Kathmandu, Oct 17 (IANS) The CPN (Maoist Centre), which joined the leftist alliance led by main opposition CPN-UML, has decided to quit as coalition partner of the Nepali Congress-led government on Tuesday, a media report…
Manila, Oct 17 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared the conflict-hit city of Marawi liberated from Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants following a five-month-long siege. “I hereby declare the liberation of Marawi,” CNN quoted…
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Bodies of five members of a family were found near Narsangi on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday, police said. The bodies of three women were found lying in the bushes…
United Nations, Oct 17 (IANS) The UN food aid agency withdrew a critical report revealing desperate hunger among the Rohingya Muslim minority after the Myanmar government ordered it to be taken down, the media reported…
London, Oct 17 (IANS) The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned countries that the threats to peace will rise if inequality, particularly that suffered by women, persists. In its 2017 report, titled “Worlds apart: Reproductive…
Valletta, Oct 17 (IANS) A journalist who led the Panama Papers probe into corruption in Malta was killed on Monday in a car bomb near her residence, the media reported. Daphne Caruana Galizia died on…
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 40 scientists from 13 Indian institutions, including IIT-Bombay played an important role in the exciting August 17 observation of gravitational waves from a pair of colliding neutron starts, detected…
Shimla, Oct 17 (IANS) Acting tough ahead of the November 9 assembly polls, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the state election officials to ensure that no defacement of public property by any…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Dhanteras and wished everyone good health and prosperity. “Dhanteras greetings to everyone,” the Prime Minister tweeted. “May…
Shimla, Oct 17 (IANS) To cater to the rush ahead of Diwali, Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Tuesday announced it will ply additional buses within and outside the state, an official said. “Additional buses…
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) Unidentified assailants shot dead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Ravinder Gosain on Tuesday in Punjab’s Ludhiana, police said. Eyewitnesses told the police that Gosain was shot from close range by two motorcycle-borne…
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump falsely asserted that his predecessor, Barack Obama did not contact the families of American troops killed in duty, the media reported. Trump was responding to a question…
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) After a US Senator wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook, conveying concerns on users’ security with Face ID biometric security in iPhone X, Apple has responded to him, detailing Face…
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices traded on a flat-to-negative note during the early morning trade session on Tuesday, as low volumes and profit booking subdued investors’ sentiments. According to market…
Miami, Oct 17 (IANS) Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency as a white nationalist is set to give a speech later this week at the University of Florida. “This executive order is…
New York, Oct 17 (IANS) SoftBank’s multi-billion-dollar investment into ridesharing app Uber will be finalised “very likely in the next week” Uber board member Arianna Huffington has said. Uber’s board voted earlier in October to…
Dublin, Oct 17 (IANS) Two men and a woman were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles. Thousands of homes and businesses have lost power in Northern Ireland and Wales. The…
Los Angeles, Oct 17 (IANS) California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a state senate bill, allowing a gender-neutral marker on birth certificates and driver’s licenses starting from 2019. California thus became the first state in…
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) In yet another interstellar feat, scientists at the LIGO detectors and the world over detected the first “ripples in space” or gravitational waves produced by the merger of two ancient remnants…
Caracas, Oct 17 (IANS) Venezuela’s MUD opposition alliance has said it will only renew talks with President Nicolas Maduro if he agrees to a comprehensive audit of just-completed gubernatorial elections. “We demand a total audit,…