Seoul, March 5 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a welcome dinner for South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s special envoys on Monday, the first time officials from Seoul met the reclusive leader since he…
Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) A helicopter shuttle service (HeliTaxi) was opened in Bengaluru on Monday for the public between the Bengaluru airport and the city, in a bid to provide last-mile connectivity. The Bengaluru International…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Negative global cues — on the prospect of trade wars and protectionism — pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower on Monday. According to market observers, heavy selling…
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) A top militant commander said to be the mastermind of Sunjuwan army camp terror attack was on Monday killed in a gunfight with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district,…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan has violated the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir as many as 351 times since January 1 this year, the government said on…
Pune, March 5 (IANS) Driving his career into the fast lane, a former Ola cabbie here heeded the advice of a passenger — a former soldier — and is now all set to become an…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) The first session of the federal Parliament of Nepal was held here on Monday and it endorsed the interim working procedure of the legislature, officials said. The first session took place…
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) In what can be seen as growing social and health awareness among the masses, 198 villages in Haryana have opposed the opening of liquor vends in their area. Following the genuine…
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said it questioned a General Manager of the Treasury Division of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in connection with its ongoing probe into…
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including several gun-toting militants, attended the funeral of a slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in south Kashmir despite people’s movement being restricted and internet curfew clamped across the Kashmir Valley…
Colombo, March 5 (IANS) The Sri Lankan police on Monday imposed curfew in Kandy city, which lies in the central hills of the island country, after clashes triggered by racial violence erupted between two groups….
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) For the second time in two years, the Maharashtra opposition parties on Monday gave notice to bring in a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade, alleging “partisanism”. At least 24…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here on Monday for a two-day official visit. Nepal’s Finance Minister Yubraj Khatiwada and Foreign Secretary Shankerdas Bairagi received Abbasi at…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Delhi Assembly committee told the high court on Monday that it will not take any coercive action against Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. The court was hearing a plea by…
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) A day after the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) extended its support to the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates for the Lok Sabha bypolls to Phoolpur and Gorakhpur seats, the Rashtriya Lok Dal…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Centre will constitute a group to suggest necessary changes in the policy for special economic zones (SEZs), Parliament was informed on Monday. Designed to facilitate exports, units in SEZs…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) As the BJP and its alliance partners were on Monday all set to form governments in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the Congress said the BJP’s “blind quest for power is…
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) The hearing in a fourth multi-million rupee fodder scam involving former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD Chief Lalu Yadav concluded here on Monday in a special CBI court, which fixed March…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP and the RSS of trying to inflict a communal riot upon the state by secretly throwing meat in religious places….
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including some gun-toting militants, on Monday attended the funeral of a slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in south Kashmir despite authorities restricting people’s movement and internet curfew clamped across the…