Baghdad, Dec 29 (AFP) A son of the Syrian-born radical cleric Omar Bakri has been killed in Iraq fighting alongside the Islamic State group, security sources said today. The Popular Mobilisation, a paramilitary group, said…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) There will be no more interviews for selection in junior level posts and non-gazetted posts of the central government from January 1, 2016, a government memorandum said on Tuesday. “The…
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) After stirring a controversy by proposing the name of an RSS leader for the Chandigarh airport instead of Bhagat Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that his…
Ahmedabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The Patel community in Gujarat, agitating for reservations, will go on an indefinite fast in all district headquarters from the first week of the new year to pressurise the state government…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Tamil Nadu government, which could not submit the Smart City plans by December 15 due to the problems arising out of the heavy flood in the state, has finally submitted…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) The CPI-M on Tuesday maintained that it was yet to discuss the issue of a probable electoral understanding with the Congress for the 2016 West Bengal assembly elections, but said popular…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to hold annual televised “state of the nation” debates. Announcing the plan on his Twitter account, Corbyn…
Imphal, Dec 29 (IANS) The local body polls in Manipur on January 11 are viewed here as a keen fight between the ruling Congress and the BJP which last month opened its account in…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Prime Minister Office (PMO) has denied accepting $30,000 donated by Magsaysay Award winner and bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, saying conditional donations are not accepted. Refuting the PMO’s claim, Chaturvedi, the…
Havana, Dec 29 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said a further improvement in ties with Washington depends on the end of the more than 50-year-old US embargo. “The world understands that although the US-Cuba…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Ramping up his attacks against Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump has now trained his guns on her husband, former President Bill Clinton. But the Clinton campaign is pushing back….
New Delhi: Goa Governor Mridula Sinha calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on June 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, one of the Swachh Bharat…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) official of asking for sex in return for…
Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) The Congressional bid of Indian American Raja Krishnamurthi appears to have gained momentum with the Illinois politician bagging endorsements from top US lawmakers including the influential Nancy Pelosi. “Raja will bring…
Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State (IS) militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army and a newly-formed rebel…
Vienna, Dec 29 (AP) A landmark nuclear deal with Tehran moved closer to implementation with US Secretary of State John Kerry announcing that tons of enriched uranium that could potentially be turned to use in…
Washington, Dec 29 (AFP) US President Barack Obama will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for talks on March 10, the White House has said, the Liberal leader’s first official visit since taking office in…
Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi on Monday said his party will not keep out the Congress while inviting other political parties for forming a coalition to fight the ensuing Tamil Nadu assembly…
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that it would further act against people who fomented trouble in Dadri leading to the lynching of a Muslim man on rumours of beef…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he will be travelling to Europe for a few days and wished the people…