Moscow, July 25 (IANS) Russia has sent its military police to monitor the cessation of hostilities in “de-escalation” or safe zones in Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said. A total of four checkpoints and 14…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump took to social media to ask why congressional committees and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are not investigating the links between the Russian government and “dishonest” Hillary Clinton,…
Tehran, July 25 (IANS) Iran said security is interlinked in Iran and Afghanistan, and both countries should enhance cooperation to deal with the issue of terrorism in the region, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security…
United Nations/Tehran, July 25 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly terrorist bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Monday offered his…
Tropea (Italy), July 25 (IANS/AKI) A homosexual male couple was not allowed to stay at a holiday flat in Italy’s southern Calabria region due to a ‘no gays or animals admission policy’, sparking a social…
Istanbul, July 25 (IANS/AKI) Seventeen staff reporters and directors of the Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet were among 19 people who went on trial in Turkey on Monday charged with aiding “armed groups”. “We want justice,”…
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) The first batch of 300 Haj pilgrims let for Saudi Arabia from the Chowdhary Charan Singh international airport here on Monday. The pilgrims were flagged off from the Haj House by…
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) West Bengal BJP leader Shamik Bhattacharya, who was summoned by the state CID in connection with a fraud case under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, appeared before the investigators at CID headquarters…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of renowned Indian space scientist U.R. Rao, the architect of early satellites including Aryabhatta, Bhaskar, Apple, Rohini…
Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has spent Rs 800 crore on advertisements in the last three years, a Congress MLA said on Monday. Congress legislator Jitu Patwari said that his information was…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An online complaint management system to register cases of sexual harassment of women at workplace — SHe-Box — was launched here on Monday. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Global warming is leading to an accelerated rise of the sea level in the north Indian Ocean as compared to the global estimate, Parliament was informed on Monday. Recent studies…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In a flip-flop, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said here on Monday that the 39 Indians missing in the city of Mosul since 2014 are considered alive, after having said…
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday cancelled the online exam of the police and PAC for recruitment of sub-inspectors to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday after complaints of paper being…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A day before President Pranab Mukherjee demits office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lavished praise on him, saying he never judged his government’s decisions or compared them with those…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As a Delhi government order asking officials not to communicate “views of the department without minister-in-charge’s approval” appeared in social media on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from city government and Tihar Jail authorities on a plea filed by Sukesh Chandrashekar, an accused in the Election Commission bribery case,…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Congress on Monday filed a complaint against BJP MP Anurag Thakur for what the opposition party said was filming Lok Sabha proceedings. The party also requested the Lok Sabha…
Panaji, July 24 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the Indian Navy will make more use of Goa’s only airport for military purposes in the coming years. Pointing to the need for…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Ram Nath Kovind will take oath as India’s 14th President on Tuesday at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee and Kovind will arrive in…
