Brussels, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) An international summit on the Sahel held here on Friday was “a very important moment” for Europe’s commitment to the “fragile” African region, Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said. “I believe…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A retiring Supreme Court Judge on Friday stressed the need for projecting a united face of the higher judiciary in India, cautioning that a fractured face would only dent its…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 23 (IANS) The CII Partnership Summit 2018, beginning here on Saturday, is expected to witness signing of MoUs involving over Rs 2.50 lakh crore of investment in Andhra Pradesh, officials said. At the…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, an Iranian-American entrepreneur, on Friday said restrictions on immigration were “bruising” the brand “American Dream”, which he said was the “single most incredible brand” in the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) Members of the UN Security Council were engaged in hectic negotiations on Friday morning to come up with a veto-proof resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in…
New Delhi/Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistani intelligence officer Amir Zubair Siddiqui while working in Pakistan’s High Commission in Sri Lanka as Visa Counsellor engaged people to indulge in espionage and terror activities in India, said…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Breaking his silence over the massive PNB scam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government will take strong action against those indulging in financial irregularities and asked…
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Charging the Narendra Modi government with promoting a narrow-minded idea of India based on Hindutva, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday appealed to voters in Meghalaya not to vote for…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Police on Friday searched the residence of the Delhi Chief Minister for CCTV footage of an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs, sparking an angry…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Notorious criminal Ramanjit Singh alias Romi — a mastermind of the sensational November 2016 Nabha jailbreak case — has been arrested in Hong Kong and the Punjab Police will seek his…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday called for “time bound” appointment of judges of the High Court in an expeditious manner by of all those who have to discharge the constitutional…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) The United States’ latest move on issuing H-1B visas to software engineers will not make much difference to Indian IT firms, apex industry body Nasscom said on Friday. “The new measure…
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) The NIA on Friday said it has filed in a city court a supplementary charge sheet against Pakistan intelligence officer Amir Zubair Siddiqui regarding his involvement in a conspiracy to wage…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Biennial election for 58 seats of Rajya Sabha from 16 states will be held on March 23, the Election Commission announced on Friday. While the last date of nomination is…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Friday filed a complaint after he received a threat from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist Dalip Kumar….
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A CBI court on Friday sent Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul to one-day transit remand while the Income Tax department seized 12 bank accounts of the group…
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl, who had gone to answer nature’s call, was gang-raped in Jharkhand’s Chatra district and later burnt to death, police said on Friday. According to the police, when the…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Four more women have come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against Mumbai-based Angel investor Mahesh Murthy, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Friday. The accused, who is…
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday reiterated the need to maintain the ongoing mood of dialogue and reconciliation between his country and North Korea while Ivanka Trump, currently leading the…
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) Indian and Pakistan soldiers on Friday traded heavy fire on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. According to security sources, the Pakistan army resorted…