United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea, demanding it immediately cease such actions. In a statement, the council stressed that those actions…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, severely affecting normal life and paralysing the lifelines –…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) With some 200 Indian students of the University of Houston affected by floods in the wake of tropical storm Harvey, the Indian mission in the Texas city on Tuesday shared helpline…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Asserting that protection of property and places of worship was an essential part of secularism, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said religious places damaged in the 2002 post-Godhra violence would…
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana’s Sirsa district on Tuesday got 18 minor girls taken out from the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect headquarters near Sirsa town to undergo a medical examination. “Eighteen girls,…
Brussels, Aug 29 (IANS) The European Unions (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has urged the UK to start “negotiating seriously”, as the third round of talks involving Britain’s exit from the 27-member bloc began…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Donald Trump’s attorney reached out to the Kremlin for assistance in building a Trump Tower in Moscow while the President was campaigning last year, the media reported. The attorney, Michael Cohen,…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that recovery from the catastrophic hurricane Harvey will be “long and slow” since it was “one of the largest disasters America has ever faced”, the media…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has asked India to draw lessons from the Doklam stand-off, which was diffused after both sides decided to retreat from a prolonged face-off…
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Aug 29 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined over 200,000 people here at the biggest Tamil diaspora festival that showcased Tamil culture, heritage and cuisine. Toronto’s Markham Road turned into…
By Amit Kapoor Self-proclaimed godmen and a coterie of sycophants to back them and validate their claims have always been ubiquitous in India. This phenomenon is not problematic in itself until the sycophancy is followed…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to roll back limits on the flow of surplus military gear, including high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, to local police departments….
San Francisco, Aug 28 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced that his wife Priscilla Chan has given birth to their second daughter and posted a photo of his family saying that he and…
Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 28 (IANS) Rapist Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh may have tried his teary antics in the court on Monday, pleading for mercy, but the court was in no such…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Around 200 Indian students of the University of Houston marooned in flood waters in the wake of tropical storm Harvey that caused heavy rains and flooding in America’s fourth largest…
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) The authorities across the US state of Texas continued on Monday to rescue people stranded by devastating, historic flooding left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, even as forecasters warned of…
By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 28 (IANS) Eighteen years after he raped two of his female disciples, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 20 years jail for…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Ruling parties on Monday won the assembly bypolls with the BJP retaining both seats in Goa while AAP retained the Bawana seat in Delhi by defeating the BJP by a…
Nandyal, Aug 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won the Nandyal assembly seat with a huge majority, dealing a big blow to the YSR Congress party, which had bagged the seat in…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday won the Bawana assembly bypoll here by a margin of over 24,000 votes, defeating former party legislator Ved Prakash who had defected to…