Shillong, March 13 (IANS) A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, rocked the country’s northeastern states on Sunday, an official said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. The tremor…
Nagaur (Rajasthan), March 13 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday said its members will now do away with the traditional khaki shorts and opt instead for a pair of trousers. “We have taken…
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (File Photo: IANS) Dharamsala, March 13 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday returned to his official residence here after a month-long treatment at Mayo Clinic in US,…
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) Imphal, March 13 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is reported to have told 25 “dissident” legislators of the party in Manipur not to rock the party’s boat ahead…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) A city court here has issued non-bailable warrants against…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Business tycoon Vijay Mallya said in comments published on Sunday that he was not on the run but was also in no hurry to return to India. Mallya told the…
Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) Senior forestry officials from India and Nepal are meeting in New Delhi from Monday to chalk out a joint strategy to save the tiger population along the trans-boundary corridor after 14…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The need of the hour is to live in harmony, without hurting each other’s cultural sentiments, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday. Speaking at the Global Leadership Forum held…
Sanaa, March 13 (IANS) At least 15 Al Qaeda militants were killed overnight in Saudi Arabia-led air strikes in Yemen’s Aden province, a military official said on Sunday. The air strikes pounded Al Qaeda-controlled positions…
Kolkata: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi during a press conference at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on March 13, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Happy with the reception here, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi on…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonmarg, received fresh snow while Jammu region recorded intermittent rain on Sunday. There will be an overall…
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) As many as 57 Maoist supporters, including 25 women, surrendered before Odisha Police on Sunday, taking the total number of those who have surrendered in the last one week to 315….
V S Achuthanandan (left); Pinarayi Vijayan. By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) More and more leaders of smaller parties and estranged partners of the ruling UDF are trying to join the Left Democratic Alliance…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses at the concluding function of the MOF-IMF Conference on âAdvancing Asia: Investing for the Futureâ, in New Delhi on March…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 13 (IANS) In a crackdown against polluting industries, China shut down 20,000 plants and got $654 billion as fine from polluters in 2015. The amount is 34 percent more than…
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) Standing wheat crop was damaged in hundreds of acres of agricultural fields in Punjab and Haryana due to unseasonal rainfall accompanied with high velocity winds over the past 24 hours. The…
Cairo, March 13 (IANS) An Egyptian man has been sentenced to three years in jail for “insulting the women of Upper Egypt” and spreading false news on Facebook that threatened public peace. According to dailynewsegypt.com,…
Lahore, March 13 (IANS) Pakistani designer, choreographer and host Hassan Sheheryer Yaseen (HSY) believes that the people of his country have grasped the importance of finding their own voice. “I think that Pakistan have now…
U.S. President Barack Obama (Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, March 13 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that political leaders “must speak out against violence”, in an apparent reference to disturbances in and outside a…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The disputes over seat adjustments between the Left Front and the Congress persisted on Saturday, with the latter announcing that it will contest in all the 32 assembly seats where it…