Euro 2016: Albania beat Romania 1-0
Lyon (France), June 20 (IANS) In one of the biggest upsets of Euro 2016 so far, Albania defeated Romania 1-0 in Group A in Lyon on Sunday. Armando Sadiku’s first-half header, his country’s first ever…
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Euro 2016: France play goalless draw with Switzerland
Lille (France), June 20 (IANS) France sealed top spot in Group A despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in Lille on Sunday. The Euro 2016 hosts got the point they needed to…
THE 63rd BRITANNIA FILMFARE AWARDS SOUTH GOES TO…
Media Release, June 18, 2016, Hyderabad: As the stage was set ablaze with the best performances and biggest stars of Southern Cinema, all eyes were on the coveted Black Lady. The largest Southern Cinema celebration,…
Karnataka CM removes 14 ministers, inducts 13 new faces
Bengaluru, June 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday removed 14 ministers and inducted 13 new faces in a major reshuffle of his three-year-old ministry. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala administered the oath of office…
Pakistan not against visit of NIA team: India
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday claimed that Pakistan has “not refused” to allow a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) to visit it to pursue the probe into the Pathankot terror attack…
Last date for conversion of PIO cards extended to December 31
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that government has decided to extend the last date, from June 30 to December 31, for applying for conversion of Person of…
Thackeray targets PM, unsure whether Shiv Sena-BJP alliance will survive
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Hitting out at BJP, its ally of 25 years barring a brief breakdown in late 2014, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he could not predict whether their alliance…
Lalit Modi, Mallya extradition: MEA awaits ED request
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that her ministry will seek extradition of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and industrialist Vijay Mallya, both in Britain, once it receives…
Rahul meets Congress workers on birthday, Modi wishes him
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Amid ongoing speculations over his elevation as Congress President, Rahul Gandhi met hundreds of party workers on his 46th birthday at the party headquarters here on Sunday. The party Vice-President…
Inaction against Azhar, Lakhvi weakens fight against terror, says Sushma
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that she had categorically conveyed India’s concerns to China that ambiguity on the likes of Maulana Masood Azhar and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi…
Efforts on to trace Judith, 39 Indian captives in Iraq: Sushma
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that the Indian government was making effors to trace Judith D’Souza, who has been abducted in Afghanistan, and also pursuing the case…
Maoist land mine kills CRPF trooper
Patna, June 19 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Sunday when Maoists detonated a landmine in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said. Aurangabad Superintendent of Police Babu Ram told the media…
Congress office vandalized over minister’s sacking
Bengaluru, June 19 (IANS) An old Congress office in Karnataka was vandalized on Sunday by angry supporters of Qamar Ul Islam, who was sacked as Minister for Minority Welfare, Haj and Wakf Board. “Our office…
Kolkata Mayor’s wife lodges police complaint against Narada CEO
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A case has been initiated under several offences including defamation against Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel following a complaint by Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal minister Sovan Chatterjee’s wife Ratna, police…
Coach of Delhi-bound train catches fire
Jammu, June 19 (IANS) A bogey of a passenger train en route from Jammu to New Delhi caught fire at the Kathua railway station on Sunday but all passengers were safely evacuated. A police officer…
AAP ready to fight elections everywhere
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) The AAP is ready to contest elections in every state and it will emerge as an alternative to the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, a party leader said on…
Poland celebrates Second International Yoga Day
By Surender Bhutani Warsaw, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people on Sunday celebrated the Second International Yoga Day in Poland, a country where yoga has become a way of life for many Poles. The celebration…
Shipment arrives in Tripura under new India-Bangla transit protocol
Agartala, June 19 (IANS) A consignment of 1005 tonnes of steel rods arrived on Sunday in Tripura from West Bengal through Bangladesh as part of revised ‘Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol’ between the two…
Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight, firing on
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) A militant was killed during an ongoing gunfight on Sunday between security forces and militants in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Following specific information about the…
India hopeful of Chinese support in NSG
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday hoped that China will support its bid to get into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) while stressing that terror and talks cannot go together in its engagement…