Washington, June 27 (IANS) North Korea has continued to make rapid improvements to its major nuclear facility in Yongbyon, although the action may have nothing to do with its recent pledge to denuclearize, a US…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) The row over the reinstatement of accused actor Dileep into an artistes body took a turn on Wednesday with four leading actresses, including the kidnap victim, resigning from the Association of…
Kuala Lumpur, June 27 (IANS) Police in Malaysia said on Wednesday they have seized cash amounting to $226 million and luxury items worth $273 million from former Prime Minister Najib Razak’ premises in connection with…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) A total of 17 US states have sued the Donald Trump administration over its “cruel and unlawful” break-up of migrant families. The legal action objects to the policy of refusing entry…
Oregon, June 27 (IANS) Following the example of Occupy Wall Street, 250 people including many children camped out in front of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters here, defying an order to take…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court ruling that travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries is lawful and termed it “a tremendous victory” and “moment of profound vindication”….
Washington, June 27 (IANS) The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favour of anti-abortionists in a dispute over a California statute that was seen as a possible precedent for giving states the power to…
St. Petersburg (Russia), June 27 (IANS) A late goal from Marcos Rojo gave Argentina a 2-1 triumph over Nigeria in their final Group D match here on Tuesday as the two-time champions entered the FIFA…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya has petitioned the Karnataka High Court to permit him and his holding firm UBHL to sell their assets under its supervision to repay creditors, including state-run banks,…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of the Trump administration’s travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries. Lower courts had deemed the ban unconstitutional, but the US…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 26 (IANS) On the brink of a trade war with the US, China on Tuesday decided to drop import tariffs on soybean from five countries including India. China’s Cabinet, the…
Agartala, June 26 (IANS) Bulldozing of party offices, built on government land, by the Tripura government rocked the Assembly on Tuesday too, with the government vowing to continue with such razing. The issue caused heated…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday called prevalent atmosphere in the country “far worse” than the period of Emergency, imposed by the then Congress government between 1975 and…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) A US border security chief has said his agency has temporarily stopped handing over migrant adults who cross the Mexican border with children for prosecution, raising questions about the future of…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that two military bases in Texas will be used to house detained migrants, whose numbers have swelled under a recent “zero tolerance” policy. Fort…
Los Angeles, June 26 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan, Soumitra Chatterjee, Naseeruddin Shah, Tabu, Madhuri Dixit, Ali Fazal and Anil Kapoor, apart from producers Aditya Chopra and Guneet Monga, as well as music artistes Usha Khanna…
Dublin, June 26 (IANS) The EU should enhance its regulatory and supervisory capacities to cope with the possible influx of financial firms from London to continental Europe after Britain leaves the European Union, IMF Managing…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) A US border security chief has said he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan…
Bengaluru, June (25) Karnataka’s JD-S-Congress government would waive farm loans amounting to Rs 10,000 crore, including interest, taken by farmers across the state, said an official on Monday. “The loans borrowed by the farmers from…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) A 32-storey skyscraper in Mumbai was feared to be at risk after a parking lot and driveway caved in while at least seven persons were killed as heavy rains clobbered the…