Jerusalem, May 14 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world leaders to follow the US and relocate their embassies to Jerusalem. Speaking during a reception of a US diplomatic delegation in…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Polling for electing 38,616 representatives across three tiers to West Bengal Panchayat (rural) bodies began at 7 a.m. on Monday. Long queues were seen outside several booths as people from all…
Jerusalem, May 14 (IANS) About 45,000 Israelis marched on Sunday across Jerusalem amid high tensions to mark Israel’s 1967 capture of East Jerusalem. The annual parade, known as the “Flag March,” was held under heavy…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Washington and Beijing are working to get Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE, which is suffering from a US exports ban, back into business….
Gaza, May 14 (IANS) The Palestinians are preparing on Sunday for escalating popular protests on Monday in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The Palestinian protests on Monday will coincide with the 70th…
Crotone (Italy), May 14 (IANS) Serb attacking midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic saved Lazio on Sunday after scoring a late equaliser, helping his side to draw 2-2 against Crotone in the penultimate round of the Serie A…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) English batsman Jos Buttler continued his red-hot form with a 94 not out as Rajasthan Royals thumped Mumbai Indians by seven wickets here on Sunday to boost their chance of qualifying…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Rising global crude oil prices and consistent outflow of foreign funds from the Indian equity market is expected to further weaken the Indian rupee, an official said on Sunday. According to…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 18 others injured as a severe dust storm hit Delhi on Sunday evening, while air traffic and Metro service too was disrupted due…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday targeted former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his family’s “undeclared assets in foreign countries”, after which the Congress hit back by saying that the BJP…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) At least 10 persons, including five teenagers, were killed in lightning strikes as a Northwester accompanied by heavy rain lashed parts of the Gangetic West Bengal on Sunday afternoon, a state…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) An Australian tourist fell to his death from a hotel in Assam capital Guwahati, police said on Sunday. William Marinus fell from the third floor of the hotel around 11.20 p.m….
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday hit back at the BJP for “protecting its corrupt leaders and Ministers” and slammed Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her silence on key defence controversies, including…
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Nepal was highly successful and has taken bilateral ties to new heights, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Sunday. Oli made…
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) A weak-looking Manohar Parrikar addressed a convention of BJP booth workers by video in which the Goa Chief Minister said he was looking forward to returning to the state in a…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) More than 40 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Sunday evening following a powerful dust storm and rains, officials said. An IGIA official…
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Nine people including three farmers died of lightning in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. The three farmers died of lightning in Telangana’s Mancherial district early in the day…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Preceded by weeks of violence, intense court battles and alleged use of muscle power to prevent opponents from filing nominations, the West Bengal panchayat polls are all set to be held…
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) Though the Central government has said all villages in the country have been electrified, there is one village (could be more) in this Uttar Pradesh district that is still…
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Public Works Department employee Gulab Singh, who was shot and injured during a demolition drive in the tourist town of Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, died on Sunday after battling for life…