Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS) The United Nations office in Bangladesh on Wednesday raised the number of Rohingyas who have fled the conflict-torn Rakhine state in northwestern Myanmar since August 25 to 379,000, which is 9,000…
Ahmedabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Keeping a date with history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited the Sabarmati Ashram soon after the latter’s arrival here on a two-day visit….
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Growing population across the world is becoming the biggest hurdle in the way of sustainable development, and leaders and social activists will have to join hands to create awareness in…
Seoul, Sep 13 (IANS) North Korea said on Wednesday that it will redouble its efforts to strengthen its nuclear and missile programmes to be on par with the US militarily, in response to new sanctions…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Ponda (Goa), Sep 13 (IANS) Trying to improve the nutritional profile of its chocolate products, Nestle India has re-introduced “Milkybar” with its milk content increased by 8 per cent. The company…
Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities on Wednesday recovered the corpses of nine Rohingyas, including three women and three children, from the River Naf, that separates Bangladesh and Myanmar. The latest deaths raised to 97…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) In a boost for Indian agencies, authorities in the United Kingdom have seized properties belonging to fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, the media reported on Wednesday. Dawood Ibrahim’s name appears on the…
Beijing, Sep 13 (IANS) The settlement of the border row between India and China was “the best result possible”, a Chinese military strategist has said. “The reason why so many Chinese people paid attention to…
Ahmedabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Breaking away from official protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday proceeded on a roadshow with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe soon after the latter’s arrival here on a two-day visit….
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) In a major comeback, the Congress’ student wing NSUI on Wednesday bagged the posts of President and Vice President in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) while the RSS-affiliated ABVP…
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Stocks of three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) tanked by as much as six per cent on Wednesday following reports that the government was mulling placing curbs on their newly acquired…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The NSUI on Wednesday alleged that the DUSU results were tampered with due to the “personal intervention” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah and threatened to…
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday adjourned, till Thursday morning, the hearing in the anticipatory bail plea filed by Ryan International School trustees in a case involving the murder of a…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) An Islamabad-based accountability court on Wednesday issued summons for deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hussain and Hassan for September 19 in cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau…
Ahmedabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to India during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and both will lay the…
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive here on Thursday on a two-day visit, his first since ascending to the highest constitutional office in the country. He will also visit his home…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Congress’ student wing, the NSUI, on Wednesday bagged the posts of President and Vice President in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) while the RSS-affiliated ABVP won the posts…
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The Trump administration is considering reducing the number of refugees admitted to the country over the next year to below 50,000, the lowest number since at least 1980, a media report…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Arundhati Roy’s latest novel, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has failed to make the cut for the shortlist of six books for The Man Booker Prize (Fiction) 2017. The announcement…
By Sujeet Kumar Raipur, Sep 13 (IANS) The Congress, which is striving hard to stage a comeback in Chhattisgarh since it lost power in 2003, will not project any leader as the Chief Ministerial candidate…