Andhra Corporator Commits Suicide
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) A corporator in Chittoor town of Andhra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, a day after he was arrested and questioned by police in the murder case of the mayor and…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) A corporator in Chittoor town of Andhra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, a day after he was arrested and questioned by police in the murder case of the mayor and…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday approved a deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems, defence ministry sources here said….
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) A letter purportedly written by Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to the Congress high command seeking an “urgent overhaul” in the party after the rout in the civic polls has led…
Molenbeek (Belgium), Dec 17 (IANS) To a casual visitor, this province of Brussels may look like any other – a bit run down in parts, but largely having the glass-fronted stores, cafes and bars visible…
London, Dec 17 (IANS) India’s 48 million widows need a government-appointed commission that will help them and protect them from abuse, says Raj Loomba, an Indian-origin member of Britain’s House of Lords and a campaigner…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The call money racket rocked the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday, resulting in the suspension of two members of the main opposition YSR Congress party from the house for two days….
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling AAP on Thursday again accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of…
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Suresh Prabhu may well be India’s railways minister, but for Goa, in Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar’s words, he is nothing short of a ‘Prabhu’ (lord) himself, especially vis-a-vis the quantum of…
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Describing Pakistan as a terrorist haven, a top US lawmaker has alleged Islamist terror groups, supported by Islamabad’s security services, destabilise Afghanistan and threaten India. After the…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Former Delhi High Court judge Justice Reva Khetrapal took oath as the new Lokayukta of Delhi on Thursday. Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung administered the oath at a function where Delhi…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US State Department has announced a $1.83 billion deal on arms sale to Taiwan, amid Beijing’s strong opposition and warning that such move would harm the China-US ties. The announcement…
Canberra, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of Australians who have funded international terrorist organisations, including the Islamic State, has tripled in the past 12 months, a report said on Thursday. The report was by Australia’s…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) Kerala’s 10th pay revision commission will be implemented latest by February 26, benefiting about 1.5 million government employees and pensioners, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday. “I assure the house…
Ranchi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday won Jharkhand’s Lohardaga assembly by-election. Congress candidate Sukhdeo Bhagat won the seat, defeating BJP-backed All Jharkhand Students Union’s (AJSU) candidate Niru Bhagat. The three main candidates were…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has announced his intent to appoint Harold d’Souza, an Indian-American activist from Vadodara, to the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. “I am honoured that these talented…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US Treasury Department announced its decision to impose sanctions on a Mexican national and four other entities, including two newspapers, over drug trafficking. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the…
Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) An Indian national was handed over by Pakistani Army in Jammu as a goodwill gesture. “Muhammad Rashid, son of Sattar Din Poonch district’s Degwar Teruan village who claimed to have inadvertently…
PARIS, Nov. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — Police officers stand guard at a road leading to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Nov. 14, 2015. Over 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at the…
http://www.socialnews.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Spanish-PM-Assaulted-During-Election-Walkabout.mp4 Madrid, Dec 17 (IANS) A 17-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after assaulting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he was carrying out a walkabout prior to an election rally in the town of…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) In a historic move, America’s central bank, the US Federal Reserve, for the first time in nearly a decade raised its key interest rate from a range of 0 percent to…