Paris, June 14 (IANS) Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday said that talks to launch procedures of Britain’s divorce from the European Union will start as scheduled next week. In a joint press…
London, June 14 (IANS) Christians in a Philippines town are disguising themselves by borrowing hijabs to escape the Islamic State (IS) terrorists group that has been holding 1,500 people hostage. More than three weeks after…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Democratic senators on Tuesday were left infuriated as Attorney General Jeff Sessions repeatedly thwarted their efforts to shed light on the firing of former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Tehran, June 14 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday blamed Saudi Arabia by saying that the country is supporting terrorism in Iran’s borders, a media report said. “We have intelligence that Saudi…
Pyongyang, June 14 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday warned South Korean President Moon Jae-in of potential “brain-washing” efforts by US President Donald Trump during their upcoming summit in Washington. “The US has buckled down to…
Bhopal, June 14 (IANS) As Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel and Congress leader and former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia were detained on Tuesday on their way to Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 13 (IANS) India ratified two international conventions against child labour on Tuesday with an affirmation by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya of the nation’s goal of achieving “a child labour-free…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will take a break from the rough and tumble of Indian politics to visit his 93-year-old maternal grandmother in Italy. “Will be travelling to meet my…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Holding West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the spurt in violence in West Bengal’s northern hills, state Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged the situation has worsened…
Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) At least 10 persons were feared killed when they were swept away by surging waters of a river in Mizoram on Tuesday, the state police said. The victims were swept away…
London, June 13 (IANS) Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, whom India wants extradited for facing trial in a Rs 9,000-crore bank loan default case, on Tuesday claimed that he has not diverted any of the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A day trial of the Indian Army’s Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Nag, equipped with imaging infrared radar (IIR) seeker, was successfully conducted in the test range in Rajasthan on Tuesday,…
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) Two policemen were injured when militants attacked the guards at the residence of a former judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in the state’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, police…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold a national farmers’ conference here on Saturday and will also announce the blue print of its nation-wide campaign for farmers, a Delhi minister…
New Delhi/Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Amid repeated incidents of violence in the north Bengal hills, the Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought report from the state government about the “Darjeeling situation”, a Ministry spokesperson said….
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) On the backing of its numerical strength and widening political footprint, the BJP on Tuesday gave enough indications that it would pitch for its own choice for presidential candidate, though…
Latur (Maharashtra), June 13 (IANS) In a shocking case, a 17-year old girl was forced to eat buffalo dung allegedly to exorcise evil spirits who had possessed her, police sources said here on Tuesday. The…
Chhota Udepur (Gujarat), June 13 (IANS) The BJP government in Gujarat was in for a major embarrassment on Tuesday when authorities in tribal-dominated Chhota Udepur district distributed school bags to children with picture of former…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Securities markets regulator SEBI on Tuesday allowed exchanges to commence options trade in commodities futures on a pilot basis. “It is decided that initially, on a pilot basis each exchange shall…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The RBI on Tuesday identified 12 accounts totaling 25 per cent of the non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, of the banking system for insolvency proceedings, a day after Finance Minister…