Shillong, Sep 16 (IANS) Meghalaya’s opposition parties on Friday withdrew the resolution seeking removal of Speaker Abu Taher Mondal in the concluding day of autumn session. The resolution against the removal of the Speaker was…
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The dawn-to-dusk shut down strike called in Tamil Nadu by various organisations representing farmers, traders, transporters and others evoked a good response and ended peacefully on Friday. Meanwhile, a man who…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Friday said India will raise the issue of terrorism during the upcoming NAM Summit, being held in Venezuela, as peace is required for development….
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 23 persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Pakistan’s Mohmand Agency during Friday prayers. As many as 29 others were injured in…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal on Friday pulled out of Spain’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opening singles match against India due to a stomach bug. “Change of nomination for the…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday said the ministry will support the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi in tackling the rising cases of dengue and chikungunya. “Have…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded the “power to distribute party tickets” in the forthcoming assembly elections. Replying to questions from India TV, Akhilesh Yadav said: “I am…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday referred the alleged dope case of grappler Narsingh Yadav to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a detailed probe. WFI President…
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Reduced chances of a US rate hike, coupled with foreign fund inflows and value buying, lifted the Indian equity markets on Friday. Besides, healthy macro-economic data on foreign trade and positive…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said it had no role in the dramatic political developments in Arunachal Pradesh where Chief Minister Pema Khandu and 42 Congress MLAs defected…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal on Friday pulled out of Spain’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opening singles match against India due to an upset stomach. “Change of nomination for the…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Four persons were shot dead on Friday in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh in communal clashes after some boys allegedly teased a group of school girls, police said. Some people opened fire…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Projects entailing an expenditure of around Rs 500 crore for the development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir were approved on Friday under the Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan, an official…
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 16 persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Pakistan’s Mohmand Agency during Friday prayers. As many as 23 others were injured in…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of “foul play” and committing a “fraud on democracy” after Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu alongwith 42…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said his economic proposals will boost the US economy to grow at a pace of four per…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has acknowledged that President Barack Obama was born in the US, media reported. By broaching the…
Palghar (Maharashtra), Sep 16 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Tribal Welfare Minister Vishnu Sawra faced the ire of tribals in Palghar whose children have perished due to malnutrition. When he visited a tribal hamlet in Khoch village in…
(160722) — CLEVELAND, July 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Donald Trump speaks on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States, July 21, 2016. New York billionaire Donald Trump officially…
Itanagar, Sep 16 (IANS) In a dramatic development, the Congress lost its government in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday when Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with 42 MLAs defected to the Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA),…