New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) China supports India on combating terrorism and a discussion to declare Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar a “global terrorist” is in progress, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said on Friday….
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after a hung house was thrown up in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the two biggest parties – Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party – struggled to cobble up…
Paris, Feb 24 (IANS) French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has refused a police interview about her alleged misuse of EU funds. The far-right leader denied wrongdoing and claimed that the allegations were a plot…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Two Delhi firefighters dousing a small fire in a shop here were killed on Friday when a cooking gas cylinder inside the snack store exploded, catching dozens of firemen by…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Dismissing allegations of having refused to release a patient over money, a city hospital on Friday said it never asked for fixed deposits or deed for securitisation of bill dues, and…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Construction labourers in Haryana will be able to get food at subsidised rates near their place of work, the government announced on Friday. The food, breakfast for Rs five and full-course…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) With potato prices going down, the Punjab government on Friday directed agriculture marketing agencies under it to intervene immediately and bail out potato growers in the state who were suffering heavy…
Mangaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) The state government will ensure that all protection is given to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he arrives in Mangaluru on Saturday to take part in a communal harmony rally…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after Khalsa College “postponed” its street play event, allegedly under “pressure” from the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), the union on Friday denied it gave any threats to…
Lahore, Feb 24 (IANS) The blast that killed 10 persons at a shopping centre in Lahore on Thursday was most probably an accident caused by a “gas leak” and not a bomb, as initially believed,…
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed last November’s train accident in Kanpur a “conspiracy” and urged people not to vote for those “who help conspirators”. Speaking at an…
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) The State Bank of India should come with a voluntary retirement scheme after considering the overall staffing picture after merger of five associate banks instead of the five announcing such a…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed in a car bombing in a Syrian village on Friday, a British war monitor said on Friday. Dozens were wounded in the bombing in Sousian,…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) Kashmiri youth picked up arms “for a cause” and they can not be intimidated with death threats, former Union Minister and state Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Addressing party…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) A man, who was critically injured in a road accident in West Bengal, died on Thursday night due to “inadequate treatment” and “delayed release” by a private hospital, as it did…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 24 (IANS) A highly-toxic agent was used in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Malaysian police said on Friday. Kim died last week…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) Perked by its success in the Maharashtra civic polls, the BJP has decided to use it for a “major political push” to further its prospects in the remaining…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after DMK leader M.K. Stalin met President Pranab Mukherjee and submitted a memorandum on the events that took place in Tamil Nadu assembly last week, he met Congress…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 30 persons were killed in a suicide bombing in Syria’s Susian town on Friday, a monitor group reported. The bombing targeted Turkey-backed rebels who along with Turkish forces captured…
Canberra, Feb 24 (IANS) Australia’s opposition leader Bill Shorten on Friday said he has held constructive talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about settlements in Palestinian territories. Shorten, who heads Australia’s Labour Party,…