Dehradun, May 13 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has decided to add an economic offences wing (EOW) to its police force primarily to investigate cases of land grab and benami property, an official said on Friday….
Brasilia, May 13 (IANS) Brazil’s new interim President Michel Temer has pledged to renew economic growth and has called for greater trust. In his first speech as acting president on Thursday, the former vice president…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz conceded that relations with the US has been under stress for the past three months because of conditions Washington had attached to the…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistani authorities approved the execution of five “hardcore terrorists” involved in a series of attacks in Karachi, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel…
Canberra, May 13 (IANS) An Australian security official working at the embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad was shot dead during a gunfire, authorities confirmed on Friday. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed the news, after an…
Havana, May 13 (IANS) Cuban and US officials are set to meet again next week on normalising ties. The third session of the Cuba-US Bilateral Commission will take place on May 16 in Havana, with…
BRASILIA, May 13, 2016 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s acting President Michel Temer takes part in the inauguration ceremony of the new ministers of his government, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 12, 2016….
Brasilia, May 13 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian acting President Michel Temer on Thursday chose leading figures from nine centrist and conservative parties for his cabinet, which for the first time in decades has no female ministers. Temer,…
Paris, May 13 (IANS) The National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, on Thursday rejected a censure motion against the government after the Socialist executive team used a decree to push through controversial labour reform….
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday targeted Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy over his remarks that his government had paid for evacuation of 29 Keralites from Libya, asking who…
Bari (Italy), May 12 (IANS/AKI) One of three asylum-seekers arrested on suspicion of links to the IS terror group and plotting to attack Rome and other targets has been released from custody in southern Italy,…
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh .(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The AAP is B-team of the BJP, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said here on Thursday. “AAP is B team of…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe comparing Kerala to Somalia, contending the southern state’s social indicators are better than many developed countries including the…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said nursing professionals were the backbone of the healthcare system and their contribution was critical in achievement of nations healthcare goals. “Nursing professionals are the…
Paris, May 12 (IANS) The National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, on Thursday rejected a censure motion against the government after the Socialist regime used a decree to push through controversial labour reform. The…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Friday its verdict on a batch of petitions including by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi,…
Dhaka/New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday conveyed its strong support to Bangladesh in its fight against extremism and terror. The support was conveyed during a meeting Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar had with his…
(150715) — COLOMBO, July 15, 2015 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. (Xinhua/Easwaran) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s two-day visit to India from Friday will further cement bilateral relations,…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday laid foundation stone of “Western Court Hostel Annexe” in central Delhi here to provide more transit accommodation to new MPs and their guests,…
Ahmedabad: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy addresses a press conference in Ahmedabad, on Nov 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In an embarrassment for the government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy…