Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) Ahead of election for zila parishad (ZP) heads, the state government has amended the Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules-1994, an official said on Friday. As per the amended rules, an authorised…
United Nations, March 10 (IANS) Close to 140,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar since September owing to armed conflicts in several western and northeastern parts of the country, the UN said on Friday. Most…
Birmingham, March 10 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Long of China suffered a surprise defeat to Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in the second round to crash out of the All England Open Badminton Championships here. The fifth-seeded…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Friday till 11.20 a.m. following AIADMK members creating a ruckus demanding a CBI probe into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Justice C.S. Karnan of the Calcutta High Court as he did not appear before it as directed. A seven-judge constitution…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday while the 9.4 km long Nashri-Chenani tunnel was thrown open for traffic on a trial basis. According…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Putting an end to the feud between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA), the Indian board has decided to withdraw its complaint against visiting…
London, March 10 (IANS) Britain’s newspaper industry has called for an investigation into Google and Facebook’s role in the spread of fake news, media reported. Amid fears of fake news undermining democracy, a group of…
Shimla, March 10 (IANS) After a long break, popular tourist resorts in Himachal Pradesh on Friday got fresh snow, pushing down the mercury by several notches. Hoteliers, however, cheered up in the hope that tourists…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) The US says it wants Compassion International, a Christian missionary outfit, and the Indian government to find a solution that “honours India’s laws.” “We want all parties to be able to…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) The US governments ethics watchdog said it was “concerned” the White House over its decision not to discipline presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway for publicly endorsing Ivanka Trumps products on TV, a…
London, March 10 (IANS) An independent watchdog has warned that the UK’s aid programme in Libya could be harming vulnerable migrants, a media report said on Friday. About 9 million pounds ($10 million) is spent…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet with senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials here on Friday to discuss the issue of banks’ non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans, sources…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) A top US commander for the Middle East accepted full responsibility for a controversial January raid in Yemen that resulted in the death of a navy serviceman and civilians, the media…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) The US state of Washington has said that it would ask a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, joining Hawaii as the second state to challenge the…
Seoul, March 10 (IANS) A South Korean court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on Friday, removing her from office after a 92-day leadership crisis, the media reported. “The negative effects of the President’s…
Canberra, March 10 (IANS) The coral bleaching situation in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has worsened due to widespread damages caused by warmer ocean temperatures, a media report said on Friday. The first survey for 2017…
Seoul, March 10 (IANS) A South Korean court on Friday upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, removing her from office after a 92-day leadership crisis, the media reported. The ruling, which was announced by…
Guatemala City, March 10 (IANS) The death toll from a tragic fire at a Guatemalan shelter for children and adolescents climbed to 33 on Thursday, local media reported. Citing the daily Prensa Libre, Xinhua news…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Technology firms will get “exclusive access” to details of the CIA’s cyber-warfare programme, Wikileaks said on Thursday. According to BBC, the anti-secrecy website has published thousands of the US spy agency’s…