New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by NGO People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) that sought a court-monitored CBI probe…
Kohima, July 1 (IANS) The NSCN-IM on Sunday stressed that the issue of integration of all Naga territories was an integral part of the ongoing political dialogue with the Centre and that both parties had…
Agartala, June 30 (IANS) Irresponsible and baseless comments after the killing of a teenage boy fuelled a situation that resulted in the lynching of a few persons in Tripura, former Chief Minister and opposition leader…
Kabul, June 30 (IANS) Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced that the security forces would resume operations against the Taliban after the government’s ceasefire, which began on June 12, ended on Saturday. “The ceasefire has ended…
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Eight civilian protesters were injured on Friday in clashes with the security forces during an ongoing gunfight between holed-up militants and the security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police…
Kochi, June 29 (IANS) The row over Dileep’s re-induction into the Malayalam film artistes’ body AMMA refused to die down even after he said he would not return till being cleared in the case of…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to enquire about his health. Vajpayee, 93, was…
Brussels, June 29 (IANS) European leaders have reached a migration deal after holding marathon talks at a summit lasting nearly 10 hours, the bloc’s president Donald Tusk said on Friday. Italy — the entry point…
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) It lacks the usual commercial trappings of a Bollywood film, but with its message of cleanliness and an admonition against open defecation, “Toilet – Ek Prem Katha”, inspired by Prime Minister…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Air India on Thursday announced an increase in the frequency in New Delhi-Tel Aviv flight services, adding a fourth flight a week starting on July 14. The airline will now…
Kochi, June 28 (IANS) The Australian World Orchestra, led by artistic director and chief conductor Alexander Briger, will perform here on September 25, as a part of the upcoming Australia Fest, a festival of Australian…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its ex post-facto approval to the agreement between India and Singapore on cooperation in the field of urban…
Los Angeles, June 27 (IANS) Multiple Latin Grammy winner J Balvin says he is proud to be the most heard artiste in the world on the digital music service Spotify. He sees this achievement as…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday termed a UN report on alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir as “motivated” and said there was no need to be…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 27 (IANS) A Bangladeshi officer serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been killed in an attack on an aid convoy in the country torn by…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Three people, including a father and son, were killed and another injured after their car collided with a truck parked on a flyover here, police said on Monday. Additional Deputy…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said it was time the “dark age of Emergency” became a part of the curriculum so that the young learnt to value the…
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) A Hindu woman married to a Muslim got her passport on Thursday, following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s intervention, barely 24 hours after a passport officer rejected her application on the…
Kochi, June 21 (IANS) The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), which is headquartered here, is all set to launch its multi-species Aquaculture Complex here with an aim to revolutionize fish production in the country,…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) A sudden spell of afternoon rains brought relief in boiling Kolkata and parts of south Bengal region on Wednesday but the monsoon will only progress in the next two to three…