New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Over 2,600 GB of data comprising more than 11 million documents about some 214,000 hidden offshore companies owned by prominent people, including some from India, together make up for one…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Braving the sweltering heat, over 75 percent of the 40 lakh electorate turned out to vote on Monday in the first phase of the assembly polls in 18 constituencies in the…
Kochi, April 4 (IANS) In a game of one-upmanship in Kerala’s Congress circles, the name of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s closest aide Benny Behanan was axed from the list of assembly aspirants by the…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who is the Trinamool Congress’ candidate from Khardaha in North 24 Parganas, possesses assets in excess of Rs.7.50 crore. Mitra, whose annual income for the…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday demanded action against yoga guru Ramdev for his statement that he would have beheaded those who refused to chant ‘Bharat mata…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Over 60 percent of the 95 lakh electorate cast their ballot till 3.30 p.m. on Monday in the first round of assembly elections to pick 65 legislators in Assam, officials here…
Ramallah, April 4 (IANS) Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Monday urged the European Union (EU) to ban Israeli settlement products from entering Europe. At a meeting here with Christian Berger, director for Middle East…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) The daughter of journalist Kamala Saikia is furious that the BJP has fielded in Assam’s assembly elections former ULFA militant Kushal Dowari, who is alleged to have killed her father. Dowari…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Former defence minister and Congress leader A.K. Antony on Monday took oath as a Rajya Sabha member. He was re-elected from Kerala to the upper house in March. Newly elected…
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Boosted by the party’s success in six wards in the 2015 civic polls in Kerala, the AIADMK has fielded seven candidates for the ensuing assembly polls there. On Monday, AIADMK general…
Baghdad, April 4 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 20 injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in Iraq’s southern province of Dhi Qar, a security source said. The…
Ankara, April 4 (IANS) The US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in Iraq, which was occupied by the Islamist State (IS) since June 2014, said a statement released by the…
(150412) — NEW YORK, April 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — File photo taken on March 10, 2015 shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the press after attending the annual Women’s Empowerment Principles event…
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK will contest all 30 seats in Puducherry in May on its own, AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said on Monday. Jayalalithaa named all 30…
Beijing, April 4 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with US President Barack Obama has helped to alleviate tensions at a time when some countries have been playing up the South China Sea issue, Foreign…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Despite the sweltering heat, brisk polling was recorded with over 63 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise in the first six hours of voting in 18 constituencies in the first…
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, April 4 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced on Monday that she will seek re-election from…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) A day after a news channel claimed having a copy of a letter from solar scam co-accused Saritha Nair disclosing that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy sexually abused her, Chandy said…
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday took oath as Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman chief minister heading a 22-member coalition ministry with the BJP — and in no time attended office….
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Clinton and opponent self-styled socialist Bernie Sanders have continued sparring over a plausible debate date ahead of the April 19 New York primary. But the two sides…