Bengaluru: Vehicles torched during garment factory workers demonstration to protests against amendment in Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 in Bengaluru, on April 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) A massive…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is scheduled to visit Russia at the end of April to attend an international security conference. Asif will discuss bilateral military-technical cooperation with Russian officials as…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday removed the officers in charge of two police stations in West Bengal, a poll panel official said. “Two officers-in-charge, one in Shantipur police station in Nadia…
Amritsar: Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh and others BJP leaders during a programme organised on the occassion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel`s birth anniversary in Amritsar on Oct 31, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New…
Damascus, April 19 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed on Tuesday in government airstrikes against areas in the rebel-held province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, a monitor group reported. The strikes targeted the town…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Tuesday visited the Kashmir Valley for a security review after five people were killed last week in clashes with security forces in the frontier…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the deadliest suicide attack on Tuesday in Kabul and called for coordinated approach with Afghanistan to counter the common threat. Taliban claimed the responsibility for…
Jammu/Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to carry forward India’s growth story invoking Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s refrain of “humanity”, “democracy and “harmony” for peace…
Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under suspicious circumstances in a Lahore jail last week, arrived in India on Tuesday. His family members alleged that his body bore…
Paris, April 19 (IANS) The French navy rescued hundreds of migrants who had spent several days in the Mediterranean in an attempt to enter Europe, government officials said on Tuesday. As part of Frontex, NATO’s…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag Tuesday visited north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where five people were killed last week in clashes with security forces. Defence spokesman Colonel N.N. Joshi told…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara town were completely lifted after six days after the four-hour curfew relaxation on Tuesday remained peaceful. Life returned to normal as markets opened when…
Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under suspicious circumstances in a Lahore jail last week, was brought back to India on Tuesday. The body was immediately taken to…
Taipei, April 19 (IANS) A Taiwanese delegation on Tuesday travelled to China to negotiate the release of the 45 nationals deported from Kenya to Beijing for alleged telecommunications fraud. The delegation, comprising officials from Taiwan’s…
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to youth of Jammu and Kashmir and invoked his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the late chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed for “peace…
(160419) — KABUL, April 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan policemen rush to the attack site in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on April 19, 2016. A powerful suicide bombing followed by gun shots have claimed…
Jerusalem, April 19 (IANS) At least 16 people were injured in an explosion inside a bus in Jerusalem. The accident occurred around Hebron Road on Monday evening, according to the spokesman for the rescue service…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul that left over 200 people injured. “We extend our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to those who have lost their loved ones and…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The suicide bomber managed to enter the Excise and Taxation office…
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea’s military on Tuesday expected North Korea to conduct a “surprise” nuclear test at an unpredictable time as seen in the case of its previous nuclear detonation. “As seen in…