New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Sangh Parivar founthead RSS and its affiliate VHP on Monday demanded that the Central government “enact a law” to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya while the Congress accused the…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) As the Supreme Court on Monday directed the listing of the Ram Janmabhoomi title suit matter for January 2019, the RSS and the VHP mounted pressure on the government to…
Istanbul, Oct 29 (IANS) The body of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was killed after entering his country’s consulate here has not been found yet, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Cavusoglu…
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s poor run continued in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) against the West Indies on Monday as the former skipper fell one run short of reaching 10,000 ODI runs…
Berlin, Oct 29 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will give up leadership of her centre-right Christian Democrat Union (CDU) party after 18 years in the post, the media reported on Monday. Her…
Dhaka, Oct 29 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister and leader of opposition Khaleda Zia to seven years in jail in a corruption case. The court found Khaleda, the chief of…
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday following the ouster of his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala Sirisena last week. Rajapaksa…
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) The benchmark Sensex jumped 760 points on Monday to reclaim the 34,000-mark, as investors stepped up purchases after a bout of declines last week. Healthy buying was witnessed across all the…
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IANS) An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing passenger plane carrying 189 people and flown by Indian captain Bhavye Suneja crashed into the Java Sea on Monday shortly after taking off from here, with…
Brasilia, Oct 29 (IANS) Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro has been declared the winner of Brazil’s presidential election which was deemed as one of the most polarising and violent political campaigns in the country’s history, amid…
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Quoting an unnamed RSS member, Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor on Sunday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion seated on a Shivling. The comment sparked a sharp reaction…
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) With pressure mounting following a few resignations from party posts by senior leaders, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Sunday that he was ready to quit as…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) With more than half of the national capital suffering a “severe or severe-plus” air quality, Delhi and the regions around it saw a sudden spike in effluents on Sunday, with…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) The BJP will continue to stand by devotees opposed to the entry of all women to the Sabarimala temple, Kerala BJP President P.S. Sreedharan Pillai said on Sunday. Pillai also announced…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) Over 3,345 protesters who prevented women from entering the Sabarimala temple, have been arrested since since October 26 while 517 cases have been registered at various police stations across Kerala, authorities…
Brasilia, Oct 28 (IANS) Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro who won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election held earlier this month, was poised to win the second round of polls slated to take place on…
Manama, Oct 28 (IANS) US Defence Secretary James Mattis said here that Washington was committed to “holding accountable” those responsible for killing Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose death “undermines regional stability”. Mattis, speaking to…
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and six others were injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday morning inside a synagogue in Pittsburgh, US state of Pennsylvania, a city official said….
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BSP leader Mayawati and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and said that opposition parties have political…
Panaji, Oct 27 (IANS) Months after both the Goa BJP and the state administration refused to disclose Manohar Parrikar’s ailment, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday admitted that the Chief Minister was suffering from…