Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Virtually throwing a challenge to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday said she should seek a CBI inquiry into the Narada sting operation to let…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Ahead of embarking on a tour of Belgium, the US and Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saluted the resilience…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) A Special POTA Court on Tuesday held 10 people guilty in connection with the triple bomb blasts in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 that killed at least 12 people…
Dehradun, March 29 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed ousted chief minister Harish Rawat to take a floor test in the assembly on March 31 to prove his legislative majority. The state came…
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) In a significant development, All-India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president Shaista Ambar met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here on Tuesday. Ambar said she was present at a function in the…
Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Malaysian authorities are considering action against two journalists from an Australian news organisation which recently broadcast a documentary on the Southeast Asian country. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamad on…
Dehradun, March 29 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday told former chief minister Harish Rawat to take a floor test in the assembly on March 31. The state came under President’s Rule two days…
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Tuesday against his death sentence for war crimes in 1971. Lawyers of Nizami,…
Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Malaysia’s opposition coalition staged a rally in capital Kuala Lumpur to press demand for Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation over his alleged involvement in corruption and financial mismanagement. The public…
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) At least two civilians were killed and seven wounded in a bomb attack in Kabul on Tuesday, police said. The blast occurred in the morning when an explosive device (IED), planted…
Cairo/Nicosia, March 29 (IANS) An EgyptAir plane on a domestic flight was hijacked on Tuesday and later landed in Cyprus, where all but four foreign passengers and the crew were released, officials said. The Airbus…
Nicosia, March 29 (IANS) The hijacker who forced an Egyptian plane to land in Cyprus is strapped with a suicide explosive belt, the Cypriot state-run broadcaster said on Tuesday. The hijacker later released all women…
Cairo, March 29 (IANS) The hijacker of an EgyptAir passenger plane has been identified as an Egyptian, the state TV said on Tuesday. EgyptAir announced the plane, that was heading from Alexandria to Cairo, was…
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) A number of Hyderabad Central University students joined classes on Tuesday after the Joint Action Committee urged students and faculty to return to classes wearing blue ribbons on their sleeves as…
Baghdad, March 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 15 injured on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack in downtown Baghdad, a police officer said. A suicide bomber detonated explosive vest at a…
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) The Haryana assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to provide reservation to Jat and other communities. The opposition Congress legislators kept away from the session when the bill was passed….
Cairo/Larnaca, March 29 (IANS) An EgyptAir plane on a domestic flight was hijacked on Tuesday and later landed in Cyprus, where all but four foreign passengers and the crew were released, media reports said. The…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) A Special POTA Court on Tuesday found 10 accused guilty and acquitted three others for the triple bomb blasts that shook Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 killing at least…
Dehradun, March 29 (IANS) Countering the allegations levelled by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, ousted Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday asserted that the state’s annual budget was passed by “an elected and functional…
Cairo, March 29 (IANS) An EgyptAir plane on a domestic route with around 80 people on board, including 10 Americans and eight Britons, was hijacked on Tuesday and then landed in Cyprus, officials said. All…