Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem, was exercising his constitutional right to make a point. Speaking in…
Washington/Manila, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of Philippine extra-judicial killings, warned the country’s confrontational leader on Monday. The US president and his Philippines counterpart, Rodrigo…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday were in Ohio, one of the key states in the presidential election, on the day traditionally considered to be the start…
Hong Kong, Sep 6 (IANS) A new generation of pro-democracy activists has won seats on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo). The young leaders want greater autonomy and changes to the way Hong Kong is governed…
Damascus, Sep 6 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the six bombings that rocked key Syrian cities and killed at least 48 people earlier on Monday. In a statement carried by the…
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, especially farmers on Monday staged protest demonstrations in the Mysuru region against the Supreme Court order to Karnataka for releasing 15,000 cusecs of water daily for 10 days…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that “Roka”, a traditional Punjabi pre-marital ceremony, is a “social evil that needs to be condemned”. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and…
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the city on Monday disrupting train services and creating traffic snarls on waterlogged major arterial roads. The steady drizzle intensified in the evening as many of the areas…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India choosing to be a parliamentary democracy and drafting its own Constitution were major developments that the country witnessed after Independence from British in 1947, President Pranab Mukherjee said on…
On the occasion of Late Dr.YSR 7th death anniversary, YSRCP USA committee members and Followers have organized a condolence meeting in Bay Area, California to pay tributes to the great leader with blood donations and…
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, especially farmers on Monday staged protest demonstrations in the Mysuru region against the Supreme Court order to Karnataka for releasing 15,000 cusecs of water daily for 10 days…
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) A class 10 student of the city’s Scottish Church Collegiate School allegedly went missing from the school prompting parents and guardians to stage demonstrations at the institution on Monday. While the…
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Bihar Police probing the topper’s scam on Monday filed a chargesheet against 32 people, police said. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj, who is…
New Delhi: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui during a press conference to promote their upcoming film “Raman Raghav 2.0”, in New Delhi, on June 21, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Lonavla, Sep 5 (IANS) Acclaimed talents Nawazuddin Siddiqui…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Delhi Police is probing other cases of alleged “sexual assault” against sacked Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar after he disclosed that he has been involved in such…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that sedition cases could only be instituted against people engaged in the acts of inciting violence or creating public disorder against the state, as…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Hailing Virat Kohli as “ultra-talented”, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Monday said the Indian Test captain has got the attitude to be the best for the country. Ponting said…
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Expressing their happiness at the Supreme Court’s order to Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu every day for next 10 days, farmers in the latter…
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Congress lawmaker M. Krishnappa was on Monday sworn in as a cabinet minister in Karnataka. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala administered the oath of office to Krishnappa at Raj Bhavan in the…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A special court here on Monday sentenced former private secretary of ex-union minister Sheila Kaul for two years in a two-decade-old corruption case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special…