Havana, Oct 9 (IANS) More than 60,000 people took to the streets gathered to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of Latin American revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Cuban President Raul Castro was present at a mass…
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has sent a 70-point enforcement plan to Congress proposing the stiffest reforms ever offered by an administration, including calls for a border wall with Mexico and a…
Dhaka, Oct 9 (IANS) A boat carrying scores of Rohingya people capsized Sunday night at the mouth of Naf River dividing Bangladesh and Myanmar, leaving two people dead and at least 32 others missing, according…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) When Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the India-China border on Saturday, she did not just review security there but also taught Chinese soldiers how to greet with a ‘namaste’. The…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday again raised the issue of premium being charged on oil supplied to Asian countries by some OPEC members and asked that a reasonable…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Congress, CPI-M and the AAP on Sunday sought an inquiry into allegations by a news website that the turnover of a company linked to Jay Shah, son of BJP…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Army on Sunday said wrapping the bodies of men, who died in a helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh, “in local resources is an aberration”. Pictures circulating on social…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government is ready to pay half the grants-in-aid for the next five years to DMRC to avoid a Metro fare hike…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave on an official visit to the US early on Monday to participate in the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday termed as “malicious and defamatory” an article raising questions on the transactions made by firms owned by Jay Shah, the son of BJP President Amit Shah,…
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) Taliban chief Hebatullah Akhundzada has told his followers not to fight against the Islamic State, citing “shared goals”, a senior Aghan security official said on Sunday. The militant leader issued the…
Kollam (Kerala) Oct 8 (IANS) On his first visit to Kerala after becoming President, Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday paid glowing tributes to the manner in which different faiths and religious communities go about in…
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) A group of foreign tourists who were being threatened by a mob here on Sunday after being labelled “braid-choppers” were rescued, police said. Police said a group of foreign tourists including…
Vadnagar (Gujarat), Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited his hometown Vadnagar and was greeted by enthusiastic crowds everywhere. Modi, who also paid a nostalgic visit to his school, launched the ‘Intensified…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday sought an inquiry into allegations that the turnover of a company linked to Jay Amitbhai Shah, son of BJP chief Amit Shah, increased 16,000 times after…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) AIIMS Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) President Harjit Singh Bhatti has alleged receiving life threat calls, more than a month after he wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
By Anjali Ojha Hindon Air Force Base, Oct 8 (IANS) With vertical climbs, loops, turns and more, indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on Sunday left spectators spellbound as it flew over the Hindon airbase at…
Ferozepur/New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A train driver was killed when a truck rammed into a passenger train at an unmanned crossing in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Sunday, officials said. No passenger was injured. “The…
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the Islamic State has emerged in Afghanistan in the past three to four years under the watch of US military and intelligence agencies….
Tirupati, Oct 8 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday offered prayers at the famed Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala here. He along with his wife Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari and son Daham Sirisena offered…