Agartala, Sep 5 (IANS) Veteran tribal leader and former Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee chief Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, who along with six Congress lawmakers joined the Trinamool Congress in April, was chosen as leader of the…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a criminal case against India’s limited overs cricket captain M.S. Dhoni for being depicted as Lord Vishnu on the cover of a business magazine….
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) Suspected Maoists torched half a dozen vehicles and machines of a private construction company on Monday in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said. “A group of armed Maoists attacked the camp of…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday stressed on the need to imbibe technology in education and said teachers should instill in children civilisational values of sacrifice, tolerance, pluralism, understanding and compassion….
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Sharing his experience in politics of India post-Independence, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that India is currently a victim of cross-border terrorism and not a homegrown one. He said…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear the plea of the Delhi government challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision on the power and position of Lt. Governor…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday urged the government to start an “unconditional dialogue” with all stakeholders, including separatists, for peace in Kashmir that is battling nearly two months of…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Talks between the US and Russia have ended without an agreement on ending violence in Syria, a US official said on Monday. Meeting on the sidelines of the Group of…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised at the G20 Summit here the issues of black money and tax evasion, urging member countries to take action…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Theresa May on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit here. This was Modi’s first bilateral with…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised the issue of black money and tax evasion at the ongoing G20 Summit here, urging the member countries to take…
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Defending the European Commission (EC) tax ruling against Apple, EU President Jean-Claude Juncker has termed the decision as “landmark” that was taken “without discrimination and without bias”. In his first public…
Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS) North Korea on Monday fired three ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced. The country test-fired the three ballistic missiles from Hwangju…
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has defended his running mate Hillary Clinton saying that she was unable to discern classified information in emails while she was secretary of state. Kaine’s…
Hong Kong, Sep 5 (IANS) A pro-democracy protest leader was leading on Monday in the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections, according to preliminary results. The poll that took place on Sunday was the first major…
Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) Regional elections in the Germany’s Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state resulted in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) losing for the first time to the rightwing populist party Alternative for…
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.11 per cent, at 3,070.71 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.40 per cent higher at 10,682.71 points,…
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) Typhoon Namtheun made landfall near Japan’s Nagasaki city on Monday, with warnings in place for strong gusts, landslides and possible flooding, the weather agency said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye that Beijing opposes the US deployment of THAAD anti-missile system in Seoul. “Mishandling the issue is not…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) Authorities made heavy security deployment in Srinagar and other places of the Kashmir Valley Monday to maintain law and order. “Deployments were made in sufficient strength to maintain law and order…