Srinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday as authorities said snow and landslide clearance is still going on the road. “Heavy snow accumulation in…
London, Jan 29 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May does “not agree” with President Donald Trump’s refugee ban and will appeal to the US if the “extreme vetting” affects British citizens, the Downing Street has…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for “Swades”, says she was stopped by police during her morning stroll in her hometown and questioned about her immigration status making her feel unequal because…
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet US President Donald Trump here on February 10, the White House has said. Trump and Abe on Saturday discussed over phone the importance of…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) A court in the US has issued an emergency stay halting deportation under President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans citizens from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the US….
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 29 (IANS) A boat carrying 31 persons aboard has lost contact with the authorities in Malaysia, an official said on Sunday. It sailed from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state on Saturday, and…
By Binoo K. John Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) There will be a sense of easy familiarity when Roger Federer plays Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open final on Sunday and adjectives will be flying thick…
Ottawa, Jan 29 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has extended his country’s welcome to refugees after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the US. “To…
Moscow, Jan 29 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed to work together to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Syria, as well as normalize bilateral…
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed during a telephone conversation on the “fundamental importance” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for transatlantic relations. Trump, who had…
San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) Google’s India-born Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Saturday critcised US President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of people from Muslim-majority countries to the United States and stressed its…
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Two ships ferrying petroleum products collided outside Tamil Nadu’s Kamarajar Port on Saturday, but there was no major damage to the ships or oil spill, authorities said. Shipping industry professionals told…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Former Karnataka High Court judge Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty was on Saturday sworn in as the state’s new Lokayukta, the anti-corruption watchdog, by Governor Vajubhai R. Vala here. The ombudsman’s post…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The makers of “Padmavati” on Saturday clarified that there is no dream sequence or objectionable scene between the characters of Rani Padmavati and Allauddin Khilji and said the attack on the…
Bengluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Former External Affairs Minister and former Karnataka Chief Minster S.M. Krishna on Saturday hinted at soon quitting the Congress and retiring from active politics. “I will announce about my future plans…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) The government had bailed out Air India but not Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya said on Saturday. “Government bailed out Air India, but did not bail out KFA. So…
By Anand Singh Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday sought to woo different sections of society in Uttar Pradesh, making a slew of promises in its election manifesto, including farm loan waiver, round-the-clock…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Election Commission has expressed concern over the central government not honouring provisions of the Model Code of Conduct, and said it should “strictly adhere” to the commission’s guidelines. The…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A literary session being addressed by JNU student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) here on Saturday after ultra-Left activists raised…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Contemptuously dismissing the Shiv Sena move to snap its 25-year-old partnership with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday declared that the BJP has arrived, and…