Fire kills 69 in Bangladesh capital
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Death toll from the building fire in an old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka has risen to 69 with scores others injured, fire service officials said on Thursday. “We have so…
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Fire kills at least 45 in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) At least 45 people have been killed and scores injured in a fire that ripped through a building in Bangladesh’ Dhaka on Wednesday night, said local media the Daily Star. The…
Alabama woman who joined IS should not return to US: Trump
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join IS, to…
Pompeo bans entry to Alabama-born woman who joined IS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that Hoda Muthana, an Alabama native who joined the Islamic State (IS) in 2014, is not a US citizen and will not…
Trump, Abe hold phone talks over upcoming US-N. Korea summit
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the upcoming summit between the US and the North Korea, the White House said. White…
Cabinet approves 10% quota provision for J&K
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Union cabinet has given its nod to 10 per cent quota for poor among the general categories in Jammu and Kashmir and also approved the provision for SC/ST reservation in…
India, Saudi Arabia condemn Pulwama, call for sanctioning of terrorists, organisations by UN
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned “in strongest terms” the terror attack on Indian security forces in Pulwama, called upon countries to bring perpetrators of such acts to justice…
LCA Tejas gets clearance for induction into IAF
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has received the final operational clearance (FOC) from military aviation regulator Cemilac for induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a weaponised fighter jet,…
Delhi-Raipur Vistara flight from March 31
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Full-service carrier Vistara on Wednesday announced addition of Raipur as its 23rd destination, effective March 31. According to the airline, it will operate two daily flights between Delhi and Raipur….
Saudi Aramco, RIL in talks for India projects
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Saudi Aramco, national petroleum and natural gas company of Saudi Arabia, said on Wednesday it was looking to expand footprint in India and was discussing partnerships with Indian companies, including…
Low intensity blast in Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express, no one hurt
Kanpur, Feb 20 (IANS) A tragedy was averted on Wednesday when a low intensity blast took place in a toilet of a general coach of the Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express near Kanpur, officials said. No passenger…
IL&FS probe: ED files case, raids 6 places, seizes foreign cash worth Rs 6 lakh
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday seized foreign currency worth Rs 6 lakh after it carried out searches at six places in different cities in connection with a case of money…
Pakistani prisoner murdered in Jaipur jail
Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) A Pakistani prisoner in the Jaipur central jail was allegedly murdered by group of fellow prisoners on Wednesday after an argument over a TV programme, officials said. The incident comes in…
Congress seals poll pact with DMK in TN, Pondy; gets 10 LS seats
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress will contest nine seats in Tamil Nadu and the sole seat in Puducherry in the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the DMK, DMK President M.K. Stalin announced here…
India, Saudi Arabia condemn Pulwama attack, call for sanctioning of terrorists, organisations by UN
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack on Indian forces in Pulwama, called upon countries to renounce use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy…
Avalanche in HP kills one soldier, five missing
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) A snow avalanche killed a soldier while five other soldiers went missing near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said. Five Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) troopers…
Congress to contest nine seats in TN, one in Puducherry
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress will contest nine seats in Tamil Nadu and the sole seat in Puducherry in the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the DMK, DMK President M.K. Stalin announced here…
Nasscom sees economic uncertainties ahead, stops forecasting
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Industry body Nasscom on Wednesday released the findings of a survey of 100 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of information technology companies showcasing “cautious optimism” due to global economic uncertainties like trade…
Congress to approach Lok Sabha polls as polls in 29 states
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress will be approaching the coming Lok Sabha elections not as one election but as polls in 29 different states while also attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre…
BJP agreed to share CM’s post for alliance: Shiv Sena minister
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) In a major revelation that virtually spills the beans on the highly-publicised electoral alliance between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party, top Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Ramdas Kadam…