Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) A 37-year-old man arrested under the Arms Act for illegal possession of ammunition is being questioned in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh in the city nearly…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Responding to media reports that the Centre is withholding funds to Prasar Bharti since December last year for the latters alleged defiance to some of the Information and Brodcasting Ministry…
Geneva, March 2 (IANS/AKI) The world is witnessing probable war crimes in besieged Eastern Ghouta and other parts of Syria, the UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said on Friday in Geneva,…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday unveiled a healthcare scheme aimed at benefitting about 1.43 crore households in the state. “The ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy Karnataka) will provide quality primary, secondary and…
Paris, March 2 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed on the immediate implementation of ceasefire accord in Syria, the French presidency said on Friday. In a phone conversation…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) A 37-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh in the city nearly six months ago, police said on Friday. “K.T. Naveen…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) In a move to widen the easy payment options for electricity bills, distribution company (discom) Reliance Energy on Friday announced it has tied up with Department of Post to enable bill…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold early general elections — othewise to be held in 2019 — and said people were “ready to teach…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Millions of young and old across the country on Friday celebrated Holi, smearing vibrant colours on each other and exchanging sweets to spread joy and welcome the beginning of spring…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Responding to a newspaper report that cited a Union government advisory asking central and state government functionaries and leaders to stay away from the Dalai Lama-led “Thank You India” campaign,…
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima, March 2 (IANS) Counting of votes cast in the assembly elections in three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be taken up on Saturday. Polling was held for 59 of 60 assembly…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) In a major setback to the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist, 10 guerrillas were killed in a gunfight with police in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalapally district early Friday. The police initially…
Los Angeles, March 2 (IANS) A museum here is launching an exhibition “Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India” that reveals how the 17th Century Dutch painter was inspired by artists from a dramatically different culture…
Baku, March 2 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed in a fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital of Azerbaijan, the authorities said in a joint statement on Friday. The statement was…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) which it said left a civilian dead. Mohammad…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Lakhs of women took part in the famed Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala on Friday. The event was listed in the Guinness World Records in 2009 for being the largest religious…
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) Tripura Fisheries and Cooperative Minister Khagendra Jamatia died at the AIIMS in New Delhi on Friday following a brief illness. He was 64. Tripura Assembly Deputy Speaker Pabitra Kar said Jamatia…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) An Indian Coast Guard team has rescued a Sri Lankan fisherman who had suffered a life threatening deep cut on his neck while fishing onboard a vessel. According to an official…
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) Both the ruling CPI-M-led Left Front and the opposition BJP sounded optimistic about forming the next government in Tripura as officials prepared for Saturday’s counting of votes cast in the February…
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 2 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have condemned the killing of four Bangladeshi peacekeepers by a roadside bomb in Mali. The Council on Thursday…