Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Life remained paralysed for the 13the day in Kashmir Valley as authorities continued to impose curfew on Thursday, following extension in the separatists called protest shutdown. Separatist leaders, including Syed Ali…
Washington, July 21 (IANS) An aide for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took responsibility for copying portions of First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 address for Melania Trump’s convention speech on Monday. A statement distributed on…
Berlin, July 21 (IANS) Britain will maintain close economic relations with Germany despite its intention to exit the European Union (EU), Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday during her visit to Germany….
Ankara, July 21 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared state of emergency for three months following a failed coup attempt on July 15. “In the national security council meeting, we decided to…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday suspended Uttar Pradesh unit Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh for six years following his alleged obscene comments on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati….
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to set up an apex council to expeditiously settle all issues related to Palamuru and…
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, July 20 (IANS) A jury has found Gurpreet Ronald, 37, and her lover Bhupinderpal Gill, 41, guilty of first degree murder of Gill’s wife in the sensational Indo-Canadian love triangle murder…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India has five institutions in the top 50 and nine in the top 100 among the top 350 Universities across 17 countries, as per the QS University Rankings Asia 2016,…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The Telangana police chief on Wednesday ordered a CID probe into alleged leakage of question paper of TS EAMCET-II, conducted for admissions to medical courses. Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag…
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) A case was registered against BJP leader Dayashankar Singh late on Wednesday night for his abusive statement against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, police said. The case was registered at…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Union cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016. “Through this bill the government has evolved a…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee, whose recommendations the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to implement in the next six months, has also directed…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the genesis of the current Kashmir unrest lies in “broken promises and broken faith”, and that both the state…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a frontal attack on the Modi government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of mistaking its parliamentary majority for a license “to impose narrow ideology” and said…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme on cash subsidy on cooking gas in the last two years had saved it over Rs 21,000 crore. The…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Bal Kishan Bansal, a senior official of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs arrested on bribery charges, was in a state of deep shock and sobbing while…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday observed a “Black Day” to express “solidarity” with the people of Kashmir, where over 40 persons have been killed in clashes with security forces following the killing of…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Opposition National Conference on Wednesday said there was “no effective leadership” in the Jammu and Kashmir government and refused to participate in an all-party meeting called by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), July 20 (IANS) A publisher tendered an unconditional apology for publishing certain blasphemous comments on Prophet Mohammed in a Class 5 CBSE approved Marathi textbook here on Wednesday. The proprietor of Emkay &…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government on Wednesday approved the proposed acquisition of 24 per cent by Ambuja Cements in its holding company for Rs 3,500 crore. The Ambuja Cements’ proposal was approved by…