UNITED STATES – JANUARY 16: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. holds a news conference on the budget on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) By Arun Kumar…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Senator Bernie Sanders scored a win over the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the Maine Democratic caucus where 30 delegates are at stake. With 86 percent of the vote…
Baghdad, March 7 (IANS) At least 51 people were killed and 70 injured in a suicide truck bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Iraq’s central Babil province, a security source has said. “Casualties from…
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) Chinese finance minister said on Monday that business tax in all industries will be replaced by value-added tax (VAT) before May, a concrete step in deepening fiscal and taxation reform. “The…
San Juan (US), Mar 7 (AFP) Florida Senator Marco Rubio has won the Republican primary election in Puerto Rico, US television projections have said, in a White House race otherwise led by billionaire Donald Trump….
Pyongyang, March 7 (IANS) North Korea on Monday warned of preemptive nuclear attacks against the US and South Korea as its joint military exercises are scheduled to kick off later in the day. North Korea’s…
Jerusalem, March 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said US Vice President Joe Biden’s impending visit demonstrated the strong ties between the “close allies”. “This visit expresses the strong relations between Israel…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Former US first lady Nancy Reagan passed away at the age of 94 in her Los Angeles home on Sunday, her office said. A statement issued by her office said the…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Laying stress on moving towards women-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged elected representatives to use technology to be more effective in their role and suggested creating a…
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A guerrilla of the separatist Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Kulgam’s district on Sunday , police said. “A Hizbul…
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) received a shot in its arm on Sunday as it won 23 out of 28 local bodies seats in the legislative council. The Bahujan Samaj…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to contribute the task of building a ‘Resurgent India’. The…
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 6 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that he wants the party to emerge as a key force in the electoral battle in south India. Addressing a public meeting…
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 6 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that he wants the party to emerge as a key force in the electoral battle in south India. Addressing a public meeting…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Freedom fighter and West Bengal’s senior most Left leader Ashok Ghosh was laid to rest on Sunday with full state honours at the Netaji Subhas Ashram in Purulia district, as per…
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening, police said. “Following specific information about the presence of militants in Buchroo…
Agartala, March 6 (IANS) Tripura’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist on Sunday renominated Jharna Das Baidya as its candidate for the March 21 Rajya Sabha polls. The election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat comes…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Freedom fighter and West Bengal’s senior most Left leader Ashok Ghosh was laid to rest on Sunday with full state honours at the Netaji Subhas Ashram in Purulia district, as per…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Describing as “immoral” the proposed tie-up with the CPI-M-led Left Front for the West Bengal assembly polls, a Congress lawmaker on Sunday called for the central leadership’s intervention. Opposing any electoral…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) NSG teams were put on standby and Mahashivratri festivities at the historic Somnath temple were suspended in Gujarat after the Centre on Sunday sounded a high alert amid reports that 10…