Canberra, May 5 (IANS) Australia’s most wanted Islamic State (IS) recruiter who called on his countrymen to “start attacking before they attack you”, has died in a US airstrike. Neil Prakash was the country’s “most…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Over 23 percent of the electorate cast their votes in the first two hours as polling began in 25 constituencies covering the Cooch Behar and East Midnapore districts in the sixth…
Dinhata (West Bengal), May 5 (IANS) Doddering and frail but nevertheless beaming with pride, 103-year-old former enclave dweller Mohammed Ajgar Ali cast his maiden vote in the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal…
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) The Malaysian finance ministry on Thursday accepted the resignation of the board of directors of 1MDB, the state fund accused of transferring millions of dollars to accounts of the Prime…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) The former US presidents George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) and George W. Bush (2001-2009) has ruled out the possibility of supporting Donald Trump for the presidency of the US. The two former…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi; Author: Makarand R. Paranjape; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 331; Price: Not mentioned. A profoundly moving and gripping book, this is an attempt…
London, May 5 (IANS) A young man was arrested by local police on Wednesday in London on suspicion of engaging in preparation of committing an act of terrorism. Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that the…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Polling began at 7 a.m. for 25 constituencies covering the Cooch Behar and East Midnapore districts in the sixth and final phase of the staggered month-long polling for the West Bengal…
Baghdad, May 5 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Wednesday freed four villages from Islamic State (IS) terrorists near the IS- held city of Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, but the terrorists blew up…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) US Ohio state governor John Kasich is suspending his bid for the White House, leaving New York billionaire Donald Trump uncontested in the Republican presidential race, multi networks reported on Wednesday….
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday denied a news report that a CBI official probing one of the coal scam cases wrote a letter to its director that the probe in some…
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) Goa’s former education minister and unattached legislator Atanasio alias Babush Monserrate has been booked for allegedly raping a minor girl from his assembly constituency, police sources said on Wednesday. Monserrate has,…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the probe in the AgustaWestland helicopter graft case will focus on those named in the Italian court judgment. “There is an agreement that…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) A group of citizens from Central Asian countries was detained by Russias security agency, FSB, on suspicion that they were planning terror attacks ahead of upcoming Victory Day celebrations, at the…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat during his first cabinet meeting after Uttarakhand High Court set aside President’s Rule in the state, restoring him as the chief minister, nearly a month after he was ousted,…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Real estate company Emaar MGF on Wednesday said the allegations against it by BJP’s Lok Sabha member Kirit Somaiya were “completely baseless” and…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme was successful despite repeated attempts by…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Lok Sabha members, including those from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), on Wednesday attacked the central government for alleged lapses in its economic policy. Shiv Sena, the oldest ally…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Pranav Pandya, who heads the Gayatri Pariwar spiritual group in Haridwar, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, it was announced on Wednesday. A home ministry announcement said his nomination…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the probe in the AgustaWestland…