Tel Aviv, Jan 2 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to be questioned on Monday over two separate corruption allegations, after the Prosecutor General’s Office asked the police to carry out an investigation….
Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) The tussle between two factions — led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh — to gain control of the ruling Samajwadi Party in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh became bitter on…
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump plans to repeal a raft of President Barack Obama’s executive actions on his first day in office, a top official said. Sean Spicer, Trump’s incoming White House…
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) AIADMK Propaganda Secretary and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha M.Thambi Durai on Monday urged party General Secretary V.K.Sasikala to charge of the state government as its Chief Minister. In a…
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump will continue using Twitter with the same gusto he has displayed to date because his tweets get “results”, the mogul’s future Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, said on…
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) In a coup of sorts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday named himself the new head of the Samajwadi Party even as his supporters stormed the party’s state headquarters….
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Majority of British people believe that fascist views are on the rise globally in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Brexit and the spectre of the far-right in mainland Europe, according…
Istanbul, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 39 persons were killed and 69 injured as a gunman opened fire at people celebrating new year at a nightclub in Istanbul early on Sunday, authorities said. The assailant,…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Following is the list of sops that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his speech on the eve of the New Year. Banks should work for benefit of poor, lower…
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) In an anti-climactic development for its political rivals, the Samajwadi Party on Saturday revoked the expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav. Only hours earlier, on Friday, both…
Vijayawada, Dec 31 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh police have no information about Maoists keeping an eye on the movements of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during his visits to Delhi, the state police chief said…
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as “very smart” for holding off on retaliatory actions after Obama administration’s new sanctions. “Great move on delay (by V….
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years for “indulging in anti-party activities”. He said…
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Nine bodies were recovered from a caved-in coal mine while a search to rescue several others continued in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The tragedy occurred…
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) Reality television personality Bristol Palin has called a number of musicians “sissies” for refusing to perform at the January 20 inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. In a post to…
Miami, Dec 30 (IANS) A spokesman for President-elect Donald Trump said that the US government needs to present evidence that Russia interfered in last month’s elections. “If the United States has clear proof of anyone…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The White House announced sanctions against Russian entities and individuals over alleged hacking during the 2016 US presidential election. Nine Russian entities and individuals, including two Russian intelligence services, were sanctioned…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of the late Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa, has agreed to head the party, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Thursday. Disclosing…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday cast doubts on the reason behind the sudden death of J. Jayalalithaa, and asked why the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s body could not be…
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) A day after her famous daughter Carrie Fisher died, screen legend Debbie Reynolds took her last breath. The Hollywood fraternity is in a state of shock that one of the…