Washington, April 28 (IANS) Republican candidate Ted Cruz chose former technology executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate, in his last-ditch bid to block frontrunner Donald Trump from being the party’s final presidential nominee. “After…
Patna, April 28 (IANS) The second of a ten-phase panchayat elections in Bihar began on Thursday to elect 27,514 posts of the three-tier rural administrative structure, officials said. “Polls began on a peaceful note amid…
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said that there was no breakthrough in talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar on his recent trip to New Delhi. The foreign secretary, who was…
Vienna, April 28 (IANS) Austria’s parliament on passed a legislative asylum package that will lead to a potentially tougher refugee policy in the future. Passed on Wednesday by 98 to 67, the bill authorises the…
Johannesburg, April 28 (IANS) Thousands of South Africans took to the streets across the country to press their demand for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. The protests on Wednesday, organised by over 75 civil organisations, followed…
From Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 28 (PTI) A day after getting mauled by front-runner Donald Trump in five Republican presidential primaries, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has announced former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina…
(Photo: IANS) Washington, April 28 (IANS) Republican frontrunner for the 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump vowed to pursue an “America first” foreign policy in a speech delivered here. “My foreign policy will always put the…
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) The UN Security Council and the General Assembly concurrently adopted resolutions on peace-building architecture, providing renewed momentum for the focus on sustaining peace within the UN system. The resolutions, adopted…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader and former West Bengal minister Kanti Biswas died at a private hospital here on Wednesday following lung infection, party sources said. Biswas, 84, a widower, left behind a…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Delhi University against an academic history book that refers to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as “revolutionary terrorist”….
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The NIA’s visit to Pakistan for investigating the Pathankot air base…
South 24 Parganas: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal on April 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Terming…
New Delhi: A view of traffic at ITO on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, two days…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party’s national executive on Wednesday re-elected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the party convenor. Apart from electing the…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Against the backdrop of chants of “Lal Salaam” and “Congress Zindabad”, CPI-M veteran and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shared the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President’s Rule will continue in Uttarakhand till further orders, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, implying that there will be no April 29 floor test for the ousted Congress government…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) On a day when the VVIP chopper scam sparked tensions in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday questioned the silence of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday said the state was now focussing on water resources, the unfinished agenda of the Telangana movement. He vowed to irrigate one crore acres…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The environment ministry will soon change rules to explore opportunities in timber farming, which as of now is largely prohibited, union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. “We are importing…