Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), July 2 (IANS) Croatia defeated Denmark 3-2 (1-1) via penalty shootout here on Sunday to enter the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. After an ethralling start to the match which saw Mathias Jorgensen…
Moscow, July 1 (IANS) Hosts Russia stunned pre-tournament favourites Spain 4-3 (1-1) via penalty shootouts here on Sunday to enter the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2018. Russia’s Sergei Ignashevich’s own goal in the…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Police on Sunday filed a case of “massacre” after finding 11 members of a family, some blindfolded, hanging from an iron grill ceiling in a north Delhi home in what…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday attacked the Modi government on the first anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying it has become a bad word among business persons. “The…
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda called on Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Sunday. The Janata Dal-Secular leader, who was on a private visit to Hyderabad, met the…
Pyongyang, July 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un continued to focus on strengthening economic ties with Beijing as he paid his second visit to the border with China in quick succession, state-media reported on…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Thousands of Americans from all walks of life took to the streets of cities across the US and chanted “families belong together”, nearly two months after President Donald Trump implemented the…
Tehran, July 1 (IANS) The US is exerting “in vain” economic pressure on the Iranian nation to divide and turn them against the establishment, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. “The enemy’s…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered here on Saturday outside the White House to demand that US President Donald Trump’s administration immediate reunify the families of mostly undocumented migrants who have been separated…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday voiced his angst against the brutal gang rape and assault of an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Madhya Pradesh and said the nation must come together…
Kazan (Russia), June 30 (IANS) France pipped Argentina 4-3 to enter the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup here on Saturday. Kylian Mbapp? (64th, 68th minutes) scored a brace and won a penalty while…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The famed ‘art district of south Mumbai’ comprising Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles has been named as the latest – and India’s 37th – entrant to the coveted World Heritage…
Seoul, June 30 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a region near his country’s border with China in an apparent attempt to boost economic cooperation with Beijing, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Saturday. Kim…
San Francisco, June 30 (IANS) Facebook’s response to questions about Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of its data continues to “display a pattern of evasive behaviour”, according to the chair of a British parliamentary committee. “Facebook continues…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) A comedian claims to have spoken for several minutes with US President Donald Trump by pretending to be Senator Robert Menendez while on board Air Force One. Comedian John Melendez said…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) An audio clip of actor-turned-MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar criticising the role of politicians and four actresses who resigned from the artistes body AMMA, surfaced on Saturday. The Pathanapuram MLA can be…
By Amulya Ganguli Even as various formulas are being worked out by the opposition at the national level for taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019, including forming alliances which may not be…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he plans to announce his pick for a new Supreme Court Judge on July 9 after narrowing down his list of nominees. He made the…
Los Angeles, June 30 (IANS) Former California Governor and famous movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has mocked US President Donald Trump and urged him to abandon his impractical desire to “rescue the coal industry”. Schwarzenegger described…
Moscow, June 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are set to discuss a number of “very complex” issues, including the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday. “A…