police said. The driver, who was among the dead,…
Panaji, Dec 27 (IANS) Amid ongoing conflict with the state’s private taxi operators, Goa’s first app-based taxi service GOAMILES on Wednesday said that the company is “deeply concerned” about the safety of its 1,000 odd…
Amritsar, Dec 27 (IANS) Two Pakistani nationals — one who crossed into India last year to meet superstar Shah Rukh Khan and another one who overstayed after getting married here — were on Wednesday repatriated…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s key economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Wednesday said that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is not in danger of being fired from that post after the president…
Jerusalem, Dec 27 (IANS) Israel’s military on Wednesday said that it found and demolished another cross-border tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon. A military spokesperson said the tunnel, dug by the Lebanese militia from the…
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on Wednesday called upon the government and the opposition parties to pass the law on Muslim triple talaq bill through “consensus, without political point-scoring”. On…
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Suspended RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl, was disqualified on Wednesday as an MLA of Bihar, officials said. Five days after a special…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai/Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Banking services at branches of state-run banks across the country were hit on Wednesday following the strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will have separate high courts from January 1 with the Centre issuing orders for bifurcation of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. The orders, signed…
Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to explore the possibility of invoking its powers to retire employees prematurely wherever they have become deadwood or liability on account of…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Banking services at branches of state-run banks across the country were hit on Wednesday following the strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with…
Bangkok, Dec 26 (IANS) The Thailand government has approved a draft legislation to allow same-sex civil union, a step which could make it the first Asian country to recognize such partnerships once the bill is…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A tale of “courage and overcoming societal ridicule” by acid attack survivors will be presented in an upcoming exhibition here as the second volume of “Priya’s Shakti”, a pioneering female…
Houston, Dec 26 (IANS) An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in the US government’s custody in New Mexico state, immigration authorities said, in a second case this month of an immigrant child dying while being…
London, Dec 26 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review into the plight of persecuted Christians around the world and how much help they get from the UK. According to the Foreign…
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court in case the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre brings in an ordinance paving…