Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) With the West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress facing fire from the Opposition over the Kolkata flyover collapse incident that killed 26 people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted her government…
Damascus, April 2 (IANS) Architecture and archaeological sites have sustained severe damage due to the attacks by Islamic State terrorists in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. Homs Governor Talal Al-Barazi said that services,…
Brussels, April 2 (IANS) Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel believes there will be new attacks in Europe, including in Belgium. Michel said that after the Brussels attack the security alert remains at level three, on…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Campaigning came to an end on Saturday in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly poll, involving 18 seats across three districts in the state’s western part. Polling in the…
Abu Dhabi, April 2 (IANS/WAM) The UAE based Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in cooperation with the UAE embassy in Lebanon, on Saturday distributed aid to 5,000 displaced Syrian and Lebanese families in Tripoli….
Tehran, April 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama should remember that Iran is not Cuba, nor is it the erstwhile Soviet Union, says the advisor to President Hassan Rouhani on cultural affairs. “No Fidel and…
Tehran, April 2 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue has provided inspiration for the settlement of other issues, with dialogue and cooperation among major countries. Xi made…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The CPI-M on Saturday demanded a time-bound independent inquiry into the causes of the flyover collapse in Kolkata which killed 26 people. In a statement, the Communist Party of India-Marxist…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) New Delhi failed to provide evidence to Islamabad’s Joint Investigation Team, visiting India to probe the Pathankot attack, to prove their allegation that Pakistan based militants stormed the Air Force base,…
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) The Election Commission has asked all the states and union territories, except five election bound states, to launch a fresh drive to correct and update the electoral rolls, an official said…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Never since its historical elections in the 1970s — the peak of the Assam students’ movement — has the northeastern state generated so much interest in its…
Jammu, April 2 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday underlined the centrality of the judiciary in securing the constitutional rights of citizens. “People increasingly turn to the judiciary for solving social problems due…
Niyamatpur (West Bengal), April 2 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they wish to crush the entire opposition. Stating that…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) Ahead of the Kerala assembly election on May 16, a Kochi-based company on Saturday launched a mobile app that allows users to access a large amount of poll related information in…
Damascus, April 2 (IANS) The bodies of 40 people killed by the Islamic State militant group were uncovered in a mass grave in Palmyra city of Syria. A source told SANA that defence groups managed…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the Britain’s decision to reject higher EU tariffs on Chinese steel as the business secretary faced the anger of Port Talbot workers whose livelihoods have…
Niyamatpur (West Bengal), April 2 (IANS) Alleging that Trinamool Congressmen were involved in the construction of the collapsed flyover, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the structure was a symbol of the state…
Imphal, April 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to take a call on the demand of Manipur’s dissident Congress legislators for a reshuffle in the state on Monday. It was disclosed by the…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The Election Commission on Saturday barred political parties and candidates in West Bengal and Assam from giving any print media advertisement on April 3 and April 4 for the first phase…
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, T.S.K. Mayuri Kannan, grand daughter of late Congress leader and Tamil Nadu chief minister K. Kamaraj, along with some of her relatives joined the DMK…