Rohtak: Security beefup in Rohtak in the wake off Jats demonstration on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana called in the army in a few districts, including Rohtak, on…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police on Friday registered a First-Information…
(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 after attending the annual Women’s Empowerment Principles event…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) As a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found Donald Trump surprisingly falling behind Ted Cruz nationally, the Republican presidential front-runner declared: “I think somebody at…
From Lalit K Jha Washington, Feb 18 (PTI) Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has endorsed Marco Rubio which will give a major boost to the Florida Senator’s presidential ambition ahead of the state’s pivotal…
U.S. President Barack Obama (Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Vowing to name an “indisputably” qualified nominee to replace a conservative Supreme Court judge who died suddenly last Saturday, President Barack Obama has asserted there…
Doha, Feb 17 (IANS) Four top global oil producers agreed on Tuesday to freeze oil production in order to boost the slumping oil prices. The agreement followed a meeting in Doha between the energy ministers…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday won four seats and the Congress two as the ruling NDA bettered the opposition in by-elections for 12 seats held across eight states three days ago….
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) Hillary Clinton barked like a dog, Donald Trump called Ted Cruz “unstable,” and Jeb Bush brought his big brother George to vouch for him as the US presidential race heated up…
Perth, Feb 16 (IANS) A West Australian mining firm has found a record breaking 404-carat diamond believed worth over $14 million. According to reports on Tuesday, the Lucapa Diamond Company, based in Perth but operating…
(151103) — PYONGYANG, Nov. 3, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 3, 2015 shows top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (L,…
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday discussed the Syrian crisis over the phone, the Kremlin said. During the “frank and business-like” conversation, Putin and Obama…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The sudden death of a US Supreme Court justice has catapulted a Chandigarh-born Indian-American judge to the top of succession stakes amid a major political battle during an election year. Srikanth…
Washington, Feb 14 (AFP) US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who helped shape the legal thought of his time, has died, the governor of his home state of Texas has confirmed. He was 79. “Justice…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration of the Make in India Week, in Mumbai, on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Following are the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the…
(Photo: IANS) IOWA, Feb. 1, 2016 (Xinhua) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, the United States, on Jan. 31, 2016. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)(zhf/IANS) Washington, Feb 13 (IANS)…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The Obama administration has approved the sale of eight F-16 Block-52 aircraft to Pakistan worth $699 million in the face of US lawmakers’ opposition to the deal over Islamabad’s alleged support…
By Saeed Naqvi A Donald Trump-Bernie Sanders clash in the US presidential elections could be God’s Gift to a political cinema. Some outlines for a script come to mind: Clarence Darrow versus William Jennings Bryan,…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) In their first clash since Bernie Sanders delivered a 22-point drubbing to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary, the latter sought to portray her challenger for Democratic presidential nomination as an…
Lance Naik Hanamanthapp Koppad, who was dug out alive after being buried under ice for six days in the Siachen glacier, died on Thursday Feb 11, 2016. (File Photo: IANS/DPRO) New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS)…