Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Villagers of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who tested positive in a dope test and was subsequently disqualified for the Rio Olympics, have come out in support of the “son of the soil”,…
Srinagar, July 27 (IANS) Curfew continued in south Kashmir districts on Wednesday while only restrictions were imposed in parts of Srinagar city and elsewhere after it was lifted on Tuesday in the tense valley. “There…
Milan, July 27 (IANS/AKI) Governor of Italy’s Lombardy region has urged the Pope to fast-track the awarding of sainthood to the elderly French priest slain by Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Tuesday. “Father Jacques Hamel,…
(160202) — IOWA, Feb. 2, 2016 (Xinhua) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the United States, Jan. 30, 2016. Hillary Clinton won Bernie…
New York: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton being greeted by public after her victory over Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary elections in New York on April 19, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) Washington, July 27…
Manama, July 27 (IANS) As many as 138 suspects will face terror trial on August 23 in Bahrain for charges of activating sleeper cells, links to murder attempts and bomb blasts, an official has said….
Paris, July 27 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday reiterated calls for the nation’s unity to win a long battle against terrorism in a brief televised address after two men claiming allegiance to the…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL) claimed before the National Green Tribunal that C.R Babu, member of its expert committee formed to assess damage to Yamuna flood plains due to AoL’s…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday launched book “Compassion in the 4 Dharmic Traditions” by author Bed Prakash Nanda. BJP veteran L. K. Advani was also present among others at…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A special court here on Tuesday extended the judicial custody, till August 9, of LIC agent Anand Chauhan, accused of instrumental in laundering disproportionate assets of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The weak financial position of domestic carriers is the reason behind their inability to expand international operations, parliament was told on Tuesday. The lack of financial strength of the Indian…
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday said non-release of compensation on account of loss towards Central Sales Tax (CST) reduction has caused trust deficit between the central and state governments. Participating…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The central government could consider formation of a committee of state finance ministers headed by the Union Finance Minister to address issues relating to states’ debt burden, parliament was told…
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) In the first budget of the BJP government in Assam, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a Rs 2,880.91 crore deficit budget for 2016-17, which promises to invest Rs…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) With conciliation meeting between the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) that has given a strike call on July 29, the Indian Banks Association (IBA) and the central government failing on…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha panel constituted by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to probe AAP lawmaker Bhagwant Mann’s alleged breach of security, feels that the incident has exposed the security system of Parliament,…
Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) Schools and colleges across Karnataka will remain closed on Wednesday too, as no there was let-up in the indefinite strike by over a lakh employees of the state-run road transport corporations…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The highest number of attacks on mediapersons – 63 – has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2014, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed…
Damascus, July 26 (IANS/AKI) The wave of jihadist attacks in Europe is the price the West is paying for supporting “terrorists” in Syria, the country’s President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday after two attackers killed…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Taking note of increasing rape and other crimes against women in the national capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to initiate the process of illuminating over 7,400 dark spots…