Thimphu, July 4 (IANS) Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid, who is in Bhutan for a state visit, on Monday said his country would not be cowed down by the “cowardly” Dhaka cafe terror siege and…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Energy, food security, diaspora interactions, maritime cooperation, trade and the India-initiated International Solar Alliance will be high on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda when he goes on a four-nation tour…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Contrary to reports appearing in the media, South Africa is actually quite supportive of India’s bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a senior official said on Monday…
Baghdad, July 4 (IANS) Iraq began a three-day national mourning on Monday for victims of Sunday’s car bombing attacks in Baghdad as the toll rose to 180. The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Stunned to learn that Islamabad had no Hindu shrine, a parliamentary panel on Monday directed the government to build a temple and a crematorium for Hindus in the capital. “It is…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The CBI on Monday arrested Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and four others, including former assistant director of VAT department Tarun Sharma, in a corruption…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Healthy monsoon rains, coupled with positive inflow of foreign funds and appreciation in crude oil prices, buoyed the Indian equity markets for the sixth consecutive session on Monday. Consequently, the key…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The Dawoodi Bohra community’s self-proclaimed Syedna Taher Fakhruddin on Monday politely called upon his half-cousin Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin to relinquish his ‘false claim’ and the top community post (Syedna) in return…
Shimla, July 4 (IANS) Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday said the Centre will develop National Highways spanning 3,993 km in Himachal Pradesh, with an outlay of Rs 13,000 crore. He also asked…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has told an insurance firm to pay Rs 22.10 lakh to an electrician whose right hand was crushed under the wheels of a rashly…
Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan during the poster launch of his upcoming film ‘Dangal’ in Mumbai on July 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Actor-producer Aamir Khan, who on Monday said his friend Salman…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The arrests of two Delhi government officers, including the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and the transfer of many others is aimed at paralyzing the AAP government, Deputy…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he supports better representation of women in armed forces but their assumption of combat roles should be a gradual process. “I am totally…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla was shot dead so far in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, police said. “Security forces launched a…
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Two of the five young militants who slaughtered 20 innocent people at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the Bangladeshi capital used to follow three controversial Islamists — Anjem Choudary, Shami Witness…
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Islamabad on Monday rejected Indian media reports alleging Pakistan’s involvement in the brutal Dhaka cafe terrorist attack Friday night that left 20 persons, mostly foreigners — including an Indian girl, killed….
Nagpur, July 4 (IANS) Academician and Jawaharlal Darda Education Society Secretary Kishore S. Darda, who was facing protests for allegedly protecting teachers accused of sexually abusing young students in a society-run school, was arrested early…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he supports better representation of women in armed forces but their assumption of combat roles should be a gradual process. “I am totally…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa on Monday inaugurated the first meeting of the Eminent Persons Group-Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) here and sought suitable changes in key bilateral treaties…