Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The US has given a “donation” of $1.32 million to the family of Giovanni Lo Porto, the Italian aid worker killed in January 2015 by a US drone strike. Documents detailing…
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) US First Lady Michelle Obama took sharp aim on Friday at those who questioned her husband’s eligibility for office, arguing a potential commander in chief should set a better example for…
Pentagon, Sep 17 (IANS) A senior Islamic State leader who, as the extreme group’s “minister of information,” oversaw the group’s production of torture and execution videos, has been killed in an airstrike in Syria, Pentagon…
Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan continued to trade diplomatic barbs over Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, with Islamabad raising the issue of “unceasing oppression” even as New Delhi hit back,…
Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was “picked up” by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed for a two-day state visit as…
United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on countries to strengthen climate protection by reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbons, saying that the international community should “do more to protect our…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday asked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to return immediately from Finland to deal with the chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, a source…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) Amid tight security, pro-Kannada activists, farmers and traders continued peaceful protests on Friday in Bengaluru, Mandya and Mysuru against Karnataka releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. Defying prohibitory orders, about…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer won their respective singles matches on the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group Play-off against India at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday restored the portfolios he snatched from his uncle and party leader Shivpal Yadav after days of bitter power struggle in the party. After…
Baghdad, Sep 16 (IANS/AKI) The eldest daughter of late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein intends to launch a new tribal coalition to run in the country’s 2018 national elections, media outlets reported on Friday. Raghad Saddam…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Amid speculation that Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti may seek asylum in India, his party will meet in Geneva on September 18 and 19 to take a decision on the issue….
Palghar (Maharashtra), Sep 16 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Tribal Welfare Minister Vishnu Sawra faced the ire of tribals whose children have perished due to malnutrition in Palghar. When he visited a tribal hamlet in Khoch village in…
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, seeking reports on people injured and properties damaged in the recent protests. In a…
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday evening to a warm welcome on a two-day visit on the occasion of his 66th birthday on Saturday. Modi, who flew down by…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Friday sentenced 13 terror convicts to five years jail for plotting to kill prominent politicians, right-wing leaders, police officers and journalists four…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Nepal sought to re-script their ties and dispel the unease of the past few months, as new Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ held talks…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) All the portfolios withdrawn from senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav earlier this week were given back to him on Friday, after days of a bitter power struggle between him…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) A 55-year-old diabetic patient from here was taken across the tense inter-state border in a wheelchair during the night to Salem in Tamil Nadu for an emergency liver transplant, which saved…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Engineering consultancy company RITES on Friday reported an increase of 10.78 per cent in its net profit for the last fiscal. According to the company, its profit after tax stood…