Texas will Sue Agencies Accepting Syrian Refugees
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) The Texas state in the US will sue agencies that fail to follow an order issued by Governor Greg Abbott to not accept more Syrian refugees, the media reported on Tuesday….
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World Must Turn to Sun to Power Our Future: Modi
Paris : Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by the France President Francois Hollande on his arrival for the UNFCCC Climate Conference, in Paris, France on Nov 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Paris, Nov 30 (IANS)…
Modi Meets Sharif at CoP 21 in Paris
Paris, Nov 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif as world leaders converged here for the inauguration of the Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 climate summit. “PM @narendramodi…
NSA Ends Mass Phone Surveillance Programme
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Sunday ended its mass phone surveillance programme and replaced it with a focused and targeted domestic surveillance programme. Under the new programme, the NSA…
Modi Praises Nehru, Previous Governments in Ambedkar Debate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lavished praise on Jawaharlal Nehru and hailed all previous governments as he struck a conciliatory note after…
Forensic Lab Confirmed Voices of the Three Accused Recorded by the ACB
In a new development in the cash-for-vote case, the state forensic science lab confirmed on Thursday that the voices of the three accused recorded by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) matched with samples collected from…
Bengaluru Girls Embarrass Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru, Nov 26 (IANS) Girls of a convent college here embarrassed Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday by endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiatives Clean India (Swacchha Bharat) and Make in India. When Gandhi…
Chicago Erupts over Video of Police Shooting Black Teenager 16 Times
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama’s home town of Chicago broke into protests as police released a chilling dash-cam video showing a white police officer shooting a 17-year-old black teenager 16 times last year….
Aamir Khan on Intolerance: BJP Criticises, Congress Backs
New Delhi: Aamir Khan addresses at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence awards ceremony in New Delhi on Nov 23,2015.(Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi/Mumbai/Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Tuesday found himself in the…
Wife Suggested Moving out of India: Aamir on Intolerance
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Indian Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Monday joined the chorus of intelligentsia against growing intolerance, saying he has been “alarmed” by a number of incidences and his wife Kiran Rao…
Tamil Nadu Seeks Rs.8,481 Crore Flood Relief;Centre Sanctions Rs.939 Crore
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Tamil Nadu will need Rs.8,481 crore towards flood relief and an immediate release of Rs.2,000 crore. According to her,…
People Thought ‘Bajirao Mastani’ Will Never Happen: Bhansali
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali during the trailer launch of film Bajirao Mastani in Mumbai, on November 20, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali says people thought he’ll never be…
Bangladesh Executes War Criminals
Dhaka, Nov 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid were hanged on Sunday for the crimes against humanity they committed in 1971 to thwart…
Indian-American Woman Killed in Hotel Attack in Mali
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Anita Ashok Datar, an Indian-American woman who lived in the Washington DC area, was one of the victims killed in Friday’s terror attack at a hotel in Mali, according to a…
20 Indians Taken Hostage in Mali, Freed
Bamako (Mali), Nov 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed on Friday as gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako and took hostage some 170 people including 20 Indians. All the Indians…
Gunmen Hold 170 Hostage at Mali Hotel, Three Killed
Bamako (Mali), Nov 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed on Friday as gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako and took hostage some 170 people including 20 Indians, media reports said….
Nitish Kumar Takes Oath as Bihar CM
Patna: Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar in Patna, on Nov 20, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Cheered by one lakh supporters and watched by leaders of a dozen…
US House Passes Stringent Syrian Refugees Bill
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the US unless they pass strict background checks. (151029) — WASHINGTON D.C.,…
Paris Attack Ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud Killed
Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the bloody Paris terror attacks, was killed in a police raid a day earlier, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. Papillary prints — which include…
Danger of Chemical Attack in France: PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. (File Photo: Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei/IANS) Paris, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terrorist groups. Valls made the announcement…