Agartala, March 3 (IANS) After the counting of postal ballots, the ruling CPI-M-led Left Front and opposition BJP candidates are heading neck-and-neck in all the 59 assembly constituencies in Tripura, an election official said here…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined criticism of US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports and 10 per cent on aluminium. The…
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) Counting of votes for the Tripura assembly for which polls were held on February 18, began on Saturday. Counting is being held in 59 seats of the 60-strong assembly, as the…
Jammu, March 3 (IANS) Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and as many Indians were injured, including two army men and two civilians, in border hostilities in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 48 hours. Informed…
Ottawa, March 3 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called US President Donald Trump’s plan for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports “absolutely unacceptable” and warned of serious disruption. Trudeau said Trump’s plan…
New York, March 3 (IANS) US stocks pared early losses to close mixed on Friday, as investors continued to digest President Donald Trump’s announcement to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Dow…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The number of US citizens who want more gun control is growing, an NPR/Ipsos poll issued on Friday said. Three-quarters of Americans said gun laws should be stricter than they are…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The US State Department said on Friday that the US embassy in Havana is to operate with the minimum personnel permanently. The embassy in the Cuban capital has been operating under…
Abuja, March 3 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Friday decried the killing of humanitarian workers by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria’s northeastern town of Rann late Thursday, saying “the saving of lives should…
Los Angeles, March 2 (IANS) Just days before the 90th Academy Awards, a Harvey Weinstein statue ‘Casting Couch’ has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard here, drawing a lot of attention. The golden statue depicts Weinstein sitting…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang arrived here on Friday on a three-day visit to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind. “Warm welcome to the Vietnamese…
Kabul, March 2 (IANS) Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Liu Jingsong on Friday met with representatives of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Kabul, discussing ways to provide assistance to displaced families, particularly children. On…
Amaravati, March 2 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Friday spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu over phone, hours after his Telugu Desam Party decided to intensify its fight over the Centre…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Lashing out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for sending birthday greetings to her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and her comments on Tripura elections, BJP leader Mukul Roy on Friday accused…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad resigned on Friday from the post of chairman of the junior national selection committee. His resignation comes less than a month after India won their fourth…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) A 37-year-old man arrested under the Arms Act for illegal possession of ammunition is being questioned in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh in the city nearly…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Responding to media reports that the Centre is withholding funds to Prasar Bharti since December last year for the latters alleged defiance to some of the Information and Brodcasting Ministry…
Geneva, March 2 (IANS/AKI) The world is witnessing probable war crimes in besieged Eastern Ghouta and other parts of Syria, the UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said on Friday in Geneva,…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday unveiled a healthcare scheme aimed at benefitting about 1.43 crore households in the state. “The ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy Karnataka) will provide quality primary, secondary and…
Paris, March 2 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed on the immediate implementation of ceasefire accord in Syria, the French presidency said on Friday. In a phone conversation…