New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Announcing a “gift” on its first anniversary, the Delhi government on Sunday said water bills of households pending till November 2015 will be waived off — partly or fully. Addressing…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) An Indian-American author of a new novel about a former spy-turned-politician has a piece of advice for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump: “Veer to the centre, and pick…
Visakhapatnam: Naval ships of participating countries during the inauguration of the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam on Feb. 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Anjali Ojha Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IANS) A boat or the sea doesn’t…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IANS) Three people were killed and five others injured when an ambulance fell off a bridge in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district on Sunday, police said. The ambulance, carrying a body, skidded off…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said he planned to nominate a new Supreme Court justice after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, a step…
Sukna: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Sukna of Darjeeling District, West Bengal on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Even as the opposition Left Front and…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The six remaining Republican presidential contenders clashed over issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy, but they all agreed that President Barack Obama should not name a replacement for a dead…
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) A clause in the draft Hindu marriage bill, which states that a marriage will be annulled if either spouse converts to another religion, has triggered vehement contest between its opponents and…
Hyderabad, Feb 14 (IANS) South Indian actress Pranitha escaped with minor injuries when a car in which she was travelling overturned in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred near Mothey on…
Havana, Feb 14 (IANS) The Cuban government said it had returned a dummy US Hellfire missile, which was shipped to Havana by mistake from Europe in 2014. The Hellfire, a laser-guided, air-to-surface missile, arrived in…
Wellington, Feb 14 (IANS) The police have seized Indian restaurant chain Masala’s 33 properties worth $34 million in what is believed to be the largest cache of property ever restrained by the law enforcement authorities…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Police on Saturday arrested leaders of students’ groups AISF and ABVP in Osmania University here for staging protests over the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union president in a sedition case….
Tirupati, Feb 13 (PTI) A devotee from Coimbatore in Tamil Naidu today made an offering of a diamond-studded crown at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here. A temple official told PTI that…
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) CBI officials on Saturday whisked away the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research’s (NIPER) officiating director in Punjab’s Mohali town even as he was holding a press conference regarding the…
Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) An arrest order was on Saturday issued against Rajballabh Yadav, a legislator of Bihar’s ruling RJD, after a minor girl filed a complaint of abduction and rape against him, police said….
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) China’s Hunan province has expressed willingness to set up an industrial park in Telangana and requested the state government to set up land for establishing small and medium enterprises in various…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A group of scholars, artist, writers and others on Saturday initiated an online petition condemning the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition…
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (File Photo: IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI Secretary D. Raja…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday announced Rs.5 lakh for the family of Sepoy Mushtaq Ahmed, who was among soldiers killed in an avalanche in Siachen Glacier last week. Chief Minister N….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Seventy percent of the people surveyed by a “citizen engagement platform” associated with the BJP, believe that corruption has not reduced in Delhi under the Arvind Kejriwal government, but nearly…