New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Voting started at 8.00 a.m. on Sunday at 166 polling stations in Rajouri Garden assembly constituency to elect a representative for the seat. Polling would continue until 6.00 p.m., as…
Istanbul, April 9 (IANS) Turkey’s political parties held mass rallies on Saturday, a week ahead of a referendum on whether to shift to the presidential system. The “yes” campaign led by the ruling Justice and…
Kathmandu, April 9 (IANS) A rare one-horned rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park on Saturday. Officials at the Chitwan National Park (CNP) confirmed that an adult male rhino was shot dead…
Banjul, April 9 (IANS) A statement released on Saturday by the European Union (EU) observer mission in the Gambia said that Gambian legislative elections were held peacefully. “The highly contested National Assembly elections were held…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Truckers in south India called off their week-long strike while the plans for nation-wide strike from Saturday midnight were dropped after their main demand was accepted by India’s insurance regulator. The…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A 19-year-old German tourist was robbed and injured in a blade attack here by a rickshaw puller and his accomplice, who were both arrested within a day after the crime,…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) In a significant boost to strategic cooperation, India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 agreements, including as many as five on defence cooperation, while New Delhi extended to Dhaka lines…
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) With the Income Tax Department saying around Rs 100 crore has been distributed to R.K. Nagar voters by the AIADMK faction led by the now jailed V.K. Sasikala, there is a…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) By-elections to the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and 10 assembly constituencies in eight states, including the national capital, will be held on Sunday. The assembly constituencies that go to the…
Aligarh, April 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing nationwide debate over triple talaq, Salma Ansari, the wife of Vice President Hamid Ansari, said on Saturday that just saying ‘talaq’ thrice does not amount to a divorce….
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Chief Justice of India, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday slammed political parties, saying electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled with manifestos remaining “mere pieces of paper” and they must be…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for strong electoral reforms to strengthen the democratic structure and said it is time to look at legal provisions for increasing the number of…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji defeated Farrukh Dustov and Sanjar Fayziev in straight sets in the doubles match to hand India an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group…
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The central government on Saturday said that it is strengthening the rules to stop unruly air passengers from misbehaving, even as all the private airlines lifted a ban on flying…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed the firm belief that there will be an early solution to the issue of sharing waters of the Teesta river with Bangladesh while…
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Pakistan Army on Saturday again broke the LoC ceasefire, with unprovoked firing and mortar shelling at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, triggering of a gun duel, a defence…
London, April 8 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called off a visit to Moscow in the wake of the Syrian chemical weapons attack, a media report said. Johnson, who was set to travel…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A day after Air India lifted its ban, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad reached Mumbai by train and called on party President Uddhav Thackeray. Thackeray welcomed Gaikwad warmly at Shiv Sena…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 pacts to boost bilateral ties, including in defence and civil nuclear energy, with New Delhi offering a $4.5 billion line of credit to…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji defeated Farrukh Dustov and Sanjar Fayziev in straight sets in the doubles match to hand India an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania (Group…