Rio de Janeiro, Dec 13 (IANS) Brazil’s Federal Police has filed new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, local media reported. The charges against Lula are for passive corruption in a case…
Manila, Dec 13 (IANS) There have been 5,927 deaths linked to the “war on drugs” in the Philippines since July 1 according to statistics released by its national police. President Rodrigo Duterte who assumed office…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Monday to pour additional scorn on an ostensible CIA report accusing Russia of interfering in the US election to benefit the Republican real…
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) “Lion”, which features an international cast led by Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara and British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel, apart from Indian actors like Deepti Naval, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Priyanka Bose…
Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo was named here on Monday as the winner of the 2016 Ballon d’Or for the fourth time, second only to five-time recipient Lionel Messi. The Portuguese international’s…
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Six terror suspects were arrested in a series of raids across Britain on Monday. Four men from Derby, a man from Burton upon Trent and a woman from London were arrested…
Vatican City, Dec 12 (IANS/AKI) The Catholic Church will help build world peace, Pope Francis vowed on Monday, calling on political, religious and business leaders, as well as the heads of international institutions to end…
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) In a late development, which could have an impact on the upcoming state assembly polls, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar dropped two ministers from the MGP from his cabinet. The dropping…
Aleppo, Dec 12 (IANS/AKI) Supported by the Russian Air Force, Syrian Army troops on Monday made major gains in the fight for the embattled northern city of Aleppo, local new site Ara News reported. The…
Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) Cyclone Vardah crossed the Chennai coast and ripped through the city killing three and leaving a trail of destruction in the form of 4,000 uprooted trees, damaged roof sheets and more….
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) In what can be seen as a message to China on its claims over the South China Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and Indonesia have agreed…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) RSS ideologue S. Gurumurthy on Monday said the newly issued Rs 2,000 currency note is a “stopgap arrangement” to tide over the cash crunch after demonetisation, and it will ultimately…
Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam of the Centre’s assistance after cyclone Vardah left a trail of destruction in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Various domestic airlines on Monday said they have initiated steps to minimise customer inconvenience and ensure safety of and provide succour to passengers travelling from or to Chennai in the…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The rift within the Punjab Congress over distribution of poll tickets is out in the open as certain senior leaders have objected to tickets for political turncoats ahead of the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 12 (IANS) Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth Secretary General of the UN to head a world organisation in a crisis of credibility as it confronts…
Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) India zoomed into the quarter-finals of the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in style, getting the better of South Africa 2-1, to remain unbeaten in Pool D here on Monday. Skipper…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) In a major boost to New Delhi’s ‘Act East’ Policy, India and Indonesia on Monday released a Vision Document 2025 on bilateral ties during Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit here…
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A Muslim cleric on Monday issued a fatwa against West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh over his “derogatory” remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded he and other RSS members…
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Ahead of December 21 extraordinary general meeting for his removal as independent director of Tata Steel, Nusli Wadia on Monday said allegations that he was acted in concert with ousted Tata…