Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 (IANS) Seven teenage suspects were arrested in relation to the fire at a religious school that killed 23 people, mostly students, Malaysian police said. Police on Saturday arrested the seven suspects,…
Baghdad, Sep 17 (IANS) At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide car bombing in the city of Kirkuk, a local police source said. The attack took place on Saturday…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday issued a stern warning to right wing organisations including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and RSS against disturbing peace in the…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) India entered into “saffron age” due to Ram Janmbhoomi movement and construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya would begin next year in 2018, VHP leader Surendra Jain said…
Panchkula/Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) The hearing of the two separate murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others will be continued next week, court sources said. Hearing in the matter,…
Vatican City, Sep 16 (IANS) Father Tom Uzhannalil, the Indian Catholic priest hailing from Kerala who was abducted by terrorists in Yemen, expressed his thanks to the Narendra Modi government for its concern to secure…
Ayodhya, Sep 16 (IANS) Mahant Bhaskar Das, the main litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case, passed away here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. He was 89. Das, the head of Nirmohi Akhada, was a…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pledged close collaboration with Britain, hours after his tweet on the latest London attack drew pushback from the Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. In a phone call…
Astana, Sep 16 (IANS) The guarantor nations of the Syrian ceasefire — Russia, Turkey and Iran — announced in the Kazakh capital the creation of de-escalation zones in Syria that are to be in force…
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Islamic State said the group carried out the bombing at Parsons Green underground station in west London on Friday, media reports said. British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday that the…
London, Sep 16 (IANS) As many as 29 people were injured in an explosion which occurred Friday morning at the Parsons Green tube station in West London, media reports said. The explosion, caused by the…
Vatican City, Sep 15 (IANS/AKI) God leaves no one an orphan and just as Mary is the mother of Jesus, she is everyone’s mother, Pope Francis told Catholics on Friday. “The Lord does not leave…
New Delhi Sep 15 (IANS) About 15 Muslim NGOs under aegis of the All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam, a Sunni Sufi cleric organisation, on Friday held a protest at Jantar Mantar condemning “the despicable acts of…
Vatican City, Sep 15 (IANS/AKI) A priest attached to the Holy See’s embassy in Washington has been recalled to Rome after the US government warned the diplomat may have broken child pornography laws, the Vatican…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday announced that ‘archakas’ (priests) and employees of temples will be paid salaries on par with the government employees. They will be given the…
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) In wake of recent events embroiling the Dera Sacha Sauda whose head has been convicted for rape, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Friday said that the Rs 51 lakh…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The fantasy of plucking crisp currency notes off a “money tree” comes alive at a Durga puja celebration here, while raising the question if money is indeed eternal or has a…
Barsana (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 15 (IANS) Two staffers of the Sri Radha Rani Temple here have been arrested for allegedly raping a pilgrim from Odisha, police said on Friday. Kanhaiyya Yadav, a watchman, and a…
Aizawl/Agartala, Sep 15 (IANS) Security has been further tightened along the borders of northeastern states with Myanmar and Bangladesh to foil any attempt by the Rohingyas fleeing the Rakhine state in Myanmar from entering India,…
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Authorities in Srinagar on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of the city to prevent protests over the killing of top LeT commander Abu Ismail, who was the mastermind of July 10…