Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) The death toll in rain-battered Kerala touched 174 on Friday as a red alert continued in 12 districts, with various agencies continuing the rescue operations after rains subsided to evacuate over…
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was elected Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister by the country’s National Assembly on Friday, three weeks after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the highest number of seats in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away here at AIIMS on Thursday at age 93, was on Friday cremated with full military honours at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, where…
Jaipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Twenty years ago, India scripted a success story on May 11 and May 13, 1998 when five nuclear tests were performed in Rajasthan’s Pokhran under the guidance of former Prime Minister…
San Francisco, Aug 17 (IANS) Facing backlash from employees for its reported plan to enter China with a censored version of its search engine, Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed them in an internal meeting and…
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) The Pentagon has postponed a military parade which was requested by President Donald Trump to mark the annual Veterans Day, a media report said. “The Department of Defence and White House…
Vatican City, Aug 17 (IANS) The Vatican broke its silence about a grand jury report that detailed decades of sexual abuse of thousands of children by over 300 priests in the US state of Pennsylvania,…
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) Retired Adm. William McRaven, the man who oversaw the 2011 raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, issued a stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke former CIA…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away here on Thursday, will be laid to rest at Smriti Sthal on Friday at 4 p.m. “His mortal remains will be…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the moderate face of the BJP who attracted allies and formed the first saffron government at the Centre in the 1990s, died here after…
Detroit, Aug 16 (IANS) Legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who got the epithet ‘Queen of Soul’, died here on Thursday after battling serious health conditions. She was 76. Franklin died at 9:50 a.m. at her home…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 350 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter US President Donald Trump’s attacks against the media and promote a free press. Hundreds of US newspapers, from the Martha’s…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Thousands of flood-affected people in Kerala — mostly in Pathanamthitta and parts of Ernakulam and Thrissur — have been stranded as rescuers battle heavy rains to reach out to them even…
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices closed in the red on Thursday as investor sentiments weakened following broadly negative global cues and a weak Indian rupee. The rupee touched a fresh all-time…
Rome, Aug 16 (IANS) Rescue teams were continuing on Thursday their search for possible survivors among the rubble of a bridge that collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy, killing at least 39 and injuring 16….
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Even as the deadly deluge in Kerala continued to take a toll of life and property across the state — with the number of deaths rising to 87 on Thursday –…
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 16 (IANS) A Malaysian court on Thursday ruled that the evidence against two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader is strong enough for the case to go to…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA chief John Brennan, denying his critic any access to sensitive information, the White House has said. Brennan had slammed…
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Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 77. Wadekar, who played 37 Tests, led India to historic triumphs in the West…