Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has declared a state of emergency in their self-declared capital Raqqa in Syria, a US official announced. “We have seen this declaration of emergency in…
San Juan, May 14 (IANS) Puerto Rican health officials have detected of the island’s first case of severe microcephaly in a foetus infected by the Zika virus. Health Secretary Ana Rius on Friday said the…
(160513) — BRASILIA, May 13, 2016 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff (C) makes a statement in the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 12, 2016. The Brazilian Senate Thursday voted to continue…
New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a meeting in New Delhi, on May 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed…
Visakhapatnam: Wriddhiman Saha and Murali Vijay of Kings XI Punjab during an IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on May 13, 2016….
Vijender Singh (Photo: IANS) Bolton (England), May 13 (IANS) Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh registered his sixth win in a row in the professional arena by outpunching Andrzej Soldra of Poland by technical knockout…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and outgoing Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh of the Congress on Friday indulged in some light banter in the house. Delivering his farewell speech as an…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Congress on Friday asked the Election Commission to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from campaigning in Kerala for the May 16 assembly…
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Russia is being forced to look for ways to neutralise threats to its national security due to deployment of the NATO anti-missile shield in Europe, President Vladimir Putin said after the…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to ensure that the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was implemented across…
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) The International Space Station has suffered a problem most motorists can relate to — a tiny crack in one of its windows — although instead of a pebble from the road,…
Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai on Feb. 28, 2013. The General Budget was presented today by Finance MInister P. Chidambaram in Parliament. (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India’s merchandise exports…
Chandigarh: Former IPS officer Parkash Singh submit his report on Jat agitation to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh, on May 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Haryana government on…
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Twenty-four more rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Friday surrendered in the wake of a crackdown against the outfit in the western part of Meghalaya. The “Operation…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) After their six-month-long agitation in the Terai over Nepal’s new Constitution during which 59 people were killed, all eyes are now on an indefinite stir by Madhesi parties…
Milan, May 13 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest accused of abusing dozens of children over a decade has agreed to pay 125,000 euros compensation to families of some of his alleged victims ahead of a criminal…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) A senior journalist of Hindi daily Hindustan was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Siwan district on Friday night, police said. Rajdeo Ranjan, bureau chief of the Hindi daily, which…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Bidding farewell to retiring members from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rued the fact that the bill to implement…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Kabul envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal met Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Friday and agreed to resolve the border issue and resume the routine cross-border traffic, a military spokesman…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has unveiled a new National Intellectual Property Rights Policy to safeguard commercial interests arising from creativity — like music, books, industrial drawings, software and even drugs and pharmaceuticals. IT…