New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, the external affairs ministry said. “Rohan Ruparelia, who was abducted…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik), Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP) may merge soon. “Talks are at…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked BJP workers not to be diverted by “non-issues” raised from time to time by political detractors and focus on nation building by helping…
Istanbul, March 20 (IANS) Turkish authorities on Sunday identified the central Istanbul suicide bomber as a member of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the attacker, Mehmet Ozturk, was an…
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Tibetan exiles across the world on Sunday voted to elect their new ‘Sikyong’ or prime minister as well as members of the parliament-in-exile based here in this northern Indian hill town….
Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) The Bharat Kesari Dangal, a national-level freestyle wrestling competition, will be organised here from Monday to honour revolutionary martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Kin of the martyrs have been invited…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday mocked the Congress, saying the party has reduced itself as “a tail-ender” to regional outfits in states like Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. “See what…
Guwahati, March 20 (IANS) With the Assam assembly polls round the corner, the Election Commission has so far seized nearly Rs.3 crore in unaccounted money and over four lakh litres of illicit liquor from across…
Chalakkudy (Kerala), March 20 (IANS) The BJP’s Kerala unit on Sunday sought a CBI probe into popular actor Kalabhavan Mani’s death as his brother R.L.V. Ramakrishnan demanded a lie-detector test on Mani’s associates often seen…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat arrives to attend a cabinet meeting in Dehradun on March 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Congress party on Sunday charged the BJP-led central government…
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack that left 13 people killed and thousands injured in a Japanese subway station. A memorial service was held…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday said the ideology of “nationalism” guides its belief, and maintained that the Constitution allows freedom of speech but does not permit destruction of the nation. “Constitution…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The BJP is poised to score “a decisive victory” in Assam and…
Canberra, March 20 (IANS) Queensland’s political system is set for its biggest shake-up in the decades as a referendum for fixed four-year parliamentary terms looks likely to succeed. On Sunday, just under half of the…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was time both India and Pakistan realised that they have a common enemy — terrorism –and they need to fight it together, Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said here on…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday that the BJP will improve its position significantly in the coming assembly elections in four states and a union territory. He also…
Pune, March 20 (IANS) India’s AYUSH Minister Sripad Yesso Naik on Sunday said the ministry will ink an agreement with the World Health Organization to popularise AYUSH system of medicine at a global level. He…
Vientiane, March 20 (IANS) Voters in Laos on Sunday cast their ballots in the National Assembly and Provincial People’s Council elections. President Choummaly Sayasone and Vice President and General Secretary of the ruling Lao People’s…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The organisers of the first World Sufi Forum on Sunday urged the government to rectify the “historical blunders” against Muslims and to introduce Sufism at all levels of education. Speaking…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday defended the government’s decision to slash…