Washington, May 17 (IANS) A US House Committee has requested the FBI to provide all documents that its former director James Comey had on President Donald Trump, a media report said. The request, signed by…
Dehradun, May 17 (IANS) The number of pilgrims for the annual ‘Char Dham Yatra’ has significantly increased in 2017, an official of the Uttarakhand government said on Wednesday. Post the 2013 flash floods that killed…
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will arrive here in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to review the security situation amid heightened tension on the Line of…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) The US on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five individuals and five entities linked to the Syrian government for providing support to the government. “The designated individuals and entities have provided support…
Chicago, May 17 (IANS) Obama Foundation’s fundraising jumped to $13 million in 2016, according to tax records released by the foundation on Monday. The foundation collected $1.92 million and $5.54 million respectively in 2015 and…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, West Bank next week during his trip to the Middle East, a senior US official said on Tuesday….
Abuja, May 17 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed in a recent attack by gunmen in the central Nigeria’s state of Niger, a local official said on Tuesday. Ibrahim Inga, head of the State…
New York, May 17 (IANS) The Nasdaq closed at record high on Tuesday, as Wall Street mainly digested Home Depot’s better-than-expected quarterly results and newly-released economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down 2.19…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) The US Secret Service on Tuesday placed the White House on lockdown, as an intruder reportedly jumped the fence to enter the grounds. Local media said the incident took place shortly…
Pyongyang, May 17 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday rejected a United Nations Security Council press statement issued on Monday condemning its test-firing of a medium long-range ballistic missile. A spokesman of North Korea Foreign Ministry…
Jerusalem, May 17 (IANS) A dispute erupted on Tuesday between Israel and the US over comments by US officials describing the in east Jerusalem’s Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, as part of the Israeli-occupied West…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said on Tuesday that it was “wholly appropriate” for President Donald Trump to share classified information with Russian officials during their meeting in the Oval…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) State-run Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has announced a marginal revision in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad effective…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Rising Pune Supergiant rode on fine half-centuries from Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane and impressive off-spin bowling from teenager Washington Sundar (3/16) to defeat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and conveyed that her party was in favour of a consensus candidate for the presidential election. “We…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is watching the tense situation between India and Pakistan and there is no reluctance to talk about it, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reiterated…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Hundreds of ATMs across India’s tech hub remained shut for the second day due to possible virus attack by WannaCry ransomware and cash crunch, said a bank official on Tuesday. “Ransomware…
Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s top court on Monday threw out an appeal by media mogul and former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, ruling that he must pay an allowance of 2 million euros a month…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad Jha on Tuesday termed the CBI a “caged parrot” and asked why the agency has not taken action on his complaint against Union Finance Minister…
Mathura, May 16 (IANS) The holy town of Mathura was on Tuesday simmering with anger at the “failure” of the police to nab the assailants who shot dead two jewellers and fled with jewellery worth…