Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Nikki Haley’s call to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to tamp down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike, but the real estate mogul was not amused….
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar, accused by India of plotting the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, has been detained, Geo TV reported on Wednesday. Azhar, who is…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to vacate its order barring the bull taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu that is held during Pongal festivities beginning on Thursday. An apex…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama vigorously defended his legacy while striking an optimistic tone for the future in his final State of the Union address on Wednesday. He pushed back against the…
New York, Jan 12 (AFP) The largest jackpot in US history shot up to USD 1.5 billion today, driven by record sales as people flock across state lines and international borders to buy tickets, a…
Villagers try to tame a bull during `Jallikattu` (bull taming festival) in Alanganallur of Tamil Nadu on Jan.16, 2014. The festival is a part of Pongal celebrations. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The…
Baghdad, Jan 12 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and another 20 injured on Monday as two suicide bombers attacked a crowded shopping mall in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, officials said. Major General…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Call it pre-election rhetoric or post Paris and St Bernardino paranoia, Indian students coming to the US have been caught in a bind, with many deported or denied entry for no…
Washington, Jan 10 (PTI) US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton today said she would not indulge in verbal dual with her Republican rival Donald Trump noting that he can say whatever he wants and it…
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) The jackpot in Saturday’s Powerball drawing surged to $949.8 million, in the largest jackpot in US history had no winners taking Wednesday drawing to 1.3 billion dollars The winning numbers…
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9, 2016 (Xinhua) — Soldiers escort Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias “El Chapo”, upon his arrival to the hangar of the Attorney General’s Office, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Jan. 8,…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) The front-runners for the 2016 US presidential elections from the Democratic and Republican parties, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, would be neck-to-neck if it came to a hypothetical battle for the…
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad studying in North Carolina University in the US committed suicide after scoring low marks in exams, according to information reaching his family here. Shiva Kiran (23) ended…
Vijayawada, Jan 7 (PTI) Former MLA Malladi Vishnu and his brother Malladi Srinivas were arrested late tonight by a Special Investigating Team (SIT) which is probing the death of five persons allegedly due to spurious…
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away of multiple organ failure in New Delhi on Jan 7, 2016. (File Photo: IANS) Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed died this morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he was admitted for the past 15 days. The…
Montreal, Jan 7 (AFP) TransCanada will sue the US government for USD 15 billion for blocking its controversial project for an oil pipeline linking Canada with the Gulf of Mexico, the firm has said. TransCanada…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Defying global public opinion, reclusive North Korea has claimed to have detonated its first hydrogen bomb sending political shock waves around the world and even angering its ally China. China joined…
Seoul, Jan 6 (AFP) North Korea said today it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed. “The republic’s first hydrogen bomb test…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled some executive measures on gun control, including expanding background checks, calling for “a sense of urgency” about gun violence. Anybody in the business of…