Necessary Steps Being Taken Against Zika: Health Ministry
J P Nadda New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The union health ministry said on Friday it is making sure that India is well prepared against cases of Zika virus that has already caused much damage…
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Pyongyang May Have Tested Components Of Hydrogen Bomb
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) North Korea may have had a failed test of some components of a hydrogen bomb earlier this month, the media reported. “There may have been a partial, failed test of some…
Former Diplomat Sreenivasan Slapped by CPI-M Student Activist
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Former diplomat T.P. Sreenivasan was on Friday roughed up by student activists of the CPI-M when he came to attend a Kerala government seminar. “I heard the students saying my name,…
Chandy’s Son Was Also Involved in Solar Scam: Saritha
Kochi, Jan 29 (IANS) Saritha Nair, one of the main accused in solar panel scam, having first dragged Chief Minister Oommen Chandy into the case, on Friday claimed his son Chandy Oommen as the one…
Absent Trump Overshadows Republican Debate
(Photo: IANS) Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Donald Trump was “the elephant not in the room” as one moderator put it, yet the absentee Republican presidential frontrunner holding a rival event nearby overshadowed the party debate…
Be Cautious in Normalising Ties with India: Pakistan Advised
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s former defence secretaries want the government to be extra cautious in pursuing a normalisation process with India, saying they do not see a major shift in New Delhi’s policy on…
Congress Using Patel Community for Political Gains: Hardik
Patidar Anamat Sanghursh Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel. (File Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (PTI) Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has written a letter to Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki alleging that his…
Hillary Clinton Cannot Be US President: Fiorina
(150412) — NEW YORK, April 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — File photo taken on March 10, 2015 shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the press after attending the annual Women’s Empowerment Principles event…
Australia Raids Homes Of ‘Doctor in Islamic State Video’: Reports
Sydney, Jan 29 (AFP) Police have raided two Melbourne homes in counter-terrorism operations, with reports today linking them to an Australian man who appeared in a slick Islamic State propaganda video last year. The properties…
Obama Creates ‘Cancer Moonshot’ Task Force
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday establishing a first-of-its-kind federal task force in the country to carry out what…
‘Airlift’ Took Artistic Liberties: External Affairs Ministry
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Akshay Kumar’s latest Bollywood offering “Airlift”, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Gulf war, took artistic liberties with actual events, the external affairs ministry…
Bhubaneswar Celebrates Topping Smart City List
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) As Bhubaneswar topped the list of smart cities announced by Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday, people in the city celebrated by distributing sweets and bursting crackers. Chief Minister…
Railways Caps Monthly Online Ticket Booking to 6
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) An individual can book only a maximum of six railway tickets online per month, effective from February 15, the railways ministry said on Thursday. “This will replace the existing system…
Don’t Link Wrong Interpretation to Particular Religion: Piyush Goyal
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said incorrect interpretations of religion by some people shouldn’t be linked to a particular religion. At the “Taleem ki Taquat” conference here, Goyal banked…
Never Wanted to Be Prime Minister in 1984: Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee reveals that he never wanted to be the prime minister after Indira Gandhi’s death, as several reports have suggested, as per…
‘Babri Demolition One Of Narasimha Rao’s Biggest Failures’
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Inability to prevent the demolition of Babri Mosque was one of the biggest failures of then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, President Pranab Mukherjee writes in the second part of…
Hyderabad Varsity Expects Normalcy to Return Soon
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at University of Hyderabad (UoH) where Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research scholar of the university allegedly hanged himself to death after he was expelled from his hostel; in Hyderabad,…
‘Act East Policy Bringing ‘Golden Era’ to Northeast: Shanmuganathan
Governor of Meghalaya (Photo: IANS/PIB) hillong, Jan 28 (IANS) The central government was bringing a “golden era” to the northeastern states with its Act East Policy instead of the earlier Look East Policy, Meghalaya Governor…
Adarsh Society Scam: Ashok Chavan May Be Prosecuted
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) In an embarrassment for the opposition Congress in Maharashtra, the CBI could prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Society scam, officials said here on Thursday. Chavan, 57, is…
I Will Prove Chandy Is Wrong: Saritha Nair
Kochi, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after alleging that she paid bribes to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a key accused in the “solar scam” insisted on Thursday that will disprove his claims of innocence….