Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, during his discussion with congressional leaders, claimed that “illegals” voting deprived him of a victory in the popular vote, a media report said on Tuesday. Trump’s agenda…
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Tuesday due to snowfall. The closure followed fresh snowfall in Patnitop and Bannihal, officials said.
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 24 (IANS) Malaysia’s budget airlines AirAsia has denied its involvement in the bribery case involving British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce, a media report said on Tuesday. British media earlier reported that the…
Canberra, Jan 24 (IANS) Australia will work with the remaining TPP nations and salvage what can be of the doomed free trade agreement after the US decision to withdraw from the deal, Trade Minister said….
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo as director of the CIA, replacing John Brennan, a media report said on Tuesday. Pompeo was tapped by President Donald Trump (before…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said that he and his team reserve the right to occasionally “disagree with the facts” asking for the same chance as the press to…
Vadodara, Jan 24 (IANS) One person died of cardiac arrest when he went to catch a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan at the Vadodra railway station, teeming with fans of the Bollywood superstar, who arrived…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday cleared the decks for the central government to present the Budget 2017 on February 1, but barred it from announcing any schemes for the five…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday cleared the decks for the central government to present the Budget 2017 on February 1, but barred it from announcing any schemes for the five…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Having played a key role in sealing a deal with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will play a significant role in campaigning during the assembly elections in…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Internet and mobile phones, smart and otherwise, may have made communications and information access to information instant but also left users vulnerable to surveillance from state agencies, warns…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The CBI on Monday arrested four former IDBI Bank officials, including a former Chairman, and four former executives of now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines in its ongoing probe into the Vijay Mallya…
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) After a protest by a Muslim group here against the participation of controversial writer Taslima Nasreen at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the organisers on Monday said they will consider their request…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tata Sons’ ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry on Monday replied to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on the “counter-allegations” made by the holding company of the industrial conglomerate. The replies came…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, whose tenure was scheduled to end on January 28, has been given a second extension of his term by one year, the Appointments Committee of the…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday demanded President’s rule in Tamil Nadu to redeem the state from the “Naxals, Jehadis and Porkis”, after the protests over Jallikattu at…
Vijayawada, Jan 23 (IANS) After popular actor Pawan Kalyan, several other Telugu stars have come forward to declare their support for proposed protest in Visakhapatnam on January 26 over special category status to Andhra Pradesh….
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) In a major climbdown, the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday withdrew its show-cause notice to the employees for joining a demonstration to protest replacing Mahatma Gandhi’s photos with…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Monday unravelled the Trans-Pacific Partnership, withdrawing the US from the controversial free-trade pact. Without Washingtons participation, the TPP would have to…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 23 (IANS) India has contributed $100,000 to a UN fund to help Haiti recover from the ravages of a 2010 cholera epidemic that claimed more than 10,000 lives and…