Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday made an aerial survey of the flood-hit Nagaon and Morigaon districts and Kaziranga national park area and assured the state government all possible help…
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) The opposition YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh has called for a statewide shutdown on August 2 to protest against the Centre’s refusal to grant special status to the state. Not…
Ghaziabad, July 30 (IANS) The BJP’s Ghaziabad city unit on Saturday opposed the proposed inauguration of Haj House by UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav next week, claiming it was built in violation of all norms…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday said frequent disruptions in the upper house create a bad impression in the public mind and asked the members to…
Bhopal, July 30 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea by the state’s Water Resources Minister Narottam Mishra questioning the Election Commission’s competence to inquire into a case of “paid news” against…
Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured adequate assistance to Assam, where at least 26 people have been killed in floods and thousands displaced, and said the central government will…
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) None of the family members of the 14 terrorists killed in the Gulshan cafe attack and during a raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area have come forward to claim the bodies, media…
Damascus, July 30 (IANS) A number of Syrian women aged over 40 were on Saturday evacuated from rebel-held parts of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, through one of the army designated safe passages. The women…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stage a demonstration against verdict on Mahadayii Kalasa Bandoori water projects, in Bengaluru on July 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted on Saturday across…
Kabul, July 30 (IANS) At least 25 insurgents were killed on Saturday in drone attacks on Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, a source said. According to the statement released by Afghan military, group commander…
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur on Saturday sentenced to death a Bangladeshi convicted in the July 2005 Shramjeevi Express blast which had left 12 passengers dead. Additional Sessions Judge Budhiram…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) The Brazilian Justice Ministry has decided to accept a denouncement against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for obstruction of justice in the Petrobras scandal. According to the…
Imphal, July 30 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Imphal railway station at Yurembam in Manipur, a Rs 90 crore project that is scheduled to be completed next…
Kabul, July 30 (IANS) At least 36 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday by the Afghan security forces during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan. The militants were killed in the ongoing ‘Qahr…
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) With the Centre ruling out special status for Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is gearing up to mount pressure on the BJP-led NDA government. The TDP, a partner in the…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday handed over a domestic violence case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Manoj Kumar to the Delhi Police. A complaint alleging domestic…
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) At least 35 Kurdish militants were killed on Saturday by Turkish security forces in the country’s Hakkari province. Air strikes were launched against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members who attempted…
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him as he was inspired by the feelings of unity in the wake of a…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said on Saturday the government has filed a case in the Supreme Court to declare Andhra…
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) The husband of a Pakistani-origin British woman who was allegedly killed for “honour” in Punjab province on July 20 has demanded justice from the UK and Pakistan governments. Syed Mukhtar Kazim…