Imphal May 7 (IANS) Three general strikes and one public curfew of different durations which had paralysed normal life in Manipur ended one after another. However the drivers plying along the 222-km-long Imphal-Jiribam national highway…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) BJP MP Vijay Goel said on Saturday that if Odd-Even 3 was introduced without ensuring adequate infrastructure and preparedness, he would protest against it at Ramlila Maidan. He also suggested…
Dharamsala, May 7 (IANS) Tibetan parliament-in-exile speaker Penpa Tsering has been appointed as a representative for the Office of Tibet in the US, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced on Saturday. He will take charge…
Seoul, May 7 (IANS) South Korea and the US Saturday agreed to mount pressure on North Korea, as Pyongyang held its party congress for the first time in 36 years. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun…
Kozhikode (Kerala), May 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Saturday urged the people of Kerala to ensure that Oommen Chandy is given a second term as chief minister. “To take…
London, May 7 (IANS) Newly-elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday gave an effusive thank you to supporters on Twitter after his emphatic win, as British Pakistanis erupted in joy at a fellow Pakistani-origin national…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam and his wife are all set to cast their votes in Kerala state assembly polls on May 16 — a first for the southern state. Speaking to…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjas Das on Saturday demanded police respond to their complaint against outsiders, including three ABVP activists, for allegedly molesting female students during a commotion over an open-air…
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) Citing the “dictatorial attitude” of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Odisha assembly, Congress legislators on Saturday appealed to Governor S.C. Jamir to recommend invoking of President’s rule in…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Panaji, May 7 (IANS) If Manohar Parrikar targets the Congress with the “Behti Ganga” barb in the…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. (File Photo: IANS) Brasilia, May 7 (IANS) A special impeachment committee in Brazils Senate recommended that President Dilma Rousseff be put on trial over charges of breaking budget laws, setting the…
American Businessman Donald J Trump (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, May 7 (IANS) Pundits, pollsters and the President all prophesied that Donald Trump would never be the Republican nominee. A Washington Post columnist…
Gurgaon: The nine rebel Congress MLA`s from Uttarakhand camping at a hotel in Gurgaon on March 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Dehradun, May 7 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday reserved pronouncement of its verdict…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan needs modern F-16 fighter jets for the war against terrorism but rejects the conditions the US has attached with the sale, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Saturday. Chaudhary said…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) The Kashmir issue cannot be whisked away from the dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Saturday. Commenting on the stalled dialogue between India and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on the drought situation in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, in New Delhi on May 07, 2016. (Photo: PIB/IANS) New…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Launching a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Centre was “scared” of taking action against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in…
Washington, May 7 (IANS) Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton’s campaign is trying to seize on the turmoil Donald Trump has caused within the Republican Party, hoping to gain the support of Republican voters and party leaders…
Panaji, May 7 (IANS) The public is concerned about the alleged sexual enslavement of a minor girl by a Goa legislator, given that “every system” in the country has become “bankrupt,” state BJP spokesman Wilfred…
By Amulya Ganguli Uttar Pradesh is up for grabs in next year’s assembly elections. With anti-incumbency stalking the Akhilesh Yadav government, Narendra Modi losing his earlier appeal and Mayawati yet to live down her statue-building…