Brussels attacks key suspect arrested
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) A day after twin explosions at the Zaventem airport and another at a Metro station here killed 34 people and injured about 250, the Belgian media reported that a key suspect…
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Belgian PM cancels China visit
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has canceled his visit to China in order to deal with emergency affairs in Belgium, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday. “China expresses its understanding…
Sri Lankan president seeks united action against terror
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday called on the international community to unite to eliminate all forms of terrorism. In a condolence letter sent to King Philippe of Belgium, Sirisena…
Bhagat Singh should be given Bharat Ratna: Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday demanded that freedom struggle hero Bhagat Singh be given the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Badal, who is the Shiromani Akali…
Iranian president to visit Pakistan
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Pakistan on March 25-26 for talks on bilateral and regional matters, an official announcement said on Wednesday. This will be Rouhani’s first visit to Pakistan…
Sri Lanka beefs up security at airport
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) Security was tightened at Sri Lanka’s main Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday following the terrorist attack at the Brussels airport a day earlier, media reports said. Airport officials were quoted as…
Indians injured in Brussels attacks recovering: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The two Indians who were injured in the terror attacks in Belgium’s capital Brussels on Tuesday are recovering well, External Affairs Minister…
Brussels airport attackers identified as El Bakraoui brothers
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) Two suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels airport attacks on Tuesday have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, the media reported on Wednesday. The brothers were Brussels…
Cabinet clears World Bank project for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday announced clearance for a $1,500 million World Bank project to support Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in rural India. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters that…
Brussels bombings suspect arrested
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) An alleged jihadist Najim Laachraoui has been arrested in Anderlecht, a suburb of Brussels, the Belgian media reported on Wednesday. He is suspected of involvement in the attack at Brussels…
Bengal politicos get drenched in colours of Holi for votes
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, politicians on Wednesday came out on the streets in their constituencies using the festival of Holi to reach out to the people for the upcoming assembly elections…
Six percent DA hike for central government staff
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday hiked the dearness allowance for its employees by six percent. Making the announcement, union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the decision is in tune…
HC refuses to cancel Kanhaiya’s bail for now
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to cancel the interim bail granted to JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar for now….
PM pays tributes to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, terming their martyrdom as symbol of “patriotism that inspires…
Free Hyderabad students, sack vice-chancellor: CPI-M
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The CPI-M on Wednesday demanded the release of Hyderabad Central University students and the dismissal of Vice Chancellor Appa Rao whose return has triggered widespread protests. Saying over 30 students…
Vijaykant seals poll deal with Vaiko, Left, Dalit party
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician A. Vijaykant on Wednesday announced that his DMDK will contest the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in alliance with Vaiko’s MDMK, the Left and Dalit party VCK. The new alliance…
Congress tweet calls Savarkar ‘traitor’
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A tweet on the Indian National Congress’ official Twitter handle @INCIndia has called right wing ideologue V.D. Savarkar a ‘traitor’ while celebrating the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh. Juxtaposing a picture…
Hurriyat wants government to follow Vajpayee’s vision: Mirwaiz
Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday said they expect the Indian government to carry forward the spirit of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s vision that called for settling dispute within…
Brussels airport attackers identified as El Bakraoui brothers
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) The two suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels airport attacks on Tuesday have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, the media reported on Wednesday. The brothers were…
Kerala’s Malampuzha constituency ‘decked up’ for Achuthanandan
Palakkad (Kerala) March 23 (IANS) Though the CPI-M’s final list of candidates is yet to be out, Malampuzha assembly constituency near here is all decked up for 92-year-old V.S. Achuthanandan, amid high expectations of his…