US service member killed in Iraq
Baghdad, May 3 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday said an American service member has been killed in Iraq. “It is a combat death, of course. And a very sad loss,” the senior…
Politics
Severely punish Kerala woman’s killers: Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought “exemplary punishment” to those who brutally murdered a young woman in Kerala. “One feels sick. Give exemplary punishment to guilty. But we…
Delhi government seeks relaxation in diesel cab ban
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The city government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to relax its order banning cabs operating on diesel and petrol, as protesting…
EC welcomes dwellers of former enclaves on Bengal rolls
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Election Commission has rolled out a red carpet for 9,776 first-time voters, including two centenarians, in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, for the May 5 sixth and final phase of…
Ensure 85 percent warning on tobacco products: BJD MP
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) BJD MP B.J. Panda on Tuesday insisted that the government should ensure implementation of 85 percent pictorial warning on tobacco products. “Apart from notifying pictorial warning, the government has to…
Rahul says he is targeted; BJP asks Congress to speak truth
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was always the target of political rivals, the BJP said the Congress should…
Determined to win, PMK does a BSP in Tamil Nadu
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Fighting the assembly polls on its own, the PMK is trying to shed its ‘Vanniyar caste’ image by propping up candidates of all communities in a bid to…
BJP, CPI-M hand in glove in Kerala: Chandy
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) The BJP and the CPI-M in Kerala are hand in glove with a view to weaken the Congress, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said…
Month after rape and killing of minor in Bihar, no action
Patna, May 3 (IANS) A month after a minor daughter of a landless labourer was gang-raped and killed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, the police seems to have made no progress in probing the case. The…
India has jurisdiction in Italian marine case: Government
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India on Tuesday asserted that it has “jurisdiction” over the case relating to Italian Marine Salvatore Girone and that the government will continue to fight the case in an “unwavering”…
New IS video shows beheading of young Syrian ‘spy’
Beirut, May 3 (IANS/AKI) The so-called Islamic State group on has posted a video showing the beheading in Syria of a young man accused of spying, news website Aranews reported. The victim and three other…
3,785 candidates in fray for Tamil Nadu assembly poll
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) A total of 3,785 candidates are in the fray in the May 16 elections for the 234-member Tamil Nadu state assembly, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The candidates include 3,463…
Non-vegetarian food banned in Lucknow varsity campus
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) Non-vegetarian food has been banned in the Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU) mess here, officials said on Tuesday. The decision was taken after “tension prevailed” in the varsity following…
Bring back Kohinoor, Rajya Sabha members urge
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The issue of getting the Kohinoor back from Britain figured in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as members cutting across party lines voiced support for it. Even house Deputy Chairman…
US does not owe Japan apology for nuclear bombing
Washington, May 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama does not believe that his country owes Japan a formal apology for the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima city, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “No, he…
Wheelchairs in 4,000 polling premises in Bengal’s East Midnapore
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Election Commission has arranged wheelchairs in each of the 4000 ‘polling premises’ in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district where voting will be held on Thursday, an official said. ‘Polling premises’…
Highlight government achievements of two years, Modi directs BJP MPs
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As the ruling NDA completes two years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday directed his ministers to highlight the government’s achievements before the nation and asked BJP MPs to campaign…
Congress asks why CISF for Ramdev’s park; No favour done, says government
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday questioned the need to deploy the CISF to guard a food park belonging to Baba Ramdev at Haridwar as the government maintained that it was “no…
Majority in UN backs adding permanent members to Security Council: India
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 3 (IANS) An “overwhelming majority” of UN members want more permanent members added to the Security Council to make its decision-making “more participative and democratic”, according to India and…
Lok Sabha members express concern over police suicides
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Members, including from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday expressed concern in the Lok Sabha over police personnel committing suicide. The government maintained that steps are being taken…