Vatican City, Sep 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people flocked to Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square on Sunday to watch Pope Francis declare Mother Teresa a saint. Pope Francis will celebrate a Mass and…
Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 34 persons were killed and 21 wounded when a bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul on Sunday, an official said. “The accident took place…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) An all-party delegation headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here on Sunday. The meeting took place at the Sher-e-Kashmir convention centre on…
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) It was during her ride aboard the toy train to Darjeeling that Mother Teresa got the ‘divine mandate’ to serve the poor and 70 years on, that journey on the Darjeeling…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The stage has been set for canonisation of Mother Teresa on Sunday afternoon when she will be elevated to sainthood by Pope Francis in Vatican City. The canonisation ceremony will…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday raised the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping, conveying to him that New Delhi and Beijing would…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the discussions on the issues concerning Brics countries were fruitful. “Fruitful deliberations with Brics leaders. Invited them to Goa for the Brics summit…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) An all-party delegation headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit to the Kashmir Valley. The delegation members decided to travel by road in…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 50 persons were injured on Sunday morning as clashes erupted after an unruly mob torched the district magistrate’s (DM) office in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Tension gripped Shopian town…
Agartala, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh from September 7, an official said here on Sunday. The official…
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Outgoing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan demits office on Sunday, when he hands over charge to Deputy Governor Urjit Patel. The Finance Ministry on Saturday hosted a farewell…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday left for Srinagar with the 28 member all party delegation intending to establish peace in the Kashmir Valley. “Heading to Srinagar with the All…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) As people of Delhi continue to face waterlogging every time the city witnesses a heavy downpour, an NGO has written to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi Chief Secretary…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With a good monsoon this year, companies connected with India’s rural economy are set to post handsome growth in the coming two quarters, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the five BRICS nations are an influential voice in international discourse and it is their shared responsibility to shape the international agenda. In…
Hong Kong, Sep 4 (IANS) Hong Kong on Sunday began voting for the first Legislative Council election since the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy movement. Chief Executive CY Leung and other government officials in his administration urged…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the leaders of the other BRICS countries in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, in his second engagement of the day on Sunday. “Building the…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday lifted curfew and restrictions from the entire Kashmir Valley ahead of the arrival of the 28-member all party delegation led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. A senior…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting here on Sunday ahead of the G20 Summit. “First engagement in Hangzhou is a meeting with the…
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Tropical Storm Hermine on Saturday moved towards US mid-Atlantic and northeastern states after slamming US state of Florida, putting millions of people along the US East Coast under tropical storm. According…