Tehran/Baghdad, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 134 people were killed and over thousands others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck an area near the Iran-Iraq border, media reports said…
Riyadh, Nov 13 (IANS) Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who unexpectedly resigned last week during a trip to Saudi Arabia saying his life was in danger, has insisted that he will return to the country…
Sao Paulo, Nov 13 (IANS) Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won his fifth race of the Formula One season at the Brazilian Grand Prix to all but secure second place in the driver’s championship. Mercedes driver Valtteri…
London, Nov 13 (IANS) Tennis player Rafael Nadal was presented the ATP World Number 1 award on court at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena here. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who replaced Andy…
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the 31st Asean Summit here. “Photo session & Handshake by leaders during the Opening Ceremony of the #ASEANSummit in #Manila,…
Rabat, Nov 13 (IANS) Morocco and Qatar vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation, while hailing the “excellent relations” between the two countries. The two sides made the pledge on Sunday during a meeting between visiting Moroccan…
Washington, Nov 13 (AP) Former Vice President Joe Biden said he is uncertain about a run for president in 2020, but indicated he’s looking for fresh blood to lead the Democratic Party back to the…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 12 (IANS) A US-based non-profit institute that aims for clean, prosperous and secure low-carbon future on Sunday announced actions for cities to move towards climate-neutrality. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released…
Thara (Gujarat), Nov 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that his party will sweep the Gujarat state polls in December, as a “tsunami is coming and the (ruling) BJP is scared…
Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 12 (IANS) The 10-day winter session of the Karnataka legislature beginning here on Monday is likely to be stormy, as the opposition BJP has threatened to disrupt the proceedings on a number…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Canada will make expeditious efforts to finalise a Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or free trade agreement, on goods and services at the annual ministerial dialogue starting here on Monday,…
Vijayawada, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 16 tourists, including nine women and two children, were killed and eight others went missing as a boat capsized in the Krishna river near here, in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an inter-state gang of cheats and nabbed its three members from Dholpur in Rajasthan, the agency said on Sunday. The gang used to…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat visited Odisha on Sunday to assess the drought situation and pest menace, sparking a war of words between him and the Biju…
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at a gala dinner reception hosted by Filipino…
New York, Nov 12 (IANS) An Indian-American teenager has been killed in a road rage incident when a driver ran his truck over her after a minor collision in the city’s suburb of Levittown, according…
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi was on Sunday declared elected to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency, defeating his BJP rival by 14,133 votes. The Congress hailed the victory as an…
Thara (Gujarat), Nov 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that his party will sweep the Gujarat Assembly elections in December and that a “tsunami is coming and the (ruling) BJP is…
Gurugram, Nov 12 (IANS) It is the Indian taxpayer who will foot the bill for the banks’ recent recapitalisation plan and the state-run lenders cannot expect to get easy money in this manner, the government…
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) One of the largest and longest search operations for unaccounted wealth by the Indian tax officials, going on at the premises of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s kin and their business…