Cairo, Nov 19 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group on Wednesday released a photo of an improvised bomb that was allegedly used to down a Russian airliner last month. The photo, which was released in…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The central government will provide Rs.3,231 crore to five states — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan – for constructing 2,28,204 houses for urban poor. The project was…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said the remarks by party leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar and Salman Khurshid against Prime Minister Narendra Modi were personal and not party views. “Both Aiyar and…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Dismissing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s statement on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship as “false”, the opposition party on Wednesday reiterated that Rahul held Indian citizenship from day one. “Rahul…
Deputy chief minister K E Krishnamurthy said that the bauxite GO 97 was put on hold as it was issued without knowledge of the Minister concerned. He said that the order was issued by the…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad on Wednesday said the government narrative would have been “different” had Chhota Rajan and ULFA leader Anup Chetia been Muslims, evoking a sharp response from the…
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party is busy preparing for a grand celebration of the 76th birthday of its founder and national president Mulayam Singh Yadav on November 22. While a host…
Paris, Nov 18 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another terrorist was fatally shot by a sniper as police raided an apartment in a suburb here to catch the mastermind of the…
Damascus, Nov 18 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ruled out collaborating with France and said his country is ready to share intelligence with it only if Paris changed its policy toward Syria. “We are…
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) The Centre’s act of declassifying secret files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may not help in unravelling the mystery surrounding his disappearance, noted journalist and author Kingshuk Nag has said. “Prime…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal worth Rs.2,000 crore for rehabilitating Kashmiri migrants. It also approved a proposal to provide relief to the…
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants cricket between Pakistan and India despite prevailing tensions between the two neighbours, a close aide of the prime minister has said. Sharif is an ardent fan…
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) In a significant development, a Mumbai Sessions Court has allowed the prosecution to include Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley as an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, Special Public…
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Joining a growing list of Republican governors saying no to Syrian refugees after the deadly Paris terrorist attacks, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to introduce legislation this week to suspend…
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Saying “This is not my time,” Louisiana’s Indian-American Republican Governor Bobby Jindaal has abruptly dropped out of the 2016 US presidential race. Announcing his decision on Fox News Tuesday evening, Louisiana-born…
Colombo, Nov 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to abolish the executive presidency and transfer most of its power to parliament. President Maithripala Sirisena submitted a cabinet paper seeking to abolish…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government has taken “significant steps to check corruption and the menace of black money in a short span of time”. Prime Minister…
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) No explosives were found in Hanover after the football match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled due to threat of attacks involving explosives on Tuesday evening, Interior Minister of German…
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) A football match between Germany and the Netherlands to be held in the German city of Hanover on Tuesday evening has been cancelled due to the threat of attacks, German media…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said Subramanian Swamy has fallen prey to Bharatiya Janata Party’s “jumlas and false promises”. On Swamy questioning Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s nationality, party spokesperson Tom…