New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the Indore-Patna Express train accident near Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, which has left 96 persons dead….
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) Scores of Congress workers who were demonstrating near the venue of a rally being addressed by BJP National President Amit Shah were dispersed by the police using water cannons, here on…
Seoul, Nov 20 (IANS) The South Korean Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday said President Park Geun-hye is involved in a serious case of corruption and influence-peddling at the centre of which is her friend and advisor….
Lima, Nov 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping expressed hopethat their countries will be able to strengthen bilateral relations in the coming years, including in areas they currently differ…
Mosul, Nov 20 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Saturday recaptured a town and two villages in south of the city of Mosul, while special forces fought heavy clashes with Islamic State (IS) terrorists as they…
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The BJP West Bengal unit on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spell out in whose interest she was repeatedly pressing for the continuation of the high-value currency notes banned…
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday demanded that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spell out in whose interest she was repeatedly pressing for the circulation of the high-value currency notes banned by…
Itanagar, Nov 19 (IANS) The by-election in Hayuliang assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh recorded 72 per cent voting till 5 p.m. on Saturday. The final percentage is likely to go up as officials are still…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Continuing his attack on the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged the decision to demonetise 500 and 1,000 rupee notes was not aimed at curbing black money…
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Stepping up the offensive against the Narendra Modi government on the demonetisation issue, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will take out a rally in Kolkata on November 23, the party announced…
Bishkek, Nov 19 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan’s security services have detained a local man suspected of pretending to be the Kyrgyz president in a prank call to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday….
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that as per the constitutional scheme of things, the President of India was bound to act as per the advice tendered by the Union…
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has once again given indications regarding his third marriage. During his visit to Britain, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Khan said he does not have a very…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Amid the travails of demonetisation, a high voter turn out was recorded on Saturday in by-polls for four parliamentary and 10 assembly seats across six states and one union territory….
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It is the Opposition’s duty to oppose, expose and if possible depose, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday while speaking at the Indira Gandhi Centenary Lecture. To drive home the…
Cairo, Nov 19 (IANS) An Egyptian court sentenced a fleeing TV anchor and supporter of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison for circulating anti-government false news on Saturday, media reports said….
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) The bonhomie between arch rivals CPI-M and Congress party in Kerala against the Narendra Modi government’s decision to “sideline cooperative banks” following the demonetisation move, appears to be falling apart with…
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) We can and we will build a Swachh Bharat — free of all forms of filth — within one generation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the 80,000 young attendees of Global…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Praising the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for mentoring her, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday took a veiled dig at political rivals, saying there are now leaders “willing to…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Congress party president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has not yet given her consent to campaign in Uttar Pradesh, though the party is hopeful she will agree to their…