Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) A parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests on Saturday slammed the Goa government for passing an amendment de-recognising the coconut palm as a tree. The committee, headed…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral issues, including defence and economic cooperation and the contentious fishermen’s issue, besides signing…
New Delhi: Striking MCD workers stage a demonstration outside MCD office at Civil Lines in New Delhi, on Jan 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The striking employees of Delhi’s civic bodies…
(160203) — PYONGYANG, Feb. 3, 2016 (Xinhua) — A model of Unha-3 rocket is displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Lu Rui)…
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Oommen Chandy government in Kerala will retain power in the assembly elections scheduled later this year, former defence minister A.K. Antony said…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) India’s future as a technology powerhouse and its plans to connect India’s 600,000 villages to the Internet through the Digital India programme were the focus of a roundtable of top American…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Louisiana’s former Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, giving the surging Republican presidential candidate a boost ahead of Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire. “Marco can unify our…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The US has welcomed India’s ratification of an international convention on nuclear energy accident liability, removing the last hurdle for the landmark India-US nuclear deal and paving the way for US…
India has rarely been as much disgraced as by the assault on a group of Africans in Bengaluru, the country’s vaunted Silicon Valley. Yet, this city, which is supposed to represent a cosmopolitan ambience, witnessed…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama as a “good thing” for the two countries, White House says Obama will keep working to strengthen their ties…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister and TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao during a press conference regading their victory over Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in Hyderabad on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS)…
credit: Twitter London, Feb 6 (IANS) Britain on Friday rejected a UN working group’s ruling which calls for an end to the “arbitrary detention” of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary…
Aleppo, Feb 5 (IANS) A new video purportedly from the Islamic State jihadist group shows a teenage boy issuing a threat in English to the US and its allies before beheading an unarmed hostage in…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister and TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao during a press conference regarding their victory over Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in Hyderabad on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS)…
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Friday assured Africans, especially students, living in the city of their safety following a brutal assault on a Tanzanian woman by a mob in the suburbs last…
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) While a TRS wave swept Hyderabad civic polls, MIM withstood it in its traditional strongholds. Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) bagged 44 seats in 150-member Greater Hyderabad Municipal Elections (GHMC), one seat higher…
Following is the finally tally in the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Total seats 150 Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) 99 Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) 44 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 4 Telugu Desam Party (TDP) 1…
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) China’s internet watchdog said it banned hundreds of websites and thousands of accounts with illegal content including pornography, gambling and terrorism, the media reported on Friday. The Cyberspace Administration of China…
Lepetkata (Assam), Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs.10,000 crore gas cracker project at Lepetkata in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district and slammed the earlier United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) With the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination reduced to a direct contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two clashed over foreign policy to Wall Street, but most of…