New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occassion of Navratri. “My greetings to everyone as the auspicious Navratri commences,” Modi tweeted. The nine day fast festival…
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) After attending former Israeli leader Shimon Peres’s funeral, US President Barack Obama shouted to Bill Clinton from the tarmac of the Air Force One saying “let’s go” as he was anxious…
Male/New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Maldives on Friday condemned terrorism and urged for creation of an environment conducive for holding the now-cancelled 19th Saarc Summit. In a statement, the Maldives Foreign Office said the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi told Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday that India’s claim of carrying out a surgical strike across the Line of Control was…
United Nations, Sep 30 (IANS) UN military observers have not directly witnessed any firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson said on Friday. Briefing reporters, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Amid the recent fluctuation in global oil prices, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) moved in different ways on transport fuels, increasing the price of petrol by 28 paise a litre…
Bengaluru, Sep 30 (IANS) Faced with an ultimatum, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened an all-party meeting on Saturday to decide on the Supreme Court’s Friday order to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water…
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) Urging India and Pakistan once again to exercise restraint, China on Friday maintained that New Delhi and Islamabad can “properly settle disputes through dialogue and consultation to cool down the situation”,…
Dhule (Maharashtra), Sep 30 (IANS) The aged grandmother of Indian soldier Chandu Babulal Chavan, who was captured by Pakistan troops, died of apparent shock on Friday on hearing of the news, a relative said. Lila…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) With Pakistan announcing on Friday that Saarc Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November has been cancelled, India said that its South Asian neighbour has been compelled to…
Bulandshahr, Sep 30 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the surgical strikes by the Indian Army on terrorist launch pads across Line of Control (LoC), saying it…
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Putting brake on demolition of unauthorised constructions in Hyderabad, the Hyderabad High Court on Friday directed the municipal authorities to issue notice to the occupiers before razing such structures. The High…
Naples, Sep 30 (IANS/AKI) Anti-mafia police in southern Italy on Friday recovered two Vincent Van Gogh paintings stolen from a museum in Amsterdam in 2002 in a heist which the US Federal Bureau of Investigation…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A nationwide alert was issued on Friday after intelligence inputs on possible attacks by Pakistan-based terror groups in the country in retaliation to the Indian Army’s surgical strikes on terrorist…
Amritsar, Sep 30 (IANS) Despite the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, trade and bus service between both countries continued through the Attari-Wagah joint check post (JCP) on Friday. The ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ peace bus between…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “guiding statesman”, saying the world looks up to him along with the Presidents of the United…
Patna/New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday surrendered in a court in Bihar’s Siwan district after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail, ending his short-lived freedom. Police immediately took the…
By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Late wickets gave New Zealand the upper hand after Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane rescued India from the initial jitters on a dramatic opening day of the second…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The government on Friday announced that Puducherry has joined the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). “The Ministry of Civil Aviation, State Government of Puducherry and Airports Authority of India today signed…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The BRICS nations on Friday adopted the ‘New Delhi Declaration on Education resolving to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all. The declaration was…