Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) A hurricane warning has been issued for New Orleans as tropical storm Nate continued to move north through the western Caribbean Sea, causing multiple deaths and damage in parts of Central…
Ahmedabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in his poll-bound home state of Gujarat for a two-day visit less than a month after inaugurating the ambitious Sardar Sarovar Narmada Project. He…
San Francisco, Oct 7 (IANS) California state has sued President Donald Trump’s administration arguing that its rollback of a requirement for employers to provide contraceptive coverage to workers is unconstitutional and unlawfully targets women, the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 7 (IANS) In an attempt to break the wall of silence around the crimes and misconduct by UN staff and those on its assignments, India has demanded the secretariat…
Washignton, Oct 7 (IANS) The US State Department has approved on Friday a possible $15 billion sale of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems to Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released by the…
Tehran, Oct 7 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday “categorically” denied the reports that Tehran is ready to talk with powers over its ballistic missile programme. Iran has repeatedly announced that “its defence programme…
Khartoum, Oct 7 (IANS) Sudan government on Friday welcomed the US administration’s decision to permanently lift the 20-year-old economic sanctions on Sudan. “Sudanese leadership, government and people welcome the positive decision made by the US…
Mexico City, Oct 7 (IANS) The Mexican peso could see its run of weak performances carry on due to uncertainty revolving around the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations, said analysts on Friday. This…
Damascus, Oct 7 (IANS) The Syrian army and allied fighters have dislodged Islamic State (IS) terrorist group from the eastern countryside of Homs province in central Syria. The army finished its operations in Homs, capturing…
Dubai, Oct 7 (IANS) Anwar Gargash, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, called on Friday via his twitter account the visit by Saudi King Salman to Russia’s President…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday discussed the issues related to constitutional amendments needed to integrate the troubled Jammu and Kashmir and also the present economic situation of the country…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea seeking the restoration of its November 2016 order banning the sale and stocking of fire crackers in the National…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Facing severe criticism over the implementation of Goods and Services Tax, the government on Friday announced a slew of measures to ease the concerns of traders, exporters and small business…
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who has come out with his side of the story on the row with actress Kangana Ranaut, says not only did he fear his words would be…
Varanasi, Oct 6 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) team probing the violence in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in September, on Friday indicted the former Vice Chancellor for the incident. Acting Chairperson of NCW…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India’s campaign at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup got off to a poor start as they suffered a 0-3 defeat to the United States in a Group A match here…
Kasauli, Oct 6 (IANS) BJP leader and former minister Arun Shourie on Friday said he mad made a “mistake” by supporting Narendra Modi to be the Prime Minister. This, he said, was his second mistake…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The government on Friday said the “Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 — Series-III” will open for public subscription from October 9 to December 27, 2017. According to the Ministry of Finance,…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Facing severe criticism over the implementation of Goods and Services Tax, the government on Friday night announced a slew of measures to ease the concerns of traders, exporters and small…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A Sessions court here on Friday asked Tihar jail authorities for their response on a plea by Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah who claimed a threat to his life in…