Jammu, March 25 (IANS) BJP legislators met here on Friday to discuss government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. Jitendra Singh, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Ram Madhav, general secretary in…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s non-Muslim members of the National Assembly have suggested that days be shaved off the Eid holidays so that national holidays could be observed on Hindu festivals as well. Pakistan People’s…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will on Sunday lay the keel for the sailing boat which India’s first all-women crew will use to sail across the seas. The boat will be…
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) A total of 17 people have been detained in China following the publication of a letter calling on President Xi Jinpin to resign. The letter was posted earlier this month on…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 25 (IANS) Republican and Democratic presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold leads in nationwide polls amid an escalating feud between the brash billionaire and rival Ted Cruz over…
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) Nepal’s ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) on Friday welcomed cooperation deals inked with China during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli. “These bilateral cooperation deals are…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Pakistani-American LeT terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley said here on Friday that he nursed a hatred towards India and Indians since December 1971 when his school was bombed by Indian fighter planes…
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) Even as pressure builds up on the BJP-led state government to resume mining and iron ore transportation after four years of inactivity, a brutal attack in judicial lock-up on a tribal…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, March 25 (IAND) Leaders of the US Senate intelligence committee were secretly pushing President Barack Obama to allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out…
Jakarta, March 24 (IANS) Indonesia has called on its citizens to reconsider travelling to Belgium over security concerns after the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday issued a travel…
Lagos, March 24 (IANS) Nigeria has beefed up security at airports in the country following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, an official said on Thursday. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria spokesperson Yakubu Dati in a…
A picture of Zaventem airport in Brussels after two massive explosions devastated the departure area of the airport triggering panic in the Belgian capital on March 22, 2016. Photo shared by Arab News on twitter….
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) Justice and security ministers of the European Union (EU) held an extraordinary meeting here on Thursday in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly attacks, seeking to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation. “The meeting is…
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Officials of various West Bengal districts, including Maoist-affected areas, have been instructed to ensure “strict vigil over ferrying of illegal arms and ammunition” and seizure of illegal weapons ahead of the…
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens on Thursday presented their resignations, but their offers were declined by Prime Minister Charles Michel. Jambon and Geens reportedly offered to…
Hyderabad: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses during a conference where a shoe was hurled at him in Hyderabad, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Vijayawada, March 24 (IANS) JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar faced…
Houston, March 24 (IANS) Security at airports in Houston, the fourth largest city in the US, has been heightened after the terror attacks in Brussels, officials said. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday said his…
Bhopal, March 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Anthony J.C. De Sa on Thursday presided over a meeting to review the arrangements for President Pranab Mukherjee’s two-day visit here in April. The president is slated…
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens presented their resignations, but their offers were declined by Prime Minister Charles Michel, media reports said on Thursday. Jambon and Geens…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday celebrated Holi with party leaders and workers at the party headquarters here. “The Holi celebrations were on since Wednesday…