Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and working president of the regional National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the government can neither tire out nor buy the ongoing agitation in the Kashmir…
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) As the Vatican conferred sainthood on Mother Teresa, an organisation promoting scientific thinking on Sunday ridiculed Indian politicians for attending the canonisation ceremony that “promoted superstition” and asked them to distribute…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Top Kashmiri separatist leaders on Saturday refused to talk to national opposition leaders who were part of an all-party delegation that arrived here on a mission to restore peace in the…
By Radhika Bhirani Lonavla, Sep 4 (IANS) The Punjabi film industry is currently in a wonderful phase where there’s not just greater scope to experiment with subjects, but also better budgets, says Manbhavan Singh, a…
Hangzhou, Sep 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enacting the Goods and Service Tax bill, describing it “as an example of bold policy in an otherwise difficult global economic…
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) As Mother Teresa was canonised in Rome, Mother House, the world headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, was presented a bouquet of 106 roses on Sunday — courtesy West Bengal Chief…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said there have been enough words on the Kashmir problem but the need of the hour is some concrete action, referring…
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Nuns shed tears of joy and hugged each other, amid euphoric scenes at the Mother House, the global headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, as the orders founder Mother Teresa was…
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian origin British Labour MP Keith Vaz stepped down as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations he paid two male prostitutes for sex and offered to cover the…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday invited Saudi Arabia to invest more in India’s infrastructure, particularly in the railways, during a meeting with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) After the central government suspended four Home Ministry officials, including an IAS officer, for alleged lapses over the issuing of licence to Islamic tele-evangelist Zakir Naik’s NGO, senior officials have…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A court on Sunday sent sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar to one-day police custody, a day after he was arrested on charges of rape followed by the complaint of a…
Vatican City, Sep 4 (IANS) Pope Francis on Sunday declared Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, revered for her work among the poor in India, a Saint of the Catholic Church. “We declare and define…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The sainthood of Mother Teresa “is a memorable and proud moment”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. The Pope on Sunday declared Mother Teresa as Saint Teresa at an…
Singur, Sep 4 (IANS) Witnessing a frenzy of activities after having stood desolate for nearly eight years, the abandoned Tata Motors plant here in West Bengal’s Hooghly district is fast becoming a favourite with “selfie…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday snubbed national opposition leaders even as Geelani supporters booed them with anti-India slogans. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and…
Vatican City, Sep 4 (IANS) Pope Francis on Sunday declared Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, revered for her work among the poor in India, a Saint of the Catholic Church. “We declare and define…
Imphal, Sep 4 (IANS) It was a narrow escape for a patrol of 12 Assam Rifles in Manipur’s border district of Chandel when insurgents tried to ambush them using a remote-controlled bomb on Sunday, officials…
by Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China) Sep 4 (IANS) In an indirect reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the BRICS member nations to “isolate supporters and sponsors of terror”. In a meet with the…
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Two members of the all-party delegation — Sitaram Yechury and Asaduddin Owaisi — on Sunday held a meeting with moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at the tourist resort here where…