Brasilia, April 16 (IANS) Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress, started the three-day hearings on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on charges of manipulating government accounts. On Sunday, members…
Idukki (Kerala), April 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has come under fire from many who are fond of their drink for going forward with a policy of eventual prohibition, on Friday received…
Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal. (File Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A day after assuring “urgent legal action” against Trinamool Congress’ Birbhum district chief Anubrata Mondal, the Election Commission on Friday struck a twin…
Cairo, April 15 (IANS) Hundreds of Egyptians gathered Friday afternoon outside the press syndicate here to protest against the official transfer of two controversial islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. The protesters chanted…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Congress on Friday demanded a high court-monitored, Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the alleged Rs.20,000 crore food grain scam in Punjab. “The Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab has…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Rightwing group Hindu Sena’s student wing Hindu Vidyarthi Sena on Friday organised a Ram Navami prayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to “purify the varsity”. “(After February 9 incident when…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A day after assuring “urgent legal action” against Trinamool Congress Birbhum district chief Anubrata Mondal, the Election Commission on Friday ordered the controversial leader’s movements be kept under “constant watch” during…
Johannesburg, April 15 (IANS) Thousands of South Africans marched to the Constitutional Court here on Friday to press their demand for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. The march was organised by the opposition Democratic Alliance after…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday kicked off the second phase of its odd-even traffic scheme in the national capital. Delhiites and Twitterati generally endorsed the move aimed…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Terming the conditions in Jammu and Kashmir volatile, the Congress on Friday said that it was “imperative for the governor to keep a close watch on the situation”. “Ever since…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Congress on Friday declined to comment on Robert Vadra’s remarks that he did not need his wife Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of party president Sonia Gandhi, to “enhance” his…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Posing challenge to the second phase of odd-even scheme, the autorickshaw and taxi union of Delhi on Friday threatened to go on strike from Monday against the Arvind Kejriwal government’s…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Services on the Red Line — Kashmere Gate to Dilshad Garden — of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) were affected on Friday as a “technical snag” slowed down the…
New Delhi: Civil Defence volunteers stand on Delhi streets with placards urging people to follow odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government…
Latur (Maharashtra), April 15 (IANS) While the Indian Railways is trying to quench the thirst of parched Latur, state Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse came under fire on Friday for allegedly permitting wastage of thousands of…
Patna, April 15 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s family on Friday took a strong objection to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s casteist remarks against him, allegedly calling him anti-Dalit and from…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Following up on its assurance of “urgent legal action” against Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal, the Election Commission on Friday ordered the controversial leader’s movements be kept under “constant watch” during…
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) There is no respite from the intense heat wave gripping Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Met Office here has issued heat wave warning for Telangana and Rayalaseema region of…
Srinagar, April 15 (IANS) A civilian was killed and four others were injured on Friday allegedly in a firing by army men as angry residents clashed with forces and tried to storm a security camp…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Trouble for beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya, facing charges of misapropriation of bank funds amounting to Rs.9,000 crore, mounted on Friday after the government suspended his diplomatic passport for four…