New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) On the last day of Parliament’s monsoon session, UPA Chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday led her party MPs and other Opposition leaders in their protest against the…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday inducted an all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, consisting of 36 commandos — the first-ever by any police force in India — for anti-terrorist…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian Army has launched a major rescue and relief operation in flood-ravaged Kerala where torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 27 people and left thousands homeless due to flooding…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Friday met Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan and the two pushed for the resumption of bilateral talks and the envoy briefed New Delhi’s concerns…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan will take over as Prime Minister on August 18 and Indian cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Sidhu have been invited for the swearing-in…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Vishwaroop II”; Director: Kamal Haasan; Cast:Kamal Haasan, Shekhar Kapur, Anant Mahadevan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose; Rating: **1/2 This action spy drama, “Vishwaroop II”, serves as a prequel cum sequel…
WASHINGTON D.C., July 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump makes a gesture during the Pledge to America’s Workers event at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 19, 2018….
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is facing a disciplinary investigation following a string of complaints that his comments about the burqa breached the Conservative Partys code of conduct, the media reported…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that proposes to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable the overseas electors to appoint proxies to cast their…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Divisions in the ranks of the opposition helped National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh score a comfortable victory in the election for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on Thursday…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The death toll in rain-related incidents over the last 24 hours in Kerala reached 24 on Thursday as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan postponed Saturday’s annual Nehru boat race in Alappuzha following…
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russia on Thursday slammed as “categorically unacceptable” and “illegal”, the Trump administration’s decision to impose tough new US sanctions on Moscow following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and…
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) DMK cadres and the general public continued to pay their homage to DMK President and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at Marina Beach where he was buried on Wednesday evening. The…
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) Owing to severe decline in monthly page visits, from 8.5 billion to 4.7 billion in the last two years, Facebook is set to cede its long-held second position among the…
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Lawyers for US President Donald Trump said they have responded to the latest proposal from special counsel Robert Mueller over a potential interview with the president as part of the wide-ranging…
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) US top electric auto maker Tesla has said some members of its Board of Directors discussed the possibility of making Tesla private with its CEO Elon Musk last week. In…
Caracas, Aug 9 (IANS) Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of opposition leader and former congressional speaker Julio Borges in connection with the failed attempt on the life of President Nicolas Maduro. The court…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Former BJP ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie on Wednesday alleged that the Rafale jet deal was “unilaterally” finalized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by violating mandatory procedures, and this…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) China on Wednesday announced that it will slap additional 25 per cent tariff on $16 billion worth of US products in retaliation to Washington’s latest round of duties,…
Jakarta, Aug 8 (IANS) The death toll from Sunday’s devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok climbed to 347 on Wednesday as rescuers continued searching through the rubble, still hoping to find survivors, the…