Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Melania Trump has released a letter from her immigration attorney aimed at settling questions about whether she properly followed immigration law when she came to the US in 1996. “I am…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has released additional medical information after questions about her health intensified in the wake of her pneumonia diagnosis last week. She was diagnosed with mild,…
Brasilia, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged in the Petrobras corruption scheme that cost the state oil company billions of dollars. The charges of bribery and money…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has announced his intent to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying Washington is ready to lift sanctions on the Asian country. In a letter to Congress, Obama…
NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (C) arrives at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of September 11 attacks at the National 9/11 Memorial, in New York, the…
Singur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme organised to return 9,117 land records to farmers and give compensation to 800 peasants from whom land had been taken against their will for the…
Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy escaped unhurt after the car in which he and his wife were travelling met with an accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, an official release…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday assured the armed forces that he will try to resolve the issues around the 7th Pay Commission, especially the “anomalies” the service chiefs had…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the conflict in north-western parts of Pakistan and Balochistan is equivalent to a “war” and unlike the violence in his country,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The death toll due to chikungunya-triggered complications stood at 12 on Wednesday, with two new cases reported from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), prompting Union Health Minister…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government transferred 23 IAS and 13 PCS officials late on Wednesday, an official spokesman said. District magistrates of all the districts considered to be strongholds of the ruling…
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery at a private hospital here for a persistent cough, which troubled him for about 40 years. “The surgery corrected…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the central government’s response on a PIL seeking setting-up of special courts to hold the trial of elected representative in legislatures, public servants and…
Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan faced off strongly on Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, with Islamabad alleging “atrocities” on civilians even as New Delhi hit back, accusing the neighbour of…
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela on Wednesday flayed party leaders who aired their discontent in public and called for a united fight…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Euphoria swept this rural hamlet of Hooghly district as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee handed over land records to peasants on Wednesday, but they still remain uncertain about…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP’s poll promise of ‘achche din’ during the 2014 general election, saying it made lots of promises that it will never…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no “logjam” or “blame game” in the transfer and appointment of judges to the high courts and it…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Redeeming a pledge she made years back in this rural pocket which she called a “landmark in world history”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned 9,117…
New Delhi/Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had to step in on Wednesday to check the growing rift within the “family” and state government over a “power tussle” between Uttar Pradesh…