Tehran, April 28 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has denounced US’ attempts to “sabotage” the nuclear deal that ended international sanctions against Tehran, and described Washington’s commitment to it as only on paper. According…
Baghdad, April 28 (IANS) Iraq has shut down the Baghdad bureau of Al Jazeera Media Network and banned its journalists from reporting in the country. In a letter to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, the Communications…
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) With growing incidents of rioting within jail premises in the state, the security of five prisons, including Lucknow jail, has been handed over to the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), an official…
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) Lack of funds and inadequate coordination among UN organisations is limiting peace-building efforts crucial to meet the challenges of conflicts in an inter-linked world, India has said. India’s Deputy Permanent…
New York, April 28 (IANS) New York City police launched a massive operation and arrested 120 members of two criminal gangs who had terrorised sectors of The Bronx for several years. The arrests were made…
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) The UN Security Council and the General Assembly concurrently adopted resolutions on peace-building architecture, providing renewed momentum for the focus on sustaining peace within the UN system. The resolutions, adopted…
Imphal April 27 (IANS) Police have beefed up security in some areas of Manipur to prevent clashes in the wake of three murders that could have a communal fallout. Meanwhile, security personnel and agencies have…
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A combative Congress…
New Delhi: Congress leaders AK Antony and Jitendra Singh address during a press conference at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi on May 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Former defence minister…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) CISF personnel are provided three days of induction training and six days’ computer-based training before their deployment at Delhi Metro stations, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said…
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Pakistani team that visited India to probe the Pathankot attack was assured of…
Paris, April 27 (IANS) Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam will appear before a French magistrate’s court on Wednesday, prosecutor said. The suspect will be placed under formal investigation, and the prosecutor will request that he…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) There was no meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi during the UN General Assembly session last year, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday….
Washington, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan helped the US get Osama bin Laden, a US investigative journalist has said. “More than ever,” said the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on Tuesday when asked if he believes…
Guwahati: Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy addresses a press conference, in Guwahati on Feb 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday handed out skill development and employment certificates to 56 retiring air…
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hit back at the BJP over its allegations against her on the AgustaWestland chopper deal, saying she…
Ankara, April 27 (IANS) The US has warned its citizens about terrorist threats to tourist areas in Turkey. “The US government continues to receive credible indications that terrorist groups are seeking opportunities to attack popular…
Paris, April 27 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, arrested in March for his alleged role in the November 2015 Paris attacks, has been transferred to France from Belgium, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. The transfer took place…
Imphal April 27 (IANS) Medical students and employees of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest against the lobbing of a Chinese-made hand grenade at the Out Patient…