New York, March 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. Its name, Pristimantis dorado, commemorates both its colour (dorado means…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) (150412) — NEW YORK, April 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — File photo taken on March 10, 2015 shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the press…
Seoul, March 18 (IANS) North Korea on Friday launched a new ballistic missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea, followed by another missile which may have exploded mid-air, South Korean military…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday left…
New Delhi: Models showcase the creations of fashion designer Anita Dongre during the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016, in New Delhi, on March 17, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It…
From Lalit K Jha Washington, Mar 18 (PTI) Two Indians in the US have been charged with allegedly smuggling people from India into America and could face up to 20 years of imprisonment. Nilesh Kumar…
From Lalit K Jha Washington, Mar 18 (PTI) Hillary Clinton has taken big strides toward securing the Democratic nomination by winning all five primaries in a multi-state vote for US presidential poll after her…
Singapore, March 18 (IANS) Singapore’s Changi Airport has been voted the World’s Best Airport for the fourth year in a row at the 2016 World Airport Awards, said Changi Airport Group. This is the seventh…
Mumbai: Actor Fawad Khan during the media interaction of film Kapoor and Sons in Mumbai on March 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Pakistani actor Fawad Khan said he is excited over the…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Differing with former union minister and colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that uninterrupted talks with Pakistan is not possible. “We can’t have uninterrupted talks with…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said the country should not live by the slogan ‘Pakistan in Danger’ and it should focus on friendly relationship with India. Haqqani’s…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy, who was kidnapped for ransom on Wednesday, was found murdered on Thursday, police said. The body of Abhay Modani, a Class 10 student, was found in a TV…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Two days after complaining of “laxity” on enforcing the model code of conduct in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday ordered the immediate transfer of 35 officials including four…
Kolkata: Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan in action during a WT20 match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on March 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Debdoot Das Kolkata, March 17 (IANS)…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) In a significant development, the Indian Army on Thursday decided to vacate huge portions of land held by it close to civilian habitations in Jammu and Kashmir and hand over the…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John…
Cairo, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Scans of King Tutankhamen’s tomb have almost certainly shown two rooms hidden behind the pharaoh’s burial chamber, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati said on Thursday. “We can say more than 90…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As the RSS on Thursday dubbed AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi as anti-national for his refusal to say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, BJP president…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming Sufism “the voice of peace”, noted that none of the 99 names of Allah stands for violence. In his…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday set aside the suspension of opposition YSR Congress Party legislator R. K. Roja from the Andhra Pradesh state legislative for one year. Passing interim orders…