Moscow, April 13 (IANS) Russia has warned the US that launching airstrikes in response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria could spark a war between the two countries and accused Washington of putting international…
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and HAM chief Santosh Manjhi were among the four opposition candidates who filed nomination papers on Friday for the April 26 Bihar council polls. Rashtriya…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 13 (IANS) Continuing their winning streak, India’s seasoned pair of Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran entered the summit clash of the men’s double table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Central government is planning to amend the law to ensure the death penalty for those convicted of raping children aged below 12, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 13 (IANS) Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men’s 65 kilogram freestyle category while compatriot Mausam Khatri took the 97kg silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office or contesting elections for lifetime in a landmark verdict that could change the course of the…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 13 (IANS) Indian athletes Rakesh Babu and K.T. Irfan have been sent home from the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) here for breaching the ‘no-needles’ policy of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)….
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The CBI on Friday began its probe in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh by questioning BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, one of the accused, and…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the rape and murder of a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district….
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will ‘gherao’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence here on Sunday over what it said on Friday was his silence on the rapes in Unnao and…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought Attorney General K.K. Venugopal’s assistance on a plea filed by former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan seeking direction that the exercise of authority as a…
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) After suffering their second loss in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma felt that his side wasn’t able to put a fighting total against Sunrisers…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to continue with the joint monitoring of the pollution level in the Cauvery river along with Karnataka and…
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party on Friday demanded President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh and said this was necessary to restore the rule of law in the state. Addressing a press conference here, party…
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) An infant was among two people killed on Friday when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a 30-feet deep gorge near Kalahandi in Odisha, police said. Thirty others…
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district. “Hon PM Sir,…
Gold Coast (Australia), April 13 (IANS) India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal stormed into the semi-finals of the men’s singles table tennis competition even as his compatriots Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost their respective quarter-finals to…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna, who died last year, has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest cinema honour in India — posthumously. It was a collective decision of the…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Amit Masurkar’s “Newton” won the Best Hindi Film honour and actor Pankaj Tripathi, who was part of it, won a Special Mention for his performance at the 65th National Film…
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) A Left-sponsored six-hour general strike in West Bengal evoked lukewarm response on Friday as people came out in numbers on the streets while public transport was available in the city and…